“WOOOOOOOOOOO! YEAH AL!” Given the many dysfunctional family sitcoms that have saturated the market in the last few decades, it’s easy to forget just how innovative Married…With Children truly was. It came out in the era of Family Ties, The Cosby Show, and Growing Pains ; television shows with practically perfect families. Married...With Children not only feature an extremely dysfunctional family unit, but it was airing on an upstart network, FOX, to boot. It was a show that was reviled by the critics, and the source of much controversy, but was loved by the middle class. It was also a show that was watched by a fairly wide demographic; it appealed to both adults and children (despite its often lewd content). I’m probably one of many Generation Xers that grew up watching the Bundys; the first episode aired when I was seven years-old and it was, finally, cancelled shortly after I turned eighteen. While the Bundys were an extremely dysfunctional family, they w
This is a blog that is devoted entirely to film analysis. I tend to analyze movies in a historical context. What were the cultural trends at the time? Why was the rationale behind the movie? I also tend to write about lesser-known movies, as there really isn't much more that can be said about most mainstream movies. I hope you enjoy!!!