I really like Craig T Nelson. Always have. And the rest of the cast was terrific too. I like the sister who moved home with her kids. Having sex and getting caught by her son in their undies was priceless. I'm glad she gave the guy a second look. Looks are not everything. (Gawd, did you see the guy she married?? He looked way worse than the fellow from high school.)

I like that they are going with an functioning autistic child. It will be interesting to see what kind of story line they will have with the family. It was so sweet when he walked out and said it was Game Day and everyone jumped up and went to his game! Loved that!

I am marking this as a new favorite... they better not cancel it. I will be really upset!

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It's a new favorite of mine, too. I enjoyed all the little plots. None was predictable. Sure hope it lasts. (ccc)

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Posted by: pickles
Date posted: Wed Mar 3 16:43:55 2010
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Yeah, I watched it with my mom. We really liked it. Great ensemble, great acting. The storyline with little Max (the one with Aspergers) really got to me, especially the last scene with Max's dad and grandfather.

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So many little side stories. The Max story really got to me, too. It wasn't handled correctly re: the school system, but the parents reactions were perfect. I've seen that situation play out and it was spot-on, esp. the father. That's not how the school system handles issues like that. Doesn't really matter. (Charl)

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Posted by: Cutey
Date posted: Wed Mar 3 13:39:10 2010
Message:
Sadly, it conflicted with The Good Wife.  I'll have to catch it On Demand.  Sounds like Ron Howard and Brian Grazer finally got it right (if you remember they tried this as a comedy several years ago, and it flopped).

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I didn't know of their comedy. This is well worth the time, if you can watch it. (Charl)

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