Reviews

Contrary to the comment (I forget which episode) that alludes to 55-year old white women loving Black-ish... I couldn't stand that show and I'm a 60-year-old white highly-educated woman. I felt that show, with the constant narration, was nothing but a big tedious preach-fest best suited to 8-year-olds.

THIS show, however, hits it out of the park on all levels for me. I think Kenya's acting is fine (dear God, it's light-years beyond Jerry Seinfeld's complete inability to act back in the day, let's be real) and imo he's perfect in this role. And Rashida Jones, who is always amazing, it's beyond fantastic here. The whole cast is great.

As a white American, I found this show to further build understanding and increased interest on my part because it speaks to me in a language I happen to get . Sarcasm and profanity are completely up my alley, which I'm discovering to be more and more common in the older white college-educated community (at least in the high tech sector I've been in for 30 years). We don't need the cutesy dumbed-down stuff on network TV -- THIS is the kind of show that gets a lot of points across.

Even to the point of Kenya saying things to his kids we never would -- but I can admit I've THOUGHT some of them and wished I could say countless times as my son was growing up. How many times would it have been great to call my kid a d**k when he was being one.... Love, love, love that.

I rarely laugh out loud when I'm watching a movie or TV show. Smile, maybe... But this show made me laugh out loud so many times I had to rewatch the whole series just to experience it again.

Kudos, Kenya... you have put something out there that I think can make a difference at a juncture in history where the time is ripe for it. Please say more seasons are coming, because frankly TV is pretty much just a wasteland and we desperately need more shows like this.

As a long-time Steve Carrell fan, I found this to be silly as opposed to funny.... there's a huge difference. Very disappointing for sure.

First of all, deducting one star simply because Padma needs to get a tad more educated about immigration when it comes to generalizing politics. Republicans (myself a moderate one) are NOT against immigration, just ILLEGAL immigration. All of my great grandparents were immigrants in the late 1890's like millions of other people, and they faced so much prejudice and poverty once here (particularly the irish side). And many of my friends are immigrants, most of them Indian. I believe other people deserve the same chance my ancestors had, and we need to make immigration more reasonable, not some Mount Everest that few can conquer.

Maybe I'm a minority in this, but I envy people who have a defined culture. Being a white american of european descent, I feel like I have no real cultural connections or traditions, and throughout my life I've been very envious of people who have that kind of cultural experience.

Padma's reference to raising a first generation American child and how do you get them to embrace their ancestors' culture immediately brought my favorite book to mind: The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri (so-so movie, fantastic book). I've recommended it to countless people over the years, both Indian and American, and it has really opened hearts and minds in great ways, particularly in my field where people were fearful when the flood of L1/H1B visas were at their height. It will stay with you forever.

So I was pleasantly surprised when I started watching, because I didn't know the series would focus on a topic so near and dear to my heart.

Obviously I LOVED this show. I learned quite a few things and I think we need more shows like this which introduce us to the immigrant experience today (as well as the past, like the Milwaukee episode), and I think that using food as that common factor is the perfect vehicle.

I didn't find it preachy at all.

Padma comes across a bit too serious (to me) on Top Chef, so it was a ton of fun to see her in a more interpersonal setting and see her humor come out (that aspect was awesome, keep that up). I loved all of it, and I really hope it continues with future seasons. Kudos!