Jeers to Modern Family for being dead wrong about what significant means.

Cheers and Jeers for November 11

Cheers and Jeers for November 11


by Damian Holbrook 
 
Jeers to Any Americans Who Aren’t Watching All American.
The CW’s underrated tale of a high school football star (Daniel Ezra, pictured)
who’s moved from the hood to the Hills of Beverly deserves to be a hit for ignoring
the “teen drama” playbook and tackling universal stories of race, class and self- acceptance without ever being preachy.

Jeers to Modern Family
for being dead wrong about what significant means. Before Season 10 began, producers teased that a “significant character” would meet his or her maker this year. So if Shelley Long’s DeDe (pictured) was so important, why did Jay’s ex—who hasn’t even been seen this season!—
die offscreen? They’re just lucky it wasn’t pup Stella.

Cheers to Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
for making the macabre cool. Dark, demented and definitely not afraid to offend, Netflix’s giddily ghoulish take on Archie Comics’ teenage witch quickly cast its spell over us with its bold embrace of the occult, plus star Kiernan Shipka’s (pictured) wickedly winning performance.
 

Cheers to Grey’s Anatomy
for using Meredith’s past to improve Teddy’s future. When Owen’s ex (Kim Raver) balked at telling him she was carrying his baby, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo, pictured right, with Raver) shared the pain of growing up without a dad because of her own mother’s lies. It was a nice nod to the character’s history and acknowledgment of how far she has come from that dysfunction.
 
 

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