Yes, we need more shows about normal people leading normal daily lives. That will attract crowds of viewers. Makes gigantic sums of money.
Not.
This was written by a man who has the maturity of a 7-year-old. And he thinks it’s cute to present himself to the world as a lisping little boy. “Why does the entertainment industry show weird people in weird situations?” Yes, why, indeed. It’s not like it could be motivated by the desire to make a profit.
P.S. I actually did remember a show like what he described. It’s Ozark. The male lead is a criminal but you’ve got to have some aspect of the show actually attract attention.
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Funny, we are currently watching Ozark and it is the first show I thought of when I saw this tweet. I suppose Breaking Bad also counts in the same genre.
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Both are excellent shows. And both show the family man in criminal situations because otherwise nobody would watch.
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I’ve only seen the first two seasons, but the Nazi couple in the Man in the High Tower had one of the strongest depictions of absolute marital loyalty and mutual respect I’ve seen. At one point the husband is talking to a young subordinate and tells him a man needs to trust his wife with his life (and for the Nazi elite that is very true).
They set that relationship up to test and/or break it (distressing possible plot spoiler omitted) but I had trouble finding the third season so don’t know just how it worked out….
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I want to watch that show. Thank you for the recommendation.
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They had their ups and downs and separated for a season or so but Tony and Carmela from the Sopranos basically fit the bill as well….
But then a big part of the show was about the ordinary rituals of American life (going on vacation, intervention, birthday parties, weddings) distorted through the prism of mob brutality and the specter of random unpredictable violence that permeates that.
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I’ve just seen the first season but the Righteous Gemstones has two such couples…
Eli and Amee-Leigh (mostly in one episode but the actress makes such a strong impression you absolutely realize why they’re falling apart without her — one of the best portrayals of a certain kind of Southern woman I’ve seen).
Jesse and Amber – he’s maybe not that smart (and struggles with his baser nature) and she does shoot him in the ass (very deservedly) but again, basically a rock solid marriage where they have separate but overlapping areas of authority.
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Admittedly I did not watch this show (was not that good), but doesn’t Modern Family fit the bill pretty well? I could be misremembering here. The gimmick of course is that there’s two “weird” families to contrast with the central couple (gay couple and grandpa who’s married to a younger Latina.)
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“doesn’t Modern Family fit the bill”
The little I’ve seen…. no. The mother is smarter than the father who’s kind of a dim bulb and he’s not really…. respected.
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It’s been years since I watched a dimly recalled episode, I’d trust your perception on this over mine
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If you want to reach far back, the Thin Man series (first movie came out in 1934) is one of the more famous depictions of a happy married couple in film. Of course, they spend their time solving murder mysteries and drink enough to kill a family of grizzly bears. So maybe “normal” doesn’t quite apply…
(commenter formerly known as AcademicLurker)
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LOL, a respected intelligent married man that is the provider and leader, all the way back to “Father Knows Best”. Sorry, but that family is no longer the target market ;-D
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