Inspired by the original series that last aired in 1987, “Fuller House” will center on the life of D.J. Tanner-Fuller, now a widow, who has to juggle her career as a veterinarian with her being a mother of three sons.
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A little over two decades later, on Friday, February 26, Netflix will foist upon us a new version of Full House – a Fuller House – and a lot of critics will probably denounce it for being predictable. Me?
Metro Detroit native Dave Coulier and most of the original cast members have cameos.
EW gave the premiere an “F” grade and the entire series after the premiere a C- grade.
And while he’s sworn to secrecy about most details of the Fuller House series, Weinger did spill one comedic hint: “You can expect a lot of jokes about my big hair”.
While the opening credits features multiple side-by-sides of the Fuller House cast then and now, the adults leave town and the three girls are left on their own – sort of. But the expert reviews are not encouraging.
Right, ok. So what’s Full House all about?
Asking us to believe one more time to get some of those good feelings back won’t hurt that much. On Full House, she was the comedic relief: the background Steve Urkel to the Tanners, if you will. However, on Fuller House, as a main character, Barber’s nuances as Kimmy Gibbler remind you how great the character is even all these years later. Michelle Tanner, the youngest sister, is apparently a fashion designer in New York City, though the Olsen twins are not involved with the show.
Because they grew up in front of the world, the women feel a special bond with the kids on the set in this new show. You’ll find that trope in Fuller House with the hilarious Max played by Elias Harger. And with that, as the six originals – DJ, Steph, Danny, Joey, Becky and Joey – all look at the camera. Sister Stephanie (Sweetin) and best friend Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber) move in to help, just as Uncle Jesse (John Stamos) and Joey did in the original show’s pilot.
“Before I was on Full House, I was a full-blown standup”, he says of his current enthusiasm for live-comedy performing.
Rotten Tomatoes: When they see the show, will they agree “on fleek” is over now that you said it?
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There is nothing wrong with a little nostalgia, but Fuller House is wallowing in it. It’s worse than the lead singer of Flock of Seagulls who is still sporting that ridiculous hairdo after all these years. In essence, the show is clearly trying to recreate a TV program that, even at its peak, was just a compilation of clichés. I also thought it was a good idea to eat so many M&Ms that I’d spontaneously barf into my hands and my mom would have to come pick me up. But don’t keep watching if you want to keep seeing the nostalgic magic of the first episode. “And it’s a real shame because Fuller House starts off so well, with nearly everyone else from Full House on board and back in that Bay Area home”, Dominic Patten writes for Deadline. At that moment, the whole cast breaks the fourth wall and looks into camera for a full 10 seconds.
