Community left with 'dim witted' Joey Tribbiano of "Friends", and 'brow 
beaten' Raymond and his Dsyfunctional Family of "Everyone Loves Raymond" 
(Hopefully, the Italian Heritage is so submerged, that most people won't 
remember.)

Of Yes Of Course, we can still rely on a parade of Mob Movies.[;-(

It's no consolation, that another fine show, one of my other favorites, that had 
even higher in ratings, and almost the quality of content, "The Education of 
Max Bickford" was also cancelled. 
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CBS DROPS 'MAX BICKFORD'....'FIRST MONDAY'
Los Angeles Times
By Brian Lowry
Staff Writer
May 15, 2002

Add a few more names to the list of film stars who have failed to conquer 
prime-time television, with CBS canceling its Richard Dreyfuss vehicle "The 
Education of Max Bickford" and its Supreme Court drama "First Monday," 
starring Joe Mantegna, as the network prepares to unveil a fall lineup 
featuring five new dramas and a pair of new sitcoms....

CBS--which presents its new programming roster to advertisers in New York 
today as part of the so-called upfront market, a programming showcase meant 
to impress media buyers--has also dropped "Family Law," the Monday night 
drama in its third season. 

"Max Bickford," with Dreyfuss as a professor going through a midlife crisis 
and co-starring fellow Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden, was given the coveted 
slot between "60 Minutes" and CBS' Sunday movie in September, but after a 
strong opening, the program's ratings dropped substantially. Moreover, the 
show's creators left a few weeks after the series made its debut over a 
dispute regarding the program's creative direction.

The decision to ax "First Monday" means both of the Supreme Court-themed 
series introduced this year failed to reach a second term. ABC yanked "The 
Court," starring Sally Field, in April.

CBS will again rely on familiar faces in its new series, along with a heavy 
dose of crime. Newcomers in that genre include "Without a Trace," with 
Anthony LaPaglia heading the FBI's missing-persons unit; "RHD/LA," a series 
from director Michael Mann, who produced "Miami Vice," starring Tom Sizemore 
as the head of the LAPD's robbery/homicide division; "Hack," featuring David 
Morse ("St. Elsewhere") as an ex-cop-turned-taxi-driver who helps people, 
co-starring Andre Braugher; and "CSI: Miami," an already previewed spinoff of 
the network's top-rated show, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," featuring 
David Caruso, who previously struck out at CBS in the drama "Michael 
Hayes."The other drama is "Presidio Med," a medical show starring "China 
Beach" alumna Dana Delany from "ER" producer John Wells.