Less than a week since its debut, “Fuller House” has been renewed by Netflix for a second season. The news comes just days after the new series premiered on the streaming service.
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Fuller House arrived on Netflix on Friday, and it appears to be a huge success.
The series reboot revolves around D.J. Tanner – now Fuller (a role reprised by Candace Cameron-Bure), a veterinarian and recently widowed mom of three. Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller and Jeff Franklin are the executive producers of the series, which was created by Franklin.
I can’t think of a better way to get into the best wedding shape imaginable than joining Dancing With the Stars – besides, Sweetin and her sweetie could really work up a killer wedding dance routine!
“Fuller House” embraces what it knows, and the writers have found a way to divert something fresh. That’s not the only time Fuller House paid homage to Jesse’s idol. We also get to see Tommy adorably dressed in a white Elvis onesie, complete with the cape. Since we last saw the Tanner clan, DJ married a firefighter and changed her name to “Fuller”, making the “Fuller House” title more literal and less grammatically horrifying.
In episode 12 of the spin off, Stephanie and Kimmy deliberately share a girl-on-girl kiss, while earlier in the same episode DJ’s two love interest Matt and Steve also accidentally kiss each other.
The show opens with a pan of the revamped Tanner Family kitchen, reintroducing the central location we remember all too well. The older kids, Jackson and Ramona, show a surprising amount of depth, when they’re not giving attitude or obsessing over their “electronic devices” (insert eyeroll emoji). Only time will tell and the audience is the one who really is the barometer of this.
Since Fuller House takes place at the original Tanner residence, we expected the set to look a lot like the original. If not, you’ll probably feel about “Fuller House” how my family felt when I made them watch the “Veronica Mars” movie with me: “It was cute”. Is it a younger generations’ version of “Full House”, or is the reboot meant for former fans of the show?
That is not to say that I didn’t enjoy Fuller House. Even Gray seems confused by her appearance, reminding viewers that she, in fact, has won a Grammy. If you can get past the treacly first episode with the overabundance of cameos and callbacks, the show most definitely improves. Sure, judging by my meek temperament and my desire to make as many people happy as possible, I’m more of a DJ.
Fans of the original series will be glad to know that nearly all of their favorite characters return, the lone exception being Michelle, as Mary Kate and Ashley Olson declined to join the project. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it. I chuckled a few times, and it can be a fun show to watch, if not a particularly well-written one.
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Unfortunately, D.J.’s brood of kids present a big problem for Joey, who, as should be no surprise to anyone, is a registered sex offender.
