Television series

Fuller House

Name: Fuller House
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 2016
Cast: Dashiell Messitt, Fox Messitt, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber

Comedy
Light-hearted

Fuller House revives the Full House formula for a new generation: a widow raising three boys with help from her sister and best friend. It's warm, earnest, and committed to the sitcom traditions that made the original work. For people who loved that show, or who want comforting, undemanding comedy about found family.

TVMaze rating

2.8

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you grew up on the original sitcom and want the same cozy, catchphrase-driven household comedy with its old cast back in familiar roles, plus a few laughs that land on nostalgia alone.

Skip it if you find sitcom laughter tracks grating or want a show that takes risks, since its jokes are broad, its sentiment comes early and often, and it rarely surprises.

What it asks of you: Each episode runs about half an hour and asks little more than a cheerful glance at the screen, with a steady stream of gags and warm, easy resolutions that wrap up quickly.

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