"Modern Family" is a look at familial relations in the 21st century. The different branches of a family in the LA area go through all sorts of trials and tribulations but press on. To be certain, there are a lot of disagreements among the family members: the patriarch (Ed O'Neill) has trouble coming to grasp with his son's (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) homosexuality, the daughter (Julie Bowen) is less than pleased with her father's marriage to a feisty Colombian woman (Sofía Vergara), while the grandchildren have their own issues to deal with.

I just got through binge-watching the first season. I hope to see the rest of the show. The mockumentary-style filming gives it a feeling of extra realism; sometimes I felt as if I was spying on the whole Pritchett clan! But in the end, this is a clever show. I recommend it.