Best Television Show Tournament Round 1e: The State (63) vs Smallville (66)

[Chris]

The State
Plot: Each episode contains 30 minutes of extremely bizarre and funny sketch comedy performed by THE STATE, an 11 member sketch comedy troupe who wrote and starred in various sketches seen throughout the program.
Genre: Sketch Comedy
Starring: Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter, David Wain
On-air: January 21, 1994 – October 27, 1995


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Smallville
Plot: A young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.
Genres: Action-adventure, Coming-of-age, Superhero, Teen drama
Developed by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Starring: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Eric Johnson, Sam Jones III, Allison Mack, Annette O'Toole, John Schneider, John Glover, Jensen Ackles, Erica Durance, Aaron Ashmore, Laura Vandervoort, Cassidy Freeman, Sam Witwer, Justin Hartley, Callum Blue
On-air: October 16, 2001 – May 13, 2011​

 

[Gentleman Jake]

The State is my favorite sketch comedy show of all time. The cast have mostly all gone on to great things.

 

[Keith]

Not seen either. Expecting to hate Smallville.