Wasn't the premise of Google: The Movie a plot on Friends? Best bit of that trailer is when a young guy manages to trick the old guys by referencing a hip and up-to-date comic book character.... who was invented before either of them were born. And would almost definitely have figured in to their own childhoods.
Yeah, his life is ridiculous. He's just a human-shaped pile of impressive facts and talents. His Opium-addicted artist/aristocrat family were also the inspiration for Fellini to create La Dolce Vita. But then Sudeikis' uncle is Norm, so....
Agreed on all points, MSCL totally set the standard. If the show had been wholly focused on the kids, it still would have been fantastic. I mean, that's already the primary reason it was so good. I think the parents were probably given storylines in the show mainly so that the whole family could watch at home and each have something to relate to and maybe learn a little about one another. There's also a line in episode four or so where they talk about how important it is for Angela to take her father off of his pedestal finally, so maybe there's something in the idea of humanizing parents in a show aimed at children. But that's not necessarily something age-appropriate viewers are actually going to be interested in. I definitely wasn't.
Interesting question. I'm definitely more into the parents' stories now than I was the first time I watched it, because they do round out the narrative and it is interesting to me to see how their behavior sort of shapes Angela and her development (same for Rayanne's free spirit mother and her affect on Rayanne's attitude.) On the other hand, since I'm kind of watching it out of a weird nostalgia/why-wasn't-I-a-better-teenager feeling (which I guess is somewhat close to actually being that age and wanting to find a voice on television) I'm also still definitely invested in the kids' storylines more than anything else so I could easily get behind a cut of the show that was all teenz all the time.
Yes I did! You mentioned it on one of these Day posts a few weeks ago so I went and found and requested it. I'm so happy to be part of such an exclusive club! Soon many more people are going to get to read and love it too and that's an amazing thing. The book's wonderful, congratulations!
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