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Question: I appreciate how you are one of the few critics who recognizes how good a family sitcom The Middle is. I'm not American, but I can so relate to the Heck family, and they really hit it right out of the park with the family dynamics. Frankie and Mike's 20th anniversary was another terrific episode, and I want to give kudos to Atticus Shaffer's performance when Brick told Axl why books are so important. Strong words that captured a lot from the joys of reading to getting to know the struggles of a kid who's socially inept. I'm happy this show lasted this long and will reach 100 episodes by next season. Now that the show has enough episodes for syndication, do you think The Middle has a chance to grow even more in the ratings? The current ratings are fine and actually lives to up its title, as it's right smack in the middle of the ratings race, not a blockbuster but a self-starter that does solid numbers. But the show is just so good, so I really hope more people will discover it eventually. — Jecoup
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Get ready to meet Mrs. Rostenkowski!
Malcolm in the Middle and The Bernie Mac Show actress Meagen Fay has been cast as Bernadette's mother on The Big Bang Theory, TVGuide.com has learned.
Fay will appear in ...
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Howard finally returns from space on Thursday's The Big Bang Theory — and if you ask Simon Helberg, he may as well have been in orbit too.
"I was actually isolated, confined to a tiny area, when we were shooting the space station stuff, so it lends itself naturally ...
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There are long-distance relationships and then there's what The Big Bang Theory's Howard and Bernadette have.
"When one person's in space, that's basically the longest-distance relationship you can possibly have!" Melissa Rauch tells TVGuide.com. "They're going to put earthly relationships to shame."
Days after tying the knot with Bernadette (Rauch) in the Season 5 finale, Howard (Simon Helberg) fulfilled his lifelong dream by blasting off into space on a NASA mission — and he's still out there when Season 6 premieres Thursday (8/7c, CBS). That's not exactly the ...
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The Emmys red carpet isn't just about fashion: TV's hottest stars arrive with lots of scoop to unload. Stars including Emmy winner Damian Lewis, Once Upon a Time's Ginnifer Goodwin and The Big Bang Theory ladies Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik unburdened themselves to TVGuide.com about such subjects as Homeland's new troubles, a Halloween extravaganza and a long-awaited reunion. Get the scoop below!
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