There are certain movies and TV shows you witness as a kid that stick around like a sort of hallucination or fever dream, with hazy memories of some strange experience that may or may not have actually existed. For me, the 1990s Chris Elliott sitcom “Get a Life” is one of those experiences, a half-remembered glimpse into a bizarre world of surreal comedy that was like nothing my 11-year-old self had ever seen before.
I probably started watching “Get a Life” because it was on the same channel as “The Simpsons,” which debuted on Fox less than a year earlier, but even as a young “Simpsons” fan, I had no idea of the weirdness that was in store for me on “Get a Life.” Part of the reason that “Get a Life” became such a mythical presence in the minds of so many viewers like me is that for decades following its 1992 cancellation, it was difficult if not impossible to watch.
