The Conners (2018) S4 E1
Researcher 1 points 2 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)

Fail! But, more importantly: why?
Timing was off in the cell phone scenes.
For a comedy, the writing was abysmal.
…episode not befitting a season starter.

moongoddess 2 points 2 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)

The phone in scenes i think were spot on when it comes to virtual live streaming. Ever watch a live stream of a book/movie panel or comiccon live stream with people not attending(tv show talk shows) the live event but are at home on screen? There is an absolute pause-delay in the stream flow. Kind of akin to the old TV bleeping of foul language back in the 1950s through current years. What viewers actually view is a feed that is 3 second-delayed from that which the producers/directors/video employees actually are viewing within real time clock seconds on set. Therefore, they had/have ability to BLEEP out the foul words before it reached the viewing audience at home. So phone in timing was not ‘off’, Imho.

I do agree with the ‘writing’ it was short of comical validity per the Connors actors’ chemistry with each other. Did they lose a showrunner writer, and not replace them yet?(rhetorical)… Time will only answer that question.