[embedded content] The First Snow of Fraggle Rock Is For Series Fans The First Snow of Fraggle Rock is super cute, but it’s not what I hoped it would be. I assumed that this was an introduction to whatever Fraggle Rock is for people who have never seen it—which includes me. And while the opening… Read More »
[embedded content] The Sisters Grimm Is A Strong Little Fantasy Series The Sisters Grimm is a charming little cartoon that basically succeeds at everything it’s trying to do and does so with a surprising level of detail and consideration. Like, you know this type of story—it’s just usually a story for older audiences. A person… Read More »
[embedded content] WondLa Understands Expostion Better Than Most WondLa is what a children’s television series should aspire to be. It’s kid-friendly but doesn’t disrespect its audience. It uses tropes but doesn’t fall into them completely. Despite having a very fleshed-out world to build, it doesn’t stop and shove exposition. At every point in the first… Read More »
[embedded content] Pieces of the Past Is Not As Much Fun As Expected The first issue I have with LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy—Pieces of the Past is that the title is pushing the limits of what I would expect from any piece of media, movie or otherwise. I’m going to call it Pieces… Read More »
The Lazarus Project Goes To Unexpected Plotlines The Lazarus Project looked like it was going to be exactly my favorite type of show. Despite a lot of media like REDACTED not holding up to their concepts, I was hopeful about this show on the premise alone. I love high-concept secret organizations that have to solve… Read More »
StuGo Isn’t Trying To Be Much More Than Amusing I don’t have that much to say about StuGo. Some cartoons are made with an adult audience as possible viewers, weaving in more intense plots for fandoms to form. You know them by name, if not by experience. Avatar: The Last Airbender. The Owl House. Gravity… Read More »
The Fantastic 4: First Steps Isn’t A Usual MCU Film The Fantastic 4: First Steps is a weird movie for anyone who isn’t already knowledgeable of the MCU. The creators just assume you know how this franchise’s alternative universes work, for one thing. And while I can appreciate not bothering with another origin story plotline,… Read More »
[embedded content] The Premise Of Hoppers Poses Ethical Questions From this trailer, Hoppers appears to have two premises, two plotlines, and I don’t really know how to feel about the second one. The idea of a human controlling a beaver body to study the animal world is interesting science fiction. Especially with the cartoony logic… Read More »
REDACTED Narrowly Avoids Being Easy To Forget REDACTED is an audio fiction podcast that takes a very well-worn concept and adds just enough twists on the formula to make it interesting again. How well-worn, you may be asking? Well, how about a secret organization that deals with supernatural threats? You know, the premise of hundreds… Read More »
Pluribus Takes A Huge Concept In Great Directions Pluribus is a fascinating science fiction show with one of the most intriguing premises I’ve seen in years. For those that love the genre’s propensity for posing interesting, mind-expanding questions, this is it. And, best of all, telling you the premise isn’t a spoiler: it’s the jumping… Read More »