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[Folly]

I saw the promo episode of Birdgirl, it looked pretty good. Harvey Birdman was one of my favorites. How did Birdgirl turn out? Still running episodes?

I give them credit for effectively imitating the stylish timing of the classic Birdman. Unfortunately, that's pretty much the beginning and end of where Birdgirl lives up to her predecessor.
Where Birdman was edgy by casting beloved children's cartoon characters in mature courtroom trials, Birdgirl tries to be edgy with woke memes which usually come across as cringy. And where Birdman's plotlines leaned heavily zany, Birdgirl's plotlines are plagued by nonsensical writing which just doesn't make any sense no matter how you view it. It's not funny, it's not interesting...it's just cringy and stupid.

Birdgirl did get a second season, which aired about 6 months ago. No word on canceled or renewed.


I just finished the first season of Sonic Prime. It's pretty good!

The premise is that a classic Sonic gets into some Chaos-Crystal shenanigans which shatter the universe into multiple dimensions, each with it's own distinct theme and variants of his friends. Sonic's quest is to travel the multiverse, righting what's gone wrong as he figures out a way to return home.
Some of the variants are pretty interesting. Nine the Ninetailed Fox is a little cutie~

The first season comprises eight episodes of the twenty four ordered by Netflix, so we're in for either two more seasons or a second season twice the length of the first. Looking forward to it!

[Folly]

I finished the first season of Koala Man on Hulu.

It's a show about a Australian masked vigilante, from the creator of Smiling Friends and YOLO:CF. Personally, I wasn't crazy about those other shows, so I went into this one with fairly low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised. Koala Man seems much more refined compared to those shows, with compelling story arcs and some great humor. Definitely a recommend from me.


I also caught the two current episodes of Velma on HBO Max, a re-imagined origin story for Scooby Doo's mystery team.

This one is getting a lot of harsh criticism, and I can see why. The entire core cast, along with most of the supporting cast, are now racially diverse and LGBTQ+. I don't mean to pose this as problematic by itself, but the first two episodes seem to lean heavily upon shoving these attributes in the audience's face in ways that are just not particularly entertaining.

The first episode also devotes a lot of time to gratuitous nudity(and calls itself out for doing so), yet covers all the naughty bits with convenient censoring. Either go there or don't; teasing us is just frustrating.

Mostly though, I don't like the fact that they are trying to be edgy with real murders and trauma, then they juxtapose that stuff with wacky gags reminiscent of the chase scenes from classic Scooby Doo. The serious and silly just aren't mixed effectively, and makes it hard to imagine what audience they are aiming for with this show.

I don't hate this one enough to stop watching...yet. But it's going to be an uphill sell for me.

[Duuvian]

I saw a commercial for Velma and I wondered, whatever happened to Scrappy Doo?

Spoiler: Risk of losing several hours inside if you haven't seen this site before (click to show/hide)

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheScrappy

EDIT: <spirals into event horizon after clicking blue text on TVTropes> N-n-nooo!

[Folly]

Gary and his Demons is back!
Season 2 just arrived on Amazon!

[Folly]

I recently finished watching the two current seasons of Masameer County on Netflix. A show made and set in Saudi Arabia, with some crude character designs displayed on the cover, I went in with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised.

Masameer County feels like Family Guy crossed with Fargo. Some episodes are humorous, others violent and dramatic, and most have creative storytelling devices that really stand out; also there's a talking dog.
Though there are reoccurring characters, each episode has its own story arc that can be enjoyed independently of the others.

No third season announced yet, but critical reviews have been positive so I'm optimistic.

[Folly]

I finished the second season of Ten Year Old Tom.

Every episode this season left me literally laughing out loud. The writers have really mastered the art of ending on a high note.
No word yet, but I very much hope to see more seasons.

[Folly]

I watched the only current season of Wingfeather Saga.

A show about a people oppressed by evil lizard-men, and the children destined to rise up against them.
The setting and characters are charming, and the story seems to have a lot of mysterious elements that I look forward to seeing unfold over time.
My one major criticism is that Wingfeather Saga seems to be trying to aim at an audience of younger children, despite the story containing relatively mature concepts. As a result you get fight scenes where the bad guys get killed just slightly offscreen with no blood, and the good guys walk away without a scratch. It's a jarring juxtaposition.

[Loud Whispers]

I watched the only current season of Wingfeather Saga.

A show about a people oppressed by evil lizard-men, and the children destined to rise up against them.
The setting and characters are charming, and the story seems to have a lot of mysterious elements that I look forward to seeing unfold over time.
My one major criticism is that Wingfeather Saga seems to be trying to aim at an audience of younger children, despite the story containing relatively mature concepts. As a result you get fight scenes where the bad guys get killed just slightly offscreen with no blood, and the good guys walk away without a scratch. It's a jarring juxtaposition.

"crazy how the good guys won every war ever" - some guy

[Folly]

After spending a decade in the Cryo-Tube, Futurama has defrosted and resumed airing new episodes on Hulu!

[Folly]

After a lengthy 2 year wait, Invincible Season 2 is...not coming until November. And even then it will only be the first half of the season, with the second half to follow in early 2024.

But we did just get a movie! Invincible: Atom Eve tells the origin story of the titular character.
It's a bit less bloody and dramatic than I expected from this IP...but only a bit, and still pretty good anyway. Definitely helped renew my hype for the return of the main show.

[Loud Whispers]

The invincible fanbase made me lose all respect for humanity

Ppl talking about how omni-man was such a shocking twist when it turned out he wasn't "a good guy" at the end of the season. Dude brained his colleagues first ep how did this catch you off guard ;d

[Sirus]

That was a post-credits scene IIRC, so it's possible loads of people just, ended the episode as soon as the credits came up. If no one told them "oh hey make sure to watch to the very end", how would they know to stick around? TV shows don't normally go for post-credits stuff.

[Loud Whispers]

That was a post-credits scene IIRC, so it's possible loads of people just, ended the episode as soon as the credits came up. If no one told them "oh hey make sure to watch to the very end", how would they know to stick around? TV shows don't normally go for post-credits stuff.

Main viewership was streaming though. Plus all the following episodes dealt with the murder investigation... Did they really not question why the secondary protagonist is fine one ep and in a coma the next?

[Sirus]

Couldn't say, I was spoiled on the scene in question almost day one. Also, I had read some of the comic before the show premiered so I knew that very bloody violence was a feature, and that Omni-Man had done Something to get on everyone's bad side.

I agree that it wasn't really much of a "twist" by the end of the season, for whatever it's worth. Even if someone had missed the very end of Episode 1, there were plenty of signs throughout the season that Nolan wasn't exactly as heroic as he acted.

[Folly]

Adult Swim released two new movies recently, and they're both excellent.

Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart finally answers two major questions which Venture Brothers fans have been asking since the start; who is the mother of the Venture Brothers, and what is the relationship between Rusty Venture and The Monarch? Both of these questions had answers strongly hinted in recent seasons, and those hints turned out to be misleads! But now the whole truth is finally revealed.

Notably there are still a few loose ends. The last season touched on some time-travel shenanigans which never got to play out. Also 'Movie Night' seems to still have a few secrets. The creators of Venture Brothers have expressed an interest in continuing the story, so there's still hope that we may see more one day. But if not, this served as a very satisfying conclusion to the long-running show.


Army of the Doomstar brings some closure to Metalocalypse fans. This one is essentially a training montage followed by a moral lesson about selflessness, neither of which are particularly appropriate for this show in my opinion. But I'm being nitpicky. We finally learn the nature and intentions of The Half Man who dogged the band throughout the show, and we get to watch the boys slay a God and save the world, while listening to several solid songs along the way. Another great ending to a popular show.