"Get Real" (1999) TV series 1999-2000

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Creator:

Clyde Phillips

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Breaking The Fourth Wall | High School Friends | Brother Brother Relationship | Skateboard

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Jon Tenney	...	Mitch Green (22 episodes, 1999-2002)
Debrah Farentino	...	Mary Green (22 episodes, 1999-2002)
Christina Pickles	...	Elizabeth Parker (22 episodes, 1999-2002)
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Cameron Green (22 episodes, 1999-2002)
Anne Hathaway	...	Meghan Green (13 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kyle Gibson	...	Victor Castillo (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
Taryn Manning	...	Rebecca Peabody (9 episodes, 1999-2000)

Runtime:

60 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

FOX gave the show a full-season order of 22 episodes but only aired 20 of them.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: North by North Quahog (#4.1)" (2005)

Very Entertaining and Very Real

The aptly titled "Get Real" is just that. A very true reality of the average family today. Okay, maybe not 100% average, but close enough.

When I first started watching mid-season, I was extremely drawn to the relationship between siblings in this show. They get along amazingly, but in a strangely believable way, and every time I watch this show I find myself longing for the same relationship with my own sister. The Green kids mix just the right amount of friendship with fighting, and I love the writers for displaying their rapport with one another so well.

For those of you who have never seen "Get Real", I find it to be very similar to "My So-Called Life", but with many more points of view since this is very much an ensemble cast -- there is truly not any one or two true "main" characters, there's just the whole group of them. And unlike so many other television shows today, "Get Real" has not succumbed to including the token gay best friend or the teen pregnancy that we are all so used to. When they introduce issues into their shows, they do it without calling attention to them. It is already apparent that Kenny's newfound deaf girlfriend will simply be Kenny's girlfriend by the next episode. The writers don't dwell on these things like so many other shows feel the need to do.

All I can say is, this show deserves a long run. Anyone can find themselves in these characters, and I hope that the writing stays at this level for a very long time.