It sounds like this is going to be an 'updated' and 'PC' version of the wonderful classic show with Bonnie Franklin, Valerie Bertanelli, and McKenzie Phillips. It''s just another case of writers being unable to come up with original ideas. SMH.......
sharePC is right, just like everything on TV.
shareDid the fascist meeting Trump had in his High Tower the other week end with them giving you mental midgets your marching orders to pollute IMDb with your filth?
SHEESH!
Virtually none of you can define "PC" and you wouldn't know your left from right politically anyway.
What this show is doing, and well, is demonstrating that people from a non-white, non-traditional, and somewhat non-hetero family can be just like any other family.
Every time they have touched on a "politically sensitive" or "socially sensitive" topic, they have laid out various points of view, given credence and validation to those points of view, and not been preachy about it.
There are issues in this society that need to be addressed somewhere other than your local Klan rally.
Love is like breathing. You have to take some in and let it out to live.
Wow, do you just throw around words like fascist, hitler youth, and racism at the drop of a hat? Your posts are akin to sheer insanity. But what the heck I'll take a stab at it. This show, One Day at a Time, is indeed politically correct. And to educate you, as many people who spout pc crud love to say, is making a medium so watered down, that in its drive to be unoffensive to all groups, it forces awkward unrealistic language, humor, themes etc. that caters to a specific group.
What makes comedy funny, is the ability to touch on situations that are taboo, push topics to the edge, make a person uncomfortable and yes, possibly offend. There is a reason for markets such as horror, grind house, and exploitation films. The reason why they do so well is that they throw political correctness out the window. When we doctor our entertainment, our speech, our thoughts, etc. to be politically correct, we are silencing ourselves.
In fact, we become so politically correct and infatuated with being unoffensive that we begin to police by means of censorship or revoking free thought and speech. We become so one sided in our crusade to be unoffensive that we become these fragile beings that will shatter if they hear a bad word. Political Correctness is just as bad as moral panics, so yes I do understand the left and right and see how both sides are full of it. I don't think Dungeons and Dragons is the devil's game nor do I think making a gay joke makes me a bigot.
One Day at a Time is a politically correct charged mess. This show doesn't give out various points of view! It does if you are blind to the issues. What it does do is give one viewpoint, then coaches the counter point either until A.) That side realizes they are in the wrong or B.) Makes the opposing view the butt of a joke or seem completely wrong.
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For example, immigration. We are given the sob story about immigrants being deported and to be officially recognized as a US Citizen, it possibly taking 10 years. But Schneider's immigration is made fun of. Now, sure on the surface one could laugh and see the "comedy" in Schneider's story, but what about real Canadian immigrants? Like my French Canadian grandparents who were mocked and made fun of racially? They went through the proper channels for citizenship. Why is their struggle any less important? The reason people get mad at PC garbage is because of this. When it comes to social and political issues, it seems that if it is not a minority but of a caucasian who has the exact same struggle it is less important. Italian, Irish, Canadian, immigration who cares...but Cuban, Mexican etc...well that's important, that is the "real" issue.
We become so obsessed with being PC that we end up being one sided. And as an aside, to be fair, nothing is offensive. Only a person can get offended. Words, songs, shows, movies, books, on their own are not offensive, only a person can take offense.
Why was Scott's point of view on immigration in the show voiced, but ultimately seen as being wrong? Why was Schneider's white guilt seen as a positive? White guilt is stupid and neither person should have taken advantage of it. Why is it ok for an Alvarez to make a racial joke but as soon as another character such as Dr. Berkowitz makes one, it is cued that it is wrong? How come Penelope gets to visually undress the black UPS driver but Scott's sexual comments are offensive?
As for Elena being a lesbian. The mother and grandmother were "uncomfortable" with it, but their comfortability levels were so forced. They were either selfish as in the case of Penelope (making the situation about her) or eventually seen as wrong as in the case of Lydia (with the cliche of, I love her no matter what struggle). As for Victor, the person who was truly not comfortable was singled out, made a villain, and stepping stone for a cringe inducing, forced, tender moment at the end of the season with the family all hugging saying how brave and great they all are.
Why is Victor's opinion any less valid? Why was his statement of, gay being the "in thing" seen through the camera as offensive? Why? Because the show is politically correct. Media like this, seizes on current popular trends, be it immigration, social justice, racism, sexism, feminism, etc., finds the popular viewpoint, the safe viewpoint, and runs with it.
To back this up...we had an episode dealing with "mansplaining and the wage gap". Give me a break!
They can knock Catholicism, whites, men, fat people, blonde women, you know the last safe targets of comedy...but if you pick something that is currently seen as politically incorrect, "don't you dare touch that"....and that is why some people dislike this show.
Is Schneider white? I know in that episode they called it white guilt and all that, but I thought he was Latin like the rest of them since he looks it. Am I wrong?
shareYou do realize that the original was a considered a milestone for the feminist movement, right? It was the first sitcom centered around a divorced woman who who struggled to raise her two daughters on her own.
shareActually by Norman Lear as well. And I don't think it's PC. It's pretty consistent with other works by Lear.
shareOf course both versions are pc, however the original was fresh with an entire cast of brilliant actors whereas this is not. i think that is the actual reason for a negative reaction. too, we have had about 40 years since of force fed tv ideals which can be repulsive to anyone.
shareI rarely write here, but this series is awful. The original had a message, humour and a heart. The reboot lacks all of it, especially the humour. I did not laugh once. I kept waiting , but this it typical of myself and series with laugh tracks. I do not find them funny.
I am surprised this is on Netflix. It seems more like FreeForm or TV Land program..
Agreed. I am old enough to have watched the original, and I enjoyed that version quite a bit. I am also a fan of other Norman Lear shows. This reboot is an insult which seems to exist only to spread the SJW agenda.
Archie Bunker, for example, was shown to be racist, intolerant, etc. But he ALSO loved his family and was a good guy at heart. We saw him learn from his mistakes occasionally, or more often, he looked foolish. But his character always had some type of redemption, be it his love for Gloria, supporting Mike with a place to live, providing for his family...he was a "bad" but likeable character.
In this show, everyone and everything outside of the family is portrayed as racist, ignorant, dumb, sexist...only the Alvarez family is any good. Only the mother's opinion matters. The show takes pride in insulting whites, soldiers, Catholics, free speech...basically following the dictated Social Justice PC "how to" guide. And Cuban culture is stereotyped mercilessly, especially when it fits the show's need for diversity. Netflix is clearly aiming for the special snowflake market with this show.
Hahahaha. You hit it with the snowflake comment.
We had to watch All In The Family for a class in television series and it was interesting to read the comments from other classmates. Many of them like Archie, but could not stand his remarks. I felt he represented a lot of people, but he also had many redeeming qualities too. And he grew from his mistakes or prejudices. Carol O'Connor was perfect in that role.