Thanks

I agree with the first comment, this was a wonderful show, a breath of fresh air when sitcoms are full of tired "Friends" rip-offs. Thanks was witty and cleverly written. The episode where tobacco was introduced to Plymouth Colony was so funny with great satirical bits about the modern tobacco industry. My housemates and I loved every episode and we hope CBS will order more. bring back the dysfunctional Pilgrims!

I am an 8th grader and in my social studies we were studying the early english in america. My social studies teacher being the movie/tv nut he is, showed us the pilot episode. It was hilarious. It's such a shame it got cancelled.

CBS's decision to cancel "Thanks" says a lot about the sad state of modern-day network television. This show at least attempted to be different. Unlike almost every other sitcom on TV, "Thanks" wasn't set in New York, wasn't about a bunch of whiney twentysomethings, and wasn't just a collection of tired sex jokes. "Thanks" probably never had a chance. It wasn't the kind of show a focus group would have approved. Maybe it wasn't the best show of all time, maybe it was imperfect, but at least it tried to bring a fresh kind of comedy to network TV. It was different. It didn't try to be the umpteenth "Friends" clone. It deserved a longer run, in part because it dared to be original. "Thanks" lasted five or six episodes. "Suddenly Susan" ran for years. That's modern television in a nutshell.

This show, to put it succinctly, Plymouth Rocks. It shows the terrible hardships of early settlers and their foibles and hubris. Somehow the puritanical Puritans remain human throughout.

Sarah Vowell has a great bit on this show from "This American Life" that you can listen to at: http://thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=328

While it's sad that the show is canceled it is more remarkable that it even got made. Can you imagine the pitch meeting?

Pitcher: "Um, yeah, I have this idea for a comedy set in the 17th century Puritan community of New England."

Pitchee: "Wow. What's the funniest part, the 50% mortality rate or the hellfire and damnation preaching?"

Pitcher: "I saw you last night at Spago's with a woman who I know is not your wife"

Pitchee: "Let's make this sumbitch!"

If you can find it on DVD anywhere let the IMDb community know. This is the kind of comedy we need.

This show is an unexpected hidden gem, about a family of puritans colonizing the land of America. The comedy in this show is very well paced, with clever jokes and a great cast of actors. The show is witty, and places creative touches with the storytelling while not be restricted with the time period. My only gripe is about the supporting cast not being as prolific, or used often in the show. We had a radical missionary, an almost flamboyant doctor, and an out of it married couple with countless children. It was a shame that a gem like this was canned to soon, this should have been a show they place in reruns every Thanksgiving. However I am thankful that I got to see this situational comedy during my lifetime, so "Thanks."