Modern Family

Modern Family was the show that popped in my mind once we started to discuss the "normal" family that is depicted in TV shows. Although the show Work It depicts a family which is similar to society's normal way of viewing a family, it is somewhat different. This family only has one child and society around this family are in favor of women. As we continued to discuss how this differs from the original depictions of families, Modern Family popped into my mind. I started to think why is it that although we are so use to the 4 people to a household family set up with a wife, husband, daughter and son, Modern family that defies such social norms is extremely popular. I believe the reason that Modern Family is so successful is because the show pokes fun at the social norms and also attacks them. Modern Family has every possible family situation in today's society, which helps people connect with the characters. On the show there are 3 couples, a "normal" family, a couple that consists of an older man and extremely younger woman who has a child, and a homosexual couple who has adopted a baby girl from a country in Asia. Although our country is not fully accepting of two of these relationships, they are a lot more acceptable than every before, which is why I believe this show is such as success. We as a nation admire people who pushes such boundaries through art and by the creators, Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd doing this they have gained their 15 minutes of fame that may have just changed the way sitcom and all TV shows display family in the future. I personally believe that although this has slowly been moving in this direction, Modern Family has pushed the boundaries of showing successful relationships between and elder man/younger woman and a homosexual couple that the audience can see although they are different from what we are use to happiness can come from the unfamiliar.