A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

MORE CHALLENGING ILLNESS--"DAVIDEKELLEYITIS:" TV Tattle links us to an interesting piece today, arguing that How I Met Your Mother is suffering from the early stages of "Herskozwickitis," after Marshall Herskowitz and Ed Zwick. The piece says that Herskozwickitis has two major symptoms:

• "Insightful writing about relationships, emotion, and life in this modern age."
• "Main characters who were by far the least interesting people on that show."

Now, I'm not sure that I'd agree with the latter category for Herskowitz and Zwick (Angela Chase was a fascinating character in her own right), but I think you can't disagree that How I Met Your Mother is hitting both of those points. Two points for discussion:

• Are there other shows that suffer from Herskozwickitis?
• Are there other creators whose shows share a similar series of symptoms? (David E. Kelley is the easiest--starting off solid, and then turning loopy, often with a late saving grace in the form of an added actor--Robert Downey, Jr. and James Spader leading that last.) Is there "Bochcoitis?"