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Modern Family – “Up All Night”
“Up All Night” January 6th, 2010 For a show that likes to wrap up each episode with a lesson that defines the show’s themes, I’m somewhat disappointed that Modern Family seems to be unable to learn lessons based on the … Continue reading
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On ABC, Family Matters: “Fizbo” and “Here Comes My Girl”
“Fizbo” and… “Here Comes My Girl” November 25th, 2009 Thanksgiving is a holiday about family, which when deployed in television does one of three things. The first is to emphasize the cohesiveness of a particular group of characters who work … Continue reading
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Modern Family – “En Garde”
“En Garde” November 4th, 2009 I have mentioned on numerous occasions that I love the interaction that Twitter creates between critics regarding various TV shows, and today was a fine example of that. A single comment from Alan Sepinwall that … Continue reading
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Modern Family – “Run For Your Wife”
“Run For Your Wife” October 28th, 2009 Last week, I noted that there were elements of the episode that felt like post-pilot syndrome, re-establishing existing traits in a way that indicated the episode was intended to air earlier in the … Continue reading
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Modern Family – “Coal Digger”
“Coal Digger” October 21st, 2009 Modern Family has thus far proven itself to be an extremely well-executed sitcom, but one that isn’t really doing anything particularly innovative. Its pilot established a really fun integrated family setting, with three separate families … Continue reading
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Modern Family – “The Bicycle Thief”
“The Bicycle Thief” September 30th, 2009 I, like every other TV critic on the planet, liked Modern Family. I even loved parts of it. But I was one of the few who expressed some trepidation at what the show was … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: Modern Family – “Pilot”
“Pilot” September 23rd, 2009 There has been a pretty impressive critical consensus that Modern Family is pretty darn good. While Glee might be creating the most enthusiastic response amongst fans, and Community appeals to particular senses of humour more, Modern … Continue reading
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Premiere: Virtuality – “Pilot”
“Pilot” June 26th, 2009 After watching the two-hour event that is the Virtuality pilot, I think I can understand why FOX was resistent to picking the show up to series. It isn’t that FOX is allergic to science fiction: it … Continue reading
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