"The Middle" on ABC with Patricia Heaton

[woo me with science]

So they purposely *tried* to make a bad copy of "Malcolm in the Middle"?

They even have a creepy attempt at Dewey. :wtf:

[Arkana]

1. Oh God, Neil Flynn.

He's actually funny--why would he do this????

[woo me with science]

11. I was amazed, too.

I guess it's work.

[BrklynLiberal]

16. He was the"custodian" in Scrubs, right?

[Mojambo]

2. That show might be the most blatant rip-off in sitcom history. n/t

[WinkyDink]

8. That honor goes to "Seinfeld", a plagiarism of "Taxi": "Elaine"; a lovable whacko; a short,

fat guy; and a dark-haired main protagonist.

[Mojambo]

12. At least Seinfeld had the sense to pick a different name.

But I do agree. Lots of similarities between Seinfeld and Taxi

[WinkyDink]

15. Two Elaines, though.

[rurallib]

21. Flintstones ripping off the Honeymooners.

lordy, do I age myself.

[KamaAina]

3. Patricia Heaton: foaming-at-the-mouth teabagger from hell

Shame on you, ABC!

[dmr]

22. She can't act either. Can't figure out how she won so many

awards for the Raymond show.

[peekaloo]

4. Why is it necessary for that oldest son to show off his happy trail?

almost as creepy as that robot child.

*sigh* The Janitor from 'Scrubs', funny guy surrounded by an unfunny cast.

[elocs]

5. She hasn't aged well and that kid simply seems odd. n/t

[Bunny]

6. She hasn't aged well?

She's 52 years old. I think she looks fine. What should she look like? :shrug:

[elocs]

19. That's my opinion, you're welcome to disagree.

I said she didn't age well and that's simply my opinion. I have seen many actresses her age and older who have aged, in my opinion, well.

[WinkyDink]

9. The younger son is supposed to be odd. Jeez.

[elocs]

13. I haven't watched it, just seen it in passing. He just looks odd to me.

I'm not saying he's not a good person.

[WinkyDink]

17. His CHARACTER is SUPPOSED to be odd! So MAYBE the actor is playing that up in the photo!

[woo me with science]

10. They have clearly taught him "Dewey" mannerisms.

The original Dewey was fun. :)

[WinkyDink]

7. This show is hilarious; sorry you don't like it.

[BrklynLiberal]

14. I would not watch a show with Patricia Heaton in it even if I was paid to do so..

[Bucky]

18. I think she's hilarious

I haven't seen "The Middle" because it's not about mysterious islands or 1960s marketing firms. But the couple of times I saw Raymond I thought she was dead on hilarious.

I've never understood people who can't watch a TV show because they disagree with one of the actor's politics. Errol Flynn was practically a Nazi, but I'll be you enjoyed Robin Hood as a kid.

[Sheltiemama]

20. I watch the show and love it.

The little boy's a doll, and the actress who plays the daughter is hysterically funny.

[Frank Cannon]

23. Only seen a couple minutes of it. That kid scares the shit out of me.

Seriously, that is the strangest looking and acting kid in television history. I know he can't help it, but Good Lord.

A kid like that has to tie a pork chop around his neck to get the family dog to play with him.