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One thing has been missing from all the chatter about how Netflix is going to revive the sitcom "Full House."
Go back and watch it. It's not good.
It's formulaic schmaltz. Completely predictable. Cute, but badly written and badly acted.
The good news is that Bob Saget has yet to sign on. The man is a terrible actor.
But better than the Olsen twins, who are also nowhere to be seen in this sequel. Yes, they were cute, but they were among the least talented child actors in television history.
OK, I'm being a bit harsh here. But "Full House" (1987-95) was no better than your average Disney Channel or Nickelodeon sitcom. Worse than a lot of them.
If you were a kid, you loved it. But there are a lot of things we love when we're kids that we grow out of.
Hey, when I was a teenager I watched "Welcome Back Kotter." Decades later, I got a look at some episodes and realized I was a really dumb teenager. That show was incredibly bad.
When "Fuller House" comes to Netflix sometime in 2016, it will be cute to see the same show all over again. "Full House" began with recently-widowed Danny Tanner (Saget) trying to raise his three daughters with the help of his brother-in-law, Jesse (John Stamos), and his buddy, Joey (Dave Coulier).
"Fuller House" will feature the oldest Tanner daughter, D.J. (Candace Cameron-Bure) — a pregnant, recent widow who moves into the old Tanner house along with her sister, Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and her buddy, Kimmy (Andrea Barber), who will help her raise her three boys.
John Stamos will produce and make appearances; other former cast members may or may not show up.
"Fuller House" will, no doubt, be cute. But shows we watched when we were kids aren't the show we watch when we grow up.
We'll check it out, but will we watch all 13 episodes? That sounds like TV torture.
Yes, "Full House" is a pop-culture icon. But you don't have to be good to be an icon.
Hey, the Olsen twins translated a complete lack of talent into a huge fortune.