The Conners (TV Series) Live from Lanford (2020) User Reviews

John Goodman is the only good thing...

[twilightshadows-428-400303 · 2/10 · 25 February 2020]

This was a horrible episode. The political commentary was expected, but the acting was just so bad. The only good part was John Goodman and his struggle with coming to terms with the loss of his wife while developing a relationship he isn't ready for. The scene with Mark and Harris could have been good, but they haven't done anything to build that relationship, and there isn't much chemistry between the two actors. The scene would have played much differently on Emma Kennedy's other show Shameless. Mark is a highly underutilized character. One of the things that made the original show so special was the strong familial bonds, as well as the balance of screen time between the characters. The show now focuses far too much on the adults and auxiliary characters without giving any of the them the focus needed to make the audience care. The only reason we care about any of them is due to the relationships that were built on the original show. They would be better off focusing on the characters and building a good story and allowing any political commentary to occur organically.

Live from Lanford

[bobcobb301 · 5/10 · 12 April 2020]

I appreciate the show going live, but it did not really add much here.

There was nothing special about this episode, nothing that was made different because it was live, so for that reason I don't really see the point of it.