Brian Damage
09-22-2009, 10:43 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/arts/television/20hale.html
The producers of "Modern Family" seem to realize the enormity of their task, but they're hoping ABC can be patient. Because they're aware what happens when a network is not patient. Their previous project, the newsroom farce "Back to You" starring Heaton and Grammer, aired just 14 episodes before Fox pulled the plug.
"It's gonna take awhile for people to hear about us and come to it," Steve Levitan, an affable Midwestern native who made his fortune with "Just Shoot Me" and is now Lloyd's creative partner, said in his office, which is decorated with pictures of his own family, which serves as one of the show's ongoing inspirations. He added, "I think we'll probably get our butts kicked in the ratings for a while."
The producers of "Modern Family" seem to realize the enormity of their task, but they're hoping ABC can be patient. Because they're aware what happens when a network is not patient. Their previous project, the newsroom farce "Back to You" starring Heaton and Grammer, aired just 14 episodes before Fox pulled the plug.
"It's gonna take awhile for people to hear about us and come to it," Steve Levitan, an affable Midwestern native who made his fortune with "Just Shoot Me" and is now Lloyd's creative partner, said in his office, which is decorated with pictures of his own family, which serves as one of the show's ongoing inspirations. He added, "I think we'll probably get our butts kicked in the ratings for a while."