En Pittsburgh con los Pradeeps

It is a fun and creative concept and loved it all the way. The family is hilarious. The premise is that immigration officers are looking into the conduct of a recent immigrant family from India who are interrogated for burning a house of their neighbours down. Then what cooks up between the neighbours and this family is what the show is all about. There are funny incidents and Pradeep's are not able to steer clear of the Mill's, their neighbours. Kinda reminded me of Schitt's Creek in some way.

Not sure about the bad reviews. First of all it's not offensive as it is called out to be. Would just like to say to loosen up and not get offended by everything.

I hope there is a season 2.

This is great, happy to see this. The film Growing Up Smith (also on Prime with Jason Lee from My Name is Earl and Hilarie Burton) helped open doors for this show (and many like it). Houghton was the original creator of Growing Up Smith after living with four gents from India in a small apartment. OIt's crazy, a Growing Up Smith series was actually shopped around H-wood with Alec Baldwin, the series had even been discussed with Lorne Michaels.

But this is a fun show. Fade the haters who won't/don't get it. They'll say "stereotyping", etc. It's based on a TRUE STORY, for goodness sakes. Uh, duh. And it's a strong story about strong people.

I LOVED it.

Relateable on so many level's .

The determination and patience of Daddy Mahesh Pradeep.

The protectiveness and strength of mama Sudha Pradeep.

The curiosity and rebellion of sister Bhanu Pradeep.

The insecurity of brother Kamal Pradeep.

The confidence and precociousness of baby brother Vinod Pradeep. My absolute FAVORITE!

It's not a portrayal of modern India or every Indian, just a look at the different levels of frustration, challenges, excitement discrimination etc etc , All with a huge dose of humor.

I am an Indian and telling all Indians, 'come on, lighten up and learn to laugh at yourselves. Learn to distinguish humour from judgement'.

I hope there is a Season 2!

No laughs out loud, which is how I judge comedies. But it's an interesting idea and rather fun. Culture shock is usually great comedy.

But the biggest objection I have is that none of the Pittsburgh natives speak Pittsburgese! I caught one "yinz," but the pronunciations are all wrong. I was born Pittsburgh. So it's painfully obvious.

The acting is good, overall, and Vinod is precious. He got smiles. And Naveen Andrews is always good. As I see it, the show just needs better writing. Maybe season 2 will be better, and I do hope it gets another run. I'll try the show again.

But if it's Pittsburgh, and that's in the title, make it Pittsburgh. Don't dance around it. That could be much funnier. And p.s., it should be easy for actors to assume the dialect.

The show felt like a guilty pleasure - entertaining but with average acting. What really disappointed me was the shallow portrayal of Indian culture, especially considering it was directed by an Indian.

I don't mind lighthearted jokes that play with stereotypes, but it missed the mark on traditions. For instance, Rakhi signifies a brother's duty to protect his sister, not the other way around, yet they got that wrong along with many other cultural elements.

On top of that, it rehashed the usual stereotypes about poverty and cleanliness in India without offering anything new or insightful. I had hoped for an accurate and authentic representation of India, but unfortunately, it turned out to be a mix of hits and misses.