Review of The Goldbergs

As a child of the 80's myself, I was laughing my rear end off from start to finish. The Goldbergs is based on the real life of the show's creator Adam Goldberg, who grew up in the 80's. The grouchy dad, the smothering mom, the vain sister, the over emotional older brother, the weenie little brother, and the fun grandpa make for quite the mesh. I can relate, because I knew people exactly like them growing up. Younger viewers may not get the references, but viewers in my age range will, and I hope you remember those times fondly. The Goldbergs were the first in their neighborhood to get a video camera, and Adam recorded their zaniness for posterity. I like how at the end, they show a split screen with the TV version of the event, and Goldberg's home movies of when these things happened. They also have that great 80's music for the background. I hope they do release a soundtrack at some point if the show takes off. It is definitely worth staying home on Tuesday night for, and it helps that they've got Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a lead-in.