Men of a Certain Age (2009–2011)
10/10
Painful to watch.
4 February 2010
And I mean that in a good way.

It's painful for me to see what these guys go through, them and their families. This is life, folks.

A good buddy of mine called this a humorous show. I think it is more fair to call it a hu-morose show. It has humor, definitely. But it is also morose. The feelings of despair and hope and love and hate and everything else that you get in life - this show depicts. And they do it well.

I AM 40. I HAVE gone through a divorce. I was a Step Parent for 10 years. There are times you DO feel trapped and wish your life had been different. But you keep keeping on. You do your absolute BEST with the hand that you, and fate, has given you.

You persevere. Because that's what you do. That's what life is.

This show gives you that. The actors, the writers, the music - it all combines very well. There are times it so close to home, you almost have to turn it off - and you get that tight feeling in your chest that we all get when life kicks you in the gut.

If you can handle that - this show is something you must watch.

If you can't handle it, or maybe just don't want to use your "TV-Watching-Time" on something that will do that to you - then skip it.

I count myself in the first category. I am invested in the life of these characters, because they truly ARE us.
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