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"'''Pilot'''" is the name of the [[Pilot episode|pilot episode]] of the [[20th Century Fox]] series ''[[Modern Family]]''. The episode was written by [[Steven Levitan]] and [[Christopher Lloyd (screenwriter)|Christopher Lloyd]] and directed by [[Jason Winer]]. It premiered on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in the [[United States]] on September 23, 2009. The pilot introduces viewers to three sets of people who make up a single family. The episode is shot in a [[mockumentary]] style, with a cameraman following the characters around their everyday lives and interviewing them characters at various intervals. It cuts between the experiences of the three seperate units before they all come together at the end of the episode.
"'''Pilot'''" is the name of the [[Pilot episode|pilot episode]] of the [[ABC]] series ''[[Modern Family]]''. The episode was written by [[Steven Levitan]] and [[Christopher Lloyd (screenwriter)|Christopher Lloyd]] and directed by [[Jason Winer]]. It premiered on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in the [[United States]] on September 23, 2009. The pilot introduces viewers to three sets of people who make up a single family. The episode is shot in a [[mockumentary]] style, with a cameraman following the characters around their everyday lives and interviewing them characters at various intervals. It cuts between the experiences of the three seperate units before they all come together at the end of the episode.


Reviews for the pilot episode compared ''Modern Family'' to shows such as ''[[Married...With Children]]'', ''[[Frasier]]'', ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' and, most strongly, ''[[Arrested Development]]''.<ref name = "NYT">{{cite web |first=Ginia |last=Bellafante |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/arts/television/23modern.html |title=Television Review - 'Modern Family' - Dispatches from the Home Front in an ABC sitcom with Ed O'Neill |work=[[New York Times]] |date=2009-10-22 |accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref><ref name = "Variety">{{cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941145.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 |title=Modern Family Review - TV Show Reviews - Analysis of Modern Family The TV Series |publisher=''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' |date=2009-09-20 |accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, reviewers saw similarities between ''Modern Family'' and ''[[Outnumbered]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2009/oct/15/outnumbered-modern-family-sitcom |title=Does Sky1's Modern Family remind you anything |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=2009-10-15 |accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref>
Reviews for the pilot episode compared ''Modern Family'' to shows such as ''[[Married...With Children]]'', ''[[Frasier]]'', ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' and, most strongly, ''[[Arrested Development]]''.<ref name = "NYT">{{cite web |first=Ginia |last=Bellafante |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/arts/television/23modern.html |title=Television Review - 'Modern Family' - Dispatches from the Home Front in an ABC sitcom with Ed O'Neill |work=[[New York Times]] |date=2009-10-22 |accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref><ref name = "Variety">{{cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941145.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 |title=Modern Family Review - TV Show Reviews - Analysis of Modern Family The TV Series |publisher=''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' |date=2009-09-20 |accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, reviewers saw similarities between ''Modern Family'' and ''[[Outnumbered]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2009/oct/15/outnumbered-modern-family-sitcom |title=Does Sky1's Modern Family remind you anything |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=2009-10-15 |accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref>

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"Pilot (Modern Family)"

"Pilot" is the name of the pilot episode of the ABC series Modern Family. The episode was written by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd and directed by Jason Winer. It premiered on ABC in the United States on September 23, 2009. The pilot introduces viewers to three sets of people who make up a single family. The episode is shot in a mockumentary style, with a cameraman following the characters around their everyday lives and interviewing them characters at various intervals. It cuts between the experiences of the three seperate units before they all come together at the end of the episode.

Reviews for the pilot episode compared Modern Family to shows such as Married...With Children, Frasier, Malcolm in the Middle and, most strongly, Arrested Development.[1][2] In the United Kingdom, reviewers saw similarities between Modern Family and Outnumbered.[3]

Plot

The episode begins at the home of Phil and Claire Dunphy and their three children Haley, Alex and Luke. Claire and Phil shout up the stairs to the children and, when Haley emerges, Claire tells her that her skirt is too short. Phil, however does not agree and tells her she can wear it. In an interview, the adults discuss how they want to stop their children making the same mistakes that they did when they were growing up and Claire concludes that "I have done our job".

The scene shifts to the soccer pitch where Gloria Delgado-Pritchett is watching her son play Manny, along with her older partner Jay. Gloria plays the role of overenthusiastic mother on the touchline, instructing her son to try harder. Gloria and Jay are then interviewed, where Gloria discusses the differences between their backgrounds: she comes from a small village in Columbia which is "number one for murders", while he comes from the city. Back on the pitch, Manny spots a beautiful girl riding by on a bicycle and a dispute develops on the sidelines. Gloria speaks to the father of one of the other players, who assumes that Jay is her dad.

The episode next cuts to Mitchell and Cameron, a gay couple on a plane who are returning from Vietnam having adopted a baby, Lily. The other passengers admire Lily, with the man sitting next to Mitchell commenting that Lily's "mother must be very proud". When Cameron walks along the gangway and sits down next to Mitchell an uneasy silence develops. In an interview the characters say that they have been together for five years and had considered asking one of their lesbian friends to help them conceive. Back on the plane, Mitchell threatens to make a speech and does so when a lady says "look at that baby with those cream puffs", which he believes is referring to them but Lily is in fact eating cream puffs. Cameron offers to pay for the headsets of all the passengers.


Production

The episode was filmed in Los Angeles in the United States and is set in a nameless suburban neighbourhood.[1] It was written and produced by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan who had worked together on Frasier.

Reception

Critical reception

Critical reaction to the pilot episode was very positive, with some reviewers highlighting it as one of the best new comedies of 2009. Variety wrote "Easily the new season's best comedy pilot, Modern Family deftly serves up laughs on multiple levels, from understated one-liners to deft sight-gags."[2] Mary McNamara of the LA Times commented "Just when we were thinking it couldn't be done, ABC's Modern Family has single-handedly brought the family comedy back from the dead...Modern Family is sharp, timely and fresh, complicated enough to be interesting but with a soft, sweet center".[4] The New York Times' Gina Bellafante called the series "the best new half-hour of funny television in a season rife with half-hours of funny television".[1] She also felt it was a replacement for Arrested Development, the "last great family comedy" which ended in 2006.

The success of the pilot led to the series holding a rating of 86/100 on Metacritic from 25 reviews.[5] ABC ordered a full 22-episode season of the show.[6]

Ratings

The episode premiered on ABC in the United States on September 23, 2009. The show was watched live by 12.61 million viewers, placing it as the most viewed show of the night. It also acquired a Nielsen Rating of 4.2/11 in the 18-49 age bracket.[7]

The show began broadcasting in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on 15 October 2009.[8] The pilot was watched by 444,000 viewers across two airings, with 348,000 watching the show in the 8pm timeslot.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bellafante, Ginia (2009-10-22). "Television Review - 'Modern Family' - Dispatches from the Home Front in an ABC sitcom with Ed O'Neill". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ^ a b "Modern Family Review - TV Show Reviews - Analysis of Modern Family The TV Series". Variety. 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2009-10-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Does Sky1's Modern Family remind you anything". The Guardian. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  4. ^ McNamara, Mary (2009-09-23). "'Modern Family'". LA Times. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  5. ^ "The Modern Family reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  6. ^ Ausiello, Michael (2009-10-08). "ABC orders full seasons of Modern Family, Cougar Town, The Middle". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  7. ^ Seidman, Robert (2009-09-24). "Wednesday broadcast finals: Modern Family down a tenth, Cougar Town up a tenth with adults 18-49". TV by the numbers. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  8. ^ Shepherd, Robert (2009-08-26). "Sky 1 acquires US comedy Modern Family". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  9. ^ "Modern Family gathers 444,000 for Sky 1". Broadcast Now. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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