This is Shrek 1.5 (or Shrek 2.5 like you remember)
The show was cool, until they lost me.
In my opinion, this would be perfect:
Season 1:
1x01 Sleep of the Just
1x02 Imperfect Hosts
1x03 Dream a Little Dream of Me
1x04 A Hope in Hell
1x05 24/7
1x06 Calliope
Special - Dream of a Thousand Cats
The movie is a transformation of the world of GTA in to The Sims. And, at the end we have in conclusion, the demonization of the genre of the movie itself.
That is a movie to be felt, not to be understood. If you feel, you will understand.