15 Most Underrated TV Shows Of The Decade (So Far)
13. Episodes
The Show: Friends co-creator David Crane re-teams with Matt LeBlanc for this riotous send-up of the creative process itself. After British married couple Sean and Beverly Lincoln (Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig) move to Hollywood to help remake their acclaimed TV show for the U.S., they find themselves struggling with their lead actor, LeBlanc, both personally and professionally.
Why It's Underrated: The real gem in this show's crown is LeBlanc, who has never really proven himself as an actor on this scale before, playing a hilariously exaggerated version of himself which did, in fairness, net the actor a Best Actor Golden Globe in 2012. Even so, most audiences seem to just assume that he's spinning another riff on his iconic Joey persona, when much more goes into his take on himself than that, and he's certainly worthy of more awards honours than he's had to date.
Though reviews for the third and fourth seasons have proven more mixed than its earlier acclaim, Episodes is still one of the most inventive, clever and subversive comedies on TV, and deserves a larger audience than its current low of around 300,000 viewers per episode. Fingers crossed it doesn't get cancelled and be truly, unequivocally underrated.