Season 1 – The Santa Clauses

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Kimberly G All the charm and zingers from the original series and an absolute joy to watch with family. Tim Allen was able to jump back into this role with his quirky confidence and bring together a delightful experience that entertains both adults and children alike. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/26/24 Full Review Michelle F This is a fun family Christmas series to watch during the holidays! Loved seeing all the original characters and enjoyed all the new characters! We get to meet Santa Claus’ new kids with Mrs. Claus. They are teenagers who were raised in the north pole, their whole lives. Love that idea, both characters were adorable! My family will keep watching this series for years to come. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/13/24 Full Review Jay W I saw some potential in the premise of this series. The idea of Santa trying to find a suitable replacement is a creative idea ripe with comedic potential. Since the "Santa Clause" movies are bizarre enough, the series is able to get free jokes simply by questioning things in the movies that made no sense. Sadly, the series does not fully capitalize on this comedic potential, and quickly devolves into the same old Disney+ type show. The series is not without its redeeming qualities. Tim Allen continues to make a career out of comedic under reactions to crazy stuff going on around him. And the series does have a handful of jokes that got a legitimate laugh out of me. The cameo on episode 3, was probably the highlight. The children actors put in some awkward performances. Some would say that is part of the charm, how unnatural the kids deliver their lines is part of the joke. But I'm not here to make fun kids for their acting, let's instead focus on the characters themselves. One of the new characters is an elf name Noel. And his jokes got old fast, ironic considering elves are not supposed to ever get old. The two kids of Scott don't do much better. Each one has their one note, and they stick to that throughout the whole show. One the new characters introduced is Simon, played by Kal Penn. And somewhere between episode 3 and 4, they completely rewrote his character. Like a whole Walter White level character arc happened with this guy completely off screen. Another thing this series does not do well is demonstrate the passage of time. There were several different times in the show where suddenly characters just say, "It's 1 year later now." While I'm complaining...there is a plot point in this series about a character hearing Santa's reindeer talk. But in "Santa Clause 2" the reindeer can already talk. Kath Soucie and Bob Bergen voiced them. Stupid series, can't remember your stupid rules Maybe I don't have enough Christmas spirit, but this series does not make it onto my nice list. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/02/24 Full Review Delia Absolutely loved it. Surprising and nostalgic at the same time. Really funny and a true delight to watch, even as an adult. All the jokes are excellent. It is self-aware and fun. For example, while Scott is packing his clothing for the human world, he comes across a sweater knitted with the message "Sit on my lap and tell me what you want". He says "oh I don't think this is okay anymore" and his wife responds "honey I don't think it was ever okay". There's dozens more little fun bits like that. Also I love the lore! The world of the North Pole, the story behind Santa, the schema of the magic itself is so well done and fun. It doesn't take itself too seriously and it embraces a sense of mystery and wonder, it is realistically magical because it doesn't tie everything up neatly and it is full of marvelous curiousities and surprises. Like the Christmas memories snow globe room or the magical mailroom that allows letters to Santa to make it to the North Pole. The relationships between the elves, the acting and the costumes are all excellent. I could go on and on. There's so much more to explore and I hope they keep making this show! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/26/23 Full Review Tim S Started promising and went directly down hill. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/20/23 Full Review SkyRo P Not quite sure why people feel like this is not a great show, well it's not the general public. It's the critics. I think Tim Allen does a phenomenal job, re-creating the legend of Santa Claus and they use the legendary figures extremely well, I love the fact that the family is here and they're building off of the family I think this is an incredible show that has a lot of potential to even be greater, if written and done well, and people should definitely give it every chance they good, I highly recommend checking out the show Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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