>>150996717 (OP)
>I just marathoned the first episode
An episode that bad feels like a marathon, alright.
Actually the pilot of the revival is one of the best from season 1.
Season 1 (or 2, if you count this as a direct continuation and not a new show) is mostly terrible.
The writers were directed by the creators, who have grown soft with age, to make the audience actually care about the plot and characters. Which destroyed the show from the get-go.
So season 1 is this awfully juvenile show which has this someone played straight badly written teen romance drama interspliced with bad, overly cartoony comedy.
Season 2 gets the balance better and is actually pretty decent, but it was too little too late.