Boston Common

Boston Common was so very funny! Anthony Clark was perfectly cast as Boyd...the man who left Virginia to win the heart of Joy. I really thought the ratings were good for the show, so I am not sure why it was cancelled. If you get a chance to see it on the USA network, do it! It will leave you laughing all day.

"Cute" is an accurate description for this show, and all the good and bad connotations that come with it. As seen in "Seinfeld", the comic - while no doubt is the heart and soul of the show - brings the least to the table acting-wise. Though Clark was serviceable, he wasn't anything more than "Likable and Naive" for the better part of a season and a half.

The on-going crush on the beautiful friend with a killer personality who is *shock* taken by someone with a more stable foothold on adult life is something a lot of us can connect with personally - and was tastefully done. The likability of "Joy" probably rates a 8.5 out of ten - and the show's attaching it's self to these concepts and advantages made it what it was. A cute - if a little contrived - sitcom that can be enjoyed by the light-hearted in the mood for a laugh with a nice little soul.

It "survived" on it's charm(it had plenty) and the comedy of Clark(who has some great jokes) and certainly deserved a longer run than it had. But "Classic" isn't a word that comes to mind, and did little to set it's self apart from other shows. It really pains me to give this show a 6/10, but it could have been much, much better. Childhood nostalgia will always make it a classic viewing experience for me, though.

Boston Common was a hilarious show. How could NBC be dumb enough to cancel it? The answer they give us is bad ratings, but they wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't moved to such bad time slots. Anthony Clark is the best on the series, being the funniest of all, with Hedy Burress close behind. Thankfully, USA reruns this short lived show. Thank you USA network!

There's an element to this show that's unexplainable. It leaves you feeling good. The writing was superb, the cast was talented, and this was one of the few '90s sitcoms that didn't constantly rely on sex for material. Great show! Thanx to USA, reruns are still on, but for how much longer?

Very funny and clever sit-com that only lasted for one year.

Anthony Clark was funny and convinced as the lead character. He was very charismatic. Hedy Burress is incredibly charming: her beautiness, sexiness, and talent are impossible to ignore. I'm a big fan of hers, because of this show. Watch her in "Cabin by the lake" (2000), where she delivers a good performance.

The character of Leonard was an interesting addition to the show, he was very funny. His pessimistic oriented dialogues and dry humor was hilarious. This guy deserved a better comedic career.

The rest of the cast also delivered good performances.

Nice cast.

The writing was very clever and that is what made the show a delight to watch. I had the chance to watch this funny show on its re-runs on Sony Entertainment T.v. Latin American way back in 2000, but the network quickly stopped showing it.

A future DVD release looks impossible but hey? We can dream about it.

Watch it if you have the chance. You won't regret, even though some dialogues may seem naive.

Also, I was kind of impressed with some sex-oriented clever jokes, and some dialogues that might get the show cancelled like: "Wyleen, you look like an Iranian pros....".

Anyway, give it a chance.