Wonderfalls - 2004

Quirky, offbeat series. Inanimate objects begin to talk to an insolent clerk in a tourist shop, who tries to resist their suggestions but eventually ends up helping others, much to her dismay. Although the premise for this series was amusing, the majority of the episode plotlines seemed pretty thin (even for a comedy) and really never reached their potential until near the end of the season. There were definitely some witty and entertaining moments, but not enough to keep the first episodes from cancellation. Since this is a common problem with a new series, it surprises me that so much time and money would be put into a potentially great series and then the plug pulled before the final episodes had been aired and the show had even been given a chance. Performances were Ok but never really became fully developed. For me, the main character, Jaye (Dehavemas) seemed “over-the-top annoying” rather than “over-the-top comical”, which was certainly a weakness. My favorite was actually Jaye’s brother (Pace), although his character was just starting to emerge when the series ended. Special effects were pretty good, although by the end they did not play as big a role in each episode. Enjoyable but just Ok. NOTE: Contrary to what you might expect from the synopsis, this is NOT a family friendly series. When my boys were young they were sent to their room for using the kind of language that flows in every episode. (So please don’t tell them I watched this :-) or I will never hear the end of it!) And most of the stories definitely have very adult situations. It is probably equivalent to a PG-13 rating. Definitely consider your audience.  ***