I've been faithfully watching
The Goldbergs (and
Trophy Wife, which has very witty writing) on ABC this fall. Cut from life in the 1980s,
The Goldbergs is based on the childhood of Hollywood writer Adam F. Goldberg (Note: This is not the same Adam Goldberg who starred in
Dazed and Confused, or who dated Christina Ricci. I was dazed and confused over this for this about a week.) Goldberg descends from a family of expressive yellers. In addition to his vocal parents, he had two older brothers. On
The Goldbergs television show, Adam has an older sister and
only
one older brother named Barry (played by Troy Gentile). Most of me wishes producers allowed Goldberg to keep his two brothers. I love his brother Barry on so many levels!
Then I wondered if
The Goldbergs stayed true to life, would it just be an 80s version of
Malcolm in the Middle? If so, I would undoubtedly still watch.
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