Modern Family (ABC)
Wednesdays at 9:00
Starring: Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen, Sofia Vergara, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Nolan Gould, Ariel Winter, Rico Rodriguez
This hilarious new show centers around three families which are interrelated through Jay Pritchett, his uptight gay son Mitchell Pritchett and his married and harried daughter Claire Dunphy. The families occasionally meet with each other at family functions, such as the meeting of Mitchell and Cameron's new baby in the first episode.
The stand-outs on the show are Sofia Vergara as Jay's fiery Colombian wife of six months, Ty Burrell as the wannabe 'cool dad,' and Eric Stonestreet as Mitchell's flamboyant boyfriend.
'Modern Family' mostly reminds me of a more grounded 'Arrested Development' mixed in with the documentary-style laughs of 'The Office.' Each episode has three main storylines that involve the members of each branch of the family, and unlike some multiple strand shows where some storylines get boring, this show makes them all work.
No comments:
Post a Comment