Yeah agree with most of that - somewhat ironically it lacks originality in its main story - but kind of wish they'd put a little more of the dark wit from Adult Wednesday into it. Ultimately it isn't supposed to be Addams Family though it is a show about Wednesday the other original characters are background material really.
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Yeah agree with most of that - somewhat ironically it lacks originality in its main story - but kind of wish they'd put a little more of the dark wit from Adult Wednesday into it. Ultimately it isn't supposed to be Addams Family though it is a show about Wednesday the other original characters are background material really.
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I laughed at "is he.... like your pet??" - It def has the lines down nicely but yeah I agree Morticia, Gomez and Pugs are weakly acted characters so far. Didn't even pay attention to who was playing Morticia so had no idea it was CZJ playing the role.
Soldato
Watched this over the weekend, was decent for a modern retelling and tried to do it's own thing without stepping on the toes of the originals. I do think Morticia and Gomez weren't cast right especially with how well the film cast played the roles.
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I watched it over the last few days and quite enjoyed it, I love the casting for Wednesday and her roommate made me smile (especially as Wednesday seems to be trying to not offend/upset her too much) and such an opposite .
I'm hoping that in season 2 we'll see more of the other family members and they'll actually get more screen time/fleshed out, I was starting to like Morticia and Gomez as I got used to them being played slightly differently (and in Gomez's case very different look to the film and old tv series*), but they weren't really shown enough to build on much.
*But far closer in looks to the original comics.
I'm hoping that in season 2 we'll see more of the other family members and they'll actually get more screen time/fleshed out, I was starting to like Morticia and Gomez as I got used to them being played slightly differently (and in Gomez's case very different look to the film and old tv series*), but they weren't really shown enough to build on much.
*But far closer in looks to the original comics.
Soldato
and some of the animated versions.
Finished watching it and honestly I'd worked out the ending by the end of the second episode, I was hoping for some sort of misdirection but sadly no.
IMO Enid (the colourful girl) is kind of the tradition of adding in at least one 'colourful' person in the black and white world of the addams family, luckily the dynamic between Enid and Wednesday was well done.
Soldato
I’m on episode six as I type and am really enjoying it. I think Jenna Ortega is a very good actor, watch The Fallout, and I like the dynamic between Wednesday and Enid.
The end of episode 3, is that Nothing else matters in the background playing?
Jenna is great, and stylistically it's very nice. Had a few chuckles out of it, especially the modern tweaks, but it seems very much aimed at the CW young adult teen crowd, and made to be a family friendly watch.
Would have loved a more adult version version, especially considering the lead is great, and Tim Burton's input and style shines through.
Seems like they hit the mark considering that's what they were aiming for though.
The music is decent too.
Would have loved a more adult version version, especially considering the lead is great, and Tim Burton's input and style shines through.
Seems like they hit the mark considering that's what they were aiming for though.
The music is decent too.
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Agree, I was hoping for more gratuitous violence throughout.
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This is another one to add to me list to watch. 
Soldato
I once watched Christina Ricci film a scene, where she got in a taxi - for about an hour
it was across the road from where I lived so was hopeful that she would join me back in my flat
she did not
it was across the road from where I lived so was hopeful that she would join me back in my flat
she did not
It's dethroned Stranger Things for most hours viewed in a week at 341M 
That's probably at least 50M viewers if you presume a portion haven't finished it yet.
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That's probably at least 50M viewers if you presume a portion haven't finished it yet.
Netflix Top 10: ‘Wednesday’ Snaps ‘Stranger Things 4’ Record for Most Hours Viewed in a Week With 341 Million
The fantasy series starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams tops the Netflix Top 10 chart for the week of Nov. 21-28 with 341.2 million hours viewed following its Nov. 23 premiere.
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It was well written mostly if a bit predictable with some character development well above many shows of late, probably not quite the material some of us were wanting - though we weren't really the target audience.
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Caporegime
My wife was watching this, missed most of it, it was a bit Buffy the Vampire Slayer but the cinematography was pretty impressive to be fair. Thought CZJ nailed Mortitia in the scenes I saw.
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Sadly it's being attacked by small group of toxic fans on the Left who are calling out the series (and Burton in particular) for racism after making two black characters into bullies and a black person into the owner of a Pilgrim Fair, a source of "coloniser celebration" apparently 
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Tim Burton’s ‘Wednesday’ called ‘racist’ for casting black actors as bullies
“Whoever thought making the Black man as the owner of a pilgrim amusement park is literally going to hell,” one astonished viewer tweeted.
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Tim Burton called 'racist' for making Black characters 'bullies' in Netflix's 'Wednesday'
A new hit Netflix series has some critics calling legendary director Tim Burton a "racist" due to certain casting decisions.
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Tim Burton Facing Backlash Over Netflix's 'Wednesday' Series
Filmmaker Tim Burton is currently facing backlash from fans of the newly-released Netflix series Wednesday.
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Social media rages against black villains in Netflix’s Wednesday - Washington Examiner
A week after Netflix's premiere of its series Wednesday, viewers on social media are criticizing its casting of black actors as villains. The series, directed by Tim Burton, has Latina Jenna Ortega playing the titular character from the Addams Family, with black actors Joy Sunday and Iman Marson...
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Honestly, why do you let yourself get so upset by that stuff? 10 random people on twitter is not worth writing stories over.
Im not even through the series but at the halfway point the black "bully" doesn't seem like she is a bully really at all, just a bit keen to keep her position as the top girl at the school
Im not even through the series but at the halfway point the black "bully" doesn't seem like she is a bully really at all, just a bit keen to keep her position as the top girl at the school