Miss this show so damn much

I actually caught a few episodes from S1 when they first ran. My very first episode was, believe it or not, "Three Men and Adena," which is an unorthodox way to come into the show, but wow, what a tour de force.

I watched it mostly when it aired in reruns on Lifetime, of all places. I remember how they did promos for it that made Howard look like a more central character than she was. I remember watching as the show got a bit less and less art house with each season, but I still loved the characters so much.

I really regret that it's not streaming right now, and that it's hard to find reasonable box sets (although I do have every episode)--I'd like to recommend it to friends and have an easy way to share it.

I miss Yaphet Kotto prowling around like a lion; I miss Frank's anger and even Bayliss's pain. I miss Munch's theories, the Abbott and Costello act of Bolander and Meldrick, and the bittersweet hopeless partnership of Howard and Felton. I miss the whiteboard, the box, and the breakroom, I miss it all.

And I cry every time Pembleton salutes Crosetti. Every single time.