Good concept, poorly executed.

Best movie of this year hands down!

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

THINGS THAT ARE WORSE:They completely changed the theme song and not for the better.Gadget is just not quite the same and he isn't very prominent in the episodes. Plus his gadgets seem to be a great deal more lame than they were in the original.Penny is featured too much and she relies heavily on a hand held computer.Brain seems to be stupid and always angry.Dr. Claw is quite lame and really not that menacing.The chief is always getting blown up and he seems to be rather unnecessary.Penny's friend is hardly ever in the stories and she is just kind of window dressing.The stories are not very interesting.Perhaps much younger kids will enjoy it. I am an adult and my whole family always enjoyed the original cartoon series. None of us really care for this version.

First off, I never saw the original, nor the two live action movies, so I have no idea what I might be missing, though I don't mind the 3D as much as some.Some users complain about the apparently new character Talon to match Penny, but I have to say, their classically Hawksian teenage banter between one good and one bad is mainly why I keep coming back. Maybe I'm a slobbering softy without knowing it, dunno. Oh, that and a helicopter in your hat ... how can you go wrong with that‽‽‽It's silly and fun and spies and constant explosions and malfunctions. Brilliant Netflix pick for the-day-after.

Inspector Gadget is certainly an interesting franchise. The idea of a bumbling agent who can barely do a good job could be tiring, but the idea works considering it spawned at least 3 shows. I don't remember much from the original shows, so I can't compare. As for this show, it's a lot of fun. The show is focused primarily on comedy, and it succeeds in that regard since each episode is super funny. Of course, there is still some semblance of a story. Despite the title, the protagonist in this show is Penny, Gadget's niece, and she's lots of fun. She's shown to be a pretty competent agent while having plenty of adorkable moments. It helps to have Tara Strong voice her. Gadget is incompetent, but I never get annoyed by him. Dr. Claw and Talon are pretty funny with how over the top they are. I don't really have anything to complain about. This show is great.

I saw this on Netflix and got excited because now my kids and watch another one of the shows I grew up with and not have to suffer through the old one with bad sound and animation. It's hard for me to old stuff since animation has improved so much. I can not get enough of computer animation and wish they could re do everything like this. Penny is great and I love that she can view stuff high tech instead of that clunky computer. Talon is a nice touch, you gotta put someone new in there right? I love his name. I think its so much better then the old one. Dr. Claw is my favorite I love his voice and as hard as he tries to be evil he is actually pretty funny, I like him much better then the old Claw. My kids are obsessed with the show and I hope the seasons continue. They did a fantastic job with it. Me and my husband both watch it with our kids and we both very much enjoy it.