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"Ferris Bueller" (1990)
8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful :-
Well...I liked it!, 26 November 2002
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States
OK--this was not up to the original movie (which was great)...but how could it be? For what it was (a TV series) it was pretty good. I thought Schlatter was dead on as Ferris--his talking to the audience was well-done and I laughed out loud when he took a chainsaw to a cardboard cutout of Matthew Broderick from the film. And I though Jennifer Aniston was perfect as his obnoxious sister. I seem to be alone in liking this, but I think people are comparing it way too much to the movie. There's no way any TV series could measure up to that. Taken on it own I thought it was a fun TV series.
10 out of 16 people found the following comment useful :-
Sickening rip-off of the hilarious movie., 9 January 2001
Author: lartronic from Akron, Ohio.
If one should see some episodes of this before seeing the actual movie, please don't think the film was this bad. Everything about this show is all wrong, especially the actors, they are in no way as appealing as the ones from the film. The movie was a hilarious spoof of high-school life, this show is just plain terrible. Of course, if you want to throw up...
8 out of 13 people found the following comment useful :-
Don't bother to save this "Ferris"..., 9 February 2000
Author: George Litman from Marietta, OH USA
The road to you-know-where is paved with good intentions.
And I'm sure there are a lot of producers, directors and so forth who are headed that way after seeing the prime-time terror they have wrought here.
"Ferris Bueller" is a TV version of the everyday high-school life of the lead character from John Hughes' brilliant movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". And while the basic idea is good, everything else is completely done wrong.
Schlatter is a lot of the problem. Though he looks appropriately young, he just seems too cocky, too arrogant and too smug as Ferris to appeal the same way as Matthew Broderick did. He manages to begin the ship sinking early.
Not much better are Aniston as his sister, Riehle as Ed Rooney and not even the actors that play his parents, girlfriend or best pal Cameron Frye make as much of an impression as their counterparts did on film.
And then there were the scripts; not half as inventive as the movie; not even cameos by whomever happened to be on the NBC studio back lot that day make much difference. No, even good direction (by Bixby, Lynn, etc) helps.
In the end, the "Ferris Bueller" series didn't even last 13 episodes. What do you know, looks like Ed Rooney got his revenge after all.
No stars. Hardly worth thinking about; unless you just want to get a headache.
A Truly Awesome Show, 28 May 2008
Author: thx4077 from United States
People constantly expect spin-offs to be exact rehashes of the movie and feature the same actors. Television doesn't work like that; sorry.
The creators of this show inherited great characters, and I truly find this show great. Yes, the actors are different. Even the location is different. And although we all agree that the movie was a classic, this show is awesome on its own.
It features some great actors such as Jennifer Aniston (Jeanie) and Richard Riehle (Principal Rooney), who'd later appear together again in Mike Judges "Office Space." Charlie Schlatter is a tad bit cocky in his role as Ferris Bueller, be he delivers some hilarious one-liners with the same pacing and wit which Matthew Broderick used in the movie. I'm only slightly put-off by the acting of Sam Freed and Christine Rose, who play Mr. and Mrs. Bueller. The characters just don't show the same relationship which they had in the movie.
Despite a few flaws, the show made me laugh and it just doesn't get the appreciation that it deserves. I only wish that it could have lasted a little longer.
9.5 out of 10
Jennifer Aniston as Jeanne Bueller, 8 June 2006
Author: caycat96 from United States
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is an entertaining movie. I've enjoyed it several times over the years and I always get a kick out of it. Guess it could be considered a comedy classic. You can never have enough of those.
I never saw the sitcom but did want to respond to the comment that Jennifer Grey played Ferris' sister, Jeanne, and not Jennifer Aniston.
While Silverkiss 38 is correct in stating that the movie role went to Jennifer Grey, I believe the television sitcom role went to Jennifer Aniston. So, Silverkiss 38's fellow reviewers are correct in stating Jennifer Aniston played Jeanne Bueller, if they are reviewing the television sitcom. Which it sounds like they are if you read the comments carefully.
Guess we can all afford to do a little research!
2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
jennifer aniston, 29 May 2003
Author: Liebe from cleveland, ohio
sorry george, there is one star jennifer aniston, but who knew watching this piece of trash that i turned off part way into the first episode that she would become one of the highest paid actresses in hollywood! I mean seriously, this is an abysmil (i can't spell) show, i'm surprised it even made air, let alone ran 13 episodes. i would consider that an accomplishment for this thing to have run that long
0 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
hmm, 23 February 2002
Author: cameron8979
I had to add my two cents in here. I'm fairly sure that no one was expecting this show to live up to the movie. So don't be surprised if it just doesn't seem like Ferris Bueller. After all, Matthew Broderick is Ferris Bueller, in the same way that Stallone is Rocky, Pat Morita is Mr. Miyagi, and Jaleel White is Urkel. It just isn't Ferris without him and the supporting cast from the movie. While Ami Dolenz and Jennifer Aniston are good looking actresses, they aren't enough to keep my interest for more than one episode.
0 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
Sacrilege, 9 December 2001
Author: the_bill_s_preston_esq from USA
Ferris Bueller's Day Off was a modern classic. A clever, lovable film. This, on the other hand, just doesn't work. It isn't trying to insult the original, but it can't help it. Don't watch it, and don't worry about it. It was a bad idea which luckily wasn't on the tube very long.
4 out of 10 people found the following comment useful :-
Really bad!, 5 March 2002
Author: dloeke from Sandefjord, Norway
This series is a really bad series. It is based on the film "Ferris Bueller`s day off", which is a thousand times better! If they wanted to make a series, couldn't they even get Matthew Broderick to play Ferris, and Alan ruck to play Cameron. They were much better than those other teenagers! This is really, really bad!
0 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Why!, 10 April 2005
Author: rachelakamonkey from United States
Omg! I did not know they even tried to make a series out of the movie!! (which was amazing) If I ever saw this I'd scream in horror!!!! This is so dumb thank god I was born in '92 and not '90 because I would have been horrified! They should of made fun of this on "I love the '90's part Deaux" Whoever came up with the idea of making the series must of been seriously drunk! Matthew Broderrick must of thought this was the most dumbest idea in centuries! Cant believe this blasphemy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel bad for all those you had to see this series!! This is the nest worst thing right next to "My So Called Life" and "Freeks and Geeks"!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean for real we seriously need to think and we also need to stop making series out of every movie out there!! I mean come on what is next "Gigli: the series" We need to stop the madness!! Its driving all of us mad!
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