Makiah Green

Modern Family is no stranger to cultural discussion. The show has won awards for everything from best acting to outstanding directing and casting. In addition to the brilliant dialog and hilarious characters, Modern Family's bold approach to contemporary American life and politics has set the standard for effective in-your-face comedy. Throughout the recent episode, "Bringing … [Read more...] about TV Culture: “Modern Family” and Sexy Stereotypes

Dan Fogelman (Cars, Tangled, and Crazy, Stupid, Love) debuted his new TV show, The Neighbors, on ABC in late September. This peculiar addition to Fall comedy explores a theme that TV viewers and moviegoers everywhere are familiar with: Humans v. Aliens. The Neighbors, however, pose the bizarre question of what would happen if humans, specifically suburban Americans, and aliens … [Read more...] about TV Culture: “The Neighbors” Take Race Relations to a New Level

Mindy Kaling, widely known from The Office, successfully debuted her own project last month on Fox. The Mindy Project follows Mindy Lahiri (Kaling) through her professional and personal life as an OB/GYN in pursuit of love. As a 31 year-old doctor, Mindy is eager to find a good man and is devoted to quoting cheesy lines from her favorite romantic comedies until she finds him. … [Read more...] about TV Culture: “The Mindy Project” Earns an A+ in Cultural Comedy

By Makiah Green NBC's Parenthood finally aired for its Season 4 premiere on September 11, 2012. The family drama jumped right back into the fun-loving and argument intensive action that has engaged viewers for three phenomenal seasons. Now that the show has established itself as a genuine Braverman-centered portrayal of family and parenthood, show creators have started … [Read more...] about TV Culture: Diversifying “Parenthood”