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reese35 said:
An alternate title for MitM? To me it would be just "Malcolm". Nothing more. Nothing less. It would be great identification for worldwide viewers and all, too. What would you call it?
"Malcolm" is actually the title of the series in some countries (for example in France, where I live).
But I don't know why they didn't translate the entire title as they did in some other countries ("Malcolm el de en medio" in Spanish, "Malcolm mittendrin" in german, etc...)
That may be because the exact translation doesn't sound very good, or also because they just thought "Malcolm" was sufficient, as you think !
Another funny thing is to see how the episodes names have been translated. Some are the exact translation, some have no link with the original title (they refer to another storyline, or another point of view on the story, or express a different feeling).
Anyways, thinking about an alternate title for MITM, I think the name "Malcolm" should always appear.
He is not only in the middle by the fact he is the 3rd child out of 5, but also by the fact he is the one who tells us his thoughts about "his world".
MITM without a character such as Reese would certainly be way less funny, but MITM without Malcolm wouldn't be so interesting compared to other shows.
I mean the fact he speaks to the audience is one of the main thing which make MITM look different from the others sitcoms.
So basically, even if each character of the family is one of a kind and couldn't be removed, Malcolm has something more than the others which justifies he has to appear in the title!