Talk:Modern Family/Archive 1

Archive 1

Valid criticism?

There's a well detailed (but ultimately unreferenced) piece in the criticism of the show in this article that states the average house price for the kind of house the Dunphys live in and the average wage for a realtor, saying that it is unrealistic for them to live in that house. (There are references for the figures and values, but there is no reference to the source of the criticism aimed at the show.) It doesn't seem to hold weight, and I'm not convinced of its relevance/suitability for the article. I can't remember the family's history in detail, especially anything from the early days of their marriage, but there must have been a time when they didn't have 3 kids to look after, and presumably when they moved into the house it would have been considerably cheaper, given that many properties' growth was considerably higher than inflation. Phil does also have a very rich in-law, and unless this has been expressly addressed in the show, how do we know whether or not he made a contribution towards their property?

I agree, the criticism feels to be the opinion of the author of the criticism, and has no references to outside sources or established critics that hold this opinion. Wikipedia shouldn't be the place someone airs their personal criticism of a show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.41.225.114 (talk) 00:31, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

I'd like to see a review

I'd like to see a review that calls the show the new Arrested Development, because even though it's a good show, it's not that good of a show. Jay Bones (talk) 09:50, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

I second that on all counts and I removed the statement per but as it go;s on you begin to notise they are all the same. WP:BURDEN. –thedemonhog talk • edits 06:12, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for having beaten me to that. In the current media free-for-all, there are too many critics who seem to think similarity of show format (mockumentary) is automatically synonymous with similarity of show and show quality. Then again, although it borrows somewhat from the style, Arrested Development is not really a mockumentary either, not unless Wonder Years is to be considered a mockumentary as well. - Tenebris —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.254.156.88 (talk) 10:16, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

I was really surprised to see this called a mockumentary(and multiple times). It's a sit-com without a laugh track, and with a few random "reality shots" thrown in.140.247.241.148 (talk) 07:17, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

Well although this doesn't say that its exactly like it, it does draw comparisons, but ends saying that the "jury is still deliberating whether it's in the same class". Plus, there's about fifty other articles that basically say the same thing. I guess maybe wikipedia should wait on that comparison until everyone makes up their mind. Tv.com 'Modern Family is the Best New Comedy of the Season' Dflav1138 (talk) 23:58, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Yes this is a Sit-com. Do people not realize Sit-com is short for situation comedy?--99.177.250.140 (talk) 23:29, 5 August 2010 (UTC) Italic text

Location

I went to this page to look up where the show takes place. I'm not sure if it's possible to tell, but if it is, can anyone put it up on the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eje211 (talk • contribs) 12:53, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

It's set in Los Angeles. In one episode, Mitch and Cam go to a restaurant on Formosa Avenue which is in Los Angeles. Kiwidude (talk) 21:35, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

More evidence: Gloria, Jay, and Manny go to Santa Monica pier to fish and a bench ad for Phil's business has the area code 424 as a number, the area code for Santa Monica. Kiwidude (talk) 20:55, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

I just added some stuff from a Slate article which gives some more detail on the locations. Daniel Case (talk) 14:51, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

single-camera

You should not follow WP:RS to the point where they contradict easily-observable facts. I checked the latest as well as 101, 104, 107, none of it was matching single-camera.

Yes, I can see the mockumentary tools, even the panning and zooming typical to single-camera setups. They still use more than one camera. --91.55.207.102 (talk) 11:05, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Ratings

I'm seeing a lot of numbers but no translation into English. Are Modern Family's ratings good? Great? Bad? So-so? Ribbet32 (talk) 23:59, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

10 million viewers is pretty good. Rank #36 is pretty good. 93.95.251.162 (talk) 10:46, 1 October 2010 (UTC) Martin.

Actually, the ratings are pretty amazing. These days, the only ratings that really matter are those of the adults 18-49 demographic, and in that range, Modern Family is the number 1 scripted series this season. 81.9.186.150 (talk) 16:47, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Ratings box

It is unencyclopedic to have a "ratings box" listing detailed statistical info for every single episode in the main article page. Might however be something appropriate for a list page. Cirt (talk) 14:39, 4 March 2010 (UTC)