Modern Family - Season 4 to Present (ABC) (1 Viewer)

Adam Lenhardt · Mar 1, 2015

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Since the threads for the early seasons have been archived, here's a new one.

I thought Wednesday's episode, seen entirely from Claire's MacBook screen, was really creative and well executed.

Matt Hough · Mar 1, 2015

I agree. I saved it on my DVR so I could watch it a couple more times. I want to marvel again at its ingenuity. (It was also very funny.)

Mike Frezon · Mar 1, 2015

And, amazingly, the entire show was actually shot on cell phones, iPads, etc. Not a single professional camera was used in the making of that episode.

One of the producers said, why shoot it on our gear only to have to "dumb it down" so that it looked like it was shot on an iPhone?

And it worked!

Scott-S · Mar 2, 2015

This episode took product placement to the extreme. It was a free, 22 minute commercial for Apple.

Aaron Silverman · Mar 2, 2015

Maybe it wasn't free. Remember, they (allegedly) paid 9 figures for all those supposedly "free" U2 downloads.

Adam Lenhardt · Mar 2, 2015

I believe it is free. I know that the show wasn't paid anything for the episode when Phil wanted to be the first to own the new iPad. However, Apple did provide free technical assistance for the episode.

Walter Kittel · Mar 2, 2015

I do think the show has dropped off a little bit, but the "Lost Connection" episode was very clever, and very funny. Liked the use of the browser to show Claire's state of mind at any given moment.

- Walter.

Adam Lenhardt · Aug 24, 2016

This show sort of fell off my viewing schedule in later years. But I saw a poster for the upcoming season:

...and was a bit shocked at how big the kids had gotten. They try to disguise it by putting Ariel Winter in massive heels, but I bet "Lily's" as tall as "Alex" now. The boys also really sprouted.

Short of a renaissance in quality, I do pray that this is the year that breaks the show's increasingly inexplicable Emmy streak.

Matt Hough · Aug 24, 2016

Adam Lenhardt said:
This show sort of fell off my viewing schedule in later years. But I saw a poster for the upcoming season:
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...and was a bit shocked at how big the kids had gotten. They try to disguise it by putting Ariel Winter in massive heels, but I bet "Lily's" as tall as "Alex" now. The boys also really sprouted.

Short of a renaissance in quality, I do pray that this is the year that breaks the show's increasingly inexplicable Emmy streak.

Veep broke the streak at last year's Emmys.

I suspect it or Black-ish will be the winner this year.

Stan · Aug 30, 2016

Getting kind of burned out on this show. May drop off my schedule this season.

It's cute, well written, gorgeous Sofia... But I tend to tire of these richy rich people, with their McMansions and wonderful homes, constant new cars, money not ever an issue. How about some reality like "Roseanne" or "The Middle".

Matt Hough · Aug 30, 2016

Well, all three families are white collar professionals, not the blue collar workers like Roseanne, but the fact that Jay has all this money and lives in a huge home (Phil/Clare and Mitch/Cam have had money struggles in some episodes and live in ordinary houses; also, both spouses work so there are two incomes coming into those homes) doesn't bother me at all. For me, the problem is simply the kids have grown older without becoming more interesting. I still enjoy the adult shenanigans, but the kids' storylines increasingly seem forced and unimaginative.

It wouldn't surprise me if this is the show's last year, not due to ratings (it's still ABC's most popular comedy by a wide margin) but because with the huge cast, the show must be very expensive to produce, and there are enough episodes already in the can to syndicate the show for decades to come.

Mike Frezon · Aug 30, 2016

Matt Hough said:
Phil/Clare and Mitch/Cam have had money struggles in some episodes and live in ordinary houses

One man's "ordinary house" is another man's...

I know where's talking TV sitcom here...but I actually wonder about the property tax alone (in CA!) on those two houses whenever I see those exterior/interior shots. :laugh:

Joe Bernardi · Aug 30, 2016

"The Middle" needs more respect.

John Lee_275604 · Aug 30, 2016

Mike Frezon said:
One man's "ordinary house" is another man's...

Actual Modern Family house on market at $2.25M

Mike Frezon · Aug 31, 2016

John Lee_275604 said:
Actual Modern Family house on market at $2.25M

Which one? Do you know?

John Lee_275604 · Aug 31, 2016

Mike Frezon said:
Which one? Do you know?

The Dunphy home. Sorry. Further, I should have said 'market value' rather than 'on market.' The latter was presumptuous.

http://thechive.com/2016/08/25/the-actual-value-of-famous-tv-houses-17-photos/

#8

Mike Frezon · Aug 31, 2016

Cool. Thanks!

When Matt snatches it up and holds his first party, I'm sure you and I will be near the top of the guest list!

Matt Hough · Aug 31, 2016

Mike who?

Mike Frezon · Aug 31, 2016

Wow. I'm hurt.

Well...I hope you enjoy your next door neighbors!

Adam Lenhardt · Feb 5, 2019

Emmy® Award-Winning and Acclaimed Comedy ‘Modern Family’ Picked Up for Its 11th and Final Season

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IT’S THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE ‘MODERN’ ERA

EMMY® AWARD-WINNING AND ACCLAIMED COMEDY

‘MODERN FAMILY’ PICKED UP FOR ITS 11TH AND FINAL SEASON

Currently in its 10th season, ABC announced today that it has
picked up the Emmy® Award-winning series “Modern Family” for an
11th and final season. This wonderfully large and blended family
will continue to delight audiences for the 2019-2020 fall schedule with its
honest and often hilarious look into the warm and sometimes twisted embrace
of the modern family. Produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television in
association with Steven Levitan Productions and Picador Productions, the
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“Chris and Steve have created one of the most seminal and iconic comedies
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its final season, there will be more milestone events that anyone who has
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“For 10 years, our characters have bravely faced turning points in life and
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path by doing one more season of ‘Modern Family,’” said co-creator and
executive producer Christopher Lloyd.

“Even after 10 years together, we realized there are still some things our
writers don’t yet know about each other’s sex lives,” said co-creator and
executive producer Steve Levitan.

ABC’s “Modern Family” ranks No. 1 in Wednesday’s 9:00 p.m. half-hour among
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remains one of the most heavily awarded comedy series on television,
including a Golden Globe® win, four SAG Award wins for
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two GLAAD Media Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, six WGA awards, four PGA
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the show’s award-winning cast.

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Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex
Dunphy, Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily
Tucker-Pritchett and Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett.

Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd are co-creators/executive producers.
Jeff Morton, Danny Zuker, Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh, Abraham Higginbotham,
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