I've tried over and over again to watch this show, but every time I do, I feel like someone is slowing trying to pull one of my teeth out. I mean, the people are attractive, so you keep trying to grasp what's about to happen with these wild haired people, including some morbidly obese actress Tyler Perry could have found on the other TLC show "My 600lb life", BUT I digress.... anyway,,it never happens where you're on the edge waiting as they repeat the same lines over and over only to feel robbed of being able to THINK as someone with an IQ over 100!I guess all the women and men drooling over what looks like a Tikbalang (half horse, half human) are those here giving that mind numbing, hillbilly trash all the 6-10 stars , because I was wishing my tooth could be pulled each time I watched it, and especially after that scene with those sisters fighting with their pile of poo of a mama tonight, so I could stop the mental pain I was in each time I gave it all I had. I kept imagining I saw flies around that woman in a Wierd Science kind of way? And poor Healther Locklear, she must have some dirt on Perry because I can't imagine why he cast her at all here, she literally looked baked, as in the baked clay you see on flea market statues you could dress up to look like Locklear, but far from what she once was.Was this series meant for 3rd world societies that might think Green Acres and the Beverly Hillbillies are reality shows, I mean, come on?!Okay, I now feel renewed again, thanks.

Shocked by all the bad reviews. I know a trailer park isn't everyone's cup of tea. But I loved it and hope there is more. As jacked up as it is. It's more like reality in the hood. Tyler knows what he's doing

I like the story line, but this show suffers more from script and directing issues than from poor acting. No one on this show is so bad that his/her performance can't be helped with better writing and directing. I'd go as far to say that of the two, the writing is the greater handicap - especially when it comes to disagreements between characters. There doesn't seem to be any commitment to depth - just overplay the lines. To assume your audience at large is shallow enough to buy into dialogue that even a soap opera wouldn't touch is a loss for everyone. I don't just want eye candy - I want heart and soul, and that has to exist in the script and in the direction. Even the best actors can only do so much.

I had no idea what this series was going to entail from the title. "Too Close To Home" has a pretty broad range in meaning. The show started out in D.C. so I thought it was going to be a show based on political scandal. And it was to a degree. However, by retreating back to Happy, Alabama, it brought a sense of "Southern dysfunctional charm" to the show that was truly unexpected. I really enjoy the series and thought I missed the last episode, the cliffhanger. Now I see I didn't. I thought the show was fast pace as I watch a daytime soap which truly can drag in the story line. As a matter of fact, Kelly Sullivan was in the daytime soap I watch. I think she's a very talented actress and is very believable in this show. Kudos to Tyler Perry for creating quite an enticing series. Would love to see more of Heather Locklear and even get Anna back to D.C. for a "reunion" with the President, as we still don't know his health status to date, after the initial heart attack. All the actors/actresses bring their characters to life and do an awesome job. Can't wait for the next season.