

Despite their differences, they all love each other and overcome numerous obstacles to live as one big happy family. In the chaos there are ultimately beautiful milestone moments in each character's life. It's very easy watching and is mostly themed around relationships, marriage, sibling rivalries, in-laws and ultimately surviving a large family when there are so many different personalities. It's such a clever show and the writing is impeccable as are the offbeat stories that run through each episode and season. The four brief stories give everybody plenty of air time and with each sibling at a different stage in their life, the results are laugh out loud funny. Life in Pieces is basically a very funny look at one eccentric family. Especially Tyler who brings home a gorgeous new girlfriend, much to the shock of everyone else. Barrett) and Tyler (Niall Cunningham) who are so good in Life in Pieces.

Special mention must also go to Sophia (Giselle Eisenberg), Samantha (Holly J. Her sharp wit produces most of the hilarious moments of the show. He is married to Jen (Zoe Lister-Jones) who is very uptight and not at all into the constant interference from other family members. Greg (Colin Hanks) is the youngest and is getting his new business venture off the ground. Matt and Colleen definitely have the most ups and downs throughout the show.

Then he meets Colleen (Angelique Cabral) and he starts to get his life on track. Matt (Thomas Sadoski) is the middle child and in season 1 finds himself out of work and back at the family home. Tim (Dan Bakkedahl) is a dentist and the one most likely to make things incredibly awkward. Heather (Betsy Brandt) is the oldest and has been married the longest. That's also the downside because you do wish that you could see more of your favourites. It means that everybody in the show gets a fairly equal amount of screen time to flex their acting chops and so very funny short stories can get told in five minutes rather than being dragged out over 20 minutes. Each is their perspective of an event – or at least an aspect of their life that ultimately ties into each episode's storyline. The show is broken down into four short stories, one for the parents and one for each of the siblings. They have three grown-up children who are Heather, her husband Tim and their three children, Matt and his girlfriend Coleen and Greg with his wife Jen. James Brolin and Diane Wiest as John and Joan in this hilarious comedy about the Short family as they navigate the trials and tribulations of daily life. Let me help you out and suggest Life in Pieces. There is so much content available to stream that it's hard to know where to start when looking for a new show.
