Family sitcoms are my favorite genre of television shows. I miss the days when you can watch TV for an hour or so and be entertained by great shows like Full House and Family Matters. The majority of the TV programs I watch today are on streaming apps. I occasionally watch re-runs on network television, but I usually find episodes that I’ve already seen.
I’ve been watching Lopez vs. Lopez since its debut. The show is kind of a throwback to the sitcoms you would find in the 90s and 2000s. I appreciate the production team’s ability to breathe new life into the modern sitcom. I also enjoy watching the show on NBC rather than streaming.
Only six episodes into season one, Lopez vs. Lopez has already aired its holiday episode for 2022. The ratings are consistent and I think the show gets funnier every week. In the pilot episode, you could tell that the actors were discovering how their characters will connect with audiences. In just a short time, I think the show has become a viable option for anyone interested in the sitcom genre.
At the start of the holiday episode, Mayan seeks to unite her family on Christmas by convincing her divorced parents to spend time with her and her family. Both parents thought it would not be possible. She first tries to reason with her dad: “I can’t handle your mom on Christmas-she goes overboard on the decorations [and] she crowns herself La Reina de Navidad,” he says.
Mayan also tries to reason with her mom: “He’s just going to ruin everything by passing out on the couch way before midnight,” she says. “We’ll be carrying him up the stairs singing ‘Joy to the world the drunk is done.’”
George’s character is always drinking throughout every episode. Mayan figured out a way to get them together by pledging she can prevent her dad from getting drunk on Christmas. He couldn’t remain sober throughout the holiday but he finds a way of making up for it and even introducing new family members to Christmas dinner (who were almost the entire cast of the George Lopez sitcom in the 2000s).
All of the production elements are going well for the show. If the writing continues to be really good, it’ll increase the chances of getting a second season.