Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

Excellent adaptation.

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Loved it from the first episode, season 2 was already better than the first, but in season 3 is all comes together beautifully and better than I expected.In essence, I would call it "The Australian Modern Family". Both in quality and in spirit. 'Nough said!

I am an Australian and I appreciate the Australian sense of humour. I gave this a go based on the positive reviews on IMDb. I watched the first three episodes and found them to be singularly unfunny; I laughed perhaps a couple of times all told.What turned me off straightaway is that the first episode started off with erection references, which were not funny, and then continued by poking fun at the son because he had an erection – funny not. I am not a prude, but I don't need to see this on my TV.I do not like the main protagonist; some of the other characters particularly in the Wheeler family are much more entertaining.I dislike making comparisons with other programmes. Nonetheless, when "Modern Family" started, it was fresh and genuinely funny with natural acting, while avoiding the clichés commonly found in American sitcoms. Moreover, the writers incorporated critiques of contemporary society in a subtle understated manner.

We enjoyed the first series and the second series is proving just as good. I won't go into the premise of the show, as that's well documented here by others, but I will say that the concept is excellent and makes for some wonderfully funny situations, especially involving the wonderful Robyn Nevin. The second episode of this new series, about sex education and related topics was totally hilarious. Great performances by everyone, and as usual, well scripted. If you haven't seen it, don't assume it is written at the expense of either upper-middle class or bogans (A peculiarly Australian term for people who are "uncultured" and enjoy life without regard for the social mores. Close, but not quite the same as the US term "red-neck"). The well-crafted characters are all endearing, even the foul-mouthed single mother played by Michala Bana, whose heart-of-gold often shines through the bluff exterior. This is a good quality, intelligently-written comedy, in my humble opinion a credit to the scriptwriter.

A real work of art that I would definitely compare to American family comedy, Modern Family.This 8 episode series really shows the contrast of Australian society and in a way breaks down stereotypes that all Australians are 'bogans' and drive utes.The series includes great Aussie comedy and jokes and does not seem to fail in the line of comedy. This series genuinely made me laugh and I wish that the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) continued with the series.To find such a good Australian comedy is rare and definitely needs more recognition. For these reasons I have stated above I give it a 10 out of 10.