Pilot

Extended Family has a good cast, especially Jon Cryer and Donald Faison, but it definitely has some issues to work out. There were a few times I laughed out loud (a reverse wedding to announce a divorce was a fun idea).

Cryer and Faison didn't get to interact much, but they seem to good chemistry, as do cryer and Spencer.

The overall talent and likability of the cast tells me this show has potential, but they definitely have not figured everything out. My main complaints were that it was very exposition heavy and the plot felt very disorganized. Some of this is necessarily with a pilot, but it could be a bit difficult to follow.

Despite these issues, I do give them credit for for trying something. The show uses Office-style mockumentary narration, and this has not been tried in the multicam set up as far as I know. I hope they can get it together and make this series live up to its potential.

Speaking of the camera set-up, there is always a lot of hate online for "laugh-track" sitcoms. As a big fan of multi-camera sitcoms when done well, I've learned that first thing you'll read online about them will probably be people complaining about the sound of laughter, whether it is real or fake. Hopefully I have provided a fair review on the show itself.