A series that I loved as a kid, but that even then, did not convince me in its last seasons. Let's start by saying that of the Winslow family, of eight elements, only 5 will soon be seen ... to which Steve will soon be added, who will fortunately steal the lead role, sharing it with the burly and grumpy head of the family, Carl.
What started out as a typical B-grade family comedy soon became an appreciated, but repetitive, moment of revenge for the young and stunted black nerd, always full of good intentions, a candid soul (despite his intelligence and stoicity) and ... a great giver of household disasters. This misunderstood saint with glasses and braces, will inspire repeated examinations of conscience in those around him, especially the good Carl and his pretty daughter Laura. Both of them wouldn't even be wrong to get angry at Steve for his intrusiveness, if they didn't overdo it with anger every time.
The series found, in a reduction of the staff, a spontaneous identity, but dragging it into too many seasons lowered the quality, which even from the start was objectively only average. To dilute the soup, they began to focus on ridiculous things, in fact the greatest emblem of the decline of the series is identifiable in an object, The Genetic-Transformative Cabin, invented by Steve to initially become, in Dr. Jerryl style, his fascinating alter- ego Stefàn, and from then on, implement real parodies, like that of Bruce Lee. The thing that bitter me the most was that not fully exploited all the characters and all the options. For example, Eddy, the selfish and superficial eldest son, while appearing relatively little, is the emblem of the contradictory character and his stupid friend Waldo, was wasted for the usual role given at the time to the mentally limited characters. What am I referring to? To an innate culinary talent, as if instinct and improvisation were enough to become a Chef. An almost offensive stereotype, probably due to not wanting to complicate the shooting location. Little better went with the presence of Mrs. Winslow and her grandmother, wise and pleasant even if under-exploited too, in the first case also for contractual reasons and change of actress.
"Family Matters" was soon reduced to situations already seen, with Steve becoming more robust, and Mr. White who played him, less inclined to that comic role, perhaps perceiving that role demeaning from an actor's point of view. I also remember that there were the typical promotional episodes of Disney World, present in various TV series of the 90s.
If I were to trace the no-save point after the introduction of the Transformative Room, I'd say the series managed to hold up well until the presence of the character of Myra. This bizarre but beautiful girl, short, curvy and possessive towards Steve, however unlikely she had improved the situation a little, her win on the haughty Laura was even desirable, but between different choices, an increasingly listless direction and sad health problems of the actress, the TV series could not help but scrape the bottom, dragging itself through seasons without ideas, content with the messages: "in love whoever lasts wins", "all freaks can improve themselves enough" and "even a superficial, egoist and fraudulent brother can suddenly wake up and become a good guardian of the order". Sure...
What started out as a typical B-grade family comedy soon became an appreciated, but repetitive, moment of revenge for the young and stunted black nerd, always full of good intentions, a candid soul (despite his intelligence and stoicity) and ... a great giver of household disasters. This misunderstood saint with glasses and braces, will inspire repeated examinations of conscience in those around him, especially the good Carl and his pretty daughter Laura. Both of them wouldn't even be wrong to get angry at Steve for his intrusiveness, if they didn't overdo it with anger every time.
The series found, in a reduction of the staff, a spontaneous identity, but dragging it into too many seasons lowered the quality, which even from the start was objectively only average. To dilute the soup, they began to focus on ridiculous things, in fact the greatest emblem of the decline of the series is identifiable in an object, The Genetic-Transformative Cabin, invented by Steve to initially become, in Dr. Jerryl style, his fascinating alter- ego Stefàn, and from then on, implement real parodies, like that of Bruce Lee. The thing that bitter me the most was that not fully exploited all the characters and all the options. For example, Eddy, the selfish and superficial eldest son, while appearing relatively little, is the emblem of the contradictory character and his stupid friend Waldo, was wasted for the usual role given at the time to the mentally limited characters. What am I referring to? To an innate culinary talent, as if instinct and improvisation were enough to become a Chef. An almost offensive stereotype, probably due to not wanting to complicate the shooting location. Little better went with the presence of Mrs. Winslow and her grandmother, wise and pleasant even if under-exploited too, in the first case also for contractual reasons and change of actress.
"Family Matters" was soon reduced to situations already seen, with Steve becoming more robust, and Mr. White who played him, less inclined to that comic role, perhaps perceiving that role demeaning from an actor's point of view. I also remember that there were the typical promotional episodes of Disney World, present in various TV series of the 90s.
If I were to trace the no-save point after the introduction of the Transformative Room, I'd say the series managed to hold up well until the presence of the character of Myra. This bizarre but beautiful girl, short, curvy and possessive towards Steve, however unlikely she had improved the situation a little, her win on the haughty Laura was even desirable, but between different choices, an increasingly listless direction and sad health problems of the actress, the TV series could not help but scrape the bottom, dragging itself through seasons without ideas, content with the messages: "in love whoever lasts wins", "all freaks can improve themselves enough" and "even a superficial, egoist and fraudulent brother can suddenly wake up and become a good guardian of the order". Sure...