Mid-Century Modern updates the classic sitcom

The multi-cam sitcom used to be the most common type of show on TV. In these shows, multiple cameras covering different angles were used for each take. This made filming go quicker and was easier to edit together. Over the past decade or so, it has fallen out of fashion. Recently, Hulu released a show that is a throwback to old sitcoms.

"Mid-Century Modern" follows three gay best friends, Bunny (Nathan Lane), Jerry (Matt Bomer), and Arthur (Nathan Lee Graham), who move into Bunny's Palm Springs home following the death of one of their friends.

While this might be a throwback to the old multi-cam sitcoms, it is very much a modern show. This show is kind of raunchy. There is a lot of cursing and innuendos. If that is not your taste, then skip this one. Separate from the more R-rated material, it is hilarious and has a ton of heart. In one episode, Jerry and a man he meets at a bar are back in his room about to hook up, but they get to talking. The man is Morman and was about to get married, but he left on the day of the wedding. Jerry also used to be Morman; in this scene, he explains what it was like to come out (after he got married) and how it felt to be ostracized by the community.

One more person lives in Bunny's house: his mother, Sybil (Linda Lavin). She is very opinionated, and the three men learn quickly not to leave her out of any decision-making for the house; they hire a sexy maid who doesn't actually clean, and Sybil finds out the man is manipulating the others. Sadly, Lavin passed away during filming. The show was forced to pivot and change the last two episodes. Episode nine, which deals with Sybil's death, is heartbreaking and one of the season's best episodes.

I loved this show. I hope it gets a second season because I want to see where these three go and how they grow. The show is more adult (again, mainly language), but I think that only makes it more unique in the sitcom space in 2025.

All 10 episodes are available on Hulu.