Blown away by the pilot, but hesitant to watch any more
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GuyOnTheLeft — 9 years ago(January 24, 2017 07:57 AM)
I've never seen a family drama this "real", certainly not on network TV and not even on cable that I can think of. Amazing. I can see why TV Guide reported that ABC was reluctant to air it because it was "too good for TV".
But in looking through the episodes, I see that the show creator only wrote the pilot? I'm feeling doubtful that any of the subsequent episodes written by other writers are going to measure up. Not to mention that the pilot's cinematography was by the legendary Laszlo Kovacs, but again he does not seem to have lensed later episodes.
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justinaames — 9 years ago(February 03, 2017 10:07 PM)
I hope you overcame your skepticism about the showit's my very favorite show of all time with excellent writing and excellent acting. There are other episodes on YouTube as well. They're closing down the IMDB message boards and I'm not really into Facebook, Twitter, etc. If you ever want to discuss anything Family related, email me some time. Thanks, and enjoy your Family viewing. -Justin justinaames74@gmail.com
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Sjbradford — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 12:15 PM)
Yes, Jay Presson Allen only wrote the pilot, but most of the episodes during the first couple of years are similar in tone. I'd say that the show can get a bit soapy (Doug goes blind; Willie gets involved with a dying girl, the family adopts an orphan), but that's the Aaron Spelling influence at work.
A worthwhile series on the whole. And there are so few quality family dramas out there, so you really can't pass a good one up, even when it has a few flaws.