Okay so by now the wave of public opinion has washed all hope of extended glory away from this 1990's reboot. But here's the thing, all the negative reviews for "Fuller House" seem to be limited to its pilot episode. Now this is quite justified, and if I wasn't binge watching the show with my wife, I would have probably stopped right there. The most commonly referenced description was from the The AV Club’s review, saying that Fuller House felt like “a porn parody without the sex,” implying both bad dialogue and horrible characters.
Don't get me wrong, I work three different jobs and have a new born. When I want to relax, I want to relax. Sure I have re watched "Wolf Hall" more times than most. But for the most part I enjoy light heart-ed programs for my pre-bedtime moments of chill. That being said, I really disliked the first episode, and think its universal negative appraisal is very justified. But, heres the thing, the show gets better.. a whole lot better, surprisingly better as it goes on.
To the point that I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. Actually going to sleep later, denying myself the few hours of sleep I get while my young child isn't losing his head, just to watch this silly, stupid, and refreshingly amusing show. Look this ain't groundbreaking entertainment people and it never ever claimed to be. This was and remains simple predictable family television.
Plus there is the added bonus that the new characters on the show are used wisely. The new male children in particular are fully formed characters that at their best moments steal whole sections of the show. Middle Child Max, I would even go so far as to describe him as the show's best virtue.
And yes I get the comments made about Stephanie's appearance and I do find it a bit off-putting at first. yet, this too improves as the show moves forward, and her "taters" as my wife calls them get put away in less revealing outfits.
My point = This is a good show and one that you can easily binge. Plus I'm pretty sure it won't be going anywhere.
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