This show is far from perfect or "must watch" status, but it does do everything really well and succeeds in its goal of being great entertainment. The ratio of comedy / scares / teen life / cheese / plot twists is perfectly balanced. We have an 11 year old son who enjoyed it immensely, and the wife and myself thought it was great fun. All the performances are spot on, and with likeable characters it's easy to forgive any minor niggles elsewhere. To describe this show...imagine throwing Buffy, Harry Potter, Scooby-Doo, and Tim Burton into a blender, then throwing the resulting mixture over The Adams Family franchise. It's nothing groundbreaking or original, but it IS silly fun! I love gritty HBO dramas as much as the next man, but sometimes you just need a little light entertainment in your life.