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...Parenthood??�� is aware of its tropes, and clumsily tries to keep them fresh by adding a heavy-handed twist of “contemporary” complexity. Did I mention that the baseball-playing son may have Asperger Syndrome, and the unwilling boyfriend will soon discover he has a multiracial son with an ex-girlfriend...
...fact, “Parenthood??�� would have premiered on the same night as “Modern Family”—September 23 of last year—if actress Maura Tierney’s breast cancer diagnosis hadn’t delayed its debut until March 2. Ed O’Neill and Craig T. Nelson, the shows’ respective patriarchs, even vaguely resemble one another. However, by straining to be emotionally hard-hitting, “Parenthood??�� falls flat...
...Parenthood??�� doesn’t allow its viewers this measure of maturity. Instead, it showcases single parenting and sibling rivalries as if it were the first time they had ever been broadcast on television...
...it’s important to note that “Parenthood??�� is a well-made show. I’d have to say that, in spite of its flaws, I really like it. The subplots are consistent (if unoriginal), the dialogue is snappy, and the show is downright cinematic in terms of visual appeal—the family’s Berkeley, California home slaps a relaxed hippie veneer on Nancy Meyers upper-middle-class opulence...
It’s hard to shake the feeling that the show’s writers sat down and assembled a checklist of all the modern problems and controversies they could think of. The only thing “Parenthood??�� is missing is an openly gay character, which leads me to expect we’ll witness a dramatic uncloseting before season?...