The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)

The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)

The Goldbergs is an American period sitcom television series that premiered on September 24, 2013. The series was created by Adam F. Goldberg and stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff Garlin, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia and George Segal. It is set in the 1980s in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania and shows the reality of the ’80s through a preadolescent’s and later in the series, teenager’s, eyes.

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Summary The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)The Goldbergs is an American period sitcom television series that premiered on September 24, 2013, on ABC. The series was created by Adam F. Goldberg and stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff Garlin, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia and George Segal. It is set in the 1980s in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania and shows the reality of the ’80s through a preadolescent’s, and later in the series, teenager’s, eyes. The show is loosely based on the showrunner’s childhood, during which he regularly videotaped events – many of these videos are reenacted throughout the program, with the original version then shown before the end credits. On May 21, 2020, ABC renewed the series for an eighth season, which premiered on October 21,2020.

The Goldbergs first season received mixed reviews, averaging a score of 52% on Metacritic based on reviews from 26 critics. However the following seasons have received fundamental levels of critical acclaim on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and high audience scores. In addition to being included in TV Guide’s Top Twenty of the Year of 2013–2014, the Goldbergs was awarded Best Comedy, along with The Hollywood Reporter and Today. The second season had a RottenTomatoes score of 100% fresh with five reviews, and there were many calls and critics to renew the show for a third season. After the series was renewed for 3, ABC chief Paul Lee stated that he and ABC believed that the show will be around for “a long time”