Al Bundy returns tonight in the debut of ABC's "Modern Family".....

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Ok, its not Al Bundy, but the actor Ed O'neill....this guy is very funny and early clips of the show have looked real good....I'd be happy if he had another hit show, but the time slot isnt a great one...hopefully the show gets a good start and people know about it....I'm certainly gonna give it a look...




Okay, Ed O'Neill, we have a question for you:
Why do the TV characters you play always have so much trouble with women?
"Because everybody does, don't they!" said O'Neill, sparking laughter.
True, but you seem to take the hit for all heterosexual males.
"That's right," O'Neill said. "I just think there's a lot of comedy in there."
Indeed, there's a lot of comedy in O'Neill's new series Modern Family, which debuts tonight on ABC .

O'Neill, of course, forever will be remembered as Al Bundy, the lead character in the long-running sitcom Married ... with Children. O'Neill plays a patriarch again in Modern Family, but structurally speaking, O'Neill's new clan is far more complex than the Bundys ever were.
Modern Family focuses on three distinct family units: A traditional mom and dad with three kids; a same-sex couple that has just adopted a baby; and an older man married to a much younger woman, both of whom are on their second marriages. The younger woman has brought her sensitive 11-year-old son from her first marriage into the mix.


As you might have guessed, O'Neill plays Jay, a.k.a., the older man.
"For me, it's very funny that this guy obviously wasn't very good at his first marriage, and that was an American woman who he never could figure out," said O'Neill, 63. "Now he is with this Colombian woman, for obvious reasons when he met her. But now he's trying to figure out this woman, which is like, good luck. So he really is in over his head."
Jay's hot young Colombian wife, Gloria, is played by the curvaceous Sofia Vergara -- or maybe that should be Sofia Viagra. Gloria's son Manny is played by Rico Rodriguez.
"With the kid, Manny, that's a big problem, because Jay already has a gay adult son," O'Neill said. "Jay doesn't want Manny to have the same problems that maybe his son did when he was in school. He's trying to shield Manny and often makes the wrong call, says the wrong things, because he's not really good at being a father.
"Jay is trying, but obviously he's not going to win any fatherhood awards."
Hey, neither did Al Bundy, and that show ran for more than a decade.
When O'Neill referred to Jay already having a gay adult son, that actually is the hook to Modern Family: Those three distinct family units we mentioned previously are connected and form an extended family.
ABC initially asked critics not to reveal that part when the Modern Family pilot was screened last June, but the network subsequently changed its strategy, going so far as to confirm the wider clan in public promo clips for the show.



The thinking, we imagine, was that the acknowledgement of a wider connection makes the ensemble show more attractive and easy to wrap your brain around heading into it.
By the way, O'Neill said he still catches Married ... with Children reruns on TV from time to time.
"I channel-surf like most people," O'Neill said. "I have my favourite episodes. If it's one I like, I'll watch it. I don't watch them all."
O'Neill's daughter on Married ... with Children was played by Christina Applegate, who until earlier this year had a sitcom on ABC, too.
"Of course, I called Christina to congratulate her that I'd be on the same network," O'Neill said. "And then they cancelled her show."
Well, hopefully the funny and edgy Modern Family will stick around a little longer than Samantha Who? did.
 

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9 pm, est....

then its followed by the new Courtney Cox show "Cougar Town"
 

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busfan, you should write TV reviews.

u are always up to speed on all the latest and greatest.

ever thought of applying to be a writer at TV guide magaizine
 

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busfan, you should write TV reviews.

u are always up to speed on all the latest and greatest.

ever thought of applying to be a writer at TV guide magaizine


is that a "hint" that i might need to find work?:laugh:
 

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busfan, you should write TV reviews.

u are always up to speed on all the latest and greatest.

ever thought of applying to be a writer at TV guide magaizine


seriously though, i am an avid TV fan.....and a job like that would be awesome to me, however, i don't have any journalism background or credentials to get in the door...

I will be the official TV Guy for the RX though.....and try to keep everyone up to date on the happenings, and when i find gems in the rough..

As you can see by my "Big Bang Theory" thread, others have joined the bandwagon, and the show is more popular than ever, with highers ratings each succeeding season....hopefully people catch on...

Shark Tank is another show, i really like, and want people to give a chance...it wont appeal to as broad of a base, however, those that like it, will REALLY like it...as its well done, very simple, but interesting....

Im a huge TV fan and trivia buff as well.....always have been
 

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I expect a full write up on the new smallville season starting friday

seriously though, i am an avid TV fan.....and a job like that would be awesome to me, however, i don't have any journalism background or credentials to get in the door...

I will be the official TV Guy for the RX though.....and try to keep everyone up to date on the happenings, and when i find gems in the rough..

As you can see by my "Big Bang Theory" thread, others have joined the bandwagon, and the show is more popular than ever, with highers ratings each succeeding season....hopefully people catch on...

Shark Tank is another show, i really like, and want people to give a chance...it wont appeal to as broad of a base, however, those that like it, will REALLY like it...as its well done, very simple, but interesting....

Im a huge TV fan and trivia buff as well.....always have been
 

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"we'd like to pay for everyone's headsets"..

lmao
 

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well i can easily give it 7.5 out of 10 stars...

premiere was very funny, and it seems to have very 'smart" writing....alot of dry humor, doesnt have to go for a lot of cheap laughs......reminds me of a Kelsey Grammer show, with the dry humor....Ed Oneill was hilarious, and the gay couple are very subtly funny....

I will watch again....
 

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i enjoyed them both but thought there was a lot of overacting in "Modern" and thought "cougartown" was the better of the 2.But will watch them both again because Julie Bowen is hot and so is Cox!
 

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reminder for those that enjoyed it last week, or even missed the premiere, these are both funny shows...Modern Family was a riot....give it a try tonight
 

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show was great last night, actually think it was funnier than the premiere....the stuff between Al and his stepson was great.....and u almost got mad at him about half way thorugh for how he acted, then in the end he made the sacrifice to keep the kid happy.....

the gay couple is a riot every time they are on the screen....they are subtly very funny.....i am very happy with this show, and look forward to it..
 

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i agree last nites show was better than the premire. i think cause al was in it more. cougartown not so much.
 

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god why didn't grammer wait out CBS so that "Back To You" could be on CBS, Hank is terrible, don't know what he was thinking.... The middle may be better than I thought it was going to be.


back on the subject, Modern Family is great.
 

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