Patricia Heaton

Several rookie shows with Northeast Ohio connections received nominations for People's Choice awards. They include NBC's "Community," CBS' "Three Rivers" and ABC's "The Middle," "Modern Family" and "FlashForward."  

I wasn't really prepared to like The Middle. I had no expectations, really, because aside from knowing that it was Patricia Heaton's latest sitcom, there had been very little scuttlebutt about it. So, when I tuned in, I expected the typical Patty Heaton I had seen for years on Everybody Loves Raymond or the upscale version I'd watched on Back to You. Well, what a surprise when I saw her on The Middle. This is a Patty I had never seen before...  

I caught up with a new fall sit-com last week called The Middle, starring Patricia Heaton of Everybody Loves Raymond fame. The show has nothing specifically to do with special needs, but a scene in the most recent episode made me laugh with recognition. Heaton's harried mom, torn between responsibilities to kids and work and elderly relatives, is granted fifteen minutes of alone time by a co-worker who promises to cover for her while she...  

Patricia Heaton on "The Middle." I kept meaning all day to do a quick post on last night's "The Middle," which was again solid, albeit even more blatantly "Malcolm in the Middle"-y than the pilot, despite a reduced role for the little kid who looks ...