My rating system: 1 - not recommended, not worth the time 2 - not recommended, maybe worth the time as something mindless 3 - recommended, some probably don't agree 4 - absolutely recommended, especially if we share similar taste 5 - absolutely recommended, nearly perfect in my opinion

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

News

Not much going on to report. I still have high hopes for this web blog, but I haven't had the time to dedicate to it that I had hoped. I mean to post every day, and twice on Wednesdays and Mondays, but I am not sure when that will happen.

I have a long list of things I would like to right about, some of them slightly obscure and others not so. Tomorrow night is my favorite night of television, NBC's comedy night. Although it won't get really awesome until 30 Rock starts again. I will probably review and/or discuss the shows sometime on here.
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Modern Family - 4/5

This was very close to getting a 3, but there were some lines that actually made me laugh out lod, and some of the acting, that put it just over the line. Definitely has potential in the longer term. Each of the families seemed to be as equally developed, which is an excellent sign.

Each family also has areas of contention and issues that were introduced well and I am already interested to see how they develop. The hope know is that the development is not predictable, as it very well may be, as none of the issues are that unique. I also found that not many of the jokes fell flat, even if some were clearly better than others. Line delivery seemed to be above average with all actors.

The biggest disappointment, and something I will now be watching closely for, is the outright stolen "come on" line, used twice in the episode, which is clearly from 30 Rock. It is used in the same manner. The actors deliver it correctly, which is less a testament to their acting ability and more a testament to downright mimicry of Liz Lemon.

I will be watching next week.


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