Created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, the team behind Frasier, it’s a show that is pushing television boundaries and, in its own quiet way, changing political viewpoints. Right wing conservatives, including Mitt Romney and his wife, are said to be fans and, in a recent survey, Republicans ranked the show third in a list of their top 15 shows, while Democrats didn’t rank it at all. All rather surprising, given the inclusion of a gay couple with a baby as one of the family units.

“This is probably a little overwrought, but I do actually think the writers are making the world a better place,” Burrell says earnestly. “It’s one of my favourite things about the show. I love it when I talk to conservatives and they’re describing all three couples, and they never mention that one of them is gay. That’s the brilliance of the writing. In a completely unaggressive, apolitical way, they are showing this couple as completely normal dealing with ordinary stuff. The banality of it is the most revolutionary thing.

“I think if you turned around and asked that same conservative person how they felt about gay marriage, that probably hasn’t changed for them, but the seed has been planted none the less. It’s progress and it’s the coolest thing.”

Source: The Telegraph

Ty Burrell at the New York Television Festival. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Modern Family was nominated today for:

Best Comedy Series

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Ty Burrell - Modern Family
• Ed O’Neill - Modern Family
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Sofia Vergara - Modern Family
• Julie Bowen - Modern Family

Good luck to Modern Family

Enjoy Ty talking to Conan:

Ty got footage of Conan’s scene with Captain Picard

Ty Burrell Talks “Dawn of the Dead”

Modern Family stars Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson want to take you to dinner.

When you donate to HRC before October 24, you’ll have a chance to meet them for dinner in Los Angeles.
Donate here: hrc.org/modernfamily

Simmering tensions in the battle over the spoils from a wildly successful sitcom boiled over in public Tuesday as five “Modern Family” stars filed a lawsuit against 20th Century Fox TV amid a stalemate in their contract renegotiation talks.

Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet and Sofia Vergara claim in the suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, that the original contracts they signed for the show violate California’s seven-year limit on personal service contracts. That legal precedent was established in 1944 after actress Olivia de Havilland waged a long contract fight against Warner Bros.

The other adult star of the series, Ed O’Neill, was not named as one of the plaintiffs but has since joined the litigation in a show of unity with his co-stars.

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) Sarah Hyland, Nolan Gould, Ariel Winter, Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Rico Rodriguez, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet of 'Modern Family' pose in the press room after winning Outstanding Comedy Series during the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

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“Modern Family,” last year’s winner, is again among the top nominees for primetime Emmy Awards on Thursday.
“Modern Family” scored 14 nominations including best TV comedy to lead other series in that grouping.

Source: Chicago Tribune

Nominations list:

Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Ty Burrell; Ed O’Neill; Eric Stonestreet
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series- Julie Bowen; Sofía Vergara
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy – Greg Kinnear as Tad
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy – Steven Levitan, Director
Outstanding Casting For A Comedy
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series – Ryan Case, Editor; Steven A. Rasch, A.C.E.
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series Stephen A. Tibbo, Production Sound Mixer,Dean Okrand, Re-Recording Mixer,Brian R. Harman, Re-Recording Mixer

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tonight we have extended clip titled, “I’d Rather Not” from last week’s episode.
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“We stopped shooting a few weeks ago, so I haven’t been around any of that stuff,” he tells E!. “I honestly haven’t even talked to anyone, this is all, like, hearsay. This is all, like, things that are spinning. I know nothing about it.”

What does he know? The people that are representing the cast of Modern Family are on the case. “We all have really good lawyers who are hopefully doing a great job,” he says.

Read more: http://www.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin/jesse_tyler_ferguson_talks_modern/305434#ixzz1qqgWuaN3

The opening screen depicts the three families that make up the larger Pritchett clan (from left to right): Gloria, Manny, and Jay; Luke, Alex, Claire, Haley, and Phil; and Lily, Mitchell, and Cam. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“It’s going to be a long process, but we’re confident it will work out.”

So says an ABC insider of the negotiations currently under way with the cast of Modern Family, who have banded together to ask for a hefty season-four raise. So how much do they want? Is this famous Family asking for Friends-type money?

Nope! While the Friends cast famously got $1 million per episode for their final season, the Modern Family stars are asking for something in the neighborhood of $200,000 per episode, our sources confirm.

 
Read more: http://www.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin/modern_family_stars_unite_ask_more/304607#ixzz1qZGOEqLB

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It looks like Julie Bowen is “Lin-sane” for Jeremy Lin. The “Modern Family” star got avery special birthday present from her co-star this week and tweeted a photo to show off her new goods.

“Ty Burrell gave me an actual, signed, and USED @JLin7 jersey!!!!” Bowen tweeted over the weekend, showing off the gift from her on-screen husband.

Source: Huffington Post

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