Sitcom central

The Middle enters sitcom central. It’s the kind of thing you’ll want playing in the background when you’re just sort of hanging out when no one’s actually paying attention to it.

The Middle stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie Heck, a mother of three who works as a used car saleswoman in Orson, Ind. Her husband doesn’t pay attention to what goes on, and so Frankie is constantly having to leave her job (where she is the least successful salesperson) to tend to her kids at their schools.

Each of her children has their own quirks—Axl is a rebellious 15-year-old, Sue doesn’t ever make anything she tries out for and Brick (who is played by Atticus Shaffer, who also played the creepy little kid in The Unborn) doesn’t have any friends—except for his backpack and his imagination.

I enjoyed watching the show, but honestly, I feel like my time could have been better spent doing something else. I legitimately felt that I could just let it play on in the background and no one would care.

I could also go for the rest of my life never seeing this show again and be perfectly happy.

I feel like each person who watches it needs to form their own opinion about it. Some sitcoms are absolutely great (such as The Office), and others are just mediocre (like this one). Here’s a preview for you. I encourage you to watch it and then maybe watch the premiere episode. Chew it over for yourself.