Some people chide me for my liking slapstick TV comedy, particularly those that feature totally dysfunctional families, i.e. The Simpsons, Married With Children, 3rd Rock From The Sun (Okay, so 3rd Rock doesn't really count then). But hey, they crack me up real good! Watching them is my own form of escapism and kinda therapeutic in some sense. Anyway, I admit, I never got to watch Malcolm In The Middle ever since it started showing on our television network. Out of impulse, I bought Malcolm in the Middle: The Complete First Season DVD the other day. Certainly worth all the money spent on it! I can't believe I've been giving the show a miss all this while! I've finished watching 2 discs already and there's one more to go. Linwood Boomer's a genius!