ABc Fall Pilot Review: The Kid Are Alright - Premieres October 16 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TJ · 10-16-2018, 12:22 PM

The Kids Are Alright - Tuesdays at 8:30PM ET/PT on ABC
Premieres Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 8:30PM ET/PT

Set in the 1970s, this ensemble comedy follows a traditional Irish-Catholic family, the Clearys, as they navigate big and small changes during one of America's most turbulent decades. In a working-class neighborhood outside Los Angeles, Mike and Peggy raise eight boisterous boys who live out their days with little supervision. The household is turned upside down when oldest son Lawrence returns home and announces he's quitting the seminary to go off and "save the world." Times are changing and this family will never be the same. There are 10 people, three bedrooms, one bathroom and everyone in it for themselves.

Read our review here:
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2018/1...e-alright.html

TMC · 10-16-2018, 11:26 PM

ABC appears to have another decade-specific gem with The Kids Are Alright

The Goldbergs tackles the 1980s, Fresh Off the Boat celebrates the 1990s and the new Michael Cudlitz-led comedy The Kids Are Alright harkens back to the 1970s. "ABC has already struck gold with two decade-based family sitcoms that combine searing snark about the generation with just enough sweetness to offset too much bleakness, so it made the smart decision to go with a third — the 1970s-set The Kids Are Alright, which premieres Tuesday," says Tim Goodman. "It wasn't a slam dunk that The Goldbergs ('80s) and Fresh Off the Boat ('90s) were going to work after watching just a couple of episodes, but the DNA for success was there, as it is after seeing a couple of episodes of this series from creator and writer Tim Doyle, who based The Kids Are Alright on his own childhood." ALSO: The Kids Are Alright is a terribly generic name for a surprisingly distinctive and personal sitcom.

10-16-2018, 12:22 PM	#1
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,676	ABc Fall Pilot Review: The Kid Are Alright - Premieres October 16 The Kids Are Alright - Tuesdays at 8:30PM ET/PT on ABC Premieres Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 8:30PM ET/PT Set in the 1970s, this ensemble comedy follows a traditional Irish-Catholic family, the Clearys, as they navigate big and small changes during one of America's most turbulent decades. In a working-class neighborhood outside Los Angeles, Mike and Peggy raise eight boisterous boys who live out their days with little supervision. The household is turned upside down when oldest son Lawrence returns home and announces he's quitting the seminary to go off and "save the world." Times are changing and this family will never be the same. There are 10 people, three bedrooms, one bathroom and everyone in it for themselves. Read our review here: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2018/1...e-alright.html

10-16-2018, 11:26 PM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,846	ABC appears to have another decade-specific gem with The Kids Are Alright The Goldbergs tackles the 1980s, Fresh Off the Boat celebrates the 1990s and the new Michael Cudlitz-led comedy The Kids Are Alright harkens back to the 1970s. "ABC has already struck gold with two decade-based family sitcoms that combine searing snark about the generation with just enough sweetness to offset too much bleakness, so it made the smart decision to go with a third — the 1970s-set The Kids Are Alright, which premieres Tuesday," says Tim Goodman. "It wasn't a slam dunk that The Goldbergs ('80s) and Fresh Off the Boat ('90s) were going to work after watching just a couple of episodes, but the DNA for success was there, as it is after seeing a couple of episodes of this series from creator and writer Tim Doyle, who based The Kids Are Alright on his own childhood." ALSO: The Kids Are Alright is a terribly generic name for a surprisingly distinctive and personal sitcom.