Not since Modern Family caused a stir in 2010 with Phil Dunphy obsessing about a new iPad, has Apple so dominated a major “Primetime” series episode.

And it’s a pretty cool idea.

Not only can we count on the folks at Modern having their insightful wit reading middle america’s pulse — but also we can rely on them to inject the sitcom formula with innovation.

If you are into BTS – try the links below — there are details about how Steve Levitan was inspired by his own family’s use of tech — and how the show spend a great deal of time mocking up the various Apple tech environments to make the show as realistic as possible.

There are questions about commercialization, features FaceTime doesn’t really have — yada yada. The point is it looks to be a really fun episode.

Here’s an idea: let’s  try something crazy — for this first all computer screen episode — let’s commit to watching it old school – “live” on the nearest television set.  For that one half-hour — let’s reverse the trend. I image that’s exactly the sort of event Phil would orchestrate in the Dunphy home.

Read it 1st hand:  AP Television writer, Lynn Elber, was one of the first to break the details of the special episode.

Read it 1st hand:  Bryan Bishop at the Verge offers up more technical insights

Read it 1st hand:  As fans of re/code — we can’t forget Dawn Chmielewski

Read it 1st hand:  Want to relive the debate about the iPad episode in 2010? All I can say was that I loved the episode (but I also stood in line for an iPad that week)  LA Times    AdAge

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