Unfortunately even the two last seasons (8 & 9) which are ok can't change my negative impression regarding 1-7. My main gripe with this series is how unsympathetic each and every character in this series is. They are labeled as family, friends and colleagues but each and every interaction between them is filled with venom. It is pretended that Bastian is the central egoistic character while I don't see anybody in there who's not.