I can't even remember the last time I gave an 8. Was it for Avatar maybe? Anyway, I wanted to give 8.5 but imdb doesn't allow that.

This TV show is brilliant. I am old enough to remember and still love the original Addams family which was ground breaking TV back then. The characters were genius. And so Tim Burton brought them to us and he excelled himself. He created a monster, a few of them!

Jenna Ortega IS Wednesday. Her performance is flawless, she never makes a mistake, her look and tone are so consistent, I actually believe Ortega is in fact Wednesday Addams. (I can dispel the myth that she never blinked in the series. She does.) The supporting characters also prop this up with skill: Christie and Ricci and Myers all get a special mention.

At no point is the story lame, or badly paced, and the dialogue makes you truly feel you are witnessing something live. The tone is immaculate and the humour here and there skilful and measured.

This is by far the best series for a long time and I'm going to love watching it all over again soon.

Don't miss this.