Wait a minute. If there has been only one episode so far, how can you say this \"Definitely one of Disney Channel\'s worst productions\"?
As for \"As many fans of animation know, cartoons have been stuck in a rut since the mid-2000\'s that continues to deteriorate and manifest itself,\" what about Adventure Time? Steven Universe? Gravity Falls? Over the Garden Wall? I\'ll admit that some cartoons in recent years haven\'t been good, but there\'s been a lot of good nuggets of gold, too.
I hope you give this series another chance, because I think it\'s a great show so far, and I can\'t wait to see how it plays out.
No offense, but I think you have Nostalgia Goggles on.
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Writing down the entire show based on its first episode is a bit like writing down Steven Universe as a stupid show about a kid who raps about candy (rapping wasn\'t even cool in the 90s) living with three totally cliché Action Girl characters. Clearly Cartoon Network\'s worst.
I\'m not saying Amphibia will be as great as SU; it\'s just a good example of how the first episode is not necessarily representative of the show as a whole.
I would say that it may be high time for that update you promised Equality. With season 1 over and season 2 on-going I would say that all the characters and the story have had enough time to develop.
I mean, I would say that it is unfair and unjust to call this show the worst show Disney had with only its first episode. Usually most shows are at their worst on their first few episodes and find their rhythm and what makes them unique later down the line. So it would be interesting to see if your opinion of this show worsened or improved, eh Equality.
^ They were banned a couple months back for complaining and homophobia.
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\"As many fans of animation know, cartoons have been stuck in a rut since the mid-2000\'s that continues to deteriorate and manifest itself.\"
That very first line instant disqualifies the credibility of this review, and reduces it to nothing more than the typical nostalgia-blinded rant of some jaded manchild who refuses to accept they have truly outgrown cartoons and need to move on from their childhood. The true \"never-really-grew-up\" cartoon lover does not think this way.
"Detecting trace amounts of mental activity. Possibly a dead weasel or a cartoon viewer"
Because it won\'t let me update my comment for some reason, let me expand upon my previous statement. Your complaints in the review could be applied to older cartoons and many of your precious childhood shows too. Today\'s cartoons aren\'t worse, you\'re just growing up and in denial of the fact that you are no longer a child at heart.
"Detecting trace amounts of mental activity. Possibly a dead weasel or a cartoon viewer"
Kind of a bad review tbh.
Please don\'t popcorn post, especially on a dead review by a bounced troper.
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Can we get this taken down? It\'s not like they can complain.
Uh, Equality actually just got released...
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Looking back, giving this show such a scathing review after only seeing the first episode probably wasn't the best idea.
Honestly? I would say that you could fix it by reviewing the show now after seeing at least the entirety of the first season.
Honestly, after seeing half the series my thoughts are pretty much the same (besides a few standouts like True Colors). So I don\'t really see a point in updating.
I shouldn\'t have shat on this show after one episode though.
Really? Uh, that is interesting. I don\'t think you will find anybody else that agrees with you.
They have this attitude about the new duck tales show. I watched the older duck tales and the newer one pretty much blows it out of the water
Removed the flag on this review as I can\'t tell what the issue is. Please write a report on Ask The Tropers if there is still an issue; review flags aren\'t the ideal method.
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Another failure by the Disney Channel.
As many fans of animation know, cartoons have been stuck in a rut since the mid-2000's that continues to deteriorate and manifest itself. "Amphibia" is not an exception.
It's probably the worst cartoon put out by the network. Say what you will about "The Buzz on Maggie" or "Shorty Mc Short Shorts". At least they had redeeming factors to them.
This has next to nothing. The only half-decent thing to come out of it is the backgrounds, but even they could use some work and refining.
It has more of the random, cynical humor seen in the previously mentioned shows — characters saying outdated slang, selfies, poorly drawn expressions, elements seen in other recent bad animated shows, like the "Powerpuff Girls" reboot.
I sat down and watched the entirety of the first episode, which was uploaded to You Tube early by the Disney Chanel themselves.
Almost the entire time, I was either shaking my head at how bad the jokes were, or sighing heavily at the blatant animation mistakes. Sometimes a combination of both.
Not only are selfies terribly outdated, but they have no business being in a cartoon. That's one of the things I hate about many recent cartoons — they try to be hip and with the times by haphazardly shoving as many of these social media scenes as they possibly can. It's just awful, one of the worst things you can do in a cartoon.
The characters feel like ones that we've already seen in previous animated sitcoms. Anne is a bland teenage girl stereotype. Sprig is an overly-optimistic adventurer who cracks terrible jokes along the way. Hop Pop is just the terribly-overused Grumpy Old Man seen in hundreds of cartoons. Almost nothing new is brought to the table with him.
This review only covers my opinion the first episode, as that's the only available episode as of this writing. I might update this review once further episodes are released, though I can't make any promises.
From what I have seen, though, "Amphibia" is nothing new. It's a waste of space. Terrible humor, terrible characters, terrible everything. Definitely one of Disney Channel's worst productions.