Welcome To The Family [NBC - US]

Richard Dower

First episode now out.


http://www.nbc.com/welcome-to-the-family/

After four years of barely getting by in school, Dan and Caroline Yoder are thrilled when their daughter Molly is handed her high school diploma. Now it’s off to Arizona State for Molly, and a mid-life renaissance for the Yoders (which includes turning Molly’s room into their dream fitness center). At the same time in East LA, Junior Hernandez is delivering his valedictorian address. As the first of his family to go to college (Stanford!), Junior’s the pride and joy of parents Miguel and Lisette. But Junior’s barely into his speech before he gets an unexpected text: “i’m pregnant.” The sender? Miss Molly Yoder. OMG/Dios Mio! When Molly and Junior decide to get hitched, they bring two very different families together in a way they never imagined. Dan and Miguel, who already have a history, do NOT see eye to eye. But more importantly, what about Stanford? Arizona State? Who’s going to raise the baby? And oh no – what about the fitness center?! For the sake of their kids (and the one on the way) they’ll have to somehow make it all work… like it or not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKlNFU8J-a0

Not the worst first episode but far from being anything other than a cliche riddled, by the numbers 22 minutes. There's not a single original moment here but it's slightly amusing and could actually turn out to be pretty decent

Friend was watching this earlier today and I caught a few minutes of it and realised that I really don't like how the show treats one of the main characters. It's quite mean spirited in the way it paints the daughter as being a complete idiot, with even her parents getting in on the whole making fun of her. It just comes across as the writers being desperate to try and manufacture as many cheap gags as possible and I'm assuming that subsequent episodes will play up how "dumb" she is.