The Addams family was a genuine departure from most sitcom families, It depicted a Family who loved each other, parents who I weren’t afraid to openly I show love for each other and actively supported their children’s endeavors.
[off topic] One of the best ‘ask science fiction’ questions I ever read. What would have happened if baby Kal-El had been found and raised by the Addmas Family?
Well, one thing I see is that the Addams and the Luthors must be frenemies before the crash. Lex is super competitive and Gomez is one of the few rich guys he sees as being his equal.
Steve Rogers. He tries to see where people are coming from when they disagree. He only kills Nazis because Nazis are bullies; he’s not just blindly following orders. He steps into situations out of concern for others’ well-being, not as a chore or for self-gain.
I found it to be saccharine garbage. I struggled through one season because I always heard good things and I truly hated it by the end. It’s on the level of Paw Patrol for dramatic tension
Yep. 100% absolutely. I am also not into sports at all, and honestly I don’t even give a crap about the sports part, I care about the fantastic portrayal of what real men are.
Yeah, I don’t like any sports and I loved Ted Lasso. A part of my fondness might be due to the show arriving in the thick of COVID and the Trump presidency.
When Steve Irwin was alive I thought he was amazing, but then again he died as I entered my twenties… These days when I look back at pictures like this, I do question how much of a ‘great guy’ he was…
Bandit, from the cartoon Bluey, is a good role model dad. He has two little girls and he is always playing with them, usually trying to teach them to be better at the same time. He also sets boundaries in a polite and respectful way. He owns up to his mistakes and he doesn’t lie to his kids or manipulate. He knows he’s not perfect, but it doesn’t hurt to try, right? He is also a good husband to his wife Chili. I just wonder how much weed he smokes off screen to be so tuned into the moment.
I love how everyone in bluey just feels like a person. Like when bandit is sleeping and dreaming of playing football with his mates. In many kids shows parents have no personality beyond being parents. Bluey is different.
Yeah or Relax and Stickbird where Chili can’t relax her mind, and then Bandit is mulling over something on the beach. Then they get back from their trip in Show and Tell, and suddenly Bandit wants to buy a surfboard. But we all know he probably won’t have much time for it.
I’ll admit, I was stuck on this for a while before posting, trying to come up with a (relatively) recent example.
My pick is Baby from Baby driver (awesome movie btw). It is the story of a young man who partly through poor decisions, and partly through circumstance ends up in bad circles. Throughout the movie, he learns to stand up for himself, what (he believes) is right, and those he cares for.
What I found most compelling however is how he - when faced with a serious choice - takes responsibility for his actions and mistakes, owning up to them and in the process stops the people he cares most about ending up in harms way.
In my opinion, that is perhaps one of the most important parts of being a man, owning and taking responsibility for your actions, even when that may come at a great personal cost.
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