It was okay, but not great. The lighting and camera work was unimaginative, the acting was always a little off (especially Malcolm). This contributed to a general "fakeness" that was probably the worst part of the show.

Too much fan service, but understandable if this was a one-off thing.

The story was good. The tone was more serious, which wasn't a problem, I think it's great they don't just try to remake the original, but the jokes that are there often fell flat. In general I didn't laugh much.

The original characters were all enjoyable, except I felt Jamie (which technically isn't a original character) was a little underdeveloped. In general I thought the cast was too large for the runtime, but if they do produce a full series (about Malcolm running for office?) this could be resolved.

Overall a nice little addendum for the fans, but nothing too exciting. I do think there is some meat for a sequel show here.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

The original characters were all enjoyable, except I felt Jamie (which technically isn't a original character) was a little underdeveloped

I felt like he wasn't really developed in the original show. He was a baby when it ended. So this time around they wanted to involve the actor but they didn't know what to do with the character, and didn't want to spend time building a personality for him from scratch.