I first stumbled upon Modern family while I was channel hopping in search of something good to watch. Modern family is on the ABC channel and found it hilarious and over-the-top. Modern family is a new sitcom making it’s debut preview and it is spectacular.

Over the past decade, television networks had trouble launching even one new comedy. Those that survived often got their starts behind an established comedy. Modern Family, which is about a quirk-filled, multi-generational family; is the latest, new biggest hit comedy series without having the lead-in support from an established hit show. It has averaged about 10 million viewers each week, making it a consistent Top 25 show.

This fast-paced “mockumentary” perfectly captures the experience of parenthood: chaotic and embarrassing. The half-hour series, which was created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, is produced by Fox Television Studios. The show follows the life of the families of Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill), his daughter Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen), and his son Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) who lives in Los Angeles.

Claire, who is married to Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell) is a former wild child who now worries her kids will follow her former rebellious path. Phil, a clueless dad who takes it up a notch by deluding himself into thinking he is hip and cool. They have three children, Haley (Sarah Hyland) who is a hormone-charged teen, Alex (Ariel Winter) who is a precocious daughter and Luke (Nolan Gould), a klutzy son who doesn’t like wearing pants. Jay, is married to a much younger Colombian woman, Gloria (Sofía Vergara), and is helping her raise her pre-teen son, Manny (Rico Rodriguez II). Jay, a cranky older guy is trying to keep pace with his extravagantly gorgeous Latina bride. Gay couple, Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and his partner Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) adopted a Vietnamese baby, Lily.

In 2010, Modern Family was nominated with five Television Critics Association Awards. The show gained noms for best new series, best comedy series and best program of the year, while stars of the program, Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet, were both nominated individually. Also like Friends to keep the idea of an ensemble cast, the cast all submitted for Supporting Actor and Actress nominees instead of Lead Actor and Actress for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
This is one show to keep your eye on as it is the funniest sitcom of the fall. After all, it’s more fun than shooting your best friend in the butt with a BB gun.