Elf Sternberg

Heroes had some good dads*, but it wasn't a sit-com. I think some of the problem is just in the nature of sit-coms. If you have an adventure/crisis-based program, some of the content comes from the situation and some will come from the interaction of characters who have internal landscapes. You also have a one hour time slot with episodal continuity and the occasional to-be-continued. A sit-com is usually a half-hour slot with little plot continuity. Content is generally broad-brush characters in one-dimensional situations.



*OK, some of them weren't exactly good people, but were at least trying to be competent and honorable on the dad front.