When Claire takes Manny and Luke along to Alex's academic decathlon for the weekend, Phil attempts to throw together a boys' night at the house, inviting a fellow Bulldog alum (guest star Matthew Broderick) he just met -- but their wires are definitely crossed.Download Video Modern Family Mistery Date Episode On ABC Family Tv Online Tv Live Streaming Video. Online Watch Modern Family Full Episode Watch Stream HD Video on Internet TV.Meanwhile, the pressure is on for Alex at the decathlon, Manny and Luke bar mitzvah hop at the hotel trying to find a cute girl, and Cam and Mitch arrange for quite the surprise baby gift for Jay and Gloria.A Dutch filmmaker records the lives of three families, including one he stayed with as an exchange student. In one household, the dad works and the mom stays at home with their kids; in another, a gay couple experiences first-time fatherhood with the Vietnamese child they just adopted; and in the third home a 60-year old man becomes an instant father when he marries a thirtysomething Latina mother. Shot documentary-style. Modern Family won six Emmy Awards, including the one for Outstanding Comedy Series. It also brought home a Peabody Award, Writers Guild Award, Directors Guilds Award and Television Critics Award.
Modern Family is getting back to its core strengths, utilizing its ensemble to tell condensed, yet separated, stories that resonate in their universality. “Arrested” is successful for how it sorts through differing ideologies in parenting.
Claire (Julie Bowen) is thrown by how calm Phil (Ty Burrell) is in high-stress situations, particularly after Haley (Sarah Hyland) is arrested for underage drinking. Meanwhile, Cam (Eric Stonestreet) is watching after Luke (Nolan Gould), Alex (Ariel Winter), and Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons), and he intends to rub his good parenting skills in Claire’s face, mistakenly believing that she doesn’t think he’s a capable father.
The plot with Haley’s arrest takes up most of the episode, which is a good thing, since it’s the strongest thread of the episode. Claire is increasingly frustrated with Phil’s even-handed temperament regarding their daughter, which is a character conflict that’s easy to follow and also provides plenty of room for escalation in both the story and comedy departments.
When Phil finally snaps on Haley, it’s a moment that’s as surprising as it is winning.
And Claire rewarding Phil with waffles pays off an earlier joke about how nobody’s eaten since being woken up at 3am to bail Haley out of jail. It’s a tidy little plotline that’s resonant in how it tells us that while Phil’s style of parenting worked in this instance, it’s not necessarily more valid than Claire’s – the Dunphys are a team, and they work together, and neither parenting style would work if they didn’t present a unified front.
They reinforce one another, and it’s actually quite beautiful, as is Haley’s realization of her own immaturity, and her need to start being responsible. Haley is kicked out of school at the end of the episode, though she’s offered the opportunity to apply again next year.
And so for now, it looks like the Dunphy household will be crowded once again, which is fine by me, since Alex badly needs somebody to bounce off of, and Claire wasn’t providing the same amount of friction as Haley.
I decided to check out "Modern Family" after hearing all of the critical praise about it. The show was five episodes in, so I caught up on the action online. And I must say that the acclaim is well-deserved. The show is nothing like what I'd imagined when I read about it. It is not a typical three-camera sitcom and it actually IS as gut-wrenchingly funny as people say.
With any modern TV comedy, people are going to compare it with "Arrested Development", which is highly regarded as one of the greatest shows ever by many. "Modern Family" is not quite "A.D.", but I can see why some people may compare the two.
"Modern Family", like "Arrested Development", is a comedy about a wacky extended family that is filmed in a quasi-documentary style, similar to "The Office". The characters don't acknowledge the camera, but they do contribute "talking head" segments to supplement the action. The show is less cartoony and surreal than "Arrested Development" or "30 Rock", but the comedy can still get pretty off-the-wall.
The ensemble cast is great. There are three branches of a single family. The patriarch (Ed O'Neill) has re-married, bringing a Colombian-born wife and her son into the fold. The daughter (Julie Bowen) and her husband (Ty Burrell) have three kids. The son (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and his partner (Eric Stonestreet) have just adopted a Vietnamese baby. The show focuses mainly on the parents and how they raise their families and interact with each other in today's society.
My favorite character is Phil (Burrell), who plays the dad who tries to be "hip". He means well, but he's really kind of a wimpy husband. Phil's always putting himself in awkward situations (without always realizing it) and some of his lines are hilarious. He tries so hard to be the "cool dad". Next I like Cameron (Stonestreet), who's gay and proud of it. He's sensible and sensitive and he has some great lines, too.
Modern Family is getting back to its core strengths, utilizing its ensemble to tell condensed, yet separated, stories that resonate in their universality. “Arrested” is successful for how it sorts through differing ideologies in parenting.
Claire (Julie Bowen) is thrown by how calm Phil (Ty Burrell) is in high-stress situations, particularly after Haley (Sarah Hyland) is arrested for underage drinking. Meanwhile, Cam (Eric Stonestreet) is watching after Luke (Nolan Gould), Alex (Ariel Winter), and Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons), and he intends to rub his good parenting skills in Claire’s face, mistakenly believing that she doesn’t think he’s a capable father.
The plot with Haley’s arrest takes up most of the episode, which is a good thing, since it’s the strongest thread of the episode. Claire is increasingly frustrated with Phil’s even-handed temperament regarding their daughter, which is a character conflict that’s easy to follow and also provides plenty of room for escalation in both the story and comedy departments.
When Phil finally snaps on Haley, it’s a moment that’s as surprising as it is winning.
And Claire rewarding Phil with waffles pays off an earlier joke about how nobody’s eaten since being woken up at 3am to bail Haley out of jail. It’s a tidy little plotline that’s resonant in how it tells us that while Phil’s style of parenting worked in this instance, it’s not necessarily more valid than Claire’s – the Dunphys are a team, and they work together, and neither parenting style would work if they didn’t present a unified front.
They reinforce one another, and it’s actually quite beautiful, as is Haley’s realization of her own immaturity, and her need to start being responsible. Haley is kicked out of school at the end of the episode, though she’s offered the opportunity to apply again next year.
And so for now, it looks like the Dunphy household will be crowded once again, which is fine by me, since Alex badly needs somebody to bounce off of, and Claire wasn’t providing the same amount of friction as Haley.
I decided to check out "Modern Family" after hearing all of the critical praise about it. The show was five episodes in, so I caught up on the action online. And I must say that the acclaim is well-deserved. The show is nothing like what I'd imagined when I read about it. It is not a typical three-camera sitcom and it actually IS as gut-wrenchingly funny as people say.
With any modern TV comedy, people are going to compare it with "Arrested Development", which is highly regarded as one of the greatest shows ever by many. "Modern Family" is not quite "A.D.", but I can see why some people may compare the two.
"Modern Family", like "Arrested Development", is a comedy about a wacky extended family that is filmed in a quasi-documentary style, similar to "The Office". The characters don't acknowledge the camera, but they do contribute "talking head" segments to supplement the action. The show is less cartoony and surreal than "Arrested Development" or "30 Rock", but the comedy can still get pretty off-the-wall.
The ensemble cast is great. There are three branches of a single family. The patriarch (Ed O'Neill) has re-married, bringing a Colombian-born wife and her son into the fold. The daughter (Julie Bowen) and her husband (Ty Burrell) have three kids. The son (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and his partner (Eric Stonestreet) have just adopted a Vietnamese baby. The show focuses mainly on the parents and how they raise their families and interact with each other in today's society.
My favorite character is Phil (Burrell), who plays the dad who tries to be "hip". He means well, but he's really kind of a wimpy husband. Phil's always putting himself in awkward situations (without always realizing it) and some of his lines are hilarious. He tries so hard to be the "cool dad". Next I like Cameron (Stonestreet), who's gay and proud of it. He's sensible and sensitive and he has some great lines, too.