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Not looking to be left out of the streaming riches being enjoyed by Friends, The Big Bang Theory, and The Office, ABC's long-running family ensemble sitcom Modern Family will be joining both Disney's Hulu and NBCUniversal's Peacock in a shared deal With a deal reportedly "well into nine figures," the series' 250 episodes will be[...]

Disney+, 20th TV, and series writer/executive producer Matt Nix have added four more to the cast of the streaming service's series reboot of the 1989 cop/dog caper Turner & Hooch. Anthony Ruivivar (The Haunting of Hill House), Brandon Jay McLaren (The Twilight Zone), and Jeremy Maguire (Modern Family) will join Josh Peck, Lyndsy Fonseca, Carra Patterson,[...]

If you're a fan of ABC's long-running family sitcom Modern Family, then this has been a pretty tough week for you After 11 seasons, the series shuffled off the network's programming coil with a two-part finale that found a way to balance bringing closure to a number of series-long storylines while opening a number of[...]

After eleven years of growing up in each other's homes, ABC's Modern Family comes to an end Eleven seasons of countless emotional memories Even as "Finale" had viewers tearing up, we were given an ending that both brought closure as well as open new chapters to their stories It really felt like a family, you[...]

After 11 seasons on the air, the Pritchett, Dunphy, and Tucker families are set to end their Modern Family run with a two-part series finale on ABC It's not like fans didn't know it was coming, and yet there's still this feeling that it snuck up on them when they weren't looking Like how Supernatural[...]

ABC's Modern Family countdown continues and the heartbreak we've been feeling is imminent, and this episode was a good segue to start leading into what will be a final double feature next week to go out with a bang It starts giving us a look into what the future holds in store without having to[...]

It wasn't like ABC snuck up on us with the news that Modern Family would be ending its run after 11 seasons – we had time to prepare And in concept, we were okay with the idea – at least until the season started Over the course of 15 episodes, the writers have been doing[...]

I was bracing for an emotionally tough episode of ABC's Modern Family this week… you know, with only three more episodes to go I can only assume each episode will feel like a "goodbye" of some sort However, I was suprised that it was actually fun and got – dare, I say – quite a[...]

ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family has been doing its part during its final season to "clean up" some loose storyline threads from the series' 11-season run – and this week's episode finally addresses one of the show's longest-running conflicts. No, not Phil (Ty Burrell) vs. Jay (Ed O'Neill) – though it looks like that relationship[...]

One of my favorite aspects of ABC's Modern Family is its "extended family" – so it is with a heavy heart that we report that Beatrice – the French Bulldog who played Jay Pritchett's (Ed O'Neil) furry sidekick Stella Pop culture and entertainment website The Blast reports that the adorable canine passed away a week ago[...]

I don't know about you, but with the finale of ABC's Modern Family creeping up on us faster than we expected, I am feeling a bit nostalgic – especially when there's no new episode to watch Turns out, the cast has officially wrapped filming after 11 seasons – with the cast taking to social media[...]

This week's episode of ABC's Modern Family brought me back to what I love about the series – only to have the emotional impact undercut by awkward, oddly-placed "clip show" flashbacks Those moments aside, it was enjoyable ride that took some turns I wasn't expecting. From the emotional "feels" standpoint, this episode hit pretty hard on[...]

ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family has reached its own version of "The Final Four" – and we have a prediction about the finale While we don't pretend to have the show expertise that our own Alejandra Bodden's been demonstrating this season with her episode-per-episode reviews (check out her thoughts on "Paris" here), we[...]

I was surprised how much fun this week's episode of ABC's Modern Family turned out to be It also hit on some feels a bit—but for the most part, it was just an enjoyable ride that hit some familar notes in new ways I have to say though, I have a pretty soft spot for[...]

Over the course of 11 seasons, ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family has taken the Pritchetts, Dunphys, and Tuckers across the country and around the world From Hawaii to Australia… Wyoming to Disneyland… Las Vegas to Lake Tahoe to New York… it's safe to say our on-screen family has definitely left its marks on[...]

This week's episode of ABC's Modern Family was much more light-hearted, perfect to follow the one from last week It truly got a few laughs off of me and I enjoyed all storylines They seriously keep tugging at my heart-strings and seemingly setting more groundwork for what is to come to finalize the show It[...]

With ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family set to shuffle off the network's programming coil after eleven seasons, Bleeding Cool's Alejandra Bodden is offering viewers an episode-per-episode critical look at the final season (with her recent review of "Legacy" here) Because let's face it: after over a decade on the air, everyone's just a[...]

This week's episode of ABC's Modern Family was unexpected and simply fantastic It really took me by surprise in many ways—especially with how more toned down, beautiful, and heartbreaking it was – all at once It has been incredibly hard for me to write about this episode, to be honest I kept staring at my[...]

With ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family set to shuffle off the network's programming coil after eleven seasons, Bleeding Cool's Alejandra Bodden is offering viewers an episode-per-episode critical look at the final season (with her recent review of "The Prescott" here and her thoughts on the issue of ethnic stereotyping here) Because let's face[...]

This week brought with it the second-half of the final season of ABC's Modern Family It was a very fun episode to start the year with – silly without diving into slapsticky With the season being very uneven so far, this outing was definitely one in the plus column It seems they are setting up[...]

A new year means new episodes of ABC's Modern Family – except in this case, it's the series' final episodes Up to this point, the season has definitely run hot and cold – not sure how I will be feeling by the time it reaches its end I am looking for more of these moments[...]

With the holidays around the corner, I will try to keep my thoughts on Modern Family short-n-sweet… more like venomously sweet, like this week's episode made me feel The episode danced right on the edge of my very last nerve, to be honest It was full of poison that I was almost willing to let[...]

With ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family set to shuffle off the network's programming coil after eleven seasons, Bleeding Cool's Alejandra Bodden is offering viewers an episode-per-episode critical look at the final season (with her recent review of "Tree's a Crowd" here) Because let's face it: after over a decade on the air, everyone's[...]

This week's episode of ABC's Modern Family was a bit weak It was a bit of a filler just to get us to the holidays It had a couple of good moments here and there, but not too much that really stood out even as I am thinking about it now. This season of Modern Family[...]

With ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family set to shuffle off the network's programming coil after eleven seasons, Bleeding Cool's Alejandra Bodden is offering viewers an episode-per-episode critical look at the final season (with her recent review of "The Last Thanksgiving" here) Because let's face it: after over a decade on the air, everyone's[...]

In order to fill the emptiness left behind with the lack of ABC's Modern Family this week and in honor of Thanksgiving week, I decided to commemorate the things about the show that I am most thankful for Quite honestly, there were too many so I settled on three core topics that really impact me[...]

This week's episode of ABC's Modern Family hits "The Feels" with another last: Thanksgiving It was a cute episode that started off a bit weak and had me worried, but ended up hitting all the right notes by the credits (and a nice end creditsscene) We do get some sense of closure as some characters[...]

With ABC's long-running hit comedy series Modern Family set to shuffle off the network's programming coil after eleven seasons, Bleeding Cool's Alejandra Bodden is offering viewers an episode-per-episode critical look at the final season (with her recent review of "A Game of Chicken" here). Because let face it: after over a decade on the air, everyone's[...]

I am incredibly happy to report that ABC's Modern Family actually took me pleasantly by surprise this week Considering this season has run hot and cold so far, this was a strong outing It seems they are setting up some groundwork as the episodes go by that might seem to hint at the future –[...]

A new week means a new episode of ABC's Modern Family This season has definitely run hot and cold However, no matter what they do I am sure not all of us will be happy with it how it ends On my end, I am just looking for those moments of reflection and connection that[...]