Regrettably "Life in Pieces" is burdened by really bad writing. This attempted rip-off of Modern Family has none of it's charm, humor, or truth. Every line of dialog rang false. The situations were silly, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the actions and reactions of the characters were absurd without being funny. I wanted to like this show and had high hopes given some excellent cast members, but this is the worst pilot I've seen in a long time. It's possible that after the usual problems with pilots (i.e the need to introduce the various characters and story lines) are taken care of the show will improve, but it's hard to imagine that it could ever elevate itself to adequacy. I suggest that possible viewers avoid wasting their time by suffering through even a half hour viewing.
Review of Life in Pieces
