susankp60
Remember all you young writers out there, some day you will be 65 or older. Treat your seniors with respect. Everyone has behaviors that can be deemed as funny at times, but to select a large group of our population - seniors - and make a weekly 30 minute show with them as the butt of every joke makes you look bad. Shame on you.Seth, you have made a fortune off of laughable cartoon characters. Since I don't watch cartoons without my grandchildren, I never watch your other shows. The only cartoons I do watch with my grandchildren are age appropriate for them.Every other culture in our world respects their elders. With your poor humor targeting seniors only compounds the lack of respect elders get in our American society.Laugh at your own generation if you wish, better yet, make fun of yourself. But show some class and leave us seniors out of your low level of adult humor.In short grow up! Getting rich off of bad humor, I don't have a problem with, offending an entire class of people--your parents and grandparents is unforgivable.
rotex29
I have to admit, I watched the pilot and had a few laughs. I set it on my DVR as I thought I might enjoy watching it and give it a chance. Simply, I watch now if I have nothing else to do, as my curiosity is hinged on how bad each episode is getting. Its like watching a car crash, you can't look away. That's how bad this show is. I am never offended by the jokes or stereotyping, its just that the writing is absolutely terrible and the story-lines are worse. For someone like Seth McFarlane to write and produce this show, with the success and wit of Family Guy, somehow seems paradoxical.The wit in this show is non- existent, the reliance on one-liners to carry the humour when they are so badly written is evident. This is where the show falls down, and further damaged by the addition of a laugh track, when they advertise that it is filmed in front of a live audience? What gives? The actors are playing beneath their capability, and the only bright lights are the Dads themselves, Martin Mull's dry humour is not wasted here, however when entangled with such bad scripts, it's a shame. He's a great comedic actor and can deliver good performances in this dud. Typical fluff is included of course, like any sitcom, with little Asian cutie Brenda Song (there is always a lot of deference to her race in the script, for laughs) as part of the cast...she's pretty, but slightly chunky in the legs and butt and Hollywood is filled with beautiful, young Asian actresses who could have brought a whole different level of "sexy" to the show which may have offset some of the problems with the writing. And then there's Vanessa Lachey. She's pretty, but definitely showing her age (mid thirties)and totally miscast for the wife of one of Ghost Games partners. In my estimation, there is no need for Lachey to be in this show? Why not two single guys running their company, and building relationships with women as part of the story lines? They run a video game development company after all, a young minded place where fantasy and hormones could run wild and some good stories could come out of that concept if the producers are intent on bringing the sex factor into the show. Why is one of the company partners married, and what does it bring to the show? As well, there is absolutely no believable chemistry between Vanessa Lachey and her sitcom husband, Giovanni Ribisi, and its awkward to watch, and frankly, she could easily be written out of the show with no one noticing. I am unclear of why, other than getting a male audience to watch, that she is in the show ? This is a symptom of how bad the show has become. She has some talent as a TV host in other endeavours, but as an actress, she is weak and it shows. Song, on the other hand, has a lot of previous comedic acting gigs and does bring the some fodder for jokes and stereotyping, the "Asian factor" as I imagine was the original thought process on the concept in adding her to the show. In the pilot, it in included her as a stereotypical Asian fantasy girl (dressed in a schoolgirl outfit, with a short, short little skirt in a very submissive role) to set the tone for what was to come in the series. Seth Green constantly stretches for laughs, his lines in the scripts are based on unfunny one liners and its easy to tell, that half the time, his heart doesn't even seem to be in the delivery. His sitcom dad Peter Reitgert can prop him up in many of the scenes, but here again, there is little chemistry or back story to this relationship. So for Dads, based on lack of character development, use of actor "props" (Lachey) for no apparent reason or need, a terrible unfunny script and storyline from show to show, using laugh tracks because of the weakness in writing, makes this show a complete and total stinker, and not worth the 22 minutes on TV every week. Recent story lines included getting involved with the Mafia to help with a video game they were producing, and a very unfunny mobster made recommendations of a "know it all" actual meatball (as in spaghetti and meatballs) characters to be included in the game. And to top it off, the actor playing the mafia figure was absolutely terrible with stereotypical mafia talk, and an unbelievable story in hiring him as a consultant, when he shows how stupid he is through the script he is delivering. The believability of the show is constantly a problem. Stupid writing, stupid ideas and not funny stuff. Frankly,I am surprised this show hasn't been cancelled and even more surprised that Seth McFarlane and team haven't yet seen how poor this show is and done something about it. Has success Family Guy gone to their heads and they are so arrogant that they think this drivel is funny? I hope not. because it sure looks like it.
canadaiscold
Dads is one of those so close shows. The writing is a little dry, but I assume that is due to Network TV restrictions being so ridiculous. The true enemy to this show is Peter Riegert, he is a terrible actor and he doesn't have the credibility or likability to play such a character. He has zero chemistry with Seth Green, but luckily Seth Green can carry the scenes. I personally think the rest cast is stellar.Sadly, they are going to have to add Implausible relationship story lines over the facade of their former show, like The Big Bang Theory, to attract coveted female viewers. Females as a majority don't like intelligent writing, good jokes or wit. They only want the exact cookie cutter romance smut story told over and over. "Let's make Romeo a vampire this time."
insoumis31
I would have agreed with other reviews about how terrible this show is but I had to give it time. I LOVE Seth Green, Giovanni Ribisi, and Peter Riegert and refused to believe they could produce something so god awful. While it isn't the best show out there, with each passing episode I can see the characters settling into themselves. I will say the Dads more so than the Sons as of now but the comedy IS getting better! Seth Green's maid is definitely a show stealer. I'm impressed by the writers for never translating what she says in Spanish. It adds a special comedy for me since I am bilingual. I feel as of now the two strongest characters are Peter Reigert and the maid. Their relationship is hilarious!I am also particularly impressed by Brenda Song. While most would discard her as a former Disney actress, her role in this show really speaks to her talents. Her character is a strong and smart, constantly keeping the boys in line and pretty much responsible for the continued success of the company.Blame it on nostalgia if you must but I really want to see this show continue and develop into something greater.
