“All in the Family,” was a show very typical of the 70s, just as “Life Unexpected” is in today’s society. The show, “All in the Family” shows a typical family of the time: a husband and wife, and their daughter and her husband. It dealt with issues such as sexual orientation and stereotyping people, which were strong issues in their day and age. “Life Unexpected” shows a ‘typical’ family in today’s society. This family, however, is different from the typical family of the 70s; it consists of a mom and her boyfriend, a single dad, and a daughter (Watch this preview to get caught up). “Life Unexpected” deals with issues such as relationships, family, parenting, and maturing.
Both “All in the Family” and “Life Unexpected” deal with issues relevant of their time; however, it’s these issues that make the two shows so different. In the 70s, sexual orientation was a controversial issue. The older generation was still against homosexuality and was prejudice towards them. In the episode, “Judging Books by Covers,” Archie judges Michael’s friend based off of his appearance and his interests. He also misjudges his own friend just because he appears macho and acts ‘manly.’ “All in the Family” is a perfect example of how people judged others in the 70s. Today, family and relationships are the issues that we tend to emphasize. Nowadays, there is no such thing as a typical family structure. So many people have children out of wedlock or get divorced (etc). Because of this, many television shows, such as “Life Unexpected,” are based off of ‘dysfunctional families’ and their relationships with each other. The whole concept of the show deals with an orphan girl who is put back into the custody of her birth parents who had her in high school and have the maturity level of teenagers (that’s pretty dysfunctional if you ask me). All in all, these two shows are alike in the way that they both deal with issues from their time, yet, at the same time, it’s the issues that set them apart.
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