Great Wonderfalls Review!

This article includes Wonderfalls in a list of DVDs that would make great Christmas presents! Here’s an excerpt of what they say:

Caroline Dhavernas headed the cast of the 2004 hour-long comedy that, when it could not find its audience, was cancelled by Fox after four episodes.

Over it’s 13 produced episodes, Wonderfalls combined a cynical wit that oozed irreverence with a premise strange enough to work.

Jaye Tyler (Dhavernas) worked a dead-end job at a Niagra Falls gift shop when she began to hear voices. Instead of a burning bush, though, these voices come from inanimate animal figures. The animals could be anything from a wax lion to a stuffed bear. The one thing they all have in common is that they had advice for Jaye.

Each episode saw Jaye become an unwilling miracle worker, righting wrongs and doing good deeds while following the cryptic advice of her voices.

Dhavernas’s performance as Jaye Tyler is like an exotic fungus. You won’t notice it at first, but over time it will grow on you until the only thing that keeps you from sharing it with others is to wear shoes in the shower.

At first glance, Tyler is the stereotypical slacker, dishing out more sarcastic remarks and bored expressions than a sullen teenager. Fortunately, Dhavernas’s Canadian charm is more contagious than the SARS virus and audiences will begin to look past her bitter exterior.

Her unwillingness to follow, let alone believe in, the voices that drive her insane is as believable as the slow and unavoidable character growth that occurs during the series’ run.

Be sure to read the full article here! It’s a great read!

Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 @ 5:51 AM. Leave a comment?