Does TV do a disservice to everyone with how they portray "average" in America?
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CircumcisedCokeCan wrote: »CircumcisedCokeCan wrote: »Jackie0Marie wrote: »I've still yet to see a sitcom or reality show take place in a trailer
My Name is Earl. I enjoyed it, it was funny.Has anyone watched "The Middle?" I think it does a pretty good job of portraying average American life without exploitation.
The Middle is good. It started around the same time as Modern Family, so I don't think many people have heard of it because it's in Modern Family's shadow. I agree, The Middle is a decent representation of middle class in comparison to Modern Family which is def upper.
could never watch it or any of his Kevin Smith stuff since I found out he was a scientologist though. sucked me out of the reality of the show way too much.
Scientologists are amazing actors. it's really weird
true. Tom Cruise is consistently great. but still, knowing how much they charge people for all the various stuff they have to go through, it ain't cheap. I could never separate Jason Lee from the persona of a low rent kinda dude after that.
I just think of them as Aliens0 -
CircumcisedCokeCan wrote: »CircumcisedCokeCan wrote: »Jackie0Marie wrote: »I've still yet to see a sitcom or reality show take place in a trailer
My Name is Earl. I enjoyed it, it was funny.Has anyone watched "The Middle?" I think it does a pretty good job of portraying average American life without exploitation.
The Middle is good. It started around the same time as Modern Family, so I don't think many people have heard of it because it's in Modern Family's shadow. I agree, The Middle is a decent representation of middle class in comparison to Modern Family which is def upper.
could never watch it or any of his Kevin Smith stuff since I found out he was a scientologist though. sucked me out of the reality of the show way too much.
Scientologists are amazing actors. it's really weird
true. Tom Cruise is consistently great. but still, knowing how much they charge people for all the various stuff they have to go through, it ain't cheap. I could never separate Jason Lee from the persona of a low rent kinda dude after that.
I just think of them as Aliens
There ya go
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CircumcisedCokeCan wrote: »CircumcisedCokeCan wrote: »Jackie0Marie wrote: »I've still yet to see a sitcom or reality show take place in a trailer
My Name is Earl. I enjoyed it, it was funny.Has anyone watched "The Middle?" I think it does a pretty good job of portraying average American life without exploitation.
The Middle is good. It started around the same time as Modern Family, so I don't think many people have heard of it because it's in Modern Family's shadow. I agree, The Middle is a decent representation of middle class in comparison to Modern Family which is def upper.
could never watch it or any of his Kevin Smith stuff since I found out he was a scientologist though. sucked me out of the reality of the show way too much.
Scientologists are amazing actors. it's really weird
true. Tom Cruise is consistently great. but still, knowing how much they charge people for all the various stuff they have to go through, it ain't cheap. I could never separate Jason Lee from the persona of a low rent kinda dude after that.
I just think of them as Aliens
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Holly_Roman_Empire wrote: »I grew up in a 1500 sq. ft. 3 bedroom house built in the 1960s and the people I were friends with thought I was rich. It's all about perspective.
Nobody wants to watch a show about poor people.
Do you even Married With Children?!??!0 -
I agree the british do middle class families on tv shows much better have you seen eastenders or keeping up appearances
Also the people look more real compared to the hollywood super pretty people with clean clothes and perfect makeup look0 -
_dracarys_ wrote: »Holly_Roman_Empire wrote: »I grew up in a 1500 sq. ft. 3 bedroom house built in the 1960s and the people I were friends with thought I was rich. It's all about perspective.
Nobody wants to watch a show about poor people.
Do you even Married With Children?!??!
Ohhh yeah Married with Children I luhh that show
The whole house is furnished like its the 70s even though the show takes place in the 80s/90s aka what I grew up like as a tot0 -
_dracarys_ wrote: »Holly_Roman_Empire wrote: »I grew up in a 1500 sq. ft. 3 bedroom house built in the 1960s and the people I were friends with thought I was rich. It's all about perspective.
Nobody wants to watch a show about poor people.
Do you even Married With Children?!??!
Ohhh yeah Married with Children I luhh that show
The whole house is furnished like its the 70s even though the show takes place in the 80s/90s aka what I grew up like as a tot
so was the house I grew up in...0 -
I've been trying to get a "People of Walmart" reality show going for years but it just hasn't taken off.0
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I think thats called honey boo boo0
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »There have been numerous shows about poor or lower middle class people
My Name Is Earl
Raising Hope
Trailer Park Boys
Green Acres
Good Times
Rosanne
Big Bang Theory (Penny)
King of Queens
Mike and Molly
I'll add All In The Family to this.0 -
Malcolm in the Middle0
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Eastenders (and Roseanne) would be deemed by Brits to be Working Class, definitely not Middle. Middle for us would be your bank managers, doctors and other professionals who still have to work for a living. Upper class being those born to money.0
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