Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 31, 2015
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
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Critic Reviews

  1. Las Vegas Weekly
    Reviewed by: Josh Bell
    Jul 29, 2015
    60
    With a cast expanded to include tons of popular comedic performers, First Day of Camp is frequently funny, even when its jokes don’t amount to much. Fans of the movie will probably watch it over and over again, making Netflix executives very happy. Everyone else will remain baffled.
  2. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    Jul 27, 2015
    60
    First Day of Camp’s success depends on your love for the original film and your willingness to sit through some comedic dry spells before you hit a gusher. It isn’t Old Faithful. It’s just a chance to rekindle old times.
  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller and Ben Travers
    Jul 22, 2015
    58
    Their new series leans far too heavily on explaining, altering and recreating old jokes rather than providing new laughs based on the same creative spirit that made the film a cult classic.
  5. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Jul 27, 2015
    50
    It may be “Wet, Lukewarm American Summer,” but it’s perfect mindless entertainment to warm up your own American summer.
  6. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Chris Cabin
    Jul 23, 2015
    50
    The series ultimately feels like a nostalgia trip, less for the era in which it's set than for the original film that spawned it.

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User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 89 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 89
  3. Negative: 15 out of 89
  1. Knighthawk81
    Aug 3, 2015
    3
    This is a potentially funny concept, especially the idea of these 30s and 40s actors playing teens. The first episode was mildly amusing, atThis is a potentially funny concept, especially the idea of these 30s and 40s actors playing teens. The first episode was mildly amusing, at times, but it never really builds to anything great. I wasn't a huge fan of the original film, which is probably part of the problem here, but this wasn't really what I was expecting. I watched the first few episodes, and it was just weird and dull.… Full Review »
  2. Cheebapit
    Aug 6, 2015
    2
    The people who experienced the movie during the era it came out are the only ones that stand to have a solid opinion on the series. I'm in myThe people who experienced the movie during the era it came out are the only ones that stand to have a solid opinion on the series. I'm in my mid 30's and the movie when it came out was a way of life and influenced the direction of your social life practically. With that said, the series is exactly what I expected it be. A dull empty redux of an iconic film created by young aggressive alternative comedic geniuses in the creative prime of their lives. Who brought with them, enough fresh untapped groundbreaking material to sink a cargo ship. Now why the very same people would come back 14 years later with nothing left but their hat in their hands material wise and attempt to fill a series with it, is a question that can be asked of most movie/series reboots these days. The formula is always the same. Young talent dumps life's blood into master work. Master work soars. Talent gets old, rich, and bored. What is born, is Wet Hot American snore. The series.… Full Review »
  3. Mazmorrero47
    Aug 2, 2015
    0
    Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp is the TV equivalent of Movie 43. How did they manage to get so many talented actors in such aWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp is the TV equivalent of Movie 43. How did they manage to get so many talented actors in such a painfully unfunny show? Yeah, I know some of them were in the movie, but after all the good work they've done, it's weird that they don't want to stay far away from this. Imagine if Leonardo DiCaprio appeared in a Critters show.… Full Review »
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