Fair enough, but I'm just saying that it's very hard to find someone that young who can sound natural while they are reading lines.  Most kids that age haven't mastered talking at all, much less repeating something they memorized without sounding like a robot.  I would rather have someone who is a little rough around…

Fair enough, but I'm just saying that it's very hard to find someone that young who can sound natural while they are reading lines.  Most kids that age haven't mastered talking at all, much less repeating something they memorized without sounding like a robot.  I would rather have someone who is a little rough around…

I still think their rendition of "more than words" is the high point of the series.

I still think their rendition of "more than words" is the high point of the series.

The "7 year old as middle-aged man" shtick wore off around episode 3.

The "7 year old as middle-aged man" shtick wore off around episode 3.

Giving Luke "adult sounding" lines has been the worst thing that ever happened to Manny, because Luke can actually deliver them.  Before, I just thought the problem was that Manny's dialogue didn't sound natural coming from a kid, but now I realize the problem is that Manny is just terrible.

Giving Luke "adult sounding" lines has been the worst thing that ever happened to Manny, because Luke can actually deliver them.  Before, I just thought the problem was that Manny's dialogue didn't sound natural coming from a kid, but now I realize the problem is that Manny is just terrible.

It seems like that's happening on a bunch of shows this season, i.e. Up All Night and Parks & Recreation.

It seems like that's happening on a bunch of shows this season, i.e. Up All Night and Parks & Recreation.

Good point. It's all the more noticeable on this show because Luke is hilarious.

Good point. It's all the more noticeable on this show because Luke is hilarious.

Lilly sounds like most 2-3 year olds I've heard.  And she's definitely improved from last season.

Lilly sounds like most 2-3 year olds I've heard.  And she's definitely improved from last season.

Also it's becoming increasingly annoying to me that a gay couple living in California who share a house and are raising a child together never discuss marriage (which was still legal in CA when the series started) or a civil union.  I understand ABC doesn't want to antagonize the religious right and all, but at the…

Also it's becoming increasingly annoying to me that a gay couple living in California who share a house and are raising a child together never discuss marriage (which was still legal in CA when the series started) or a civil union.  I understand ABC doesn't want to antagonize the religious right and all, but at the…

It's OK ma, he's my best friend.

It's OK ma, he's my best friend.

Tom Jane would have been a way better Rick.

Tom Jane would have been a way better Rick.