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Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
This Show Started a Trend Used Heavily back in the 2000's and 2010's
It was not a traditional family show. Many of the plots and jokes would go against the assumption of what the viewer expected to hear and see. There was no audience so the lighting was a bit dim in the house where it was filmed, but that was because it was not filmed in front of a live audience.
Like many great sitcoms this show still holds up with it's jokes. It is still played many times a day on various tv channels. It has been over 20 years since the premiere, but it still holds up well.
So many other shows back then ended up copying the formula (no audience, dull lighting, same style of humor) without this The Middle, Parenthood, Modern Family, etc.. would have not existed.
Malcolm in the Middle is still a must watch show if you have never seen it, or a must have to add to your collection (even if digital copy) of shows.
George Lopez (2002)
Still A Classic!
After reviewing Lopez vs. Lopez I thought I would write a review about this classic show...George Lopez.
This show was ground breaking at it's time because I don't think I ever saw a sitcom about a Mexican family for an American audience...and that was what this show did.
It was never controversial, and was always safe to watch with the children or anyone else in the family.
It is now one of those classic shows still aired on tv in reruns. The only issue I had was that it never actually got a last episode...but abc did that to a bunch of tv sitcoms back in the 2000's so many last episodes were cliffhangers and never actually got a last episode.
This show is something that would be welcomed if it were to return again with the original cast reprising their roles, or even some scripted reunion movies, like some other shows do from time to time.
American Auto (2021)
Would Have Worked More During 2006-2019
It is not a bad show, but it seems like everything has been overdone from other shows and then recycled into this show. I am a fan of Superstore and always felt that show did not get the praise it needed. But this show is still fairly new...it still has time to improve.
They need to not ride on the previous decades humor/fashions coat tails though....because you can go in a time machine and travel 10-15 years earlier and this show would fit in perfectly at that time...but this trend has really ran its course.
I think as the show continues though it will improve and perhaps even the jokes, fashion and hairstyles on this show will also be updated to the 2020's decade, but this show still feel a bit unfinished and can be better. I think it will get better if it continues though.
Lopez vs. Lopez (2022)
Lopez Vs Lopez Is A Welcomed Change We Needed For Awhile!
Lopez vs Lopez is a welcome change after many years of dramas dominating primetime lineup and having to live through the Covid pandemic.
Having a show like this is a welcome change we have needed for awhile. I also feel happy there is a live audience! Some shows just work better with an audience to carry the theme.
From what I understand the concept of this show is based somewhat on George Lopez actual life and his relationship with his daughter.
So while I might not like seeing a drunk George Lopez, that is how he was yeas ago. I am not sure if he actually smoked weed though, that might just have been written in the show for creative reasons or to appeal to younger viewers. The same with perhaps heavy influence about social media, smartphones and texting which is seen on many tv shows today. The writers often decide these things and why years later we can tell certain era's of each tv show we see in reruns based on the overuse of certain phrases, or objects used in the episodes...such as the overuse of smartphones today.
While I might not be a fan of the weed smoking on the show I still like the show and feel it still needs time to develop since it is new. While this show is very new, it is somewhat still in it's phase of finding it's niche...but most shows are like that in their early seasons.
I have read some of the previous user reviews for this show and noticed two things...people either keep comparing this show to the classic 2000's George Lopez sitcom that was on abc and say this show is not as good as the 2000's show was....or I am reading that this show is too similar to the 2000's sitcom he had on abc. I am not going to say this is like either though, because it is not.
This is a completely different show from the classic George Lopez Show on abc back in the 2000's. I don't understand why some people expect the same formula every time George Lopez comes out with something, while others are saying it is the exact same concept as the show from the 2000's. I guess you will never be able to please everyone.
Either way, I hope this show continues as it has brought a smile on many peoples faces as well as laughs, something we really did not see much in sitcoms back in the 2010's much, and after the departing gift of the 2010's gave us covid...believe me we can all use some laughs now! Hope Lopez vs Lopez show continues.