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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 5279167, member: 833"] You are absolutely right on this. My review came off as negative when it was meant to be more of a warning that the show is funny but also pretty depressing at times. I would have also liked some contrast with a happy couple, although I think that is what the Nick and Ginnie couple is supposed to be. Forte's character is a bit of a dork, but Fey's character is really unlikable, to the point where you want Forte to leave her because she treats him like garbage. [SPOILER]Claude and Danny's issues were a little different, although still kind of depressing. Danny's health problems impact on the relationship is an interesting storyline, and relevant to people at this point in their life. One of the places where you could tell the writing was just off was the daughter's play. I am GenX, and just about every parent I know, even divorced ones, would have ripped an adult daughter a dozen new ones for doing something like that. I was fine with the play as a plot device, but Nick AND Anne should have dropped the hammer on the daughter for doing that, not tolerated it in any way. I think older writers have always exaggerated bad behavior by young people, and often had other characters tolerate it as a way of seeming more "hip" when it is really kind of demeaning to young people by not holding younger characters accountable for bad behavior, as if they are not real people yet.[/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]