3. Innovative
This ties in to almost everything mentioned before, in that "Louie" is breaking new ground, and in turn influencing others to follow suit. An example of this would be Lena Dunham's "Girls", which is clearly following in Louie's footsteps. Hopefully, as the show goes on, it gets even more innovative, and changes the sitcom format for good. "Louie" is content with telling the stories that it wants to tell, no matter how short, long, or random they may be. I fully expect other television shows to soon realize that conventional story telling is a thing of the past, thanks to "Louie".