We've been waiting for a reunion show from the cast of Full House for years.

When they announced a new Netflix series in the making on April 21, 2015, anyone who grew up watching the show was ecstatic.

Usually, these kinds of shows get your hopes so high up that you're bound to end up disappointed. However, after watching 10 episodes in one sitting (whoops), it's obvious that I was pleasantly surprised. Remember that this is a sitcom, with a strong character development. The episodes are about 30 minutes long, but the story comes from having the opportunity to see these characters mature from kids to adults throughout the course of both series.

The hype from the Fuller House Netflix series came from the fan's excitement to watch the Tanner household grow up. When Full House first aired in 1987, the pilot episode began the story of Danny Tanner who had just been widowed. He was now on his own to raise his three daughters (DJ, Stephanie, and Michelle), when the characters Uncle Jesse and Joey decided they needed to move in to help out. The original plot goes "full" (no pun intended) circle in Fuller House. Now, DJ Fuller (DJ Tanner) has been widowed and is on her own to raise her three sons (Jackson, Max, and Tommy Jr.) so Stephanie Tanner, DJ's little sister, and Kimmy Gibbler, DJ's best friend, put their personal lives aside when making the decision to move in.

You'll find familiar scenarios between Jackson and Max, that DJ and Stephanie went through during the episodes of Full House. I found this kind of rewarding; seeing how they are taking what their characters learned from their experiences and carrying it into the new series.

From mirroring scenes from the original show and the parallel photographs during the opening credits of Fuller House, this show consistently keeps both shows linked together and provides you with an opportunity to grow up with the characters. The personalities from Full House carry through the career choices and ambitions each character has. Plus, their "cheesy" individual sayings are consistent just like they were before.

The fans of Full House may still be upset over the absence of Michelle Tanner's character, but trust me, that does not go unnoticed by the cast of Fuller House in almost every episode.