Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

waiching liu This show was terrible. It was totally devoid of the elements which made the film a great spectacle to watch in the first place. Generally, sitcom spin-offs of movies do not work well because once you are a fan of the original film and familiarise yourself with the ideas, conventions and themes, one would be sceptical of how the TV version would pan out. My Big Fat Greek Life however is a terrible sitcom. In fact, it could've worked well as a multi-camera sitcom, as opposed to a single lens one and by means of getting rid of the canned laughter, not to mention a massive improvement on the scripts. Therefore, as a dramedy, the show might have been a success in that sense, but as a straight laced situation comedy, I am not so sure.I don't know what on earth CBS and the writers of My Big Fat Greek Life were thinking of back then, but this attempt of theirs to cash in on the film's success, backfired. The humour was sorely lacking, the jokes and one-liners were unfunny and poor and for a sitcom it had sort of a 'cheap' grade C feel to it. It also felt like it was forced on the public, particularly those of whom were fans of the hit movie itself. They had considerable expectations that My Big Fat Greek Life will succeed on the small screen, just as it did on the big screen but were let down by poor material, unfunny dialogue and situations. The so-called jokes centering around Greek culture and references to Greek people were lamely executed and ineffective which didn't garner enough laughs. All in all, it comes across as being cheesy and second-rate.Even though I am not keen on sequels, I'd rather see a film sequel to My Big Fat Greek Wedding than revamp the whole franchise by means of churning out a sitcom/TV show based on the film and making unnecessary alterations, such as cast and character name changes, which weren't needed at all. The film was funny and involving in many respects- MBFGL the sitcom on the other hand was not and unsurprisingly it was short-lived.This was a big fat huge error on the part of the producers, writers, creators and the network itself.

mycatslyone The movie was funny & so is this sitcom. There are some changes but you live with them because there's so many of the original cast members that it just doesn't matter. For instance, Toula is now called Nia, Ian is now called Thomas & is NOT John Corbett (because he had other obligations), Joey Fatone's goatee is gone so now he just looks like a pudgy little boy. And Nia & Thomas live across the street from Dancing Zorba's instead of right next door to her family.The DVD has all the episodes on it & it's fun to watch them all without commercial interruption. But you cannot skip around to the episode you want to see. You must sit through them all or just fast forward.Note to Louis Mandylor Lovers: The next-to-the-last episode is where Nick moves out of the house & gets his own apt. Although he kind of plays a bit ditzy at times in the sitcom, he didn't in the movie. This episode is a fun one to watch & showcases him quite well.

Nicholas Rhodes I saw the original film My Big Fat Greek wedding and thoroughly enjoyed it. I love the subject of culture shock and had a whale of a time. Then I learned from a friend in the USA that they had made a TV series based on the film. I read about it on imdb and the were a lot of very negative comments about this tv series. No matter, Ithought, I will pursue and buy the dvd which I promptly did. And in truth, I certainly don't regret my purchase.Of course the novelty of the film has worn off by the time we get to look at the series but I found it very pleasant and amusing to watch. Of course I have some minor criticisms, why did they change her name from Toula to Nia, and why wasn't her husband ( the non-greek ) the same man as in the original film. But apart from that, I watched thru the seven episodes of the dvd with a great amount of pleasure and don't understand all these negative criticisms. The actors themselves are an adorable bunch of people and I just love their accents. That alone makes it fun to watch but the plots of each series aren't too bad at all ( of course they're not masterpieces ) but I feel I'll often be putting on this dvd when I need a programme to cheer myself up. So I am giving what I hope to be a very positive review of this series which I think, in addition, will age well in the coming years !

sparky-76 Nia Vardalos's efforts in tv land joins the ranks of the McLean Stevenson Show and the Starland Vocal Band Hour. I can't say I'm shocked. Wish this show had stuck around. I respect artists who push the envelope and think it could have gotten a lot worse.