ABC is set to revive a pilot about two exes, one a gay dad, raising their teen son along with their new significant others, says the Hollywood Reporter. It’s unclear from the coverage, but it seems as if the exes were an opposite-sex couple.
Entertainment Weekly writer Jennifer Armstrong says, “I salute ABC for not ruling out gay parents now that it has one set on the schedule with Modern Family.”
Hear, hear. Kudos also to them for showing an older child, not the media-typical infant, and for acknowledging that not all lesbian and gay families start as lesbian and gay families. The interconnections of families are varied and complex.
Lots of promise in this one. Let’s hope they deliver.