Waste of time

How sad is this?

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

one of the best shows I've ever seen. after watching one episode i was hooked! more people should watch this show. it really is amazing and deserves a better rating than 3 out of 5. i really enjoy the shows diversity and characters. not many show out there have a half Asian and half American main character and shows the life of their family and friends. by far the best character is probably Owen! the humor and jokes are fresh and funny. each character is very unique and the creators have put in a lot of work to give them depth. believe me when i say this, you will love Sullivan and son, just give it a chance. you will see what an outstanding show it is.

I can not figure out why this show only gets 5.7 from reviewers. I think this is one hilarious series. Steve Byrne is great as the son. He delivers his lines like he was still doing his comedy routine. He is really funny. The customers are really humorous. The insensitive white racist who doesn't seem to know he is being racist. There is a diverse mix of ethnicities that are regular customers. The give and take between these customers gets very funny. I love the mom with her cold, serious face she shows to the world but she does care for her family, possibly. I am waiting too see if they allow the relationship to develop between Steve and the EMT. It could enhance this series if done right.

How Sullivan and Son got out of the box and actually on the air is beyond me. With Shows like Modern Family, Raising Hope, The Big Bang Theory and The Middle (to name just a few)riding the wave these past few seasons, this low budget throw back is full of stereotypes, bad writing and no chemistry between the actors. Even the talents of Christine Ebersole (who I love) can't save the lame scripts. This show is just a bad rehash of Margaret Cho's "All American Girl" of 1994. It didn't last and Sullivan and Son won't either. The whole show feels like it was thrown together on the back of a wet napkin at a Hooter's. Every joke falls flat, the character of the mother is just a horrible Asian stereotype that is painful to watch. Ebersole seems to know she is already doomed and hopefully she is looking at other offers. The show breaks no new ground, and the assortment of one dimensional supporting characters reminds me of every failed sitcom I can't remember.

This is a very good and funny TV show, you just need to give it a chance. I think a lot of people just watched the pilot episode and came to conclusions based on that. You'll need to watch at least 3-4 episodes before making a conclusion on it and I'm more than positive most people will like it and find it amusing like me once you do give it the chance.I wasn't too much of a fan of the pilot either although it was alright to me, but all the other episodes have been very good. I also like the fact that this show takes place in Pittsburgh which isn't too common in TV shows. Most shows either take place in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, main stream cities but this show takes place in an overlooked city in Pittsburgh which gives it originality. I know that a lot of people have criticized this show for not being original but I think it has a decent amount of originality in it. I really hope TBS renews this show for season 2.