Fans of “The Goldbergs,” kvell away. ABC has announced it is picking up the fledgling comedy for a full season.
While the series received lukewarm reviews from heavyweight critics such as yours truly, it is averaging 7.5 million total viewers and a 2.7 rating among adults 18-49. Apparently folks like being inundated with 1980s memorabilia (think Rubik’s Cube and “Ghostbusters” Halloween costumes) and hearing Jeff Garlin lovingly refer to his TV brood as idiots ad nauseam.
Yes, we think it’s cool that a Jewish family is standing in for the average American family. That said, is it so wrong to hope for a little more overt Jewiness now that the season has been extended? We’re envisioning a Hanukkah episode, a Seder, or even better, some blue eye-shadowed, shoulder-padded bar mitzvah action.
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