The Middleman - absolutely MENTAL show!!

Richard Dower · 02-10-2010 7:08am #1

I just CAN'T belive this was aired on ABC Family :eek: - it's totally bonkers! (in a good way), the dialogue is fantastic, it's the most whacked out thing i've seen in a long time, it's like a cross between Eureka, Men In Black, Get Smart, Mystery Men with added Due South....it's totally insane

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Middleman_%28TV_series%29

It even has bleeped out language:

Note: "The Middleman" was an abc family show, but if I know anything about people, it's that everyone's definition of "family"-friendly material really does range from one end of the spectrum to another. This TV-14-rated show contains things such as a decapitated head or two, a few fish zombies, the occasional gangster getting machine-gunned, some people being lasered, a handful of bleeped and black-boxed "profanities" and a significant amount of sexual content (including implied lovin' and a character having what she refers to as a "sex dream").

That said, I felt the show lived up to the channel's motto of "a new kind of family" in the most refreshing way. It's all about tone, and even though the program touches on PG-13 topics, it does so in a wholesome, PG-rated way that's never salacious or crude. If you're really prudish or your kids are under the age of 10, maybe you should look at another show, but I thought it was great to see a family show aimed at an older crowd in a way that was entirely fun instead of inappropriate.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/38029/middleman-the-complete-series-the/

I watched the pilot...now must see the others! [edit - i watched ep. 2/3...not a patch on the pilot, all the cleverly written dialogue, in-jokes and whitty banter seem to have gone....but, at the very least i strongly recomend you watch the pilot, it's great.]

Richard Dower · 04-07-2011 1:41pm

I sorta dropped this show around episode 5, but it's always been in the back of my mind to finish it off...since it's a slow Summer etc., just cracked onto episode 7....while not a patch on the pilot it's still a very odd and quirky show, no way was it ABC Family fare....