One reason why Critters is a fairly forgotten saga is because as they released a new installment, the shine that the original film had began to fade little by little. With the announcement of a new installment by Warner Bros. And with the short film Critters: Bounty Hunter that was released in 2014, it was hoped that this could be corrected and that the saga would shine again in the best possible way. Thus came this miniseries that ended up generating a quite divisive effect. A New Binge started as a feature film at the beginning, but they decided to divide it into 8 short episodes and the truth is that it was not a good idea. Tying all the episodes together does not improve the situation. Here they decided to restart the saga with a different story and new characters. They kept some gore and ditched the horror to focus more on comedy. Although humor has become an essential part for the creatures of this saga, everything here is absurd humor. Instead of feeling like a good reboot, this miniseries is more of a Scary Movie-style parody of the saga. Although they respected the design of the creatures, it must be admitted that in this series the Critters look more fake than their original versions. The special effects are quite crappy and it shows that everything was done with a much lower budget than the last installments. Both the practical effects and the CGI look fake enough to think that this series was made more by young people making videos for YouTube and not by a professional studio. Although Critters 3 and Critters 4 are somewhat questionable, they had good creativity at some point. This series has no creativity, no wit. The story is mostly poorly executed without filling in some script holes and the story is quite absurd. The script is terrible with a terrible structure. Even when everything is discovered about the missing Critter that the others come to rescue, it is easy to notice that the plot is too ridiculous to be taken seriously. The only favorable thing about this series is that due to its ridiculousness, it is quite fun to watch. It is a series that manages to generate laughter, but because of how bad it is. It may be pleasant and fun for those who enjoy all the installments of the saga, but it will not be like that for someone in the average audience. It is not strange that this series has been quickly forgotten and has not managed to have a second season. Critters: A New Binge is undoubtedly the worst installment of the Critters franchise and a parody that failed to save it from oblivion. My final rating for this miniseries is a 5/10.
