God, this show is a fucking documentary
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LorqVonRay1999 — 3 years ago(June 05, 2022 02:38 AM)
It was decades ahead of its time, too.
In one episode, Al tells an openly gay man that he loves him. And he meant it, too.
It never amounted to anything. Al didn't leave Peg and she never knew about it.
But the LGBT community sat up and took notice and they liked it.
Until Al used the F word at the end. Not the one that rhymes with truck but the one that rhymes with tag. They don't like that word. They want it banned. Along with about 2,500 other words they find offensive. -
Jim Shortz — 3 years ago(June 05, 2022 03:37 AM)
I agree, the realism combined with comedy made it stand out. I don't think the show really got going until the third/fourth season when they brought in Gerry Cohen as the director and hired some different writers (the episodes were too slow before that, hence the change). They got a bigger budget which meant they could start to film outside the living room set, too, which made a big difference.
As far as sitcoms go, MWC is one of the greatest of all time. Applegate & O'Neill in particular were great. -
Anti SJW — 3 years ago(June 10, 2022 11:08 PM)
Steve. Jefferson was funny too and I remember the actor from Revenge of the Nerds, but Steve was a more realistic character and a counter balance to Al. Jefferson was the tag along and more of a cartoon like character (even though he was still funny).
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Jim Shortz — 3 years ago(June 11, 2022 12:12 AM)
I think Steve was a better character, but Jefferson came on board when the show started to pick up steam. Basically, Steve was better, but Jefferson was in better episodes, so I'm kinda stuck on both.
Anyway, Ed O'Neill hinted that David Garrison was his favorite person to act alongside on the show. He said it at one of the reunions in front of the rest of the cast, which I thought was a bit awkward. O'Neill & Garrison did have really good chemistry, though.