I knew I was going to like this reincarnated version of Charles Addams' story of Wednesday during the series' first episode when Jenna Ortega, as the titular teen states: "I find social media to be a soul-sucking void of meaningless affirmation." She'll get no argument from me on that point. Apparently (and I hadn't known this), Tim Burton was the director originally attached (as they say in the "business known as show") to The Addams Family movies, but couldn't make it work with his Batman movies' post-production schedules. I don't know if the eventual director, Barry Sonnenfeld, was 100% responsible for the original casting of Christina Ricci, or if Burton had a role (he would use her in later films like "Sleepy Hollow"), but the young actress created a memorable if not iconic character in two films. And she gets a nice, if light supporting role here. So why this series? Well it's now literally a new generation with an updated sense of cynicism and sarcasm, plus we've got to give Tim Burton his time at bat, don't we? He doesn't disappoint. And neither does Jenna Ortega's turn in the role of Wednesday (Full of Woe) Addams. I refer you to the dance scene in episode four. Memorable, once again. If I could award halfs, then the series would be 8.5/10 stars.