The Baby-Sitters Club (TV)
Jul. 24th, 2020 08:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thistlechaserNothing was holding my attention, I wasn't in the mood to watch anything, so I was picking shows pretty much at random to try out. That was, unsurprisingly, not working, so as a last ditch effort, I decided to pick the least likely thing I'd like: The Baby-Sitters Club.
I never read the books. All I knew about them was that it was about young girls babysitting, which is of little interest to me.
The first ep didn't hook me. The first minutes did.
A New York Times reviewer described it as:
It’s a richly character-based story about growing up, dealing with change, growing apart from and back together with friends. It’s sweet but not cloying, smart but not cynical, full-hearted and funny enough to please both grown readers of the original books and the young target audience of the new series — and even plenty of viewers (like me) who are neither.
The characters are all so sweet and likable. It's just so feel-good, the whole thing. I'm only two episodes in and I love the girls so much. Their families are realistic and (mostly) good adults. I love the older sister.
Before the virus, I'm not sure this show would have worked so well for me. But right now? This is exactly what I need. If you need something easy as hell to watch (each ep is under 30 minutes), don't let the title make you pass on it!
I never read the books. All I knew about them was that it was about young girls babysitting, which is of little interest to me.
The first ep didn't hook me. The first minutes did.
A New York Times reviewer described it as:
It’s a richly character-based story about growing up, dealing with change, growing apart from and back together with friends. It’s sweet but not cloying, smart but not cynical, full-hearted and funny enough to please both grown readers of the original books and the young target audience of the new series — and even plenty of viewers (like me) who are neither.
The characters are all so sweet and likable. It's just so feel-good, the whole thing. I'm only two episodes in and I love the girls so much. Their families are realistic and (mostly) good adults. I love the older sister.
Before the virus, I'm not sure this show would have worked so well for me. But right now? This is exactly what I need. If you need something easy as hell to watch (each ep is under 30 minutes), don't let the title make you pass on it!
