Parents

I don't know why people don't like this show. I found it very good. Top notch acting with a very good story line. I think it's the British accent that throws it off for other countries, I don't know. I wish there were more seasons. I could not find in the credits the musical soundtrack which I found very good. If any one can find the titles and performers, please list them. Maybe you have to live in the UK to have access to the music. Especially songs from season one episode 6. I don't know. Could not find them on Utube usa. Anyway, don't listen to the negative reviews, give it a try. You won't be sorry.

The show has been good, seen 2 eps so far, and it shows hints of a promising future. If I was to give advice to the creators, I would say that the consistency of recognisable songs is maybe a little dense, it would be better to go instrumental and focus on the flow of the show more like inbetweeners for example. And the show could be great, it just generally needs to aim for more of a positive 'Friday night dinner' than a 'miranda' meets 'outnumbered'. Sally is definitely capable of more subtle genius, so the use of so much energy and corny atmos feels desperate, but the show is capable of such growth, and I'm happy to see new UK shows on the rise, like 'trollied' etc.

I laughed out loud...any show that had me laughing out loud is a 10. Disappointing it only got 1 season.

This show tries to kind of fit the mould of a family sitcom with a modern edge about it. In some ways it worked but in most it didn't. Sally Phillips is normally someone you can rely on to make a comedy part brilliantly funny, but I think she is let down in this by writing that makes her come across as completely self centred and unsympathetic. The best parts are probably the grandparents played by Tom Conti and Susie Blake. Although the kids are actually not too irritating for sitcom kids.

Parents was only on for one series. It didn't catch on with the viewers and I think it's because it thought of itself as a modern riff on the average British middle class family sitcom, but unfortunately just wasn't funny or edgy enough to carry it off fully.

Over the last twenty years it seems that sitcoms have dwindled away and comedy in general has been ushered to past the watershed. Gone are the days when you could watch a comedy program as a family, as a child I was lucky enough to have Only Fools and Horses, Butterflies, Dad's Army, Open All Hours.... the list goes on. Today's families have very few quality programs to watch together. With the possible exception of "Miranda" on the BBC.(Coincidentally this program features two of the stars of Miranda, the incredibly talented Sally Phillips and the excellent Tom Conti) Granted, it's not going to tear up the world of comedy, but this sitcom has a lot going for it. It's very gentle, silly, and sentimental Great characters, strong relationships, smart dialogue and a lot of heart.