Okay, this wasn't made in Hollywood. :)
Season 1 had a lot of antics. The characters are always trying to deceive each other, with crazy spirals and really great acting. Season 2 was pretty good too, but then they broke a rule of Hollywood.
The rule is, in a comedy, even a dramedy, everything has to be okay in the end. You can't have real pain. This show began as a dysfunctional family but ultimately they love each other. Then it just became fighting, real pain, and if characters are willing to cause each other real pain, that makes them unlikable.
Of course the mother should complain. She has a lot to complain about. But she's also the normal one, the "everyman" that the audience can identify with. If she's complaining, the audience feels like they're unsatisfied too.
I'm sorry. I absolutely saw the genius of this show, but after a while it became repetitive to me and it just didn't cheer me up to have them go through so much heartache. By the middle of season 3, it seemed to be a pretty straight drama with essentially no comedy remaining.
6 stars, a pretty high rating considering that I stopped watching the series.
Season 1 had a lot of antics. The characters are always trying to deceive each other, with crazy spirals and really great acting. Season 2 was pretty good too, but then they broke a rule of Hollywood.
The rule is, in a comedy, even a dramedy, everything has to be okay in the end. You can't have real pain. This show began as a dysfunctional family but ultimately they love each other. Then it just became fighting, real pain, and if characters are willing to cause each other real pain, that makes them unlikable.
Of course the mother should complain. She has a lot to complain about. But she's also the normal one, the "everyman" that the audience can identify with. If she's complaining, the audience feels like they're unsatisfied too.
I'm sorry. I absolutely saw the genius of this show, but after a while it became repetitive to me and it just didn't cheer me up to have them go through so much heartache. By the middle of season 3, it seemed to be a pretty straight drama with essentially no comedy remaining.
6 stars, a pretty high rating considering that I stopped watching the series.