#i have been considering doing a rewatch now that im glenn-brained

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A.P. Bio was just added to Netflix and I was wondering if 1. you've seen it 2. what you thought of it and 3. if you'd recommend it to a Sunny fan (tumblr version, lol). Love your blog btw, hope you're doing well!

I am one of those people who watched literally every NBC/ABC sitcom when they premiered in the 10s, so I actually started A.P. Bio live from its first season not because of Glenn/Sunny but simply for the fact that it was an NBC Sitcom, lmfao. I watched it as it was airing from 2018-2021 and have never rewatched a single episode, so my perspective is maybe a little dated and definitely relative...

My thoughts on the show as a whole is that its a very average NBC sitcom. I did think it was a fun weekly watch for what it was, but of the 5 or-so active NBC comedies I watched around AP Bio's run, it was my least favourite. The characters were just not that compelling to me, so if the plot wasn't gripping it felt like a waste of my time, and I think the insistence to keep the same cast of students really held back the potential longevity and growth of the show.

I will say I was a little biased going into the show, because I loved the show Bad Education (a 2012 BBC sitcom) and when I saw the ads for AP Bio I was convinced it was going to be quite similar. It definitely is a similar formula and idea, but the vibes are a bit different and I felt like Jack was Alfie, just more miserable (and that made me not really like Glenn, lmfaooo), so it put me down a peg on enjoying it as a unique idea (which might be why I never found the characters very compelling).

If you're a fan of Sunny, AP Bio is another thing, really truly, but if you're a fan of Glenn and enjoy watching typical NBC/FOX/ABC sitcoms, you'll probably enjoy it!