Your Family or Mine

You gotta love TV in the '10s. Say 'blow job' a lot, throw in some 'shittys,' and you are pushing that envelope! Pathetic. I hate to sound like some geezer yelling at kids, but come on. I'm not offended by the language itself, but how it seems intended to stand in for actual, you know, writing.

Family situations can always be mined for decent comedy, even after all this time. And the cast is pretty good. But really ... it seems the producers and writers just don't have the chops, maybe because they're all 25-35 years old and have seen too much garbage, and mistaken it for quality.

This is another in an increasingly long line of horrible TBS endeavors. The cast seems to play to the audience rather than the camera giving it a very "high school drama club" feel. The writing on this show is horrible. I have watched three episodes now and each one is worse than the last. The jokes are obvious and pedantic while the delivery feels like first year improv class. Richard Dreyfuss, Kat Foster and Angela Kinsey have all proved themselves to be capable of far better performances than what is seen here. It's almost painful to see these wonderful actors lower themselves to this public access level. I'm thoroughly disappointed with every aspect of this flying turd of a show.

This show is truly awful. I was really enthusiastic about seeing it considering the talented cast. I was was completely disappointed at the really crude humor and poor writing. I can't believe that they were able to get these actors on the show based upon such a poor script and disgusting humor. I'm no prude, but there was no way that I would watch an additional episode. I went to the website and not surprisingly, there was no place to provide comments. Such a shame that this was not well written and relies instead on tasteless one-liners. I can't imagine that this will be continued for additional seasons unless there is a vast improvement in the story-lines and dialog.

The show has some funny lines. I just want to say that the use of the G** Damn bothers me and I can't believe they allow this. If it must be used can I suggest saying "golly dammit" instead. It is my opinion that GOD does not have a last name and I am sure some would agree with me. I was shocked that they could get away with this. I know the writers want it to be more realistic but seriously writers be more creative then this. The cast has some really stand up actors and I'm sure this could be a really great show if the plot lines were better and everyday issues were discussed. We don't need any more sexually explicit shows as our kids learn enough in schools and from others, yes I know that's why we have a rating system.

The acting is unconvincing, and the subject matter forcibly emphasizes the topic of sex, to the point where it defeats the purpose); while these factors are common in some contemporary sitcoms, this show takes them to an extreme. Also, the writing lacks creativity - the word "shitty" was used to describe a kid's drawing on the show, the dialogue and script was far too canned and contrived, the plot was predictable and simultaneously felt very unnatural (even for a sitcom), and it was flat-out boring, as the plot pandered about a singular menial premise. Judging by the trailers advertising this show leading up to its premiere, I didn't have such high hopes for this show, but I decided to give it a chance anyway - I came away very disappointed.

I watch sitcoms on a regular basis, and as far as this show goes, it falls decisively flat on its face. It's bad enough that the writing and acting are both terrible, but the plot and premise are also pointless - I will be very surprised if the show is renewed for a second season.