I don't really watch much television, and in the past I was an avid news junkie. My schedule would typically be set from 6:30 to 11:3o, beginning with Katie Couric, which I could barely tolerate on the Today Show until and concluding with the Colbert Report at 11:30. Couric kind of grew on me when she was getting guff from critics and there was talk of pulling her. Included in my shedule would be Chris Matthews, Keith Olberman, Rachel Maddow, The Daily Show, and I would top off the night with The Colbert Report.
I had to ween myself off those acrimonious/ negative news shows, because saw myself falling into a funk. Negativity breeds negativity, and I was seeing it seep into my daily activities and mood. Now I choose more wisely,and considering that I don't watch much television, I'm happy with a few shows a week.
Desperate Housewives and Medium was always a night to stay home, but now there's a couple of new shows in town, Modern Family followed by Cougar Town. We were in Philly last year for the NCTE conference when our friends were talking about t.v. shows. Someone mentioned Modern Family and couldn't stop raving about the it. The following week, being the adventurous couple that we are, we were looking forward to an innovative smart show. That last show that we remember being innovative, creative, and avant-garde was Nothern Exposure, but I don't think that any of the shows nowadays could never hold a candle to it.
Modern Family is the best sitcom out there, it's emblematic of today's ecelectic home environment. There are three families: Jay is remarried to Gloria Delgado who has a very precocious and adult-like son, Manny. The second family is Jay's daughter, Claire, who's married to Phil Dunphy and have three children. There's Haley, who's in high school and has all the drama issues that comes with being a teenager, then there's Alex, an intelligent middle schooler then there's Luke, the baby of the family, and Claire likes it that way. Then there's Mitch who is Jay's son and Claire's brother. Mitch's family includes partner Cam and newly adopted baby Lily.
I'm going to attempt to the season's finale. I hope you like it as much as we do.
http://wwwimbd.com/video/hulu/vi125437721/
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We love this show, too. It's just like we're attempting to write...honest, but with an interesting twist. The finale cracked me up! I would have been the one trying to make everything perfect, but I never thought to wrap a child in saran wrap.
ReplyDeleteThe closest thing that my mom used to do before we had to go out to a special event, was keep the three of us in our pajamas until we left. My sister who has a little bit of OCD, challenges her 9,6, and 3 year old, not to get dirty before they go out, but I think it's futile. I should remind her what of what our mom used to do.
ReplyDeleteI might have watched the program if the televisions weren't alraedy taken over by my mother and grandmother so they can watch the Tigers or by cousin Larry who is a light sleeper and can hear the t.v. in the basement well. Since he gets up at 4 a.m., I bow to family pressure and just go read a book. Anyone want to rent a couple sports fanatics?
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