Major Project: Summer Research

I have come up with a list of television shows that i am going to rewatch and analyse this summer for research into script writing, character creating and so on.
As i have a strong idea of the idea for my major project i have used this as the base for what sort of v shows i should be watching. My idea is a sports based sitcom and therefore i feel i need to be watching both american and british sitcoms and also sports based programs. I am going to pay particular attention to the pilot episodes and then follow the first series, as i will be writing a 6 episode series myself.
Here is my initial list:

• Friends: (A popular American Sitcom which ran from 1994 - 2004)
• Coupling: (often refered to as the 'British Friends' which ran from 2000 - 2004, this is also a sitcom but has 6 episodes per series)
• The Inbetweener: (A British sitcom that has males as its lead cast. It ran from 2008 - 2010 but has since had 2 successful films made)
• Dream Team: (A British drama about a fictional premier league football team. It ran from 1997 - 2007)
• Footballers Wives: (A British Drama also about a fictional premier league football team. This however focused more on the complex relationships behind the sport. It ran from 2002 - 2006)
• Not Going Out: (A British sitcom which currently airs and began in 2006)
• Pulling: (A British Comedy about 3 single friends which ran from 2006 - 2009)

I beleive watching these shows again will help me to look at them in more detail and discover of there are any similarities and therefore help me to work these into my scripts if i feel they are neccesary. 

stay safe,

Helen