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| Jeffrey Morton | .... | co-executive producer / producer / ... (96 episodes, 2009-2013) |
| Steven Levitan | .... | executive producer (76 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Christopher Lloyd | .... | executive producer (76 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Paul Corrigan | .... | co-executive producer / executive producer (75 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Dan O'Shannon | .... | co-executive producer / executive producer (75 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Brad Walsh | .... | co-executive producer / executive producer (75 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Bill Wrubel | .... | co-executive producer / executive producer (75 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Danny Zuker | .... | co-executive producer / executive producer (75 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Chris Smirnoff | .... | producer / co-producer / ... (74 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Abraham Higginbotham | .... | co-executive producer / executive producer (52 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Jeffrey Richman | .... | co-executive producer / executive producer (50 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Ilana Wernick | .... | co-executive producer / consulting producer (30 episodes, 2010-2011) |
| Ben Karlin | .... | consulting producer / co-executive producer (27 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Sally Young | .... | co-producer (26 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Cindy Chupack | .... | co-executive producer (24 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Kyle Weber | .... | associate producer (24 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Joe Lawson | .... | consulting producer (23 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Jason Winer | .... | co-executive producer (23 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Caroline Williams | .... | consulting producer (12 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Alex Herschlag | .... | consulting producer (6 episodes, 2010) |
| Elaine Ko | .... | producer (6 episodes, 2012) |
| Becky Mann | .... | producer (3 episodes, 2012) |
| Audra Sielaff | .... | producer (2 episodes, 2012) |
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| Michael Voelker | .... | set decoration buyer (73 episodes, 2010-2013) |
| Rick Ladomade | .... | property master (41 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Katie Hampton | .... | art coordinator (34 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Claire Bennett | .... | assistant art director / art coordinator (33 episodes, 2009-2011) |
| Greg Hamlin | .... | construction coordinator (20 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Justin Freibrun | .... | greensman (16 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Brett V. Shirley | .... | set dresser (16 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Gerald Willard | .... | set dresser (16 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Christopher London | .... | set dresser (16 episodes, 2010-2011) |
| Robert Peres | .... | leadman (16 episodes, 2010-2011) |
| Scott Burnett | .... | set dresser (15 episodes, 2010-2011) |
| Ike Hassid | .... | construction foreman (13 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| John Harrington | .... | property master (11 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Jode S. Mann | .... | property master (11 episodes, 2010) |
| Michael Goto | .... | assistant property master (9 episodes, 2010-2013) |
| Erin Fite | .... | set decorating buyer (8 episodes, 2009) |
| Gaylene West | .... | props / set dresser / ... (7 episodes, 2009-2013) |
| Harlan Spatz | .... | buyer (7 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| William Small | .... | set dresser (5 episodes, 2010) |
| Mick Cukurs | .... | set designer (2 episodes, 2009) |
| Hilary E. Smith | .... | art department coordinator (2 episodes, 2009) |
| Maxwell Britton | .... | set dresser (2 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Christopher Morente | .... | on-set greensman (2 episodes, 2012) |
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| Stephen Tibbo | .... | production sound mixer / re-recording mixer (91 episodes, 2009-2013) |
| Dan Lipe | .... | boom operator / sound mixer (81 episodes, 2009-2013) |
| Dean Okrand | .... | re-recording mixer (75 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Lisa Varetakis | .... | supervising sound editor (71 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Tim Chilton | .... | foley artist (70 episodes, 2009-2013) |
| Penny Harold | .... | sound effects editor / supervising sound editor / ... (67 episodes, 2009-2013) |
| Colin Rogers | .... | foley mixer (41 episodes, 2009-2013) |
| Preston Connor | .... | boom operator (40 episodes, 2009-2011) |
| Michael Kalifa | .... | sound recordist (33 episodes, 2011-2013) |
| Blake Marymor | .... | sound recordist (32 episodes, 2009-2011) |
| David Torres | .... | foley mixer (29 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Kevin Meltcher | .... | assistant sound editor (21 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Brian Harman | .... | re-recording mixer (9 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Tamara Johnson | .... | re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (7 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Rob Cunningham | .... | boom operator (4 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Joel Catalan | .... | sound re-recording mixer (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Daniel A. Greenwald | .... | additional boom operator / boom operator: additional (3 episodes, 2012) |
| Andy Welker | .... | adr recordist (2 episodes, 2012-2013) |
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| Brandon Mastrippolito | .... | camera operator (66 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Hugo Cortina | .... | chief lighting technician (62 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Trey Clinesmith | .... | camera operator (60 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Jeff Hinz | .... | key grip (48 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Hopper Stone | .... | still photographer (45 episodes, 2011-2013) |
| Toby Tucker | .... | first assistant camera / camera operator (16 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Gavin Wynn | .... | camera utility (14 episodes, 2009-2011) |
| Lloyd Barcroft | .... | key grip (14 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Noah Bagdonas | .... | second assistant camera (11 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Christopher Goss | .... | camera operator (9 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Andy Young | .... | key rigging grip (8 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Karen Neal | .... | still photographer (6 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Michael Sapienza | .... | grip (6 episodes, 2010-2011) |
| Keith B. Davis | .... | first assistant camera (5 episodes, 2009) |
| Jerry D. Knight | .... | electrician (3 episodes, 2010-2011) |
| Louie DeMarco | .... | first assistant camera (3 episodes, 2010) |
| Chad Persons | .... | camera operator (2 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| William D. Barber | .... | camera operator (2 episodes, 2010) |
| William Self | .... | rigging gaffer (2 episodes, 2010) |
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| Iwona Kanclerz | .... | script supervisor (94 episodes, 2009-2013) |
| Matthew B. Chamberlin | .... | location manager (66 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Tom Chung | .... | production accountant (66 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Sarah Quale | .... | production coordinator / assistant production coordinator / ... (64 episodes, 2009-2013) |
| Clint McCray | .... | script coordinator (64 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Bianca Douglas | .... | writers assistant / writing assistant / ... (55 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Neal Cornell | .... | assistant to co-executive producer / assistant writer / ... (53 episodes, 2009-2012) |
| Elaine Ko | .... | executive story editor / staff writer (48 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Brian Resnick | .... | assistant: Steven Levitan / assistant to executive producer (44 episodes, 2009-2011) |
| Curt M. Pratt | .... | production coordinator (43 episodes, 2009-2011) |
| Anthony Lombardo | .... | writers production assistant / production staff (43 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Craig Losben | .... | assistant: Christopher Lloyd / assistant: : Christopher Lloyd (41 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Meghan Burchfield | .... | set production assistant / production staff (33 episodes, 2009-2011) |
| Michael D. Witman | .... | production assistant / production staff / ... (33 episodes, 2009-2011) |
| Desarey Guzman | .... | key assistant location manager / assistant location manager / ... (33 episodes, 2011-2013) |
| Katie Hampton | .... | production assistant / production staff (30 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Lance Kirshner | .... | production staff / office production assistant (28 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Charles Breiner | .... | stand-in / production staff (28 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Jen Willis | .... | production assistant / production staff (26 episodes, 2009-2011) |
| Damon Rivetti | .... | assistant location manager (25 episodes, 2009-2011) |
| Stephanie Fugleberg | .... | additional set production assistant / key set production assistant / ... (25 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Matthew Plassman | .... | office production assistant / production staff (23 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Bob Swensen | .... | main title producer (22 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Mike Staheli | .... | set medic (18 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Guin Dill | .... | animal trainer (17 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Rachael Field | .... | production staff / office production assistant (17 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Natalie Dvir | .... | assistant: Steven Levitan (17 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Angela Mock | .... | production staff (16 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Mariel Paniagua | .... | production staff (16 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Brittany Roberts | .... | production staff (16 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| Conor Hogan | .... | production staff / production intern (15 episodes, 2009-2011) |
| Erin Cappiccie | .... | assistant: Jason Winer (13 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Woody Kane | .... | production staff (12 episodes, 2010-2011) |
| Kevin Ronan | .... | key set production assistant / production staff (12 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Steve Solomon | .... | animal trainer (12 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Sameer Asad Gardezi | .... | staff writer (11 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Paul Mastroianni | .... | production assistant (9 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Katie Newman | .... | production staff (7 episodes, 2011) |
| Sam Clarke | .... | production assistant (7 episodes, 2013) |
| Michael Lisboa | .... | production assistant (6 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Kate Yerves | .... | additional set production assistant / set production assistant (5 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Leslie Merlin | .... | production staff / set production assistant (5 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Mark Zuckerbrow | .... | production staff (5 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Martha Ross | .... | production assistant (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Matt Baker | .... | production staff (4 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Lorenzo dela Rosa | .... | production staff (4 episodes, 2011) |
| Andrew Yeager | .... | production assistant (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Noah Bagdonas | .... | production staff (3 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Troy Schray | .... | production staff (3 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Michael Seaman | .... | production staff (3 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Jason Orley | .... | assistant to director (3 episodes, 2011) |
| Jordana Kronen | .... | location manager (2 episodes, 2009) |
| Rachel Amondson | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Taylor Bernard | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Preston Connor | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Jeff Enneking | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Mimi Karsh | .... | choreographer (2 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Daz Reynolds | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Chad Smith | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| John Stradling | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Anne Sweeting | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Michael Voelker | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Matthew Maisto | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2011) |
| Michael Bagdonas | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2012) |
| David Blundell | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Rebekah Martz | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Anthony Van Dyk | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Gavin Wynn | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2012) |
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I decided to check out "Modern Family" after hearing all of the critical praise about it. The show was five episodes in, so I caught up on the action online. And I must say that the acclaim is well-deserved. The show is nothing like what I'd imagined when I read about it. It is not a typical three-camera sitcom and it actually IS as gut-wrenchingly funny as people say.
With any modern TV comedy, people are going to compare it with "Arrested Development", which is highly regarded as one of the greatest shows ever by many. "Modern Family" is not quite "A.D.", but I can see why some people may compare the two.
"Modern Family", like "Arrested Development", is a comedy about a wacky extended family that is filmed in a quasi-documentary style, similar to "The Office". The characters don't acknowledge the camera, but they do contribute "talking head" segments to supplement the action. The show is less cartoony and surreal than "Arrested Development" or "30 Rock", but the comedy can still get pretty off-the-wall.
The ensemble cast is great. There are three branches of a single family. The patriarch (Ed O'Neill) has re-married, bringing a Colombian-born wife and her son into the fold. The daughter (Julie Bowen) and her husband (Ty Burrell) have three kids. The son (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and his partner (Eric Stonestreet) have just adopted a Vietnamese baby. The show focuses mainly on the parents and how they raise their families and interact with each other in today's society.
My favorite character is Phil (Burrell), who plays the dad who tries to be "hip". He means well, but he's really kind of a wimpy husband. Phil's always putting himself in awkward situations (without always realizing it) and some of his lines are hilarious. He tries so hard to be the "cool dad". Next I like Cameron (Stonestreet), who's gay and proud of it. He's sensible and sensitive and he has some great lines, too.
Although I haven't really connected with the show like I have with some others (just a matter of personal style), there's no denying that "Modern Family" is an above-average comedy. It's written well, with humor sewn throughout the fabric of each episode, and each episode packs some laugh-out-loud moments. And I say this as someone who rarely actually bursts into audible laughter. (Occasionally, with shows like "A.D." or "30 Rock".) This show does it, though. Phil, in particular, has me in stitches.
To give you a comparison, I'd say "Modern Family" is like a cross between "The Office" and "Arrested Development". Presented more like the former, with humor and content drifting more toward the latter. More grounded in reality than "A.D.", though, and without some of the triple-entendres and zingers.
The show finds windows to sneak in some wholesome family morals like togetherness and acceptance, but the episodes always end with a laugh.
But the rumors are true. "Modern Family" IS a very funny new comedy. Check it out on ABC or ABC.com if you don't believe me. (Or wherever else it's available.) It definitely should be on your radar.