Reboot of ‘Full House’ pays homage to original
March 23, 2016
“Fuller House” the reboot of the 1987 show “Full House” came out Feb. 26 on Netflix, but don’t set your expectations too high for the new show.
The trailer for the show promised the original cast from 1987 would return, but, in reality, the cast just returns for the first episode before they move to Los Angeles.
The three original cast members throughout the whole show are Candace Cameron-Bure (D.J. Tanner), Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie Tanner), and Andrea Barber (Kimmy Gibbler), who are helping D.J. raise her three boys after her husband passed away as a firefighter.
A viewer won’t have the same experience he or she had with the original “Full House.” The first episode was good other than all the cheesy jokes, but only because it was cool to see the cast 29 years later.
A few jokes made me laugh, especially when the cast poked fun at why the Olson twins were not there for the reunion, saying that “Michelle is in New York building her fashion empire” after which the whole cast looked at the camera for 10 seconds smiling.
“Fuller House” has reversed the roles from the original; now D.J., Stephanie and Kimmy are raising the kids so D.J. is Danny Tanner, Stephanie is Uncle Jess and Kimmy is Joey.
The show wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, but I definitely wasn’t impressed.
The show is directed to a tween audience and also could be watched by teenagers and adults who watched the original show, but it probably wouldn’t be as enjoyable to watch as an adult with all of the stupid and dumb jokes.
Overall, it wasn’t the worst show, but I don’t think I would watch it in my free time or when I am bored. Very few jokes were funny to me and the plot was predictable. If you watched “Full House” as a kid, you might like it, but don’t get too excited about the reboot or you may be disappointed.