It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

As Good As It Gets

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

I have been watching this since I was 5 and it first came on. I grew up with it and it is part of my life. I have all but 1 seasons and though it was good to begin with by season 4 my father looked ready to kill, him not being a fan of programs that are darn predictable.By the fifth series the originality is wearing off and the episode conclusions are easy to predict. The plots are corny and only a few make you laugh out loud. That said, it is still something that is undemanding and easy to watch, something to watch when you are sick and have hours of lying on the couch to get over with.Watch it if your bored or want something to drone in the background while you are doing something else. Otherwise, stay clear of this comedy monstrosity.

Britain has a long history of sitcom making that dates all the way back to the late 1950s. The heyday of British sitcom production was probably the 1960s and 1970s, with such TV shows as STEPTOE AND SON, DAD'S ARMY, ARE YOU BEING SERVED?, ON THE BUSES, GEORGE AND MILDRED, MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE, RISING DAMP, PORRIDGE and countless others being very popular examples.Since the heyday of British sitcom production, there have been big changes. Whilst British sketch shows and stand-up comedy shows have still been going strong over recent years, the situation comedy has fared less well. The past 20 years has seen a notable decline in the standard of British sitcom production, with MR. BEAN being a notable exception.MY FAMILY symbolises the decline in British sitcom production. It is simply an abuse of the word "comedy" to pass it off as such. On dozens of occasions, I have tried to view an entire episode of this TV series and have never succeeded. I've endured a few clips every now and again whilst going through channels but simply cannot bring myself to see an entire episode of this show. Even MY HERO, another modern sitcom, fares better than this rubbish. And that show isn't much better.The biggest problem with this excuse for a comedy is Robert Lindsay. His acting is bad enough as I found out from a really terrible TV show named Jericho, which not surprisingly disappeared into total obscurity after one short series. But, his comedy skills are even worse. He is simply not funny and his presence on the screen is incredibly annoying for most of the time. His character merely seems to appear on the screen during the middle of a very mildly entertaining scene and utter ridiculous remarks that are simply not funny and completely out of context with what is happening, but are strangely always followed with the obviously canned laughter. He basically utters insults at his family and the audience is expected to find this tripe funny. His character is not in the least bit likable and nearly always contains expressions on his face that are kind of a cross between misery and sarcasm. See the show and you'll get my meaning.Zoë Wanamaker might be good as an actress, but comedy is clearly not her forte. Having said that, she is much less annoying than Mr. Lindsay and probably manages to say one thing funny in an entire episode. In fact, I long for her presence on the screen during Mr. Lindsay's scenes just so her character can send him off somewhere.The other characters are not really worth talking about. They are supposed to represent fragments of a "disfunctional" family. Instead they come across as total morons who no one wishes they were unfortunate enough to have as relatives. The actors playing them clearly have little talent and have made very limited career progress outside of this TV show. One of them got out after a few series and has done some acting in very boring "drama premieres" aired on ITV 1. Two others have worked on the TV soap opera, EastEnders. As for the actor playing Michael, he looks like a Harry Potter reject who missed his way.The scripts for this show are absolutely terrible. Let's just say that whoever penned them is no John Cleese. As another commenter has said, the individual episode plots are terrible and focus on very simple objectives such as "what should I do this weekend?". The individual jokes and gags (if you can call them that) are all predictable, poorly-timed and poorly-executed.Overall, MY FAMILY symbolises the Americanisation (read dumbed-down culture) of British sitcom production and is not worth the time or the effort of even the most die-hard fans of traditional British comedy.

Absoulutly fantastic comedy! My Family has it all! Ben, a funny character and a great actor. Susan, A great parent and really weird! Janey, A great teen, makes me laugh and sometimes attractive! Michael, A funny, smart kid who is obsessed with girls. Abi, A funny, stupid female character and last but definitely no least, Nick, he is so funny! On Saturday nights I take my My Family DVD's to my grandads and he makes my Saturday! I must say the series has gone a bit downhill after Nick's departure but it is still one of the best comedy's around and I hope they make another series because it doesn't get any better than this!

Having read that there are more series of My Family on the way I can't help but be concerned. The show has been rapidly declining with each series and has unfortunately already past it's peak point. With the show now heading dangerously close to the edge of ridiculousness and the majority of people fast losing interest I personally think that the BBC should think very carefully before proceeding with more episodes. It was OK up to about series 3 but since then it has just headed further away from reality and with each series there seems to be less and less family. Series 6 was a huge mistake. Only half the number of episodes and Robert Lindsay missing from most of them. What was the point in making it? The show is very soon going to come to an end because people no longer enjoy it which is a shame. The reason is because like I said, it's unreal and very unoriginal. Think about it. A dentist called Ben who doesn't understand his kids and he has an eccentric wife who can't cook. We've seen it before. Remember a sitcom called Butterflies? Also, the majority of jokes have also been done before. Remember when Ben is looking for the spider and he thinks he's spotted it but it turns out to be a black woolly glove? - same thing happened to Victor in One foot in the grave. I hope people continue to enjoy this show but I personally think they should call it a day as I and many other people are now ready to move on to something else.