When I first heard about this show, I thought I would never like it. I thought the concept to be a bit... off. However, it works. It can be hard for me to write about shows or movies I like. Yes, it's sad that I find it easier to critique than praise.
What I like about the show is even though some of the situations verge on ridiculous, it doesn't feel like it can't be real. However, when the ridiculous happens or a character makes a huge mistake, it is never magically forgotten or glazed over. There are always consequences, real tough consequences. Other characters reactions to situations are realistic too - you're never wondering, why is he not mad. It is a tightly written show that is often fearless; affairs, dementia, bi-polar disorder, cancer. With all of that, the show still manages to stay funny and not offensive, in my opinion.
The characters are fully fleshed out and flawed. The acting is also great doesn't just give the character's life but the whole show. Many times I am looking at Cathy thinking "What are you doing? You are being selfish." But I can understand why she is doing it. You are emotionally invested in their stories; their ups, downs, stumbles, and triumphs.
The show is funny, enjoyable, well acted, and well written. I can imagine that the type of humor isn't for anyone but it works for me.
Spoiler (sort of): I have to write this shout out to the show. Cathy is worried about her son, Adam, and whether or not he has empathy. So she is trying to test him and suggests a family movie. They watch 'Where the Red Fern Grows.' Afterwards Paul, Cathy's husband, is sobbing and proclaims it is the saddest bleeping movie ever. I couldn't stop laughing because in my fifth grade class, we read the book and then watched the movie. I was a 10 year old sitting in class trying not to bawl my eyes out at that movie - at that age I would have never lived it down. I have often said my school system used the movie 'Where the Red Fern Grows' to weed out the psychopaths.
Edit: There is a review that last time I looked was below mine and it says the show is for spoiled housewives that don't work. No house wife who spends her day cooking, cleaning, taking care of the bills and the children should ever be called spoiled and be implied to be lazy, it is hard work. The point is meaningless anyway since the main character does work, she is a high school history teacher and not just a summer school teacher.
What I like about the show is even though some of the situations verge on ridiculous, it doesn't feel like it can't be real. However, when the ridiculous happens or a character makes a huge mistake, it is never magically forgotten or glazed over. There are always consequences, real tough consequences. Other characters reactions to situations are realistic too - you're never wondering, why is he not mad. It is a tightly written show that is often fearless; affairs, dementia, bi-polar disorder, cancer. With all of that, the show still manages to stay funny and not offensive, in my opinion.
The characters are fully fleshed out and flawed. The acting is also great doesn't just give the character's life but the whole show. Many times I am looking at Cathy thinking "What are you doing? You are being selfish." But I can understand why she is doing it. You are emotionally invested in their stories; their ups, downs, stumbles, and triumphs.
The show is funny, enjoyable, well acted, and well written. I can imagine that the type of humor isn't for anyone but it works for me.
Spoiler (sort of): I have to write this shout out to the show. Cathy is worried about her son, Adam, and whether or not he has empathy. So she is trying to test him and suggests a family movie. They watch 'Where the Red Fern Grows.' Afterwards Paul, Cathy's husband, is sobbing and proclaims it is the saddest bleeping movie ever. I couldn't stop laughing because in my fifth grade class, we read the book and then watched the movie. I was a 10 year old sitting in class trying not to bawl my eyes out at that movie - at that age I would have never lived it down. I have often said my school system used the movie 'Where the Red Fern Grows' to weed out the psychopaths.
Edit: There is a review that last time I looked was below mine and it says the show is for spoiled housewives that don't work. No house wife who spends her day cooking, cleaning, taking care of the bills and the children should ever be called spoiled and be implied to be lazy, it is hard work. The point is meaningless anyway since the main character does work, she is a high school history teacher and not just a summer school teacher.