I love both themes (Although the SMW end theme feels a bit more celebratory than sad), but I think we should give props to the end theme to SMB2, the insanely simple twinkling music as Mario sleeps is adorable.

Because "Want You Gone" is the better song?

"That theatrical setup all but disappears until the ending, though."

Yeah, I was kinda taken aback by the K-1st grade classification, that's definitely a show more for 3-5th grade.

God, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who loved (for the most part) Origins' story. It was tight and well told, although the part where Batman can't break down a door to get the Penguin was ridiculous. But the game made it very clear that the whole "dude in a suit fighting crime" is absolutely insane, Commissioner…

"ABC, meanwhile, apparently also hasn’t heard that there already is a more adult version of The Muppet Show, and it’s called Meet the Feebles."

I think Steven Universe is geared towards a slightly older crowd, maybe 12-15? The pacing reminds me more of Hey Arnold, which I think older kids liked more that younger ones. Maybe they have more patience?

The only thing I kinda like about Breadwinners is how the show is structured around a catchy musical beat. But that's really the only notable thing about it.

It's funny you say that about Flapjack, considering Billy and Mandy already had a fairly dark streak. Flapjack was more akin to R&S definitely, but it was clear that the writers had no idea what to do with the premise, and this is from someone who quite liked it.

Lesson Zero was a mess.

I pretty much watched the entire run of UG to prep me for this episode, because I'm a sadist, but what struck me is how "not weird" it ended up being. The first 2 or 3 episodes are indeed mind-breaking stupidity, but after that, it becomes pretty low-key; it calms down quite a bit. It practically drops the only aspect…

I see your point. I think that it's representative of the show's solely focus on Phil and his craziness, though. We don't exactly know who Melissa, Todd, or Carol are, and we never got a good look into their reaction to the world. Other than Carol, we never get to see the other characters be funny, or even have a real…

I was wondering, though, if irony was part of the problem? "Ironic racism," or any forms of ironic -isms, have been a growing bane in activists circles (see, Family Guy). I'm pretty sure the outrage crowd knew she was being ironic, but it didn't stop them.

That's what I meant, really. I think when people say racism, they think the writers are just killing off black dudes because they directly hate them, when it's really just them being clueless and bad writers. I wouldn't say its out-and-out racism, but there's an undeniable racial tinge to it.

I think the other issue is that, at least early on, the "black guy dies, another black guy takes his place" thing was really a joke tossed towards the show, along the lines of Carl never staying in the house and Shane's head-rubbing. It was the "it's never lupus" meta-gag of the show.

My problem isn't that Phil is an asshole.

The Croods is surprising in that it starts off as being a rather lame "parents don't understand" generic plotline and morphs into a well-executed family ensemble piece. It brushes up against cliches but smartly ducks them. It's like a lesser, lower-key take on The Incredibles, but still strong in its own right.

I wrote about this in a blog post the other day, and you said it better in 3 paragraphs than I did in 12.

For some reason, Boyle simply "low-balling" their success as them just doing their jobs completely won me over. Too many times shows over-celebrate their characters' victories when it really just amounts to people doing what they're supposed to be doing.

Randy's scenes felt like the forced comedy scenes of an early 90s film, the comic relief character who does dumb things while in the midst of a "comedy" that suddenly gets serious. The other issue is he never really interacted with the rest of the cast; he might as well have been a figure of Kimmy's imagination.