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Fuller House (one season)

Starring: Candace Cameron Beaver, Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber, Elias Harger, Sonny Nicole Brengas, Michael Campion, and Dashiell/Fox Masset

With special guests by: John Stamos, Bob Sagitt, Dave Collier, Laurie Loughlin, and Scott Wenger

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There is no greater proof of the power of nostalgia than the recent reboot of Full House. The feel-good family sitcom has been resurrected by Netflix, two decades after it was canceled by ABC, in the form of the spin-off sequel Fuller House, a predictable retread during the show’s patent tenure. Lives up to the appeal of its predecessor. A brand of warm, cheerful, endearing humor.

Reimagining the plot of its parent series (reversing the genders), the show centers on recently widowed DJ Tanner Fuller (Candice Cameron Beaver), the eldest Tanner daughter, who has her own The firefighter has lost her husband, with whom she has three children. Sons – Jackson (Michael Campion), Max (Elias Harger), and Tommy (twins Dashiell and Fox Masset). Realizing how overwhelmed DJ is at the prospect of being himself, his sister Stephanie (Judy Sweeten) – now a DJ and aspiring singer – and best friend Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber) – now a teenage daughter Mother, Ramona (Sonny) Nicole Brengas) – decides to move into the old family home to help raise her sons.

Also on hand from time to time are the rest of the original Full House cast (minus the Olson twins), reprising roles they played during the original show’s run from 1987 to 1995, reprising the role of a Tanner family. come together as pilots for the Union. Before moving to different cities – Danny (Bob Saget) and Rebecca (Lori Loughlin) move to LA to host their national morning show, followed by Jesse (John Stamos) who joins them in LA on the soap opera General Hospital. Joins to work as a music composer, while Joey (Dave Collier) goes back to performing in Las Vegas – and makes sporadic appearances here and there. rest of the season.

Fuller House is very aware that it exists primarily as a vehicle to give Full House fans a heavy dose of nostalgia, and it never misses an opportunity to fulfill its throwback duties immediately. . Self-referential jokes and meta-humor abound as familiar faces return to the screen. Old catchphrases dusted off, memorable events revisited. There’s even a Comet Jr. Jr. for obvious vintage reasons (and increased beauty).

But once most of the original cast disperses after the first episode and the new set-up comes into focus, even the comfort of nostalgia can’t stop you from wondering if rewatching Full House is a spin-off series. Would have been better as a reunion movie instead. . After its pilot, the show didn’t really seem to have a reason to exist, and if it were a new, standalone series unrelated to a beloved ’80s and ’90s sitcom, it would be very Doubt it would have. Capable of attracting a substantial audience.

Obviously it’s not highbrow comedy and award-winning acting, but the series also fails as a happy sitcom. Bure, Sweetin, and Barber are likable enough as the leads, but everything about their stories is unrealistic, predictable, and shallow. The young cast’s attempts to be cute often fall flat. Child actor Elias Harger, who portrays the middle child Max, is particularly unconvincing despite his charm, mainly because he, for some inexplicable reason, slurs his lines with a normal cadence. It is directed to shout instead of presenting with. And new catchphrases are straightforward and very cheaply added to the script.

Much like the saccharine remake of Carly Rae Jepsen’s show’s theme tune, Fuller House borrows many elements from the show it’s rebooting, but it’s just cornier, more compelling, and lacking in focus. This schmaltzy 13-episode first season doesn’t really have the quality to make a mark on its own merits, but if you liked the original series, you’ll probably enjoy this spin-off too, especially when older Cast members attend and the introduction takes you down memory lane.

Fuller House is a predictable thriller that lives up to the appeal of its predecessor, Fuller House.