Ties That Bind

I enjoyed the acting in this 16+ one series tv show. The hastle of taking in your brothers tennagers, to add to your own two, whilst solving crime was well-handled.

I wanted to like this show, I like a good police drama. I am not averse to teen shows either but the moody teens were a bit too much and half way through the second episode I turned it off. I couldn't keep watching. I wanted to someone to give all 4 kids a boot up the backside, also Alison's brother and sister-in-law - what a bunch of drop kicks.

Where does one start? Mawkish, cliché, ridiculous, absurd. I couldn't even get through the first episode. It was too stupid. Dad's going to jail but I can still do full make-up and non,-smudge mascara. Yeah... nah.

I voted 7 because I just can't stand Jackie. The "recovering" alcoholic mother with the annoying enabling teenage daughter (Mariah) and that says a lot for the actors because I work in the mental health/substance abuse field and those people could walk in to my office any day, that's how accurately they play their parts. I just love this show, I never miss it (thank goodness for our DVR/genie) and I sure hope they will have a 2nd season at least. I enjoy the whole thing, the family setting, Allison's patience and toughness, Matt's occasional outbursts of humanness (as when he had to give up his office for the queen of me-me-me Jackie) the slow change in Cameron, the loveliness and kindness of the resident teenagers. Thank you UP for giving us this series, I usually wait for the Sunday night movies, this was a pleasant surprise. Please give us a season 2.