THE NEW NORMAL: Tuesdays 9:30PM on NBC
WHAT IT’S SAYING: A new kind of family sitcom: gay couple, surrogate mother, her daughter–and her bitchy, bigoted (but, you know, funny) grandmother. Grandma’s practically Sue Sylvester! And what a coincidence, Sue’s creator Ryan Murphy is behind this too.
WHAT IT’S REALLY SAYING: How “new” can this family be when Modern Family‘s been on the air for years? Murphy is as inconsistent as he is talented. The show could all too easily slide into giving Barkin all the “outrageous” punchlines. On the other hand, it seems to have plenty of heart and the Good Wife parody is pretty funny.
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MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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