Fuller House

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 27, 2016
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
35

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 28
  3. Negative: 15 out of 28
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Critic Reviews

  1. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Feb 24, 2016
    58
    Fuller House isn’t going to win any awards for being exactly what its predecessor was--an utterly formulaic sitcom that ranked among prime-time’s 20 most popular series in four of its eight seasons. But seriously, it’s a surprise to see how well the grown-up Bure, Sweetin and Barber work together in the service of a show that employed them as kids, cast them off and now is welcoming them back instead of re-casting.
  2. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Feb 24, 2016
    58
    Netflix’s sequel series Fuller House is a triumph of canny calculation over creativity. The extended 40-minute premiere is the best fan-service of any reboot ever.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Andrea Morabito
    Feb 26, 2016
    50
    It turns out you can go home again--there’s just nothing new to see.
  5. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Feb 25, 2016
    50
    No one is ever going to say Fuller House is great TV, but as a nostalgia item, it will probably amuse its original, now grown, audience for an episode or two.
  6. Los Angeles Daily News
    Reviewed by: Rob Lowman
    Feb 24, 2016
    50
    Appreciating Fuller House will depend a lot on how much you enjoyed the original, which ran eight seasons on ABC. The new show displays enough of its own personality to be a bit more than simply nostalgia. By the third episode--on which singer Macy Gray guests--it even starts to develop some loopy fun with a dance-off at a local club.
  7. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    Feb 22, 2016
    50
    Fuller House is like a grilled cheese sandwich served with a cup of tomato soup. It’s not exactly amazing, but it’s certainly comforting.
  8. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Feb 29, 2016
    40
    It feels like just leaving the TV on as rerun after rerun piles up. The laugh lines are predictable. The gags play out exactly as you'd expect.
  9. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Feb 26, 2016
    40
    The first episode does a nice enough job juxtaposing scenes from the original with parallel scenes in the present, but enjoying Fuller House will require a high tolerance for laugh tracks and corny sitcom humor.
  10. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Mitchel Broussard
    Feb 18, 2016
    40
    Besides exactly one scene in episode six between Sweetin and Cameron Bure, Fuller House also never hits its predecessor’s sweet spot between cloying sentiment, silly fun, and the set-a-timer inevitability of its structure. It feels like a forgery more than a new creation, with tiny details slipping through the cracks.
  11. Variety
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Feb 16, 2016
    40
    There is a nimbleness and familiarity to the way that Cameron-Bure, Sweetin and other members of the original cast work together, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with a show that celebrates the loyalty and solidarity that a family can share.... But Fuller House continually goes to the well of having cute kids mug for the camera as they practically yell their lines, and just a little of its self-congratulatory, blaring obviousness goes a long way.

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User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 227 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 148 out of 227
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 227
  3. Negative: 62 out of 227
  1. ohio1775
    Feb 26, 2016
    10
    I think too many individuals are being overly critical of this show. I personally didn't have very high expectation for this show, except forI think too many individuals are being overly critical of this show. I personally didn't have very high expectation for this show, except for being able to see how the characters have progressed. They kind of breezed though it in the first episode but, you do find out what has happened. The first episode was as predicted, full of reunions and all (ok almost all) of the cast returning to show their face. As someone who watched the show regularly as a child it was satisfying honestly. As far as the format for the rest of the show, it is a fairly decent show taken out of context. I think some individuals don't realize this is a show on Netflix and not a prime-time sitcom. Love it for what it is but, those who enjoyed the original will most likely enjoy it much more.… Full Review »
  2. Just54321
    Feb 26, 2016
    9
    The first episode is SO corny, but by the third episode I was regularly laughing out loud. It really gets better as you continue watching.The first episode is SO corny, but by the third episode I was regularly laughing out loud. It really gets better as you continue watching. Even though I watched Full House in my childhood, I was never a big fan, but honestly this show is WAY funnier than Full House. It's more adult oriented (probably bc the writers know their chief audience are millennials), and the writing is sharper, wittier, and the jokes hit more than they miss. The three main female leads (Cameron-Bure, Sweetin, and Barber) fill their roles effortlessly, and their line delivery is spot on. Sweetin is especially good. Maybe it's because I expected nothing, but I am impressed with how funny this show turned out to be. I say, give it a chance & watch at least 3 episodes. The third one was really funny, and that's what sold me on it.… Full Review »
  3. MauroCiardi
    Feb 29, 2016
    10
    The show was amazing . Can I just say, Screw the critics. I loved the show and really hope it gets renewed for another season. ThroughlyThe show was amazing . Can I just say, Screw the critics. I loved the show and really hope it gets renewed for another season. Throughly enjoyed all the new characters and every episode… Full Review »
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