Modern Family Review:
Series Premiere

I'm sorry but I watched the entire show and I did not laugh one single time during "Modern Family." The show was lame...I think that they could've put alot more effort into the comedy side. Seeing as how I tvod, I was so disappointed that I actually went into my menu list and cancelled future recordings. I remember how hilarious Married w Children was...too bad, I hope other people will like it.

I absolutely disagree. Modern Family was hilarious and very entertaining. I laughed a majority of the time. I would definitely tune in weekly to watch. i felt that with all the different stories coming in as one it is very easy to relate to and also family friendly (with parental guidance of course) I feel it would be a bad move on the networks part to not continue this show.

My 10 year old stepdaughter and I found the premiere to be absolutely hilarious!! Our favorite part was when the mom said the dad had to shoot the son for shooting his sister with the bb gun and so they penciled it in @ 4:15! I will definitely continue to watch the show!!

I LOVED this show! It was absolutely hilarious and LOL funny. I loved the "cool dad" and the scene where Sofia Vergara says "Phil" and he thinks she said "feel"!!! I will actually be watching network TV again BECAUSE of this show. So great! Looking forward to next Wednesday :)

I thought the show was too stereotypical. They went for alot of obvious jokes. The mockumentery style is also getting old. They tried too hard to cover all the bases.

This show was hilarious. I completely disagree with the first poster. The "wanna be hip" dad is too funny. I'll definitely watch for the next few weeks and see how it goes.

My family and I laughed so hard at this show. It has something everyone can Identify with. My Wednesday routine will definatley include this show.

I knew this show would be funny when I read the opening credits and saw Christopher LLoyd as one of the executives involved. Hope the rest of the season is as funny as the pilotz

My husband and I watched the show and we both thought it was ridiculously funny! Will be watching again next Wednesday!

My wife and I found this show hilarious and laughed non-stop. I couldn't help but think it is because we have 3 young children and seem to be the target audience the show is after. I could see different demographics missing the (very exaggerated) truths that made the humor so brilliant. I will tune in weekly, it has the potential to be one of the best.

I thought this pilot was well-acted, well-directed and just plain funny. What made it most enjoyable was the writing: very clever the way they wrote out the adult main characters, they actually employed Sofia Vergara's Spanish to add humor, and the way they tied Ed O'neils character narration of the little boy's letter towards the end of the episode was brilliant.

My wife and I will definitely watch this show--already set our DVR to record it whenever it's on.

Im really not a SERIES watcher. BUT I LOVED MODERN FAMILY I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD I CRIED.. Def pencil it in my calendar to watch it ever WED.. WAY TO GO!

This so was so funny. I was walking on treadmill and i couldn't stop laughing.The columbian lady, the gay guy with baby were funny but the funniest was the shooting scene where the family puts it on calender.

My wife and I watched this show and didn't find it that funny. We laughed at the family scheduling the shooting but that's it.

The "cool dad" is way too annoying and I agree that he is trying too hard to be Steve Carell.

The overly emotional spanish kid got annoying very quickly as well.

I'll give it another try though. I'm wondering if the show wasn't funny to me just because of all of the promos ABC had for it. Most of the spots that are being listed as funny by other people were overplayed in commercials and lost their effect.

It was OK, I laughed at some parts, but what bothered me the most was the shaky camera movement!!! I got nauseous half way through the show!!! What is up with that?? I notice a lot of shows are doing that and it's so annoying. Stop it already, it's not adding 'realism' it's making me seasick!!!

Yes, the shaking camera was terrible...HORRIBLE! I thought the series premiere was terrible. I laughed only once, the gay couple should have been re-casted. Ed O'Neill's wife in the show should be re-casted. Uggggh! Cougartown is the winner of the night!

I turned the show off after the first 15 minutes. I didn't think it was the least bit funny. It seemed to me they were just trying too hard to be funny. I was grateful I had a new Netflix DVD of "Frasier" to watch.

I think, possibly on of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. All members were casted wonderfully. The best part is the show actually puts a spotlight on families in the current day and age. None of that fake shit, that sheds no light on what were all about.

Modern Family may be a bit heavy on stereotypes but a few things in the pilot made me want to check out the rest of the season on Hulu as it develops:
- OK this isn't really a merit but I'm happy Ed O'Neill is on TV. I love that guy.
- Mitchell and Cameron's pairing. The "cream puffs" scene was a bit predictable but still got some laughs from me. And my favorite scene was Cameron introducing Lily Lion King style.
- Burell had some good lines. Yes, he's a bit like Michael Scott. And yes, every sitcom from now on will (and, for quality control's sake, should) be judged against The Office. But I think Burell can still do a good job if he takes a bit more of a backseat. His best line of the night was one where the focus wasn't even on him. "Lily? Isn't she going to have trouble saying that?"
- Ed O'Neills stepson. Something about hopelessly romantic chubby guys is endearing to me. Possibly because I was one. But more likely because I still am.

I have no idea who is saying this had them rolling on the floor but I suspect I could easily keep them thoroughly entertained with a piece of string and a nice shiny object. This was simply NOT funny. It tries way too hard, and used the funniest moments in the relentless advertising done ahead of time. By all means, subject yourself to the pain, write an honest review, and save humanity from these ABC shills trying to make anyone think this show has merit. Comedies that simply aren't funny are bad. Those that waste talented actors are worse.... a few more stages down the road and you'll find this utterly un-funny pilot that will promptly land on the trash heap of lousy shows past.

I didn't like it either. It was way too cliched and stereotypical. I will admit, though, that I LOATHE shows like "Full House" and "Three and a Half Men" and I know others find these shows hilarious, so I'm probably in the minority.

My guess is that this show will be canceled soon.

Full House is nothing like this show. What is Three and a Half Men?

I just watched the pilot on ABC.com and it's really funny. Ty Burrell is funny and of course Ed O'Neill is Ed O'Neill. Sofia Vergara... mmmmmmmmmmmm.

"I gave her my heart and she gave me a picture of me as an old time sheriff"

and The Lion King thing when they are introducing the baby was great too. I have DVR'ed the series now.

This show is pretty funny, best thing to come along since Arrested Development. It employs a quick, clever humour that appeals to a more sophisticated audience than those lovers of "Married with Children" and the like. So even though it's the best comedy to come out of ABC in a lonnnnnnnnnnng time it will probably be cancelled because most American viewers are lazy and like their humour to hit them like a pie in the face. Those same viewers who think those formulatic fat guy/hot wife sitcoms are actually funny. Clever humour doesn't work in America.

This is one of the FUNNIEST shows I've seen in AGES! I watched the second episode last night and had NO clue of what type of show it was...I'm hooked!!! I actually watched the first episode online today (never done that before!) The people complaining about it not being funny probably just need a laugh track to point out the funny parts!!! Ed O'Neill's the MAN!!!

DVR'd going forward!

I laughed a lot. The show had some very catching surprises, especially in the premiere, that underscore its comedy. No, the delivery's not incredibly original, falling in line with the Mockumentary genre, and yes, the gay couple is stereotypical (and, I imagine, will be difficult to develop richly in such a shallow and pleasant format), but even in those stereotypes the quirky individual characters shine through. I hope it survives at least a season. Maybe one's enjoyment corresponds to one's own family's dysfunction?