I have watched the Drew Carey show for years both on network and on television in syndication. I have to admit that it still holds up. Who could forget the fights between Mimi Bobek and Drew Carey played wonderfully by Kathy Kinney who should have been nominated for Emmys rather than being short-sighted by the television academy. I loved her relationship with Drew's cross dressing brother. Over the several seasons, the show peaked from modest and humble beginnings to success and then soured by critics and fans. Christa Miller's departure was upsetting but Cynthia Watros was equally interesting. Drew Carey Show was truly blue collar. This was not Friends nor did it appear to be and we didn't want another Friends where their biggest obstacles was their relationships with each other and the opposite sex. The Drew Carey Show was real to it's audience. The casting of Craig Ferguson as Drew and Mimi's boss was genius as was Nan Martin who plays the store owner. We loved Oswald and Lewis and their shenanigans with Drew and Kate as well. The show tried to be different and it succeeded but Drew doesn't give up his show easily to say it's over. Maybe the swan song took longer than it should but I believe Drew Carey show will live forever in reruns with audiences rediscovering it's humor and the genius of it. Too bad, the Academy never noticed the Drew Carey Show for it also had great guests like Shirley Jones, Marion Ross, etc.
Review of The Drew Carey Show
