Matthew Gilbert's TV-14 - Top TV rescue fantasies

2. The Comeback 2005 I still grieve the passing of this HBO comedy, which rivals 'The Larry Sanders Show' when it comes to revealing Hollywood ego at its most pathetic. The show took on reality TV and tabloid culture, too, and Lisa Kudrow (pictured) was phenomenal as Valerie Cherish, the deluded but vulnerable TV has-been. The first season ended on such a high note, Kudrow and co-creator Michael Patrick King of 'Sex and the City' deserved another round.

2. The Comeback

2005

I still grieve the passing of this HBO comedy, which rivals "The Larry Sanders Show" when it comes to revealing Hollywood ego at its most pathetic. The show took on reality TV and tabloid culture, too, and Lisa Kudrow (pictured) was phenomenal as Valerie Cherish, the deluded but vulnerable TV has-been. The first season ended on such a high note, Kudrow and co-creator Michael Patrick King of "Sex and the City" deserved another round.