The one hundred and sixty-fifth TV show: #553 Goodness Gracious Me

Sometimes, a show's focus can be both its strong point and, in the long term, its detriment. Even if not all jokes land for me, I enjoy getting sketches from an Indian perspective, both aimed at an ignorant British public and ones aimed inwards. While the first season wasn't amazing, it was quite a lot of fun that way.

After that, however, the jokes become more repetitive and the second season in particular feels like it's repeating the same jokes without adding much - while also introducing mandatory songs even where those don't really work. The third season manages to change it a bit and bring in more new sketches, but it feels like the series' viewpoint doesn't add much more after a while.