Grown-ish

I am a huge fan of Black-ish, which is what led me to give this show a chance. The first episode doesn't do it justice; you really need to hang in there a bit to start to care about the characters. This isn't a family show the way Black-ish is, but it deals with a lot of important issues dealt with in college and young adult life. I think it's wonderful there is a strong, real young woman who is the lead. She's not perfect, but why does she have to be? No one in life is perfect, and I appreciate the show making the lead character very relatable to young women dealing with a lot of the same issues.

I've read reviews of people claiming this is exactly how college life is, that's a boldface lie. Unless this is how you make it, this show is no way close to life unless you purposely go out your way. The show itself started off pretty enjoyable until I realized how unlikable the main character is. Like damn ,the world revolving around her seems so interesting and she seems so dull and plastic. Yara makes this show unwatchable ,her friends seem unrelistic asf but more interesting. If this show was more about the friends and I mean moreee about the friends I'd watch it. As of now everytime I hear the main character make everything about herself, I just can't do it.

I loved the show because of the side characters but i really can't stand the main character. She is very self centered and a weird character to focus a whole series on.

This is definitely not like "A Different World". Instead, it feels like the writers did not attend college, they basically compiled the negative stereotypes college kids are labeled as & made a tv series about it. This show is shallow & basic. It's the show for college drop outs, the party kids really. "Dear White People" is a better representation & closer to the greatness of "A Different World".

Grown-ish is an easy watch with characters who are lovable. I see quite a few reviews regarding folks being upset about the drugs, sex, lies etc....it's college! I'd say most shows centered around a family eventually encounter these topics. Grown-ish does a good job of tying a lesson to each of them.

One thing I've noticed about the show is that it promotes accepting others regardless of differences ie. Democrats and Republicans. Additionally there are a lot of apologies amongst the friend groups- I think that in itself is the most important message.

Cute show.