tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post2858739746381602376..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: modern mediocrity & better stuffjoe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-18838373577558222312011-05-02T16:34:26.913-04:002011-05-02T16:34:26.913-04:00Well said!Well said!Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-30905119616969316512011-04-19T11:08:25.412-04:002011-04-19T11:08:25.412-04:00The appeal of MODERN FAMILY also evades me. I lik...The appeal of MODERN FAMILY also evades me. I like the word you used to describe it – conventional. I can’t fathom why everyone is so excited about it. I guess Americans like to watch wealthy people (and these people <em>are wealthy</em>, compared to most Americans) do silly things. Very retro – but not in a good way.K. Coleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-39844359065948529052011-04-19T09:16:02.984-04:002011-04-19T09:16:02.984-04:00I like both Big Bang Theory and Modern Family, and...I like both <i>Big Bang Theory</i> and <i>Modern Family</i>, and don't really see how the former is so superior to the latter. Both are solid, pretty funny sitcoms, not exactly breaking any boundaries or doing anything original, even though both have superficial trappings that make people think they're doing something different. At their best, they both make me laugh, and I like the characters on both, for the most part anyway, and that's about all I ask from a sitcom. They both also have some problems and the quality can vary pretty widely from week to week, which is also typical of sitcoms. <i>Big Bang Theory</i> mocks "nerds" as often as it celebrates them, something that occasionally annoys me when it goes especially over-the-top.<br /><br />And sorry, but <i>The Middle</i> is excrutiating. I find every single character on the show annoying, and whenever I've managed to sit through an episode I find it almost painfully unfunny and saccharine.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-66417062833389444952011-04-19T01:42:10.449-04:002011-04-19T01:42:10.449-04:00I've seen an episode of BIG BANG and it looked...I've seen an episode of BIG BANG and it looked like fun. Haven't see the others, but I did see Neil Flynn at the post office once. And I was a guest at the taping of the 100th episode of EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, but didn't get to meet Heaton. So there's that. :)<br /><br />THE MIDDLE seems to be doing okay, and I've even seen several good reviews, but I occasionally wonder if Heaton's outspoken conservatism keeps some critics away.jbryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-76083660069808617922011-04-18T19:54:23.735-04:002011-04-18T19:54:23.735-04:00Im with you on Modern Family. For some reason, I ...Im with you on Modern Family. For some reason, I find it sleazy sleazy sleazy.Kirtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-42322982050739834782011-04-18T19:37:03.126-04:002011-04-18T19:37:03.126-04:00The four you mention are pretty darn rambunctious....The four you mention are pretty darn rambunctious. My jaw drops at the relevance of THE MIDDLE's critique of America and the daily abuses endured by the working classe. RAISING HOPE is delightfully nutty and PORTLANDIA nails its humor every time.Christopher Bakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-38584544762807985432011-04-18T16:46:35.123-04:002011-04-18T16:46:35.123-04:00I can't explain it but audiences, especially T...I can't explain it but audiences, especially TV viewers, like shows about people who have money and live well. "Modern Family" certainly fits that description. Its characters are upwardly mobile people who have nice homes and nicer things. I can't image many people actually relating to them and I, for one, don't find any of them remotely amusing.Alexandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-21228106933373216272011-04-18T16:07:08.976-04:002011-04-18T16:07:08.976-04:00YEEEEE—HAAAAH! At last, some has said it. I agree ...YEEEEE—HAAAAH! At last, some has said it. I agree - MF isn't bad, just terribly ordinary.j.j.noreply@blogger.com