The one hundred and eighty-fourth TV show: #815 Party Down
My first watch of Party Down was about a decade ago, encouraged by the presence of Adam Scott, Ken Marino and Jane Lynch among others. The adventures of the employees of an LA catering company - the presence of failed dreams is there - are darkly humorous, in a way that you wouldn't have seen on a regular network comedy. And although the characters are a bit heightened, it clearly draws on so many real experiences (I suspect often by the actors on the show).
The writing is great, with the bizarre situations playing out well and unexpected enough, which is elevated by the amazing cast (I suspect in part put together based on how much they enjoy working together, especially for the guest cast) who play their role to perfection. They all play well off each other, with Adam Scott as the stable center around which everyone else revolves. It works out so well together that I feel I could rewatch this constantly (or at least more often than I have so far)