Modern Family: Phil and Claire related scoop on episode 6x06 "Halloween 3: AwesomeLand" from Entertainment Weekly's Natalie Abrams

 

Here's some scoop on Modern Family from Entertainment Weekly's Natalie Abrams' The Spoiler Room column, which was posted on 10/24/14.

I’d like something Modern Family. — Danny
The big Halloween episode is upon us! Though Claire is known for going all out on this holiday, Phil will stifle her this year in favor of doing something a little less spooky. Naturally, this will drive Claire mad when the new neighbors (Steve Zahn and Andrea Anders) taunt her with a friendly competition.

Link to the full article:Spoiler Room: Scoop on 'Supernatural,' 'Once,' 'Newsroom,' and more | Inside TV | EW.com

Modern Family: Alex related scoop and scoop on the Halloween-themed season 6 episode from Entertainment Weekly's Natalie Abrams

Here's some scoop on Modern Family from Entertainment Weekly's Natalie Abrams' The Spoiler Room column, which was posted on 9/19/14.

I need some Modern Family scoop. — Keith
Believe it or not, the Dunphy family is facing another child getting ready to leave the nest. “Alex is dealing with going to college and her senior year,” executive producer Steve Levitan teases of the new season. In other Dunphy news, the show will be doing another Halloween-themed episode that involves the new nightmare neighbors, played by Steve Zahn and Andrea Anders.

Link to the full article:Spoiler Room: Scoop on 'Vampire Diaries,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Castle' and more | Inside TV | EW.com

Modern Family: Andrea Anders cast in a recurring guest-star role for season 6

According to Entertainment Weekly's Natalie Abrams, Andrea Anders has been cast in a recurring guest-star role for Modern Family's upcoming sixth season. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on Anders' role:

Anders, who previously co-starred on ABC comedies Better Off Ted and Mr. Sunshine, will play Kim, the wife of the horrible family that moves in next door to the Dunphy clan. As previously announced, Treme’s Steve Zahn will play the husband, Ronnie.

Both will first appear in one of the early episodes of the upcoming sixth season.

Link to the full article:Andrea Anders returns to ABC on 'Modern Family' | Inside TV | EW.com



My thoughts: As I previously said in my post about Steve Zahn being cast as the husband of an obnoxious family that moves in next door to Phil and Claire (Steve Zahn cast in a recurring guest-star role), I feel like the writers have always been rather inconsistent when it comes to introducing good and genuinely funny recurring characters. That being said, I've seen Andrea Anders on a lot of TV shows over the years, and I've loved her on every TV show that I've ever seen her on, so I'm really excited that she'll be guest-starring on Modern Family next season.

I really do think that introducing some new neighbors for Phil and Claire has the potential to create some great opportunities for some very funny and entertaining storylines for the entire Dunphy family. While I'm definitely still feeling a little skeptical about the writers introducing a new family that will be guest-starring on Modern Family throughout the season, the announcement that Andrea Anders will be playing the wife of the family has gotten me a lot more excited about the whole idea.

Modern Family: Steve Zahn cast in a recurring guest-star role for season 6

According to TVLine's Michael Ausiello, Steve Zahn has been cast in a recurring guest-star role for the upcoming sixth season of Modern Family. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on Zahn's role:

Steve Zahn (Treme, Mind Games) is joining Modern Family‘s upcoming sixth season in the recurring role of Ronnie, the patriarch of the new family that moves in next door to the Dunphys.

Word is Ronnie and his brood will be the neighbors from hell.

Link to the full article:Steve Zahn Joins ‘Modern Family’ Season 6 Cast — Dunphy’s New Neighbor | TVLine



My thoughts: I've seen Steve Zahn in a few things over the years, and I've always liked him. However, as great of a show as Modern Family is, I feel like the writers have always been rather inconsistent when it comes to introducing good and genuinely funny recurring characters on the show. For example, I love Phil's dad, Dylan, Cameron's parents, and Walt was a great character to feature on the show before the writers killed him off. There are also times when I absolutely love Andy. Although, for the record, there have also been times when I've thought that Andy was rather preachy and annoying too though. I've also never really liked Sal or Pepper all that much, but they have had their moments.

That being said, I'm hoping the "neighbors from hell" aspect of Ronnie and his family will be played for laughs and will be genuinely funny. I'm cautiously excited about this news, because I think the addition of Ronnie and his family to the show could potentially create some great storytelling opportunities for Phil, Claire and the rest of the Dunphy family and maybe even all of the other characters on the show as well.