--- title: Full House Cast Reacts to Lifetime Unauthorized Full House Story description: Not fans! canonical: https://time.com/4008119/full-house-casts-reacts-lifetime-movie/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-24T15:54:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:06.404Z og:title: 'Full House' Cast Members React to Lifetime's 'Unauthorized Full House Story' og:description: "So bad. Just so bad" og:url: https://time.com/4008119/full-house-casts-reacts-lifetime-movie/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc7150f253764b4ab/69885308a988caaab56b2dde/full-house.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1709 og:image:height: 961 og:image:alt: FULL HOUSE og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Full House' Cast Members React to Lifetime's 'Unauthorized Full House Story' twitter:description: "So bad. 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The verdict? Not so good. First up, Candace Cameron Bure. She didn’t mention the movie by name, but tweeted the following message while it was airing: > [](https://twitter.com/candacecbure/status/635294584902299649) Andrea Barber, known for playing the illustrious Kimmy Gibbler, shared her reaction as well: > [](https://twitter.com/andreabarber/status/635294748387885056) _Full House_ and _Fuller House_ creator Jeff Franklin chimed in too: > [](https://twitter.com/fullhouseguy/status/635331459008495617) But John Stamos, who played Uncle Jesse, remained positive: > [](https://twitter.com/JohnStamos/status/635136605905223680) ### Get to Know the cast of Full House All Over Again  Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as Michelle Tanner Bob D'Amico—ABC/Getty Images; Andrew H. Walker—Getty Images/Variety  John Stamos as Jesse Katsopolis ABC/Getty Images; Lucas Jackson—Reuters  Dave Coulier as Joey Gladstone ABC/Getty Images; Imeh Akpanudosen—Getty Images  Bob Saget as Danny Tanner ABC/Getty Images; Chelsea Lauren—Getty Images  Candace Cameron Bure as D.J. Tanner ABC/Getty Images; Barry King—Getty Images  Jodie Sweetin as Stephanie Tanner ABC/Getty Images; Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Andrea Barber as Kimmy Gibler ABC/Getty Images; Albert L. Ortega—Getty Images  Lori Loughlin as Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis Fotos International/Getty Images; Gabriel Olsen—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Scott Weinger as Steve Hale ABC/Getty Images; Albert L. 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