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A network sitcom is a dying genre these days. The Paper takes a few episodes to get into. It's about a small town daily newspaper in Toledo, Ohio. Maybe Toledo is the Scranton of the state. They're small cities in their state. The Toledo Truth Teller is the local paper. Oscar from the Office is here. The newspaper is also a dying breed. The cast are unfamiliar to me but they work well as an ensemble and team. I hope the show lasts.

I will never understand how the networks keep producing crime dramas over sitcoms. DMV isn't your traditional sitcom where there is a studio audience. It works because. Comedy can happen with driving examiners inside and outside the office. Saturday Night Live alums, Tim Meadows and Molly Kearney work well as the senior examiner and the newly appointed manager respectively. Kearney does well here too. The cast is an ensemble with your typical sitcom scenarios. It's not groundbreaking but it is comedy to enjoy in these tough times. You can just sit back, relax, relate and have a good laugh.

You would be surprised as a viewer to learn about Farming in America's heartland. Paul Ryan hosts the series with reporters like Jason Shoultz and Pat McConahay out there traveling the country in search of interesting stories. You do fine it here about life on the land like the strawberry festival in Louisiana or the Iowa State Fair. The series takes a serious look at life in America beyond the coasts and even in the coasts. They explore seafood in New England and crayfish in Louisiana. It's not mindless entertainment but enlightening to watch. You travel from your couch where you can see the land's horizon and learn something about where you're food comes from.