Sitcom television has evolved quickly over the last decade.
My review ofModern Familyon Blu-ray follows after the jump.
Jay is divorced and has remarried a younger, hotter Spanish lady named Gloria Delgado (Vergara).
These are the three families and over the course of the season you get to know them.
This affirmation is generally done by slightly undercutting things, and it becomes repetitious in its way.
The end result is the same: we torture each other to love each other.
Theres a sequence where Haleys boyfriend says some positive words to the family, and then sings a song.
How they follow that is humorous, but the punchline is lame.
There are comic highlights and lowlights, though no episode stands out as exceptional.
Theres always a peppy wrap up, and that becomes beguiling for formula.
This was a strong season, but they cant keep going like this.
They cant keep hitting the same notes.
ONeil is excellent as the patriarch.
Though this isnt the home trigger the Emmys might suggest, its a solid show.
But if it wants to be about aModern Family, I hope it starts taking more chances.
In that way, it reminds of the first season ofThe Simpsons.
Fox presents the show in a 3-disc Blu-ray set.
The show is presented in widescreen (1.78:1) and in DTS-HD 5.1 surround.
The set contains all 24 episodes, and the transfers are excellent, though the surround presentation is limited.
Disc one offers deleted scenes (15 min.)
and deleted family interviews (9 min.
and family interviews (2 min.)
Disc 3 has deleted scenes (9 min.)
and then a gag reel (6 min.).
Then come the regular supplements.
RealModern FamilyMoments (10 min.)
surveys the casts past experiences.
The adult actors shine here, and Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell come off great.
Fizbo the Clown (4 min.)
with the latter focusing on the casts trip to Hawaii.
