That's right! I made french onion soup and it was great because it's french onion soup!
As far as I'm concerned, french onion is amazing so I'm glad I got to make it. Of course we caramelized about 3lbs of onions in 2 tbsp of butter until they were soft and light brown. We turned off the flame (fire safety first!) added about a cup of dry sherry to deglaze the pan, then turned the flame back on to cook off the alcohol. We added 2 quarts of beef stock and then reduced the soup by about 1/4. We made some toasted garlic bread, put a chunk of that into a bowl with the soup, then melted some awesome swiss cheese on top until it was soft and gooey. French onion is great. Simple as that!