A Show That You Wish More People Were Watching
It'd be a cop out if I said American Soap Operas once again...so I'm going to go with...
Parenthood
This warm little nugget of television goodness is shockingly underrated and mostly ignored by mainstream viewers. I'm not entirely sure why Parenthood hasn't reached the popularity levels that family-centric shows like Brothers and Sisters and Modern Family have, but I suppose it comes down to a few factors.
- Going up against uber popular crime and legal shows on other networks
- Lack of star power
- Lack of storyline sensationalism
To put it bluntly, Parenthood just isn't sexy. It's dysfunctional (without being pretentious) and, while it has some recognisable tv stars, they're mostly faces you might remember from a show way back when, but you can't quite make out their name. Are Peter Krause, Monica Potter and Craig T. Nelson household names? No. Not even close.
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