The Middle » Middle class http://the-middle-abc.com A fansite for the TV show 'The Middle' on ABC Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:07:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Review: ‘The Middle’ – ‘The Yelling’ http://the-middle-abc.com/review-the-middle-the-yelling http://the-middle-abc.com/review-the-middle-the-yelling#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:36:47 +0000 admin http://the-middle-abc.com/?p=150 TV Squad has a review of last night’s The Middle; here are the highlights:
I kind of like the relationship developing between Bob and Mike. When Mike threw him out of the house a few weeks back, I was actually a bit taken aback. Sure, Bob’s a bit — okay, a lot awkward, but he has a good heart and he’s a decent guy. And he’s good friends with Frankie.
…
I think with this episode, ‘The Middle’ strayed further into surreality than we’re used to seeing. I’ve always thought of the show as a surprisingly realistic take on middle class families in middle America, but everything about this episode had reality amped up to the proverbial “eleven.”
…
And it’s not even that the episode didn’t have plenty of laughs, because it did. I loved when Sue yelled at Axl that he was the most irresponsible person she’d ever met, and then handed him a baby to take care of. But the same laughs could have been achieved without having to sacrifice that carefully crafted third dimension for our characters.

There were some authentic moments in the episode, though, like the scene with Mike and Frankie in bed when she realized that she’d become a yelling mom, and she didn’t want to be that. It was pure Mike when he said, “Well, it’s too late now.” And the video Frankie made to show them how horrible their behavior was backfired on her so masterfully, that I couldn’t help myself laughing by the end of it.

As long as the heart of the show remains strong, it’ll be fine. Just keep an eye on that reality check light, please.

The Middle

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]
]]> http://the-middle-abc.com/review-the-middle-the-yelling/feed 0 Brooke Shields Guest Star on ‘The Middle’ http://the-middle-abc.com/brooke-shields-guest-star-the-middle http://the-middle-abc.com/brooke-shields-guest-star-the-middle#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:15:14 +0000 admin http://the-middle-abc.com/?p=43 ‘Modern Family‘ is not the only show with great guest stars: after leading ‘lipstick jungle‘, Brooke Shields is making her way there in early 2010 via a guest appearance on ABC’s The Middle.
Shields is playing a neighbor-nemesis of Patricia Heaton’s harried middle-class mom in an episode slated to air in January. “She’s a single mother with four sons that terrorize the neighborhood,” says an anonymous Middle man. “Everyone wants to stay on her good side. Patricia’s character tries to keep the peace.”

[Source: EW]
the-middle-brooke-shields

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]
]]> http://the-middle-abc.com/brooke-shields-guest-star-the-middle/feed 0