I watched every episode of the original Goosebumps and, while broadly enjoyable, it had some truly awful acting in places that affected the entire tone of the episode.
There are two major boons to this new incarnation. The first is that the acting and production values are *much* better, probably because these 'teenagers' are actually all in their mid-twenties.
The second improvement is the decision to take the basic premise of the original stories and weave them into a continuous narrative. There's a wider story here, told through different characters and their connection to certain items (camera, mask, clock, etc.).
There was some genuinely funny humour in this episode, and I like the way they're linking everything back to that fateful Halloween party.
So far, this is panning out as a solid new take on the concept.
There are two major boons to this new incarnation. The first is that the acting and production values are *much* better, probably because these 'teenagers' are actually all in their mid-twenties.
The second improvement is the decision to take the basic premise of the original stories and weave them into a continuous narrative. There's a wider story here, told through different characters and their connection to certain items (camera, mask, clock, etc.).
There was some genuinely funny humour in this episode, and I like the way they're linking everything back to that fateful Halloween party.
So far, this is panning out as a solid new take on the concept.