10 Best Modern Sitcoms Like ‘Malcolm in the Middle’
When Malcolm in the Middle first aired in 2000, it shattered the norms of network sitcoms. No laugh track. No multi-cam. A handheld camera that moved like a documentary crew on speed. A protagonist who stared straight into the lens with the exhausted wisdom of a war reporter. It was punk rock domesticity, a symphony of chaos led by a genius kid, a militarized mom, and a dad one anxiety attack away from becoming a cult leader.