(I checked off "spoilers" just in case. I don't think there ARE any but I don't want to run afoul of the guidelines.)
My wife and I found this one on Netflix. And although we didn't "binge watch" it, we did watch 2 or 3 episodes a night. All three seasons. I'm not an overly religious person and I was aware (from looking it up on IMDb) after the second episode, that it's produced by BYU. But I didn't see anything overtly "Mormon" in the program. The Church is called "Church of Christ" and not the name of the Mormon church. In the 50's and 60's a lot more people were 'regulars' at church (stores weren't even open on Sundays) so it felt more realistic. The scripture quotes were all relative to the event at the time. More of a 'life lesson' and not what I would call "Proselytizing" It's obvious some folks have an issue with ANY mention of religion in a show judging by a small number of reviews here. Don't let their negativeness drive you away from watching it.
With that out of the way, the adult actors were all very good. In answer to a "who talks like that" comment previously, I did wonder about Hershel Jenkins (Peter Murnik) lines but he did say in one (or more) episodes that he had a gift for using the English language and he liked to use it. So, it was explained.
One of the kids - Madeline Andrews - (Malia Tyler) was a little stiff on her delivery but she was clearly intended to be the most mature and serious of the bunch of them and the strongest force in keeping them together.
Racial issues were handled - I thought - very discreetly and professionally without lowering them to the all too common terms, and vernacular of the time. (This was right at the time of the Detroit race riots and other protests in the US.) They dealt with a (then) "current issue" very well and in a positive light.
For us, it was time well spent watching it. Especially compared to a lot of the 'junk' and 'filler' that seems to be the norm on so many channels today.
My wife and I found this one on Netflix. And although we didn't "binge watch" it, we did watch 2 or 3 episodes a night. All three seasons. I'm not an overly religious person and I was aware (from looking it up on IMDb) after the second episode, that it's produced by BYU. But I didn't see anything overtly "Mormon" in the program. The Church is called "Church of Christ" and not the name of the Mormon church. In the 50's and 60's a lot more people were 'regulars' at church (stores weren't even open on Sundays) so it felt more realistic. The scripture quotes were all relative to the event at the time. More of a 'life lesson' and not what I would call "Proselytizing" It's obvious some folks have an issue with ANY mention of religion in a show judging by a small number of reviews here. Don't let their negativeness drive you away from watching it.
With that out of the way, the adult actors were all very good. In answer to a "who talks like that" comment previously, I did wonder about Hershel Jenkins (Peter Murnik) lines but he did say in one (or more) episodes that he had a gift for using the English language and he liked to use it. So, it was explained.
One of the kids - Madeline Andrews - (Malia Tyler) was a little stiff on her delivery but she was clearly intended to be the most mature and serious of the bunch of them and the strongest force in keeping them together.
Racial issues were handled - I thought - very discreetly and professionally without lowering them to the all too common terms, and vernacular of the time. (This was right at the time of the Detroit race riots and other protests in the US.) They dealt with a (then) "current issue" very well and in a positive light.
For us, it was time well spent watching it. Especially compared to a lot of the 'junk' and 'filler' that seems to be the norm on so many channels today.