{"id":2341,"date":"2025-04-07T09:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=2341"},"modified":"2025-04-07T14:40:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:40:50","slug":"tv-lovers-urged-to-binge-must-watch-comedy-hailed-this-generations-golden-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/tv-lovers-urged-to-binge-must-watch-comedy-hailed-this-generations-golden-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"TV lovers urged to binge must-watch comedy hailed this generation\u2019s \u2018Golden Girls\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/matt-bomer\/\">Matt Bomer<\/a>, Nathan Lane and Nathan Lee Graham, follows ‘three best friends – gay gentleman of a certain age.’<\/p>\n<p>The synopsis continues: ‘After an unexpected death [they] decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother.<\/p>\n<p>‘As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.’<\/p>\n<p>The comedy show – from Emmy-winning duo Max Mutchnick and David Kohan – has been continuously compared to beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2021\/03\/22\/the-golden-girls-taught-me-the-importance-of-a-chosen-family-14259697\/\">80s sitcom Golden Girls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It also features the late Linda Lavin (in her last filmed project) and Modern Family icon Jesse Tyler Ferguson who join our three leads as they encounter messy shenanigan after messy shenanigan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246649663-8f07.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22862776\" alt=\"MATT Bomer, Nathan Lane, Nathan Lee Graham\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Mid-Century Modern is the newest sitcom you don’t want to miss (Picture: Disney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 10-episode season has already scored an impressive 86% on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rotten-tomatoes\/\">Rotten Tomatoes <\/a>with a flurry of praise from critics and viewers alike applauding it’s nostalgic humour and old-timey sitcom aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>‘Mid-Century Modern is really funny. It’s humor is similar to older sitcoms, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2020\/05\/04\/golden-girls-groundbreaking-tv-glad-back-screens-12651722\/\">especially The Golden Girls<\/a>, but it’s also modern in a more relevant way. Apt title. Always a Matt Bomer fan and loved him in this. Nathan Lane is downright hilarious too,’ Triple M wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>‘Nathan Lane deserves a Lead Actor in a Comedy nom for his work on #Mid-Century Modern. A comedic force with such impeccable timing. Definitely the emotional center of a great ensemble. I can\u2019t recommend this show enough! Feels nostalgic in the most current way,’ Kendall echoed.<\/p>\n<p>‘Why did I never know that Matt Bomer is so good at comedy?! He\u2019s hilarious,’ Andrew McBride shared.<\/p>\n<p>‘Mid-Century Modern is my newest comfort show!! This cast is perfect, I\u2019ve never seen Matt Bomer be this adorable!! He\u2019s really flexing those comedic chops!!’ Jesse Manuel Quiles posed.<\/p>\n<p>‘Just finished Mid-Century Modern. It was cute and campy. I need 20 episodes per season going forward. I need a Halloween, Holiday, etc episodes,’ Ryan Charchian demanded. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"411\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246649664-15da-e1744015964565.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22862775\" alt=\"Nathan Lee Graham, Nathan Lane and Matt Bomer\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>It’s been described as a nostalgic, 80s style sitcom for the modern-day (Picture: Disney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>‘The balance of this is perfection. The star of the show is the trio. l you actually laugh out loud, but it\u2019s not so damn much shoved at you once. <\/p>\n<p>‘I want 7 seasons so I can rewatch several times for the rest of my life and have an assortment,’ mrsemilybemily agreed.<\/p>\n<p>‘Mid-Century Modern is the male Golden Girls: Matt Bomer is the Rose, Nathan Lee Graham the Blanche, Nathan Lane the Dorothy, and Linda Lavin the Sophia,’ the crixorcist declared.<\/p>\n<p>‘Finished watching Mid-Century Modern on Hulu and these 3 gays are my queens these my girls. I need Season 2 announced IMMEDIATELY,’ Alex posted.<\/p>\n<p>‘Where has this show been all my life? Three iconic performers with the writing to back them up. The show brings the laughs and also feels deeply personal and has a ton of heart. This one could not be more aggressively For Me, and I hope it runs 12 seasons,’ _shutupmatt questioned. <\/p>\n<p>And critics have heartily echoed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246649662-3ea2.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22862777\" alt=\"Matt Bomer and Nathan Lee Graham\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The show comes from the minds of the Will and Grace creators (Picture: Disney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>‘Mid-Century Modern may be the best show of 1987 that couldn\u2019t have possibly been made in 1987. It back-fills a cultural void in a way that represents moving forward and backward at once, albeit probably more the latter,’ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-reviews\/mid-century-modern-review-nathan-lane-matt-bomer-hulu-1236173528\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-reviews\/mid-century-modern-review-nathan-lane-matt-bomer-hulu-1236173528\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> shared. <\/p>\n<p>‘Mid-Century Modern is an unmissable comedy that fits as well in the golden age of sitcoms as it does in our era,’ <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/mid-century-modern-review\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/mid-century-modern-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collider agreed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The stars of the show have also <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/04\/mid-century-modern-stars-interview-1236361572\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/04\/mid-century-modern-stars-interview-1236361572\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spoken up<\/a> about how important this LGBTQ+ series is under the Trump administration. <\/p>\n<p>‘It\u2019s more important than ever these days now that we\u2019re in an authoritarian regime and all of our rights are under threat,’ Lane said during Deadline\u2019s Contenders TV panel.<\/p>\n<p>The White Collar star said that ‘hopefully [the show] brought a little joy, a little queer joy, to the world in 2025’ and Graham revealed that he ‘cannot tell you how liberating it is to play a character without shame.’<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Mid-Century Modern is available to stream on Disney Plus now.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T1M55S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/07\/08\/96995813-0-image-a-165_1744012545154.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-04-07T08:55:36+0100″,”description”:”Three gay best friends who, after an unexpected death, decide to embrace their golden years together in sun-soaked Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/04\/07\/6340736434830229373\/480x270_MP4_6340736434830229373.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2347,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341\/revisions\/2347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}