User Reviews

I typically like this show, but Episode #4.1 was not good at all; it was a steamy pile of "not funny". I didn't laugh once. I don't understand how this episode has currently been rated a 7.8 (but of course that is currently only 45 users). I expect the rating to go down. This show is at its best when it includes the 80's as a quasi-character, but still makes the show relatable. This show is at its worst when it does nothing more than copy an 80s show and try to win ratings by nostalgia. That is the case with Episode #4.1. This episode didn't even try to be original, but copied the movie "The Breakfast Club" from start to finish, even including the Saturday morning detention dance, soundtrack, and crawling through air ducts. There was nothing original. This wasn't a playful homage to the original movie. This was a complete ripoff that added nothing new. Dwight Schrute once said, "People underestimate the power of nostalgia." He was wrong; as evidenced by the fact that his spin-off show "The Farm" didn't get a green light. If "The Goldbergs" intends to rely only on nostalgia, then this will be the last season, and if this is all the writers can come up with, then its time to send this series to the garbage dump.