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I have to agree...

posted 21 years ago by TedEBear
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I haven't seen the movie yet, but I'm not so sure I want to after seeing the first episode of "My Big Fat Loud Ethnic Sitcom Family". Yes, I understand there are huge differences between the two, but can you understand how I'd be put off? The plot of the TV show was so predictable, it just wasn't funny. I could tell her family was in the waiting area of the airport by the way she and her husband were talking about how good it was to be home and how they couldn't wait to get back to the apartment and relax as Husband and Wife. I could tell their new house was in either close proximity of her parents' house or the restaurant. It was all standard sitcom contrivance that I've seen 100 times before and 1,000 times better.

(I am still willing to give the movie a chance.)

[–] Rentboy_Bloom 21 years ago

Believe me...the show was nothing compared to the movie. I liked the show, but I absolutely loved the movie.

[–] dejuanp 19 years ago

I don't know if it's just me, but this show completely turned me off from watching the movie anymore. I used to watch the movie faithfully. After seeing the show, it killed it for the dvd. It's a very good dvd also, but the show was horrible.

[–] jtpaladin 19 years ago

Avoid the show, unless you are a total hardcore fan of the film and can't get enough of the characters. But definitely see the film because it was fantastic. It was the most successful film in history (budget vs. take) so that should give you a good indication of what to expect.

[–] caa821 17 years ago

I just caught the movie, having missed it when released and previously in the five years since.

Also, never caught this t.v. adaptation, but from the comments and experience with other attempts to translate a great movie to a small-screen series -- it must have been like taking a superb steak and then adding a gallon of sauce, or a half-pound of salt and pepper.

The flick was a superb piece of entertainment, and the lead actress had what has to be one of Hollywood's all-time successes --- a $5-million-dollar production which grossed almost a $quarter-billion at the box office!

Many great successes on t.v. (e.g. Bill Cosby, Ray Romano) haven't been able to translate this to the big screen. And this short-lived (apparently deservedly so) t.v. series clearly indicates that usually the reverse is true, as well.