Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

supernovaz-909-211828 I love this show the characters are hilarious,stupid and weird which is how a sitcom should really be.Although it maybe a sitcom there is a part at the end of every episode that seems to put a tear to my eye.Barry is the best character because of his utter stupidity on taking control and terrorising his brother Adam.The Mum is to lovable to say the least because she worships her children's lives and does whatever to protect them.The 80's seemed like a good decade to grow up in.

jackgriffin1-1 I haven't written an IMDB review in years but this show forced me out of retirement. It's so bad it makes me angry and I have to do something to shower off its dirt. What we have here is the worst cast and writing of any show I can remember. (And I've seen Small Wonder.) Here's the plot of every episode: The Mother (sometimes the father) does something horrendous to one or more of the kids. Fifteen minutes of horrible acting and writing go by, and then the kids realize that the parent is a wonderful person and deserves forgiveness. THAT'S IT! 120 episodes of the same plot! Now I'll get to the horrible acting in ascending order, from least despicable to most nauseating. 1) The daughter. She's a normal person. She looks at the other family members with horror and disgust. I like that. Gives me someone to relate to. 2) George Segal. You know something's wrong with a show when George Segal's one of the most likable people on it. 3) Now here's where we start to gag. The youngest kid. Wide eyed. Mouth always open and smiling. Often called "Schmoopie". Starts every show doing something stupid and ends each one learning a lesson, all the while narrating the episode in his whiny little voice. (Sound familiar? I'll get to that later). 4) The father. Mr. Underpants. (Did anyone's father really take off his pants and sit in the living room as soon as he got home? If so, I'm very sorry.) He hates everyone. Especially his kids. He spends the majority of each episode delivering his lines with a mouth full of drool. I keep wanting to put a cup under his chin to catch the overspill. Ends each episode learning that he doesn't really hate his family. Until the next episode. 5) Okay. Here's where the jaw droppingly bad acting really is. The older son. Every screamed line is spoken with his eyes wide, his eyebrows raised, and his mouth wide open. He inexplicably thinks he's a rapper, even though the show takes place before rap became popular. What could have made this show even more foul? Yep. Rap and Hip Hop music. This "actor" has the most punchable face ever to disgrace the small screen. He would have been the worst thing ever to hit television if it weren't for... 6) THE MOTHER. Holy crap. I guess she's supposed to be a stereotype of a Jewish mother. But one from Hell (even though they don't believe in Hell. But if they did she would rise from it during every episode.) She defends her stupid kids to the death, taking on any rational person who has the nerve to point out that her offspring, who she "baked in her tummy" (Vomit. Puke. Gag. Dry Heave) aren't God's gifts to the world. You've all heard of an oedipal complex, right? Well, the opposite is called a Jocasta complex, where the mother wants to have sex with her son. That's what we have here. She loves her Schmoopie, and his underpants, and his little face, and she actually tries to keep his girlfriend away from him so she can have him all to herself. Whatever happened to Television Standards and Practices? If this wasn't a "comedy" she'd be in jail. Or on Dr. Phil being booed by the audience. And, of course, every episode starts off with her doing something horrendous to one or more members of her family and ends with everybody forgiving her because she's such a good mother. This show should only be watched in a vomitorium. So here's the kicker. It's a ripoff of the excellent Wonder Years, without the humor, acting, heart, talent, and soul, and replacing the great 60's soundtrack of that show with hip hop and rap. Mother? Check. Father? Check. Daughter? Check. Older brother? Check. Younger brother narrating the show from sometime in the future? Check. Somebody walked into ABC and said, "You know what would be a good idea? A Jewish rip-off of The Wonder Years!!!" And the executive said, "Great!!!". That executive should be shot. Well, I was hoping this review would purge me of some of my anger but it didn't. I have to go regurgitate. Excuse me.

gtyoshida "The Goldbergs" is based upon the real life childhood of the show's creator Adam F. Goldberg, a pre-teen who grew up in the eighties with a video camera. Adam (Sean Giambrone) is barely tolerated by his older brother (Troy Gentile) and sister Erica (Hayley Orrantia) who are both know-it-all teenagers with real social lives but the three stand together staving off snuggles from their overly loving mother Beverly (Wendi McLendon) until it is time for someone to get thrown under the bus. Their father Murray (Jeff Garlin) couldn't care less about his family but when something big enough explodes, he pulls up his pants while "Pops" (George Segal) who lives under his daughter's roof is always nearby to smooth things over and give friendly advice. This show has hot women, interesting men, snappy dialogue, and social nostalgia like the old Apple II computer and paper notes friends used before the internet. Although it sits on the second shelf of comedy, "The Goldbergs" is a relaxing half hour of fun and an easy viewing habit. I give it a solid nine out of ten.

alv790 I had read good reviews. 8.2 average on IMDb as I write this...I was very disappointed when I started watching and realized that it is a collection of the laziest family sitcom tropes, without much heart and no laughter. The idea of humor is actors shouting every time they speak.It's supposedly inspired in the childhood of the creator, so that makes it difficult for me to understand why it is so generic and lacking personality.A disappointment. I like family sitcoms, but this is very low quality. I mean, when you make a nostalgic family/childhood sitcom with the child character narrating as an adult, you are competing with The Wonder Years, and The Goldbergs can not hold a candle to that show. Don't lose time with this, just go watch The Wonder Years instead.