After picking up four straight Best Comedy Emmys, ballooning the paycheques for its adult ensemble and getting a big syndication deal, Modern Family could have coasted for the rest of its run with merely competent episodes. But the beloved sitcom, which descended from two very strong debut seasons to a very good, but inconsistent collection of episodes for the last two years, proved why it’s still regarded by the television academy as the finest comedy out there with two excellent season openers Wednesday night.