Son of a Critch

I actually like the show. Strong cast, funny enough. I was surprised to see Malcolm McDowell, but I guess they wanted to add some credibility to the cast.

What's clear is that they have not only a few similarities to Young Sheldon. I mean, the mother and the brother even look similar to the mother and brother on Young Sheldon. It's almost like they want to be confused with that show.

Upon watching, you are inevitably drawn to make comparison with The Wonder Years (original) but also notice the differences that makes this stand out on it's own.

It has all of the comical absurdity that revolves around a typical family type that most will recognise.

Great performances all round, with particular note for Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Malcolm McDowell (in his best role for years).

It is silly and of course absurd but oh so delightfully so, partly because of the Canadian elements attached.

SON OF A CRITCH seems to be a very promising new sitcom for CBC. The plot follows along the lines of YOUNG SHELDON and the new WONDER YEARS except it's a Canuck childhood recollection. Hopefully, they treat it with respect and keep it on the air, at least until the young actor playing Mark graduates. I could easily relate to the setting, having grown up and gone to school in Canada (albeit Saskatchewan, not Newfoundland), and a decade earlier. The show is full of quirky Canadiana: the Wayne and Shuster lunch pail, the Rich Little poster, the moose headline. The creator of the show, Mark Critch, plays his father on the series. A nice surprise for me was Malcolm McDowell playing Mark's 80 year old grandfather with whom he shares a bedroom. I am looking forward to enjoying many years of this show, tickling my funny bone and reliving memories of being a nerdy kid in Canada.

I'm only 2 episodes in but as someone who relates to this pre-internet era and has spent a great deal of time in rural NFLD, I love it so far. I'm looking forward to the next episode each week. The set designers have really nailed this, and the cast is superb (Sophia Powers as Fox especially!)

It's amazing how fast children grow up. Just one year, and mark is all grown up.

Loved the show. It's a show centering around Mark and his family, the tiny ups and downs he goes though growing up. Have been watching it since season one, keen to see where it goes, looking forward to the next episode. You don't get shows like this anymore.

Benjamin Evan Ainsworth certainly has a bright future ahead of him -- tall, good looking, and not that bad of an actor. He still need more experiences though, because this is after all an easy role to undertake.

I often wonder, does claire rankin, the mother, talk like that in person?