'Chucky' review: Takes a winning stab at being a friend to the end

'Sheesh, just what I needed, an owner with an even more vacant stare than mine.' Photos: Handout

Once again, TV viewing/streaming brings fresh parallels along with fresh opportunities for commentary.

Stacked up next to the current (and pretty terrific) Stranger Things 4 Vol 1, Astro Primetime's limited series Chucky has a whole doll-sized fistful of similarities.