One of the great benefits of being a Millennial Malcolm In The Middle fan is that I've been able to watch the show from two different perspectives. I was around the same age as the titular character when it first aired, and I watched locked principally into the viewpoint of the kids, but rewatching as an adult lets one more clearly see and respect the comedic chaos in the lives of Hal and Lois. My love for the brilliant sitcom has only deepened over the years as a result, and my appreciation of that fact makes me particularly love the approach with the parent characters in the amazing new revival Malcolm In The Middle: Life's Still Unfair.
Now available to stream with a Hulu subscription, the limited series has excellent storylines for the formerly kid characters from the original show (plus the inclusion of the new sibling Kelly and Malcolm's daughter Leah), but when I interviewed series creator Linwood Boomer and executive producer Tracy Katsky Boomer earlier this month, they explained how Hal was the real catalyst for the project. The former said that he can very much relate to where the Bryan Cranston character is at his age, and understanding the changes in his own life inspired where Hal would be. He told me,
