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Originally Posted by willravel
Someone told me that John Goodman was in the show. I can't wait.
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Well, not in the DVDs you just bought. He comes in at the end of season 4.
The Oz TV station that originally bought the rights to this (way back when), played a couple of episodes in prime time then shifted this to a ridiculously late time slot before cutting it altogether in season 3 or 4. It has recently been bought by the ABC (government owned TV station), who played seasons 4-7 in double episodes (i.e. two episodes back to back each week). This is when I became a fan - I have just borrowed seasons 2-5 from a mate and have been watching these (which leaves me season 1 unseen).
I agree with a lot of the comments above - the earlier seasons are certainly wittier. The further in the programme went, the more serious it became. I wonder how much of this was driven a bit by current affairs when the episodes were made...
I think Alan Alda's character and his interaction with Smits was good, though I do wonder whether the Republicans would choose such a moderate candidate...