It's been a while since the legendary Matt Groening threw upon us another new animated franchise, and with the death of Futurama lingering on among cartoon fans, and The Simpsons' quality dwindling with each new season, it's nice to have something fresh, something... enchanted.
As with most western animations, Disenchantment is digital. It's easy to compare its visual fidelity to that of The Simpsons in its present state: it's nothing particularly special, but nothing all that impressive, either.
The show itself follows a sense of dread that it uses entirely for satirical purposes, and sometimes even a little social commentary, but of course you can't expect too much depth in an animation that's orientated around a naive and depressed elf, a problematic princess, and a cat-like demon companion.
With the first few episodes focusing on the characters and their nonsensical adventures, there's not much direction in the show, more so subtle mentions of what could be coming towards the end, and I can't say I particularly enjoyed it -- after all, I am used to Futurama and The Simpsons taking on the approach of having a different theme and narrative each episode, which I certainly prefer.
While the jokes in the show struggle to land, there's something about Disenchantment that has you wanting to watch more, something that holds you in; I believe that's the fact that despite its overall mediocrity, the show fills a significant gap in the more serious adult animation side of the genre. It is unique, and it overall is an enjoyable visual experience.
Disenchantment certainly feels like the spiritual successor to Futurama and The Simpsons, it holds many similarities and carries itself with the very same types of humour and themes; the only problem is it being linear in its first season, focusing heavily on the narrative towards the end. It begins to lose its charm, and it's certainly difficult to really care about the narrative alongside the nonsensical activities that occur in-between.
FWIW it's on Netflix.
Here's the trailer:
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I just found this on Netflix. Watched the first episode, and I must say that I'm not really having a laugh but - having enjoyed Futurama and ( the ) older Simpsons a lot - I'm going to give this a serious try.
Thanks for the recommendation, buddy! :>)
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I really miss those older seasons of The Simpsons. I often go back to them and they always manage to feel like it's the first time seeing the episodes. There's a certain charm to them. I think a lot of that is down to the way it was animated; it appears to have more soul to it.
Plus, the episodes are more original and the writing isn't filled with pop-culture jokes that aren't really funny to begin with.
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Isn't it great that we can rewatch everything these days? That way we don't really have to miss ( out on ) things. Yeah, the animation was awesome in the early days.
I remember being pretty disappointed when seeing the Simpsons Movie in cinema. It just didn't seem to work in a feature length format. There's only so many jokes you can make in one episode.
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