User Reviews

This show was better than expected. I thought it was going to be some watered down version of the original but overall I think they did a great job with this show. I binge watched it really fast.

This caught me by surprise!! I am a 32 year old guy, but this show is so sweet! I am very aware that I am not the target demographic, but I am actually enjoying this show very much.

The storyline is interesting, yet believable. The kids have well defined personalities (and a great fashion sense!). And the storyline deals with so many different subjects - I must confess I tested up a bit with the transgender girl scene.

Of course, they might be a bit TOO talented with art, they might sound a bit too mature, but they still feel very real. I feel this show has a lot of potential!

Life-long BSC fan here, binged the entire 10 episodes on Netflix and I am proud to say I am satifised with how this show has turned out, the actors and actresses did wonderful jobs portraying the iconic characters that I know and love, I can't wait to see if there is going to be a Season 2!!

Definitely worth watching for a breezy fun coming of age adventure. Good humor too. And no unnecessary cringe elements or horrible writing like in Riverdale, Nancy Drew,Sabrina,etc.

I thought this was a good show for all ages. I love how they all stood up for each other. I liked Alicia Silverstone in this.

It's acted very well and has many thought provoking life lessons, but as a protagonist Kristy is pretty insufferable, and sometimes it's hard to get invested in the story or the characters, but they definitely should make a season 2, 6.5/10.

I love how it captured the feel of the books even with the modern setting

I'm almost done with season 1 and it feels like the writing is forced. Introduce complex ideas, sure, but make it natural. I enjoy watching young actors hone thier craft, but was every 13 year old always dating or thinking about dating or kissing people they just met? Maybe I "arrived" at life stages later than most. This is more distracting to me than the strong push of the new social agenda.

A highly grasping and emotional show with a retro aesthetic, proper representation. With great young talents and superb loyalty to the original, the show tackles heavy topics with ease and care. Standing out in a world where tween shows that are gritty like PEN15 and Never Have I Ever, This show reminds you of a time when everybody loved the Sprouse twins and The Best of Both Worlds played many times a day.

I loved reading this series and I enjoyed watching the Netflix show. But there's one fact I cannot get around; this story was not meant to take place in the 21st century. 12 year olds who babysit may have been common in the 80s/90s, but these days, many parents do not even allow their 12 year olds to stay home by themselves, let alone take care of young children. Again I enjoyed watching this very much and I encourage anyone who has read the series to watch as well.

I read the books as a child. SO thankful there is a series now. Brings back such great memories for me. The modern twist, LOVE!!! Oh the innocence of these girls, ahhh the blissful younger years. I love all the different styles of the girls! Cant stop watching!!

Not Bad!! The Baby Sitters Club is cute, is fresh and it has its adorable moments as well as some heartbreaking ones. Well made and well acted, especially since most of the cast members were kids. Keep in mind that this is a family drama though.

Easily the worst series available to watch. Avoid at all costs

You know, I think I'm here from a nostalgic point of view. I realize this is a tv series aimed at children or young teenagers but here I am reviewing this title while I'm in my 30s.

I grew up with the BSC books and thought of them like crack. I couldn't wait to go to Walmart and buy BSC books with the pocket change I had on me. I read them for a good number of years until I aged out of the series and went to other things. Good number of years passed and I joined communities that snark the series and that inspired me to read through the series again with an adult perspective. The book characters could honestly be pretty cruel to each other. Mary Anne cuts her hair off, gets a makeover and the older club members shun her and treat her like garbage because how dare Mary Anne do something they don't approve of.

I've felt this way about the early 90s tv series and feel the same way with this series: They're both better written. I was always lukewarm about the big screen movie from the 90s. Anyway, I could buy the girls in the club as being close friends and being supportive of each other on both tv series. I also like how the girls have gained a clearer perspective than the book characters. This version of Dawn knows that some people are worse off financially than her family or the people she knows. Book Dawn didn't see that. Book Dawn was grossed out by a homeless woman eating out of the trash dumpster.

The book series went into a time warp and had the characters stuck at the ages of 13 and 11 for the bulk of the series. This tv series won't be able to time warp like that so here's hoping the characters are kept at the level they're on instead of deteriorating the way they did.

Would also like to point out that a few modern storylines are in this series. I know this world has gay people in it and people that feel like they're in the wrong body/gender so I'm absolutely accepting of the fact that the series chose to include people instead of excluding them.I realize there's some people that aren't accepting of either one so they might not enjoy the series because of that.

Anyway, I really enjoyed the series and congratulate the cast and crew for a great job. Here's to season 2!

Based on the best-selling book series that was highly popular in the 1980s and 1990s, Netflix's new series 'The Baby-Sitters Club', follows the friendship and adventures of Kristy Thomas (Sophie Grace), the genius but shy Mary-Anne Spier (Malia Baker), the artsy Claudia Kishi (Momona Tamada - 'To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You'), the fashion-queen-with-a-secret Stacey McGill (Shay Rudolph - 'Lethal Weapon'), and free-spirited Dawn Schafer (Xochitl Gomez - 'Gentefied') as the middle-schoolers start their babysitting business in the town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut. Each episode in this first season is based on one of the books in the BSC-series, which was originally written by Ann M. Martin, who also produces the series.

The Netflix Original Series revolves around this group of inspiring girls with different backgrounds, personalities and opinions who become best friends by working and growing up together. Combining drama and comedy, this adaptation for the small screen might look childish, but in fact tackles some mature subjects such as divorce, online bullying, the importance of using right pronouns, and even explores a dark part of American history (in this case the World War II internment camp, Manzanar).

Alicia Silverstone (The Lodge) plays Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer, the selfless single-mother of Kristy and love interest of all around good guy Watson Brewer, played by Mark Feuerstein ('Prison Break'). As part of the adult cast, they never steal the spotlight and are mostly here to support this young group of actors. All members of The Baby-Sitters Club do a fine job at playing their own specific character, but some of these actors are clearly still getting used to being in front of the camera. Baker's Mary Anne grows a lot into a well rounded personality, after being a shy wallflower in the first half of the season, but you can tell the young actress struggles a bit with keeping a straight face during the more dramatic scenes. Without her the BSC wouldn't be complete - everyone gets a bit of stage fright in life. Tamada, and especially Gomez, are stars in the making, both exuding a natural energy that breezes through every episode.

The fun part about this series, is that we get to explore a different character's personal life and struggles in a stand alone episode which they narrate themselves, with the other members of the club basically playing the supporting cast. This not only gives the viewer the time to explore their favourites a bit more, but also gives those you might not like as much at first, grow on you. Showrunner Rachel Shukert (Glow) and executive producer and director Lucia Aniello (Broad City) take a simple yet effective approach at educating viewers of all ages in a wholesome, balanced and innocent way.

The series explores female empowerment, entrepreneurship and discusses some more intricate but important topics, which could open up the conversation between parents and children, or those who aren't familiar with certain topical subjects. Knowing just how successful the book-series was, Netflix would make the right decision by greenlighting the second season of the potential hit-series 'The Baby-Sitters Club' to make sure they can keep the same cast to play this group of best friends, before they outgrow their on screen characters.

This show covers loads of different storylines so almost everyone can feel represented. It's a good way to show people some more complex stories and problems they or their friends could be facing. Clearly some of these reviewers don't think their kids should be educated to see everyone as equal! If I'd seen this as a kid I would have loved it!

Just finished the show. I am enjoying it very much so far! Plot is entertaining and I am happy with the actors. I also appreciated the lgbt rep & aspects of feminism that was included.

Pretty good watching and from what I can remember the story lines are close to the books so if you read them in the 80s/90s I think you will enjoy. Bought back a specific feeling I had when reading the books. Some topics are discussed that a prevalent in this day and age which could bring on thought provoking conversation between you and your tween...or not.

This is an amazing show for anybody who likes funny wholehearted shows! I would totally recommend this for young girls! It isn't inappropriate at all and is great for families.

Ignore the ridiculous reviews crying about indoctrination of children. I think it's pathetic and bizarre how the minds of these people work.

Not every episode is great but there are definitely more hits than misses here. The acting of the main club girls is generally very good. Some of the side characters are particularly fantastic and memorable! Listen to the BSCC podcast for more context and Hilarious commentary Around the show!

I really enjoyed it and was binging this show for quite some time. I simply don't understand all the bad reviews, it's a wonderful show!!! I really, really recommend it.

There is a lot of pearl clutching in these other reviews. Yes, there are other more modern issues being tackled here but representation matters so this is a good thing. Not sure how teaching kids how to be tolerant and accepting of people's differences can be a bad thing. I read these books religiously as a kid so it's nice to revisit something that was such a huge part of my life. Some of the acting is a bit cheesy but it's still fun. My kids are definitely enjoying it as well and since this is aimed at their demographic I'd say it's a success. The reviews complaining about the lack of actual babysitting are comical to me; the books were about more than babysitting too so why wouldn't the show be as well? Not to mention that would be extremely repetitive and dull. Anyway this is a cute modern version for people who can handle actual issues and representation.

This show has COMPLETELY ruined my favorite childhood memories and ACTUALLY put me in a bad mood. I understand changing some things to match today's environments like cell phones and social media, but to COMPLETELY change WHO the characters are was beyond dissapointing. Shame on them. If I could give this a half star I would. If you NEVER read a babysitters club book in your life than this show would be okay at best. I suggest turning off the TV and buying the originals and having your kids read he originals. And why is Alicia Silverstone still acting? She is one of the worst actors out there and doesn't know how to properly nail an emotion or expression to save her life unless it's ditzy and over acting.