I continue to love this show. I’m getting closer to being able to articulate why. It’s a family that loves each other, without being treacly sweet, and without any heightened artificial drama. The parents are parents and the teens are teens, with none of that OC/90210 kind of mishmash. They have created something that feels [...]
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Parenthood: Season Finale
Posted in Parenthood, television, tagged Parenthood on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Parenthood: The Big O
Posted in books, Parenthood, television, tagged Crosby Braverman, Julia Braverman, Max Braverman, Parenthood, Sarah Braverman, The Big O, The Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I watch this show and think that I should find it hokey, or annoying, or cheesy. But I really don’t. It’s good. I’m constantly surprised. I love the Max storyline. He’s definitely the child I have the most interest in. I found this week, though, that I wanted more information about what the counselor was [...]
Parenthood: The Situation
Posted in Parenthood, television, tagged Gilmore Girls, Lauren Graham, Parenthood, The Situation on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This show continues to grow on me. The moments that shine are still the ones where the four adult siblings are together. The dialogue is fast-paced and true-to-life in those scenes and they just really resonate with me, for some reason. Spoilers to follow…
Parenthood
Posted in Parenthood, television, tagged Asperger's syndrome, Gilmore Girls, Lauren Graham, Parenthood, Peter Krause, The Lost Room on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve seen about an episode and a half, now, and I kinda like this show. Although, I swear, the first episode I watched cut from a Lauren Graham scene to the opening credits and I was actually thrown when it wasn’t the Gilmore Girls theme. Clearly, I’m well-programmed.