Full House Revival Not Receiving Critical Love

It's not as if critics ever loved the 90s sitcom Full House, but the enthusiasm with which reviewers are tearing into the Netflix revival of the series is still a little surprising. The critical consensus is that the revival, called Fuller House, is something that only true fans of the original series could love, and for everyone else it's a painful waste of time.

The revival brings together original cast members Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, John Stamos, Lori Loughlin, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber. Missing are twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who together played the Tanner family's youngest daughter, Michelle. The Olsens cited scheduling conflicts as well as a lack of desire to go back to acting on Ashely's part as reasons for not being involved in the project.

The critical drubbing of the show focuses, in general, on the series' overly-sweet-yet-substanceless writing and lack of originality. Many critics were also put off by the fact that Stamos, Saget, Coulier and Loughlin play only small roles in the revival. Instead, the new series is centered on the now-grown Tanner girls, played by Cameron Bure and Sweetin, and their friend Kimmy Gibbler, played by Barber.

Fuller House debuts on Netflix on Friday, February 26, when all 13 episodes of the series will be available for streaming.