there's something so wrong with a sitcom that tries to be dramatic and serious. i loathe the phrase, "a very special episode". i run out of the room screaming when i hear those words used to describe a show that i turn to for laughs. seeing the mom on 8 simple rules... answer the phone and then fall apart when she hears news of her husband's death just doesn't sit right with me. i guess it's just hard to find entertainment in something that looks too much like what i really lived through. i never watched the show before, seeing that isn't going to make me start.