With all the new Netflix original shows and movies they are producing now, some are hit or miss. One of the most recent shows is Santa Clarita Diet. It stars Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, and Skyler Gisondo.

The show’s creator is Victor Fresco. This is only his second ever project, with Better Off Ted already under his belt.

Now for the show.

This show is about a middle class family who seem to have a normal life in California, but all of the sudden something happens and the family will never be the same (no spoilers).

After the first scene of this show, I knew it was going to be tough to get through the rest of the episode. From the opening scene the show seemed like it was trying to shove jokes down the viewers’ throat. Many of the jokes fell flat, and came off as the writers being lazy. When a show is rated TV MA, mature audiences don’t want to hear fart jokes made for little kids.

There was a plus side to this show however. Drew Barrymore gives it her all. With a somewhat weak supporting cast around her, it seems like she knew it was her show and wanted people to remember her in it.

After watching this show, it seems like Netflix will throw anything out there and hope people will watch it. This show is lazy, not really funny, gross, and somewhat sexist. If you are looking for a show to watch you can pass this one up.

Santa Clarita Diet gets a 2/5.