Netflix - Wednesday - Adams Family series by Tim Burton

[Sassafras]

TBH I'll have to work to get past missing the movies' cast. But will give it a try. Wednesday just doesn't seem to have enough of the creep factor, for me.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

TBH I'll have to work to get past missing the movies' cast. But will give it a try. Wednesday just doesn't seem to have enough of the creep factor, for me.

I don't think the new cast looks as good as the 90's version, tbh. Even the costumes look a bit cheap compared to the awesome outfits Gomez and Morticia wore in the films. That whole cast is going to be hard to top, especially Christipher Lloyd as Fester.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I don't think the new cast looks as good as the 90's version, tbh. Even the costumes look a bit cheap compared to the awesome outfits Gomez and Morticia wore in the films. That whole cast is going to be hard to top, especially Christipher Lloyd as Fester.

They said that about the 90's cast back in the day.

 

[JacktheRipper]

They said that about the 90's cast back in the day.

I think it has been better received as time goes by. I've enjoyed them from the start, but the reception wasn't great at first.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

They said that about the 90's cast back in the day.

Yeah, I think because of reruns, the 60's show was still somewhat fresh in people's minds. I like both versions. Hard to choose between them, really. They're so different, but I do have favorites. I prefer The Thing, Uncle Fester, and Wednesday from the movies. I prefer Lurch from the series. Like Gomez and Morticia from the films and show equally. Pugsley and Grandma, meh, maybe the film versions.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Yeah, I think because of reruns, the 60's show was still somewhat fresh in people's minds.

Even simpler: people find change hard.

I mean, there were those who were complaining that Burton's Batman wasn't "West" enough -- especially the Batmobile. Turns out, Burton pretty much reinvented how we see the Dark Knight (yes, Frank Miller too of course).

 

[HAL9000.]

Far from perfect, meanders a bit, but I'm really enjoying the series so far (up to E07).

Wednesday is a bit obsessed with the quippy one-liners at the start, but that softens. Likeable character. Jenna Ortega does a fantastic job. Hope they do a second series and flesh out (pun intended) the characters.

Nice to see something different.

 

[Otomofan]

Watched the pilot. It's OK. Not sure I want to binge another 7 hours of this character though. She's incredibly monotonous. Deadpan voice, doesn't blink, stands stiffly all the time....hardly a "challenge" as an actor. I think any of us could play that. She's not unlikable, but she's such a one-trick pony that it's already "old" by the end of the first hour.

Still....the Burton/Elfman combo still tugs on the old heartstrings after all these years.

 

[Victοr]

I like it. It's comfy junk food type of watching. Nothing groundbreaking, but it's still got some charm and isn't on the level of some CW abomination. It's just very cliche and with not much else. I'll finish "background watching" it though. I hope it continues and next time, please, release it during Halloween.

 

[Wor-Gar]

None of these reviews makes this sound promising to spend hours on.

 

[HAL9000.]

None of these reviews makes this sound promising to spend hours on.

Fiction is subjective.

It’s like any other series: try an hour, like it, try another; or if you don’t like it, move on.

IMO, it gets better. Wednesday is called out for being a cold-hearted robot. Which she is for most of it.

The angry reviewers think Netflix spent millions just to irritate them

 

[Wor-Gar]

Fiction is subjective.

It’s like any other series: try an hour, like it, try another; or if you don’t like it, move on.

I tried watching Dahler and just didn't want to spend more time with that guy.

 

[HAL9000.]

I tried watching Dahler and just didn't want to spend more time with that guy.

You mean the Jeffrey Dahmer series?

I’m not keen to watch series based on real life sickos. I tried the first episode and had enough.

 

[Victοr]

I was never much for noir and crime stuff. Sure I watch them but the aesthetic and atmosphere have to be on point, otherwise I won’t seek them out. It’s part of the reason why I outgrew Batman. If it wasn’t for the Gothic vibe, I doubt I’d care. As for real life sickos, I don’t like engaging with them on that level. Add the usual fluff of adaptations, I’m out. A movie I can watch if it’s enticing, but a whole series? Nah. If I’m going to waste time on something unimportant like that, I’d rather watch my cute Gothfu Wednesday be a ****. Real life cannibalistic rapists leading depressing lives is not something I need. Yeah I still love Hannibal, but that’s because he’s pretty much a cape character and he’s played by Mads. No, that does not make me a hypocrite, bugger off you lot.

This Wednesday show is like low rent Harry Potter with 1/1000th of the budget and nothing new in it, but it’s comfy if you like the vibe. I’ve watched far worse stuff that I regretted spending time on. This is background noise with some nice bits. I like the new Wednesday gal too, so that helps. If Fester was Depp as some people hoped, and Guzman got more screentime, maybe I’d have liked it more. As it stands it’s okay. A 5-6/10 genre fast food schlock. But I like it.

 

[ZE_501]

I mean ... what's not to like?

 

[Otomofan]

Finished this now.

It's essentially CW level schlock, and it's very, very predictable.

It really started to get dull around the 5th hour. It's at least 2-3 hours too long.

At the end of the day, it's the TV equivalent of fast food. It's decent enough to kill some time on a holiday weekend.

 

[ironwez20]

Finished this now.

It's essentially CW level schlock, and it's very, very predictable.

It really started to get dull around the 5th hour. It's at least 2-3 hours too long.

At the end of the day, it's the TV equivalent of fast food. It's decent enough to kill some time on a holiday weekend.

I thought this character would speak to you more than any character could.

 

[Lejuan]

I would totally cradle snatch Jenna Ortega

 

[Otomofan]

It's very awkward cause even though she's in her 20s, she always plays teenagers. So we all have to pretend like we don't notice the fact that she's incredibly attractive or else we'll get canceled.

 

[Otomofan]

PS....I really liked her horribly awkward dancing scene.