Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

mduff-3 I've looked for a DVD of the series, but none seems to be available for Frank's Place. That's just a shame. It may seem strange to read this, given the characterization of Frank's Place as a half-hour comedy, but I really do think this was the best television show ever made. Yes, better than the Sopranos, better than Blackadder, better than Your Show of Shows. The writing had enormous depth without ever condescending to the audience. The performances were universally appropriate and adept. It had the quality of rare literature: It combined longing and wonder and reticence and grace. I was in a pub once in Ireland and a rerun of the show came on and I made the bartender leave it on, and the crowd there shook their heads and talked about how American television was supposed to be bad. They were surprised by the quality of the show, and the Irish are a literary bunch. BET has shown the series once or twice, and if they do again, I'll dust off the old VHS and tape it. This is a show that deserves to have a thousand lives.

zzakia Frank's Place was a masterpiece of writing, casting, acting and production values. It was much too good for network TV. The characters felt like friends, complex and believable--unlike the cartoon characters on normal sitcoms. How so much could be conveyed in a mere half hour is still a mystery to me. I miss it and wish it could be released on DVD, especially in the wake of New Orleans'destruction by Katrina. Frank's Place embodied all that is unique and endearing about New Orleans. The melange of warmth, humor, pain, sass, danger and intelligence that was served up those few short weeks in the late 1980's could comfort us today.

lindachil02 One of the top 5 TV series of all time, with great atmosphere, memorable characters, unusual story lines, remarkable writers, and a cast that was perfect. If this is what New Orleans was, this gem should certainly be broadcast again (and released to DVD) so the city will be reconstructed the right way. It has been at least 15 years since I have seen this series, but reading the comments brings so many memories back to me. I remember an episode about the Capital C Club, which explained that Capital C meant Creole, membership restricted to light skinned black people, as differentiated from lower case creole people. Many topics handled in an adult manner. Do you know what it means, to miss New Orleans? If we could watch Frank's Place, it might give us hope.

clarrain I still so miss this show. Even more now that there is so little of quality on network television. I rank it with Barney Miller and Frasier in the superiority of its comedy writing. Far and away one of the most intelligent shows ever produced. But then so much more than comedy. So deep and true and human. With wonderful performances by the entire, quirky cast. With real essence of place, which seemed to figure as another character in the overall mix. Such conscience, compassion and heart.It is very dispiriting that such high quality entertainment is choked off as very possibly too black, but is followed by such a host of "black" shows so dumbed down, stereotypical, canned and downright silly as to only be able to aspire to mediocrity.What a blessing it would be to be able to acquire the episodes on DVD. And/or to get the same dream team together for another stellar effort. I know the characters were only [?] fictional, but they felt so much like friends. COME BACK!!!