Reading other reviews comparing this to popular shows right now (This is Us and A Million Little Things) as if the creators stole those ideas is laughable. There once was a show called Brothers & Sisters where the dad died in the pilot episode and a lot of political things happened throughout. Gay brother, republican sister, adoption of a black baby, cancer, etc. Then came Parenthood with more political views that were heavily liberal, interracial dating, rebellious teens, accidental pregnancy, abortion, cancer, etc. Yet even with all of that nobody claimed that This is Us or A Million Little Things ripped off those two shows, which they absolutely could have given the similarities and that those shows came first. The bad reviews here are boiled down to people who are just against all of the things that are being presented here. I mean, even Randall on This is Us would 100% chant RBG to his daughters too and would also add in black women who have been instrumental in history as well because that entire family is also woke af. So think about that here. If you like This is Us and A Million Little Things then you're either progressive enough to get what they're doing or you're at least mature enough to be able to have different opinions without berating an entire show for being "too woke" as some have claimed here.
This show isn't perfect and honestly what show is in the very beginning? Not many. Kinks get worked out and a groove is found over time. We get to know characters over a season. With four episodes in I think there's a lot of potential here if people would just calm down the hate and expand their minds for a bit. Sure, having a lot of diversity in one family may seem like a lot to those who don't have those families too, but that doesn't make them disingenuous here. There are families like this and they've been waiting to be represented in positive ways like cisgendered white people have been for decades. If the entertainment world is becoming more "woke" and "progressive" than I'm here for it. It's long overdue for all people to be represented in entertainment. I hope this show gets picked up for the long haul and that it maybe opens some archaic minds at the same time.
This show isn't perfect and honestly what show is in the very beginning? Not many. Kinks get worked out and a groove is found over time. We get to know characters over a season. With four episodes in I think there's a lot of potential here if people would just calm down the hate and expand their minds for a bit. Sure, having a lot of diversity in one family may seem like a lot to those who don't have those families too, but that doesn't make them disingenuous here. There are families like this and they've been waiting to be represented in positive ways like cisgendered white people have been for decades. If the entertainment world is becoming more "woke" and "progressive" than I'm here for it. It's long overdue for all people to be represented in entertainment. I hope this show gets picked up for the long haul and that it maybe opens some archaic minds at the same time.