Modern Family

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

Pass.

Julie Bowen's good, as is Ed O'Neill. And Sofia Vergara is clearly hot.

Other than that, it's a big pile of meh.

It's like an Arrested Development knockoff meets an Office* knockoff... except with heart, and "relatable" characters.

So it's like that Sons and Daughters show all over again ("Arrested Development for nice people"), but with interview segments and without necessarily being quite as blatant an AD ripoff in so many ways**.

*Apparently Ty Burrell got the memo on the Office similarities, as he's playing his character (Phil, the "cool dad") as more or less Michael Scott: Family Man.

**Hurwitz and friends often rip into S&D on the AD commentary tracks. The one specific bit I actually remember from this show involved the main character's goofball brother-in-law (whose sexless marriage is only slightly less awkward than his attempts at a midlife acting career) worrying about whether an x-ray machine will be able to see through the denim shorts it's implied he must have on under his clothes. Seriously.

[JD]

I kind of liked Sons and Daughters.

And, yeah, Bowen, Dutch, and Sofia Vergara are the best things about this show. 

So, I'll probably watch it when I remember it's on.

[Weebs]

I didn't see the pilot, but I thought the episode last night was pretty fantastic.  I can definitely see the AD/Office similarities, but I'm fine with that since AD is off the air and The Office sucks.  And Krista Allen was hot as shit in this.

"The only thing his dad and Superman have in common is they both landed in this country illegally."

and

"We're all blowing bubbles."

"Oh, how nice for........the babies."

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

Now I know I was right.

[Tony]

The new neighbor chick had some huge knockers. Other than that the show was forgettable.

[TDubbs]

The new neighbor chick had some huge knockers. Other than that the show was forgettable.

Shut up Weebs, you're mentally retarded.

[Richard Chuggar]

DPD.

This show is good.  And funny.  Thrill pulled a Weebs on this one.

[Weebs]

DPD.

This show is good.  And funny.  Thrill pulled a Weebs on this one.

I fully enjoy this show.  Although I wish Phil would tone down his Michael Scott impression a bit.

[R-V]

DPD.

This show is good.  And funny.  Thrill pulled a Weebs on this one.

I fully enjoy this show.  Although I wish Phil would tone down his Michael Scott impression a bit.

Your failure continues. Phil is the best part of the show.

[Richard Chuggar]

DPD.

This show is good.  And funny.  Thrill pulled a Weebs on this one.

I fully enjoy this show.  Although I wish Phil would tone down his Michael Scott impression a bit.

Your failure continues. Phil is the best part of the show.

RV is righter than a Weebs machine put together wrongly by a right handed person.

[Quality Start Machine]

The Colombian kid looks like Carlos Zambrano.

[Powdered Toast Man]

The Colombian kid looks like Carlos Zambrano.

I want to buttsecks the Spanish chick.

[JD]

The Colombian kid looks like Carlos Zambrano.

I want to buttsecks the Spanish chick.

Why would you do that?

[Slaky]

I watched a couple episodes. Meh.

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

The Colombian kid looks like Carlos Zambrano.

I want to buttsecks the Spanish chick.

Why would you do that?

IAN is apparently a fan of the butt.

This is maybe the fifth woman he's said this about in the past week or so.