I didn't find out about this family show until 2017 - so, of course, I had to binge watch to catch up. Since finishing season five - with that trilogy; I've watched each episode at least 8 times. Each time is seeing someone else's perspective, noticing one more thing new. It's addictive, yet fun. It's rewarding - makes you realize how hard some lessons tend to be (and what to avoid yourself.)

This is my all time fave. I know it is a teen show and that it has a bit of a soap opera quality to it, but when new episodes come out, I am a complete prisoner of the series until I finish it. Nuanced perspective of the many issues dealt with by parents and teens.

I was so very excited when I found "The Fosters" for my family and I to watch together. Coming from a non-traditional family it is difficult to find quality entertainment that can show the world that your non-traditional family is just as normal as everyone else's family. I am also glad that it's written for teenagers as well as adults to enjoy so that I can share this experience with my teenager and she can see she is not alone. The adult acting is superb and the teens are coming into their own as believable characters. I highly recommend this show!

I really appreciate this series for depicting a multi-ethnic blended family headed by two loving mothers. Not your everyday household, a lot of tough issues are addressed head on and from a number of diverse points of view. While many will assume these issues to be largely gender related, they go far beyond the obvious to touch on those related to children living in foster care, juvenile detention, dealing with bullying, ADHD, love, peer pressure and so much more. Despite a number of missteps and consequences, the storylines always return to the power of love within a family's unit and how much it actually does strengthen, encourage, heal and conquer.

For the most part, I disagree with the lenient parenting style often portrayed in many of the episodes, but my own have never been perfect, so it's good to watch a fictional TV family screw up, but still manage to hold it all together like the rest of us do in real life. And speaking of real life, I find this series to also be important as it represents a growing number of similar American families in a positive light. This is not only important for children living in such families to see, but for all of us who have not had this experience to be able to enjoy and relate to the family dynamic just the same.

I recommend this series to anyone who is looking for a good family drama that represents multiple and balanced points of views on family, parenting, teen issues, divorce, marriage and love.

It's SO GREAT to see ABC Family embracing alternative families and diversity in mainstream. This show is fun, thought provoking and inspiring and shows the extremely NORMAL day to day lives of a loving lesbian couple and their blended family. Taking a page from the 7th Heaven and similar family shows' playbook, The Fosters features many of the issues that families face, but in most cases, the episodes aren't overly cheesy (there are certainly a couple of exceptions).

This show is one of the few brilliant programs available for its audience of pre-teens and young adults. Lessons to be learned are evident throughout each and every episode. I give it a rating of 5 stars because it captures the important issue of the ugly lives of foster kids and the hardships they face before and after adoption. Callie and her little brother are by far the most endearing and likable characters on the show. They have so much understanding about the "real world" and have plenty of negative experiences that would make anyone think it fine for them to be bitter and hateful. The most surprising thing of all, though, is they're not. They're kind and are instilled with a unique set of values that would make any generation proud. "Switched at Birth" is the only other show on ABC Family that is remotely similar to "The Fosters" in terms of dealing with stereotypes, biases, and real life. Between these two great shows, I still think "The Fosters" comes out on top, mainly because of the characters and their likability factor. Most, if not all, characters on "The Fosters" evoke a certain kind of sympathy that strikes a chord within the hearts of its viewers, whereas, the characters of "Switched at Birth" may have their redeeming qualities and cause viewers to feel sympathy towards their plight, but overall, they don't, in my opinion, make anyone's heart melt. I always find some character or the other to strongly dislike or disagree with by the end of each episode of "Switched at Birth." Completely not the case for "The Fosters," however. "The Fosters" truly shines in this respect. Overall, I would highly recommend this show and fully believe it deserves a 5-star rating!

We watch this every week with our daughter (18). It's a good/quality/life lessons show that we can all agree on! The best part is...my husband (44) is the one who clears the calendar for us to watch it! I love too that with Amazon we can go back and watch them during the months the show is not on to help us with our withdrawal.

This is the best show on TV right now. Well written, well acted, story is very well crafted from the beginning to end. Truly represents so many different types of people who make up our American families, so much better than all the "rich white people with problems" type of shows that permeate network tv! This show is uplifting, suspenseful and joyful.