Modern Family – Clips And Images – Why The Face?… Playa!

Written on September 20, 2009 by Marc Eastman in Television

You may have caught my preview review for ABC‘s new family-centered sitcom Modern Family about a month ago, and I’ve got a few clips and images to share to get you a fuller idea of what’s going on with the show. But, if you missed it, check out the earlier review here.

There’s something about this show, and its effort to tear down the norms of family and family sitcom at the same time that really makes me think it turn out to be something really worth keeping track of. If the pilot is any guide, this might be one of the water-coolerest shows to come along in a while. If I personally am any sort of example, things look good for the show’s ability to hook with its clever viewpoint and characters, because just about everyone I know is already on the Why The Face bandwagon, and some of them are penciling in times to shoot their children… well…

I’m rather looking forward to the holiday specials.

Check out the press release info, some cool clips from the show, and give it a look Wednesday, September 23rd at 9:00 est.

“Modern Family,” a new half-hour comedy that takes an honest and often hilarious look at the complexities of modern day families, premieres WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (This program will repeat Friday, Sept. 25, from 9:00-9:30 p.m.)

“Pilot” — Today’s families come in all shapes and sizes, and that is very evident in Jay Pritchett’s very full and very blended family. Jay and his new gorgeous and much younger wife, Gloria, are happily married and getting accustomed to their new life together. But when her pre-teen son develops a crush on a 16-year-old girl, it becomes apparent that Jay and Gloria may have some generational and cultural gaps to bridge. Jay’s grown daughter, Claire, has a family of her own — three kids and a husband, Phil, who is practically a giant kid himself. Things get a little tense when their teenage daughter, Haley, brings a boy home and Phil tries to adopt the cool, hip dad approach. Then son Luke misuses of his BB gun, which results in Phil and Claire turning it right back on to him. Jay’s other grown son, Mitchell, is in a committed relationship and has just adopted a baby girl from Vietnam with his life partner, Cameron. They’re going through the joys and anxieties of bringing a baby home for the first time, but Mitchell still has the daunting task of introducing their new addition to the whole family.

“Modern Family” stars Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sof’a Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy and Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado.