Dallas & Robo Review

Animation fans i'm willing to bet not alot of you know about this series well now your going to know a little bit more because here is my review of the new Youtube Red series Dallas & Robo so let's get it on mother truckers.

The plot for this series is Dallas and self-proclaimed warrior-poet Robo who must navigate their way around cannibal bikers rival space truckers and vending machine burritos as they try to make a buck in the seedy world of interplanetary big-rigging. I'll admit that the premise of this show is really fun and yes the show is fairly episodic I say fairly because episodes do reference what happened in past episodes so you do kinda have to see episode one to understand certain things in episode two and the pacing for the show is pretty good.

Starring in the show are it's producer and executive producer John Cena and 2 Broke Girls stars Kat Dennings as the titular Dallas & Robo. Also in the show are Stephen Root as Uncle Danny , Tim Blake Nelson as The Woodsman , Milana Vayntrub as Ellie and Dana Snyder as Fat Paul. For a youtube series the guest list is pretty freaking impressive with the likes of Jane Lynch , Clancy Brown , Ted Raimi and Bob Bergen all providing voices for this series.

The acting for the show is shockingly good i'm not shocked that John Cena is turning in a good performance but I was surprised by Kat Dennings and how utterly perfect she is for this role i'm not even joking she is pitch perfect as Dallas all of the other actors also turn in a pretty solid performance as well but there not as good as Kat Dennings and that's something I thought i'd never ever say but it's true here.

The animation for this series was done by ShadowMachine who have worked on shows like Robot Chicken , TripTank and Bojack Horseman and I have to say that the animation in this series is actually fairly solid for what is basically a web series I mean but that said if this was to air on TV then the animation wouldn't be that good since alot of the movements aren't as fluid as they could be and you can tell when they use CGI in this show.

What really bugged me about the promotion for the show was the fact that the WWE released the trailer on there air Youtube channel there is nothing wrestling related about this show at all there not even producing the show so why the heck is a wrestling channel promoting something that has nothing to do with them it makes zero sense to me what so ever.

This show isn't airing on any network so that might be why people havn't heard of this show instead it's airing on Youtube Red and is eight episodes long but I wish it could have had more episodes since it really is a good show that's really entertaining.

If you like to binge shows well then I have some good news for you because like I said this series is only eight episodes long and each episode is only twenty two minuets long so that means you can easily binge the entire series in a single day if you wanted to but just know there are better shows out there to binge.

I'll admit then when I saw the trailer for this show I thought it would be nothing more then a bunch of adult jokes and to some degree yeah that's what it is but at the same time those jokes are really freaking funny but I will say that if you hate pop culture jokes then chances are your going to hate this series because half of the jokes in this series are pop culture jokes and as you can mostly likely tell by the fact I said there's adult themed jokes this is a series.

Overall i'd say that if you can then you should check this show out it is pretty freaking funny but at the same time it does have a lot of issues that simply cannot be ignored so with all of that in mind the show scores a 7.5 out of 10 from me.

My Top 5 Best And Worst Animated Shows

Alot of animated shows come and go all the time some are good and some are bad and I like the rest of you have my own list of shows that I like and that I hate and now i'm going to list my top 5 best and worst animated shows.

Worst

5) The Little Mermaid

Honestly the worst thing that I can say about this series is that both it and it's stories are forgettable honestly i'm trying right now to remember any story from this show and I can't it's fine if you like these characters but if you want to remember what happens in any episode then your better of watching something else.

4) Wabbit

Yes I know this show is now called New Looney Tunes but it first aired under the name Wabbit and so that's what i;m going to call it. This show is really bad it dumbs down all of the characters especially Bugs and considering he's the main character that's not something you should be proud of at all.

3) Nate Is Late

This is show is a drag to sit through each episode is only twenty two minuets long but it feels so much longer then that i should know I watched an episode just to see what the show is about and I almost fell asleep half way through the first episode.

2) Spy Kids: Mission Critical

As well as being a really dumbed down version of the movies everything in this show just seems wrong the show doesn't know if it wants to be set in the same world as the movies or not and the characters look really freaking ugly quite frankly it wouldn't surprise me if Netflix cancelled this show.

1) The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

I very recently reviewed this show so if you want to now more about why this show is bad that I suggest you check the review out but to summarize this show has ugly looking characters , bad writing and bad animation.

Best

5) Tiny Toon Adventures

This show is really freaking funny it really is a great use of the classic Looney Tunes characters and the show has some funny original characters overall i'd say any cartoon fan should check this show because it deserves alot more attention.

4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1980's Series)

This show right here defined everything that we know and love about the turtles today everything from there personalities to the multi colored masks all came from this series it's a must watch for any fans of the ninja turtles.

3) Looney Tunes

This series of cartoon shorts brought the world such characters like Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny both of which are now household names and some of the shorts were directed by true animation legends everything about this series that was great back then is still great today yes some of the pop culture gags won't be as funny but some of the routines are legendary.

 2) Animaniacs

What more can i say about this show that hasn't already been said it has great animation , the voice acting in the show is freaking fantastic , the animation for a TV show is the best your going to get and oh my god the jokes this show fires so many jokes at you and nearly all of them land heck this show was so popular that it's spawned two spin off shows , a movie and an upcoming reboot.

1) Batman: The Animated Series

You all knew this show was going to make an appearance on this half of the list at some point I would go as far to say that it's the best superhero show ever made and that's freaking saying something while Animaniacs only spawned two spin off shows this one spawned an entire universe dubbed the Timmverse after producer Bruce Timm.  

Star Wars Forces of Destiny Review

We are in an age now where there's a new Star Wars movie out every year and that can be both good and bad but it's not what i'm going to talk about today tho i'm going to talk about something which features characters from all three trilogies and spin off films and that is Star Wars Forces Of Destiny.

There's no plot to this series it's an anthology show so each episode has a different set up with nothing that connects them and they all take place at a different point in time and while his can be a good thing since kids today are used to shows not having a story I myself would have liked it more if there was some sort of story or if each character had there own story going on but as it is it's a fine idea I guess.

Rather shockingly they did get a huge amount of the live action cast to reprise their roles and they also got actors from the animated shows to return as well so from the live action cast we have Felicity Jones in season 1 as Jyn Erso and she was played by Helen Sadler for season 2 , Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata , Daisy Ridley as Rey , Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker , Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico , Anthony Daniels as C3PO and John Boyega as Finn.

Returning from the animated shows are Vanessa Marshall as Hera Syndulla , Tiya Sircar as Sabine Wren , Catherine Taber as Padmé Amidala , Tom Kane as Yoda , Taylor Gray as Ezra and Gina Torres as Ketsu and they are joined by Olivia Hack as Qi'ra , Shelby Young as Leia Organa and Kiff VandenHeuvel as Han Solo. 

Yes i'm not fan casting this all of those actors did infact return for this show and this was me shortening the list of names and i will say that the returning actors do a pretty solid job playing there characters for me the issue lies more with the new actors Kiff doesn't sound like Harrison Ford at all and Olivia just straight up isn't doing an Emilia Clarke impression she's giving the character a different voice.

The show was animated by Lucasfilm Animation which means that since it was done in house it was made cheaply and yeah it shows it really freaking does everything about this shows animation just screams cheap to me this is freaking Star Wars you can afford to throw money into this project but since they chose not to.

I do like the character designs tho mostly because in terms of the characters seen in the live action films they do look like there live action counterparts but for some reason they gave Rey dimples and for some reason that really bugged me and all of the animated characters look really good in 2D as well which is good because unlike The Clone Wars and Rebels this show isn't done in CGI it's done in 2D.

Now if your wondering why you've not seen this show advertised on any Disney TV channels well that's because this is a web series that airs on Disney's Youtube page and I have to say it was a bold move on Disney's part to make this a web series rather then a full on TV series and I think that's why each episode is around two to three minuets in length.

Forces Of Destiny was announced back in April 2017 by Disney Consumer Products so this show is made to sell toys but it also has another goal in mind and this one is more admirable and that's to get more girls into Star Wars and while it's far two early to tell if it's been a success or not I do think that getting more girls into Star Wars is a good idea.

One of the things that really did start to bug me was the fact that for no reason what so ever who ever the female lead in that episode is would have a male do something that they could have done there's an episode set just after the battle of endor and Leia tells Han to go and get supplies from someone because the Ewoks are hungry and i'm sat here wondering why she can't do it herself.

Disney if you want the franchise to be equality then actually show equality don't show the guys doing things that the girls could do because that's not equality at all it's the opposite i'm not saying that the girls shouldn't do all the things that the male characters do but show that in this world both genders are equal and if that means a girl has to go and get supplies then so freaking be it.

Overall this is a decent show and while I do understand why some Star Wars fans don't like it I don't think it fully deserves all of the hate that it gets and if little girls get into Star Wars because of this show and these characters then that's only a good thing in my eyes and I give this series a 5 out of 10.

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle 2018 Review

Cartoon fans reboots are everywhere but one of the shows that for a while never got a reboot was Rocky and Bullwinkle well that now changes because Dreamworks has released a reboot but not on Netflix but on Amazon so here is my review of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle so let's get it on.

The plot of the show is Rocky and Bullwinkle get into situations and have to end up saving the day time and time again. What makes this series stand out is the fact that each story will last a number of episodes so the first story lets five episodes , the second lasts four episodes and the final story lasts three episodes and the story is the best thing about this show and that's not really saying much.

Replacing the late June Foray as Rocky and Natasha are the great Tara Strong as Rocky and Rachel Butera as Natasha Fatale but also in the show are Brad Norman as Bullwinkle J. Moose , Ben Diskin as Boris Badenov , Piotr Michael as Fearless Leader and Daran Norris as the Narrator. The show did have the hard task of replacing the legendary June Foray and i give them credit for doing just that.

That said however out of all the actors on the show Tara Strong is the only one who I feel is trying and giving a decent performance and she actually does a decent impression of June Foray Rachel Butera I feel would have better if she cast as someone else bu she's cast as another character who was played by June and she doesn't do a good impression.

This show was produced by Dreamworks Animation Television and the actual animation was done by DHX and while this is there first series not to air on Netflix the animation on the show is really freaking bad the original show didn't have good animation to begin with but that show barely had a budget this show is animated by a major hollywood studio so they have no excuse what so ever it doesn't have to be movie quality but it has to be at least watchable.

One of the things that struck me about the show was how ugly it looks people say most adult cartoons look ugly but so does this show in fact i'd say this show looks worse then most adult shows and that's really saying something I get that the makers of the show want to make it there own but this is also a kids show so it has to look appealing but nope everything in this show from the characters to the backgrounds look ugly.

I'm not gonna lie I didn't watch the original show nor did I watch the live action movie infact this is my only time being exposed to the franchise and even i can tell that these characters deserve better then this show.

Make no mistake about it this show is made for little kids but I can't really see little kids getting into or even liking this show and I can't even see fans of the original show liking this show so I have to ask who is show even for since the original fans are going to be put of by the either trailer or the idea of a reboot and the kids might be put of the by how ugly looking the show is.

In case your wondering this show has thirteen episodes but i'm only doing this review after watching the first five episodes since they tell one story it only makes sense to do that however after watching those five episodes I will not be watching the rest of the series that's how bad it is i'm going to publish this review and then get to work on purging this show from my brain forever.

Right now i'm sure your wondering if there's anything that even slightly redeems this show and that answer is yes because from what i've seen the show does have some funny jokes but there jokes that only a little kid would find funny and while that's not a bad thing since this show is based of an older property they have to understand that alot of adult fans will check it out as well so why not give them some jokes.

I will say that if you hate Teen Titans Go! get ready to hate this show even more because at least that show has alot more funny jokes and ideas which this show barely freaking has altho i will admit that the James Bond style opening sequence is pretty funny.

Overall this is a reboot that nobody asked for nor was it one that was even needed honestly your better of avoiding this reboot all together and watch something that's actually good and entertaining this show gets a 3 out of 10 from me.  

Doctor Who " The Daleks" Review

Doctor Who fans as you may or may not be a where of Twtich are currently airing around 500 to 800 episodes of the classic series and when I logged on this morning one of the stories they happened to be repeating is the serial i'm going to be reviewing for you now here is my review of the very first Dalek story The Daleks.

The plot of this serial is The Doctor and his companions find themselves on a planet and encounter some deadly enemies on the planet Skaro. I'm not going to spoil what happens in this serial because I want people to check out the Twitch streams but I will say that the story is really interesting and it does a good job of making the dalek an actual threat.

For you young Doctor Who fans the doctor in this serial is played by William Hartnell and his companions are played by Carole Ann Ford , Jacqueline Hill and William Russell and they are joined by Peter Hawkins and David Graham as the voices of The Daleks , Alan Wheatley , John Lee and Virginia Wetherell. I will say that this episode for the most part is very acted I say for the most part because there are a few scenes where Carole's acting isn't that good and it's mostly when she's running.

What really shocked me was how early the daleks appeared in the series this serial is only the second ever serial made and out of all the monsters the first doctor ever faced these are the ones that the fans took to the most and like i said before this episode does a really good job of making them scary unlike recent stories where they would show up just for a ratings boost.

Honestly the amount of episodes in this serial for me is a bit much there's seven episodes each one around 25 minuets in length that's around two to three hours in total which for my liking is way to long but tho having that many episodes does help the story.

If your one of those complained about Clara being a strong character you should know that the show has always had strong female leads and yes this includes both Barbara and Susan who are more then a match for both The Doctor and Ian so if your going to take issue with her then you better do your research because if not your going to get taken to school and I don't give you money for lunch.

The show never really had a huge budget during it's first run and in some scenes in this serial it really does show because there are scenes where you can tell that the daleks in the background are cardboard cutouts which did provide me with a good laugh even tho i've seen this serial once before.

The effects in this show also look cheap i'm not comparing them to effects seen in modern day Doctor Who either but wow you'd have thought when this serial was released on DVD that the BBC would have put the money up for updated or better looking special effects but nope they didn't so instead we are left with effects that just look cheap and something that you could make in a computer in five minuets if you wanted to.

During the shows early years it became known for it's cliffhangers and perhaps the most famous one is in this serial it's a cliffhanger that's really well built up with lots of suspense and it leads to the reveal of doctor Who's most famous villains if only every episode in this serial didn't end with a cliffhanger episode six ends in a literal cliffhanger.

Overall this is a fantastic Dalek story and it's a great episode that introduces the classic villains I would recommend this episode to both old and new fans alike but it's an episode that does have it's fair share of issues so it's gets an 8.5 out of 10 from me.

  

Rating Most PIXAR Films From Worst To Best

PIXAR are without a doubt the best animated studio out there right now most of there films have been hits and are loved by everyone so i'm giving myself the hard task of rating most of there films from worst to best and to make things a little bit easier those that are part of a franchise e.g. Cars and Toy Story will be judged as a franchise so here we go.

Cars (Franchise)

The first one is enjoyable and nothing else it has some good characters and some really nice animation however it's sequel it's downright bad it takes a character that works best in small doses and makes him the main character but they did redeem themselves with the really good Cars 3.

The Good Dinosaur

The biggest issue that I have with this film is that it's forgettable and that's the worst thing any film can be it does have an interesting story but you know where the story is going early on in the film and that makes the film predictable.

Finding Nemo (Franchise)

I admit to not really remembering the first film that well but i did see the second film and that's why it's here because I don't feel it lives up to the legacy of the first film despite having mostly the same cast and the same crew involved but they get an A for effort.

 Brave

This film took alot of chances and I really did enjoy the film why people aren't talking about this film more I will never know plus in my eyes it helped start this new Disney Renascence I really cannot recommend this film enough and this is where this list gets even harder.

Toy Story (Franchise)

I loved these movies growing up and I still do heck the third movie was so perfect that I cried twice and while i;m glad there making a fourth movie I feel that the story has been told all of these films are funny and have great animation and they changed the animation industry since after the first film came out we got alot more CGI animated films.

Coco

The most recent PIXAR film which I did really freaking love I can't recall what score I gave it but I know it was a high score because of how good this film is and it deserves all of the awards that it won but it's second because there's a film that i think is better.

Inside Out

I freaking love this film I cannot describe how much I love this film it's that good heck it's that good that i've talked about it more then once it has great animation and the acting was rightfully praised and the story is so important and if they do a sequel they will have to come up with a freaking great story. 

My Thoughts On The Recent New Series Announcements By Cartoon Network And Some Reboots That Should Happen

This is something that i've held of doing for sometime mostly because I had no idea what to think about these announcements but also because they came from out of know where and chances are you'll know exactly what announcements i'm talking about so here we go and i'm also going to list of some reboots that should happen.

Announced Shows

Thundercats Roar

Honestly out of three shows that got announced this was one of two shows that truly surprised me because no one 1) saw it coming and 2) wanted another reboot heck I like many of you wanted a second series to the 2011 reboot and like many of you I hated the trailer but unlike many of you I kinda like the artwork it looks alot like OK KO to me and I like that show and yes there will be review of all three of these shows after they've debuted.

I don't think this series will be as bad as people are thinking it will be but the terrible first trailer really didn't help things at all but I do think that the creator of the show does love the original 1980's show and i do think we're all judging this show far to early episode 1 hasn't even come out and i'm seeing videos on Youtube from people saying that it's going to be bad just give the show a chance because you never know it could turn out to be good. 

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

This is the only show that really didn't surprise me at all when it got announced because Matthew Lillard tweeted a few months ago I think about recording a new series and then Grey Griffin was on Butch Heartman's podcast and she mentioned she was recording a new Scooby-Doo series so this was really expected.

However what wasn't expected was the fact that this show is basically a freaking remake of The New Scooby-Doo Movies if your going to basically remake any Scooby series don't remake the one that's dated the most remake one of the better series altho I will give this show this it's guest list sounds amazing it has Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill will be making an appearance and like the next show i'm going to mention this one will air on Boomerang.

Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs!

Honestly I was more surprised about this being announced then I was about Thundercats Roar just because there hasn't been a new Flintstones series for decades so when this popped up I was truly taken a back by it and even more taken a back by the fact there focusing on Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm even now I still have no idea what to think about this show i'll check it out for sure because Fred , Wilma , Barney and Betty are confirmed to make an appearance.

The one thing I can say for sure is I don't like the designs for Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm they just look so freaking strange the plot of the show is the kinda of thing you'd expect from a show being aimed at a younger audience in that it's Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm with the help of Dino exploring the world around them.

Shows That Should Be Rebooted

The Jetsons

Now this show is being remade in live action but i'm talking about doing a cartoon reboot of the series and it could actually work because since the 60's technology has advanced so far so it would be great if the animated series could reflect that.

Top Cat

Somebody please tell me i'm not the only one that wants to see a reboot of this show if any show deserves a reboot it's this one and again it would be so easy to do all you'd have to do is update it to reflect the current times and boom you have yourselves a show.