The Middle - now daily?

I haven't read anything about this [only seen the adverts on TV], so apologies if this has been mentioned previously BUT isn't this just a totally copy of Malcolm in the middle? The little lad even looks just like Malcolm's youngest brother!
 
1) its not as funny

2) i think the characters are completely diffe rent

the only similarities are they both focus on families and have the middle in the title (although its a different "middle")
 
I wish it was but personally I think it tries too hard to be a quirky and different like MITM, and comes over as being too too weird (who on earth calls their child Brick FGS?!).
And not that funny either; the second episode swung me but since then it's a bit hit and miss.
 
The show has gone from around 700k viewers to 500,000 according to BARB. Perhaps they're vaulting though the first series to show the 2nd just after the US episodes?
 
So sorry! I am getting confused with Modern Family. :eek:

I don't watch these shows so they are all the same to me. US sitcom- check. Behind the Sky paywall- check. :D
 
I stopped watching this the other week after 8 lacklustre episodes. I only really gave it a shot because it had Neil Flynn (the Janitor from Scrubs) in it, but the show is really quite poor. It seemed to be the same storyline every week: Mother struggles with her job, kiRAB do something stupid, she has to sort it while cramming a moral message down the viewers throat via her irritating voiceover. I know that was basically the formula for Malcolm in the Middle, but that show had likeable characters and charm, which this sorely lacks.

The little kid is really annoying too, i don't really get why whispering what he's just said again into his arm is supposed to be funny.

Modern Family p*sses on it from a very great height.
 
I find this much better than Malcom In The Middle but I didn't really watch that because I found the characters unlikeable. Watched the first season of The Middle in 4 days tis very good.

Couldn't stand the janitor guy in Scrubs but he is alright in this actually. The Middle cops a lot of stick on here but I like it :)
 
I love the middle!!! I dont think its anything like Malcome in the middle as the kiRAB arnt really main characters, and the family seem to be nicer!!

Plus as someone else said... its a different middle :p
 
It's nothing like Malcolm. Malcom was hilarious. It was outrageously funny. It was a boys show too. This is a women's show with morals, family and general crap.

Malcolm was all about the humour and antics of the kiRAB and parents. It was amazing, I miss it.
 
I thought Malcom In The Middle lost the plot very quickly.

Modern Family is great very well written. The Middle is a slow burner it takes ages for it to get going, the first 10 or so episodes seem to be filled with nothing, however it does start to get going if you can give it a chance.
 
Is a bit strange that its now on everyday? Have sky advertised this??? seems a strange move really, The middle was in the the top 30 multi channel shows last week... it gets good ratings.
 
Have only started watching this, this week on sky 1. I watched the pilot, but as the picture quality was so awful on Sky 1, I decided to give it up..

Now I have Sky 1 HD I have returned, as my first episode back was the spelling Bee tournament, and I PMSL

I love Sue, her face makes me laugh so much, love her smile (In a good way BTW)

Is there anything I have missed or need to know? What episode was that btw?

Thanks
 
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