Published Mar 10, 2013
Now that we’re parents, we’re always looking for entertainment that’s targeted to the right intellectual level. Not for our son Declan, at just 6 weeks old, but for ourselves, at just a few hours’ sleep a night. Everyone’s talking about Homeland, but half the time I can’t handle one plot, much less hidden agendas and meaningful secrets. We love our Mad Men, but the surprise TV winner of the new parenting era is: Family Feud.
I’m not sure if it’s the jaunty ’60s-style theme; the made-for-middle-America 8th-grade sexual suggestiveness; the discovery that everyone in a family looks and acts exactly alike; the straight-from-the-90s euphemisms for bodily parts and functions; or the brilliant game design that has a successful family heading home with a big, big $900 payday; but this show is great. For instance:
There’s nothing like coming home from work, brain fried, to Steve Harvey time. It’s all family-friendly; at least, it’s friendly to this family.
(And, Joey Fatone: good job on the announcer gig, getting paid for saying one line a day is a great dream for all of us.)
