







The show was created by Elliott, fellow Late Night with David Letterman writer, Adam Resnick; and writer/director David Mirkin. Its writers included, among others, Charlie Kaufman and Bob Odenkirk. After the phenomenon of Twin Peaks had occurred, networks seemed to be willing to allow for a greater degree of quirkiness in shows (e.g. Northern Exposure, Eerie, Indiana, Picket Fences, David Lynch's On the Air, &c) but Get a Life was (with the possible exception of On the Air) the most bizarre of the bunch. For a protagonist, Peterson was extremely irritating, stupid and there was very little continuity from episode to episode -- Peterson died in twelve of them.



The show was created by Elliott, fellowwriter,; and writer/director. Its writers included, among others,and. After the phenomenon ofhad occurred, networks seemed to be willing to allow for a greater degree of quirkiness in shows (e.g.'s, &c) but Get a Life was (with the possible exception of On the Air) the most bizarre of the bunch. For a protagonist, Peterson was extremely irritating, stupid and there was very little continuity from episode to episode -- Peterson died in twelve of them.







Most of the suits at FOX hated it -- describing the show as "disturbing" and Chris Elliot's character as "insane." The first time I saw it was when it premiered -- with the episode "Terror on the Hell Loop 2000." I hated it. The second time I saw it was a re-run of the same episode but something about it made me want to watch it again. I loved it. It quickly became the ONLY show I got excited about airing and, working at the time at Blimpie (and later, Hardee's), I always tried to make sure I had the night off. It was cancelled in 1992 (even as Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Herman's Head survived the axe). I used to look at the Nielsen listings and it was almost always near or on the bottom.



Most of the suits at FOX hated it -- describing the show as "disturbing" and Chris Elliot's character as "insane." The first time I saw it was when it premiered -- with the episodeI hated it. The second time I saw it was a re-run of the same episode but something about it made me want to watch it again. I loved it. It quickly became the ONLY show I got excited about airing and, working at the time at(and later,), I always tried to make sure I had the night off. It was cancelled in 1992 (even asandsurvived the axe). I used to look at the Nielsen listings and it was almost always near or on the bottom.













Rhino Home Video stingily released a DVDs with a mere four episodes on it. I bought it. One of the nice special features, however, was the option of watching the show without a laugh track -- which added a whole, new dimension. In 2002 they released another DVD with just four episodes. I didn't buy it. Since there were only 35 half hour episodes, I figured that someday a proper "complete series" release would happen. In the mean time I watched Cabin Boy, Get a Life on Youtube and read and re-read his tell-all autobiography, Daddy's Boy -- A Son's Shocking Account of Life with a Famous Father. I pretty much watched anything Elliott appeared in (thankfully, most of it was good). In 2007, I went to a taping of his series, Chrissy Plain & Simple, which didn't get picked up.





A year later, in 2000,stingily released a DVDs with a mere four episodes on it. I bought it. One of the nice special features, however, was the option of watching the show without a laugh track -- which added a whole, new dimension. In 2002 they released another DVD with just four episodes. I didn't buy it. Since there were only 35 half hour episodes, I figured that someday a proper "complete series" release would happen. In the mean time I watched, Get a Life onand read and re-read his tell-all autobiography,. I pretty much watched anything Elliott appeared in (thankfully, most of it was good). In 2007, I went to a taping of his series,, which didn't get picked up.









Shout Factory is releasing the entire thing in a 5-disc set. Break out your copy of Bent Fabric's Alley Cat and scream like you did when they cancelled Manimal!





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Ten years of waiting are about to pay off. On 18 September, 2012,is releasing the entire thing in a 5-disc set. Break out your copy of'sand scream like you did when they cancelled

is finally coming to(and?). For those that don't know,was a sitcom that aired onbetween 23 September, 1990 and 8 March, 1992. It also may very well be the best thing that ever aired.The show starred the comedic visionaryas a 30-year-old man-child paperboy namedwho initially lived about his parents' garage. His father was unmistakably played by his real-life father,of radio'sand TV's. Peterson later moved in with a cranky misanthrope named Gus (played by) after his parents filled his bedroom with cement to prevent his living there further.