Amen to that. I haven't really been able to watch sit-coms since high school, and not even then.

Many anime characters, on the other hand, concern themselves with things like honor, justice, setting things right or protecting others. Things I can respect. For example, I appreciate how the principal male characters in Bleach treat the female characters. There's an endearing combination of deference, affection, and an understanding for each person's strength's and weaknesses.