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haven’t seen The Middle but Raising Hope is FUCKING HILARIOUS

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“Raising Hope” and “The Middle”: Two Sneakily Good Sitcoms

With so many worthy comedies out there, it would be easy to miss out on a pair of quietly excellent network shows: “Raising Hope” and “The Middle.” Neither is new and neither has a Zoe Deschanellish star to land them on the cover of a magazine, but both series are funny, original, and stealthily ambitious. And to be terrifically snotty, each of these family sitcoms is superior to that buzz-hog “Modern Family,” an upscale mockumentary that began with promise, but has sadly descended into cartoon and cornball.

- TV Critic Emily Nussbaum on two sitcoms worth watching: http://nyr.kr/uPUmET

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   Wholeheartedly agree! I liked the first season of Modern Family but the jokes are much too recycled and not all that...

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   You’re dissing Modern Family which I don’t condone, but I love Raising Hope! The Middle? Eh…it’s…it’s iffy with me.

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    You tell ‘em, Emily Nussbaum.

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    haven’t seen The Middle but Raising Hope is FUCKING HILARIOUS

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