Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

April Twist I actually made an account on here just to post my review for this show. First off, I like Madea by Tyler Perry, I think they're funny. This isn't. Every time I watch this show, there is always someone calling people 'baby.' "Baby what do you think you're doing?" "Baby you outta your mind!" Next time you watch this show, count how many times you hear it, it's endless and annoying. NO ONE calls their spouse/partner 'baby' that much. That goes with it's partner show 'Meet the Browns' (I'll get to that in a minute). I do think it's creative,and I do like that they do address real issues that go on in the world just like any other Tyler Perry production. but also unreal at the same time, the little girl Jazmine should be smacked because of her smart mouth at that age. It isn't funny, it's very very annoying and rude. This to me is a huge disappointment... no surprise coming for TBS.

trehxx This show is one of the worst shows that I have ever seen. How did this filth get to last this long. This show has over 200 episodes which is downright ridiculous because the show has a new season every 4 months with tons of episodes. Tyler Perry says that this show is supposed to be a positive light for families but it isn't. The show is very stereotypical. Aside from this show being stereotypical its also very corny. From the recycled and un-original humor to the laugh track that is used every 5 seconds this show has to be one of the driest comedy's ever right next to Meet the Browns and the TV shows that air on B.E.T. I'm assuming that Tyler Perry has 10 year olds writing this show because they seem to find anything funny. The characters have no chemistry or personality. It just seems like Tbs don't look at their ratings because people give this show a thumbs down.

defectivepants For one, to call this show "just another sitcom" is inaccurate. This show is just as much drama as comedy. The drama is centered around addressing and resolving issues that often times plague African American society, and they do that without trying to draw you into the politics and pride that dominates most soap opera and reality show relationships.The comedy of the show is very simple but since when does comedy have to be complex? Comedy has always had many different flavors. This is elementary comedy, but that doesn't mean that its just knock knock jokes and fart jokes. That is to say, the funny lies in the personalities and personal silliness of the characters. If you've never had a silly uncle or a silly dad then you might not "get" it and you might think its boring. But to insinuate that this show is racist just because the comedy is largely centered on "buffoonery" is to negate the elementary value of this staple of comedy, as it transcends all cultures and ages. The show isn't just about the Paynes acting silly, its also about promoting very strong family values and it achieves it with very likable characters and family dynamics that a lot of America finds very relate- able. I'm not even of the same ethnicity of the main characters of the show, but all the characters remind me of someone in my family. That is probably not the case for a lot of people so I get that its totally OK to not like the show, but it is rather foolish to write it off as cheap racist comedy just because it has black people acting silly. Anyone of any culture can act silly, its not a negative reflection on any culture.I like comedy from The Big Bang Theory, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Office, and this show all just the same, while recognizing and accepting that they all achieve the laughter in different ways. In the end, if you're secure about your intelligence, like Christian values, are OK with your sitcom switching to the occasional gravely serious moments, and appreciate personalities with a strong Southern flare, you're gonna like this show.My only real complaint is how almost all the white characters are written to be absent-minded, vain and overly-naive... that part seems kinda racist to be honest, but towards white people, not black people.

falcom-622-455441 Alright, first off let me start off by saying I'm not going to bash this show, but just explain why I can't get into it. Second, I'm not gonna be strictly comparing this to Bill Cosby and Fresh Prince if I even make comparisons. I can't stand when people here do that, why are you only bringing up sitcoms with black actors? Comedy does not stem from your color but you talent, so making such strict comparisons is ridiculous to me.Anyway, here we go. The first thing that popped in my head when I watched a few episodes is this: Please I am not racist, but the one of the first complaints I had was that this show was strictly for black people. What I mean by that is that everything in this show: from the references, to the jokes, to the music (I'm talking about the television on the show), and everything else is strictly related to blacks or stereotypes as such. There was one part of an episode where Curtis states that his favorite team is the Steelers because their coach was the first black coach to win the Superbowl. Now who would laugh at that if anyone? My guess is not a lot of white people. It goes on and on with all these jokes and references.When I watch it, I feel as though I am not allowed to do so due to all these jokes. I understand some of the humor, but sometimes I feel like saying "Okay, I get it, the cast is black now can we get past that and get some good jokes. It's as if every five seconds the cast must remind the audience that they're black with very odd placed jokes. Also, another thing I get from this show is this: "We ain't gay, we are all very straight people." Seriously, this show tries so hard to show Curtis's nephew and son to be gnawing over women and it's so badly acted that it comes across as homosexuals afraid to come out of the closet. Not to mention you have many jokes where the cast cringes at the thought of someone being gay. So in the end the show screams to me: The cast is black and all straight because they are so attracted to the opposite sex. It comes across as lame, insecure, and frankly I thought one of the characters was meant to be gay trying to act straight with how badly the acting was with him flirting to some woman on the phone.Another thing that I caught in this show are the gestures. The nephew will make all these odd gestures along with his lines which sound very forced that you can see the acting. Curtis will always have his arm raised and his hand bent with the index finger pointing, I mean what the hell is that? It may not seem like much but the gestures add too much expression and just make the acting all the more apparent. Along with this some of the jokes are drawn out far to long. Long jokes are very risky in sitcoms because if the joke's not funny than you're gonna have entire minutes of zero comedy. In this show the jokes are lame and then the audience has to hear it again and again for almost five minutes. Annoying and sometimes enraging.In terms of actors, there are only three that I think are good and they are Curtis and CJ's kids. They are good at acting natural, granted there are some moments from time to time where they're acting sounds odd. I soon realized though that these odd moments are a result of the script rather than the acting itself. The aforementioned actors do good usually, but when the script gets too odd with poorly placed lines, it doesn't sound right. It's almost as if the actors themselves notice the odd lines themselves and don't know how to respond to it. Along with this, the script has a tendency to repeat the same lines over and over again just in a different context. An example is in an episode I really like where CJ is caught in a burning building. Curtis did a great job here, acting serious and even his fits of rage at his son were very well acted and you can tell that the actor really had his heart into it. The last moment when he tells his son how much he cared about him was also very well done. However, the lines soon get repeated over and over again with having to get CJ out of the building. I guess it would make sense to reemphasize that line, but for the sake of good writing it can seen as slightly lazy. Overall though I enjoyed that episode and is a testament to how this show has potential when it drops all the color jokes and deals with situations that everyone can relate to. More episodes like that and I would really enjoy this show. Now there is a very positive thing of this show and it's this: it has great concepts. The concepts are very engaging and deal with many realistic problems that happen all around the world, something we all can relate to. But the aforementioned issues cloud the concepts and make them almost irritating due to how they are directed by the cast. In the end the show has the potential to be great due to the concepts, but the humor, script, and much of the acting get in the way of that.