Happens to the best of shows. With time the characters become caricatures of themselves. I feel this season is a little off, but I can't help but feeling its because there is so much pressure for the show to be funny. I thought they would have done more inside jokes about the status of the show.

BTW - who ever said Jason Bateman should be off the show is retarded.
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Reality check: according to the 2000 census, there were more than 31,000 black physicians and surgeons, 33,000 black lawyers. There are about 1,400 black athletes playing professional basketball, football and baseball combined.