>True. I suppose if anything will help shed the image that MITM has got in
>this country of it being a "children's programme" then that surely would.
Season 4 went way further than previous seasons did. Even the
language, I remember catching the first episode of season 4 and
spotting language I hadn't heard on the show before.
Malcolm has a steady girlfriend for a good part of last season, which
is what gets Lois worried about what he might be up to. At another
point she catches him with a six-pack of beer in one arm and a girl in
the other. Reese manages to keep a steady girlfriend for half the
season; longer even than Malcolm I think. These kids are growing up.
By this upcoming season, I don't see how anyone could label this a
kids show. How would a UK 'childrens' audience react to the ****trayal
of underage-***, as Linwood Boomer I think did specifically quote
'underage'. Ha, actually, I don't know how Fox would appreciate that
exactly either. Unless it never actually happens and just threatens to
the whole show. Even so 'children's programme' - what planet are they
on?
>
>I'm just not convinced it's entirely the right direction to move into.
>They've done really well to go this far without really going into these
>details. It's been a real refre****ng change to see this approach... here
>in the UK it seems to be inbuilt into the writers that if they're writing
>a sitcom they must include *** and swearing. It just isn't funny any
more.
>
I agree totally that if that if 'Malcolm' just became another teen ***
show, I would quit watching. A *** and drugs thanksgiving special
could be funny, but I don't want an entire season of that. It would
get boring very quickly. If they can keep it to just being four or
five episodes out of the season that would be fine.
As an aside to the age question, in practically every state Malcolm
would be considered underage, only very few would class Reese as
underage. I do think it would be funny if Malcolm gets lucky before
Reese. The way Reese reacts in season 4 when he thinks Malcolm and
Cynthina had *** was pretty funny, and totally not what I expected.
That uxexpected twist, that misdirection, that NOT doing the same as
every other show is doing is why I like this show so much. It would be
a real pity if they drop that.
But it is hard to see any trends from an article that only touches on
the first few episodes of the season. I think the way the 'previews'
of upcoming shows are written, they tend to sensationalize based on
little information. They talk about trends for the new season, but
often they only give us one shot plot pieces.
Like the Malcolm working at Lucky Aide. I don't see this as a new part
of the format for the season, just a one shot episode ploy. Kind of
like the show where Francis works at the place during spring break.
And actually I am hoping 'Malcolm films Reese' is a take on the whole
'Star Wars kid' phenomenon. That could be sooo funny.
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