Wonderfalls (Season 1)

Another quirky gem by mastermind Bryan Fuller axed by the studio too soon. Wonderfalls, like Dead Like Me before it and Pushing Daisies after, is bright, colorful, whimsy, and fun. Jaye (Caroline Dhavernas) can hear animals talk, but only when they're inanimate objects. So toys, drawings, sculptures - anything that looks like an animal and has a face. Exactly the kind of thing Fuller does best. And while the novelty may lie with Jaye and her bossy animal pals, the real reason Wonderfalls works is because of its supporting cast. Lee Pace, who would later star in Fuller's Pushing Daisies, along with Katie Finneran, Tracie Thoms, William Sadler, and Tyron Leitso are all wonderful in their roles. The scripts balance episode plot lines and season story arcs well, if only for the thirteen episodes that were made. It would have been nice to see where Fuller and crew took Jaye, maybe finding a reason for her "gift", but alas, good television is not always meant to last. A worthy addition to Fuller's other work, though too bad the man can't keep a show on the air longer than two seasons (damn studios). Maybe one day.

Genre - Comedy (3.5)

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