EPISODE
SCHEDULE
A head to head clash between an A/V club and a drama club. Staged in Oregon 1990.
5 February 1984, Portland, Oregon, USA
13 July 1992, Centralia, Washington, USA
February 15, 2018
This upbeat nostalgia party is elevated by one superb performance, but otherwise suffers from growing pains.
February 14, 2018
Is Everything Sucks! suddenly going to reinvent the genre for Netflix and shed new light on high school dwellings? No. But is it an enjoyable enough use of your time? Yes, so long as you have no problems with denim or CD players.
February 14, 2018
"Everything Sucks!" may not be original, but it has a beating heart, a sense of humor, and at least one distinct theme.
February 15, 2018
It's not perfect, but it's a pleasurable experience just spending time with these young people, especially those played by the super-talented leads, Jahi Winston and Peyton Kennedy.
February 15, 2018
All things considered, Everything Sucks! is an enjoyable nostalgic look at high school life without all of the glitz and glamour that some series use to make their teenagers appear older than they are.
February 15, 2018
The show's primary characteristic, which might reflect American provenance, Netflix roots, or both, is its manufactured quality.
February 15, 2018
This show has an innate understanding of how the emotions first encountered in childhood still percolate beneath the surface long after we've officially grown up.
February 14, 2018
Everything Sucks! feels like it was made by aliens whose spaceship stopped receiving NBC in 1997 and have been just rewatching after school specials ever since.
February 14, 2018
...full of first-relationship drama, coming-out drama, over-dramatic drama students - basically, all the drama you remember from high school and could want from a teen show.
February 15, 2018
There are moments the nostalgia, laid-on thick as it is, makes us melt.
