Extended Family

While I have liked Jon Cryer, Donald Faison & Abigail Spencer in other roles this show is dismally unfunny, unoriginal and unwatchable.

Jon Cryer was good in Two and a Half Men, Superman IV, Hot Shots & even longer ago, Pretty In Pink, but I can't say I've seen him in anything else memorable or good.

Donald Faison was good in Waiting to Exhale, Clueless, The Exes and the short-lived Emergence but is probably best known for his role as Turk in the long running Scrubs series. He's had other roles but is likely best recognized from his more recent T-Mobile commercials with former Scrubs co-star Zach Braff.

Abigail Spencer was good in Rectify and the too short-lived Timeless series. She was also in Oz the Great and Powerful alongside Zach Braff though not a memorable role.

I don't know who plays Jon Cryer's father but he was memorable only for the fact that his character annoyed us for some reason.

None of these actors were good or believable in this show. At all. The laugh track was awful and only served to show the deficiency of humor. It felt a little like a rehashed version of The Exes.

This show was so bad that i simply couldn't see a point where it might do something original or otherwise redeem itself and we turned it off less than halfway through the pilot.

The most remarkable thing about this show is Jon Cryer is cast as a largely unwanted house guest, who is eccentric, shameless, and who gets laughs while trying and failing to fit in.

This is in sharp contrast to his previous role as Alan Harper in "Two and a half men", where he played a largely unwanted house resident who is eccentric, shameless, and who gets laughs while trying and failing to fit in.

At this point I would like to see another "Odd Couple" remake starring Jon Cryer, where he plays both lead characters. Because this role would be the perfect career trifecta for Jon Cryer to finish with.

After the first few episodes, I thought no, what were they thinking, this is ridiculous and will never work. But I have loved Jon Cryer since Pretty in Pink, and I fell n love with Donald Faison in Clueless. So I hung in there, and I'm so glad that I did. It is a very engaging story about exes who remain good friends. It's a light hearted comedy about family life. It's fun for the entire family. I think it's a well written script, and a good cast whose comedic timing is flawless. Does it get a little cheesy sometimes. Yes. Does it go overboard sometimes. Yes. But that's what makes it fun to watch. Cryer isn't afraid to step outside the box and be a little cheesy. I think it makes for good entertainment.

Extended Family had a rough start. I won't deny it. But its first season has improved with each episode. Yes - there are come cliches to the story. But I think the creatives took the criticisms of the early episodes and have worked to make it better.

This is what streaming CAN'T do. Let shows grow and improve week by week. With streaming you need a good first season from beginning to end because of it dropping at once. I know some streaming shows do week to week release but they film the season all at once. While that can work for some shows particularly at HBO, it doesn't work for mainstream streaming.

Linear TV is important.

So much didn't work that you could make this a drinking game while you watch it,take a drink during the laugh track or tired jokes & clichés.

It was under 30 minutes & this episode just dragged on,on & on!

The casting overall didn't work,the acting felt overdone & more like they were doing a play versus television.

Feel JC still feels he is Two & a half men funny,perhaps at one time but here it just was cringe-worthy.. He is playing another similar(Alan)character why not a man in a stable marriage,he's a widow or single & no kids but yet-Here we are!

This won't last beyond a season unless things improve,with many adjustments!

The unfortunate part got excited seeing a new series with JC,but like anything things can change where a person isn't acting material anymore.

Check it out yourself & decide,but don't expect a masterpiece.