r/Modern_Family

Modern Family is in my top five tv shows of all time no matter what genre. Another comedy show is The Office. Both of these are mockumentaries. But different.

I would like shows that are comedy mockumentaries that gives a quite similar feel to Modern Family. Does this type of show even exist? Probably not, but thought I'd give it a go and ask y'all on this sub just in case.

I've just started watching modern family and am addicted ! How did I miss this show when it was first on? The characters are so believable and love the mix of comedic and sit com elements. So excited I have loads of seasons to watch!

im watching modern family for the first time whats a quote I won’t get until I finish it

I hate when a see a slideshow of modern family unpopular opinions and it's always a very same common thought as "Cam was toxic" and "Haley deserved a better ending", so I want here to be a space to share your actual unpopular opinions on the show (remember to keep the discussion respectful).

Here's my list:

1 - Haley should not be praised as much as she is and would not be if she wasn't that good looking. She was cheater, admitted liking guys in relationships (when she said that the laundry guy having a girlfriend made him more interesting) and also used him, had a relationship with an engaged man (not taking Andy's fault tho), also she did not care about school and I always hated that episode in which she made Alex change her speech because she didn't think she would get into College as if she did not work to get into one at all, she was irresposible, and a bully with Alex (who did talk back, but was usually defending herself) and was a bully in school. I think just like any other character she's flawed and I do not hate her, but I'm always surprised with how many people praise her and act as if half the stuff that happened to her wasn't her own doing. Eventually she did have some development which I liked, but people have a tendendy to remember every other character's flaws except her.

2 - Leading to my second point, Dylan deserved better than Haley. I'm always surprised when people say Haley deserved better than Dylan when he was the one always making the effort and she didn't think twice about hitting on other guys while with him. I do think she might have been better off with someone else, but people act as if Dylan trapped her or was some sort of monster, he always treated her right and did everything for her and she did not care about him. I don't like their ending being together because I don't think she liked him enough, but people always talk about their relationship as if he was much below her.

3 - Gloria having a daughter wouldn't have been good for storytelling. I would've loved to see her having a babygirl, but thinking it through, it would not make much sense having two young female character in the show. Lily got barely enough screentime as it is, Joe being a boy led to him having storylines Lily wouldn't be able to do. If Gloria had a daughter there would be repetitive stories with both girls who would go undeveloped more so than Lily was already. You can tell by the way Cal is forgotten, he was used as prop for Mitch and Cam, but Joe already had that part of the male child in the family.

4 - Phil was not a good dad. He always needed Claire to tell him what to do in regards to the kids and acted surprised when they didn't see him as someone to help them with the problems. People always talk about the episoded in which he tells Claire that Alex needed help as him being a good dad, but he should not need Claire tell him to help her to actually do something, he saw her struggling and did nothing, Claire was the one who intervined, and if something had happened to Alex, it would've been his fault just as much. He loved his kids, but he obviusly favored Luke over the girls, and Haley over Alex because of their personalities, it's normal to have a kid to whom you feel closer to, but when they show him having almost no memory of doing anything with Alex shows he let his different closeness to each of them affect their relationship. He also acted like a bully to them sometimes (Claire did that also, which is why I won't go into thwt much).

Also, I do understand that it's a comedy, and I do not hate any of these characters, just wanted to share some of my unpopular opinions and read your as well to have some different discussions about the show.

Empecé a ver esta serie y estoy en la temporada 2. Para ser honesto, estuve a punto de renunciar a ello durante la temporada 1 porque simplemente no me atrapó, pero realmente estoy disfrutando esta segunda temporada... ¿Creen que mejora a medida que avanzan los episodios?