SummaryMaya DiMeo (Minnie Driver) takes charge of her family that includes her husband Jimmy (John Ross Bowie) and their three sons: Ray (Mason Cook), Dylan (Kyla Kenedy) and JJ (Micah Fowler), who has special needs.
SummaryMaya DiMeo (Minnie Driver) takes charge of her family that includes her husband Jimmy (John Ross Bowie) and their three sons: Ray (Mason Cook), Dylan (Kyla Kenedy) and JJ (Micah Fowler), who has special needs.
This is a show that may have to grow on some people but i love the demios myself jj is the man and the over angry teenage daughter is hilarious mrs driver gets on my nerves with her mama bear attitude but aside from that issue the shows absolutly hilarious and the family is sweet and charming i recomend this to anyone whether u have a disability or know someone who does or u just love family conedys this show is for u give it a try u will be so happy u did
After a ridiculous opening bit--in which Maya recklessly drives the entire family to a restaurant whose 50 percent off coupon will expire in three minutes--both Driver and the show settle into a solid and for the most part amusing groove.
This is laugh out loud funny. It's quirky, but the family is lovable. Minnie Driver is her wonderful self in this show. It's this year's Goldberg's or Fresh off the Boat for sure.
It's amusing and filled with delightful comedy. Minnie Driver is extraordinary as the Dimeo's matriarch but the real scene stealer is young boy Micah Fowler.
Love the lead actor (Micah Fowler)... but Minnie Driver's character is just too "over the top" and overly-emoted. The show unfortunately is quite dull, and rarely actually funny. While we do need more shows with handicapped actors, this one could have had potential but lacks luster of any kind with a boring story line.
This is a great premise poorly executed. Trying way to hard to be funny with Minnie Driver absurdly and unbelievably over the top. By the end of the second episode it just becomes wearing. I'll give it one more show but not optimistic. Too bad.
As a wheelchair with Cerebral Palsy. I find "Speechless" to be an insult to the entire disability community. While humor can serve as a vehicle for education and enlightenment, this show is a complete disaster. The adults are unstable and the dialogue doesn't even try to even remotely emulate the real-life struggles of disabled children and their parents--while comedy is fine, real life isn't a joke. The parents come off as scammers and the male caregiver for J.J. (the disabled student) comes off in multiple episodes as an inappropriate sex-crazed pervert in his interactions with the other characters on the show (especially the teenagers) in a disjointed and failed attempt at humor. Finally, I was disappointed to learn that apparently Micah Fowler, the actor that plays J.J., can actually speak with difficulty--the non-speaking nature of the main character reinforces the stereotype that all disabled can't speak and therefore are stupid. This show does ZERO to improve public perception of disability and only reinforces current negative perceptions.