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My Wife and Kids had a strong debut on Netflix, ranking 7th in Top 10 TV shows in the U.S. The sitcom aired on ABC from 2001 to 2005. In 2005, the show was likely cancelled due to declining ratings as ABC officials felt it had "played itself out."

After premiering over two decades ago, My Wife and Kids has been climbing the charts on Netflix. Airing on ABC from 2001 to 2005, by co-creators Damon Wayans and Don Reo, My Wife and Kids focuses on the quest of Michael Kyle (Wayans) for the perfect traditional family — though his wife and kids have other ideas. The sitcom ran for 5 seasons and 123 episodes, with the My Wife and Kids cast that also included Tisha Campbell-Martin, George O. Gore II, Jazz Raycole, Parker McKenna Posey, Jennifer Nicole Freeman, Noah Gray-Cabey, and Brooklyn Sudano.

Though it's been off the air for almost twenty years, My Wife and Kids...

The beauty of dance, for me, comes in the way in which it transcends barriers of language to communicate in a universal manner. It has the ability to embrace the emotional, the primal, and champion the importance of community and our shared experience. This core tenet is central to Heather Lang and Purdie Baumann’s experimental short Simulation which captures the pure sacredness of dance against the regal backdrop of New York’s One Hanson Place. The piece also operates, in its latter portion, as a homage to the musical stylings of Róisín Murphy and nightlife when it transitions into a colourful, light-driven spectacle. Dn is delighted to premiere Simulation alongside a conversation with Lang where she discusses the film’s surprising evolution, the diversity she wanted to foster with her dance troupe, and the importance of location and costume in establishing the short’s communal sensibility.

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