Better Things (2016)

Family gets real.

Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.

Comedy Drama single parent parent child relationship coming of age hollywood single mother biting candid voiceover irreverent assertive boldFX

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dr cherry peperon TMDB · Sep 20178/10
ok this lady here seems to do everything the wrong way she curses in front of her kids drinks has tantroms however you absolutely love her for it the shows hilarious and the mother is so unperfect that its just like real life striving for perfection and getting nowhere I adore the show as a guy with three teen siblings I have seen some of the situations only two of mine are boys but still the same thing I love the youngest daughter too lol she kills me I highly recommend watching this one
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Renoon TMDB · Aug 2017
**Mother, daughter, granddaughters. The story of women.** SEASON 01: Not realistic, but very close to one than any other series I have seen. Most importantly, it was focused on the softer side. That does not mean there's no issues in the story, and with its characters. Well, it's about a single mother with three daughters, who is an actress of small roles. Adding her mother to the list who lives in the next door, it is about four women and their lives. A pure, women oriented tale, focused on the things what every woman, young, old, middle-aged go through in their lives. A short and sweet series, not exactly a comedy. More a drama type, but there are enough fun in the narration to earn the genre, comedy. Awesome characters. Each one was so distinct from another. Most of the tale was told from the mother's perspective, but there are some scenes, where characters around her gets needed recognition on the subject it deals with in the each episode. I liked all the ten episodes, felt like it should have been at least 13 episode season. It was not a big league series or the actors that I know very well. Still a good one, and for all, including the men. It definitely needs some lifting. It
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