There's a longstanding precedent in place for TV shows that carry the term "Family" in their headers. Television writers have long played up the hostile, bitter and even violent side to families as a way to offset expectations.
The pop-psychology de rigueur depiction of familial dysfunction where members act as arm chair psychologists and solve each others' problems is America's cheapest form of mental health care.
The Cleveland Show is simultaneously inventive and familiar in how it chronicles the adventures of a loving and garden-variety dysfunctional American family.
Based on the reaction from the packed crowd at The New York Television Festival's screening, The Cleveland Show will be a welcome in many homes.
If we don't stand up to bullies like this, it won't end until bland, stale programming, not targeted to anyone in particular, airs on every single channel, on every time of night, on every website around the world.
"Family Guy" now joins a long list of shows that have had abortion-themed stories pulled off the air. Here are just some of the abortion episodes never seen...
Hit his big white Right Winger pocketbook right through his pants. Dump all of NewsCorp's properties and teach these extremist bigots a lesson in a way they'll remember.
Believe it or not, you guys are the most important voting block in America. You have the power to change the direction of our country and the world. Don't blow it!
Stylistically somewhere between the great superhero parody The Tick and Marx Brothers-style vaudeville, Freakazoid! was absurd, nonsensical, but absolutely hilarious.
I convinced myself that if I could possibly enjoy Gossip Girl, then maybe 90210 would quench my fashionable-teen-drama thirst. I was wrong.
The question haunted me: If Sam Cooke was one of the all-time great soul singers, and Steve Perry sounded like Sam Cooke, did that make Steve Perry a great soul singer, too?
While the immigration debate in Congress ended months ago, the immigrant jokes haven't. The late night hosts are at the front end of a major cultural trend: the mainstreaming of anti-immigrant sentiment.
There needs to be a national dialogue in this country about what constitutes healthy sexuality for teenagers. It needs to include solid health information about contraception and STDs.
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