New Wet Hot Comedy

Netflix's new summer fling. A comedy.

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (season 1) is now available on Netflix, which means if you enjoy slapstick comedy, teenage romance, wigs, and Michael Cera, this is the right show for you. This wet hot comedy was first made into a film in 2001 about a group of camp counselors during their last day of camp, while this 2015 Netflix TV series is keeping the same cast and characters but zooming in on their first day of camp.

After watching, you might notice throughout the series that it's based in the early 80s but has a hint of 21st century remarks through facts about such concepts like divorce and technology. In some way it is basically making fun of the current world's values to the values of 34 years ago. As mentioned before, the same cast is kept through the film to TV series, of course more Hollywood figures were added. Casting includes multiple actors from same shows and movies that are greatly known in Hollywood: Mad Men star's Jon Hamm and John Slattery, Saturday Night Lives' Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler, and Molly Shannon, Superbad (2007) stars Michael Cera and Joe Lo Truglio, with Christopher Melon, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper. Not to mention Bob's Burger's and Archer star H. Jon Benjamin is Camp Firewood's director who turns into a talking can, yes a can.

Even if you don't think seeing grown human beings wearing wigs and ridiculous outfits is interesting enough, it may come to a surprise on how relatable this series is to us humans. We have all been that kid who's gone to summer camp as either the jock, the pretty girl, the shy guy, or the biggest pervert in the bunk. Regardless of which one you consider yourself to be, you lived it and made some memories and maybe friends along the way. Why wouldn't you want see your favorite Hollywood actors and actresses act like teens again and make fart jokes? A lot can happen in one day, especially at camp.

NOTE: You do not need to watch the 2001 film to watch the TV series.