We really try to do this dance between heartfelt moments and then turning that upside down and also making it funny. In that sense, I think that's not something that anyone's done since really ... it's been a while. There's The Wonder Years, they've been there but ... we're not a family show. We're definitely not a family show. We're a show about a family. The subject matter can be pretty raw and real. We try to, as far as Standards and Practices will allow us, make people talk as real as they do, including the kids as opposed to painting some kind of TV reality of how families are. That's what we're striving for and like I said, that is what makes us different and what makes us different will either help us because of the climate of what people are looking for or hurt us because of the climate of what people are looking for. We shall see.
SF: I hope it's more help than hurt.
FG: I hope so because we're not looking to replace anything or change the face of television. This is just something that we're into and hopefully, other people will be into it too.
Sons & Daughters premieres Tuesday March 7th at 9:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT on ABC.
Check out the show's official website as well as Fred's blog Out On A Limb.
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1 - Sue
this show is hysterical! can't wait for the next episode.