I'm not an Addam's Family fan. I decided to check out this series due to Tim Burton's involvement, although Burton has had many more misses than hits of late. To my pleasant surprise, I would the first four episodes of the first season, which were all directed by Burton, to be extremely entertaining. Jenna Ortega's superb characterization makes an odd character very likable. That's the key to making this series work. However, to my disappointment, with episode five came Gough and Millar's trademark melodrama and over-the-top character angst. That killed this series for me. If you liked the melodrama of Smallville, you'll like this series as well. Personally, I would have preferred the series to have focussed primarily on Jenna Ortega's winning performance, rather than having it subverted into another one of Gough & Millar cookie-cutter teen soap operas.