Just finished this series and in all honesty I'm gutted that it's over I absolutely loved this show and everything it stands for I haven't seen the movie so I couldn't make comparisons but I feel if your going to make a NEW series why would you copy what has already been done.
I loved all of the characters but my favourite's and who I thought stole the show was Greta and clance I thought every part they were in lit up the screen who ever did the casting did really well in paring up the character's the chemistry is palpable between Max and Clance, Greta and joe and Greta and Carson even the extended characters all have great chemistry too.
I'm really hoping for a second season as I feel they could go into more depth with each character as they all have their own back story to tell it's nice to watch a show that's inclusive that's telling stories that needs to told and isn't just glossing over it there is actually depth to it.
A lot of the negative reviews I've read is mainly about the series not being like the original but I really think it's was the writer's intentions not to be they wanted to tell a new story one that probably wouldn't have been accepted 30years ago when the film was made I would say to everyone watch and make up your own mind up it won't be for everybody and that's ok we all like different things but me personally I gave it 10/10 and I will definitely be watching it again.