Alda wrote, directed and starred in the 1981 movie of the same name WARNING: This article contains spoilers from The Four Seasons. Did you spot a familiar face in The Four Seasons? Netflix’s new miniseries based on the hit 1981 movie of the same name paid homage to the original material with a surprise appearance by none other than Alan Alda himself.

Alan Alda approves of Netflix’s new TV series reboot of “The Four Seasons,” which is inspired by his 1981 classic movie of the same name.

The eight-episode TV adaptation from Tina Fey and fellow “30 Rock” alumni Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield is deeply confused about its intentions, retaining most of the movie’s details (so much so that it feels like the equivalent of cinematic karaoke) while also making changes that fail to deepen the narrative.