In theory there is not much to say: yeah, it's Paradise PD in space which was Brickleberry as cops which was Family Guy in the woods and, yet again, it became my guilty pleasure.
Until I got new Family Guy recently, this was the thing I looked forward to the most on a Friday night's viewing schedule. I just like the gay abandon of this sense of humor, the Americans are so good at just tickling me that way. It's Brutal but that's the point and they keep finding creative ways to be vicious while still broadly on the right side of social justice (while still giving the sensitive Sallys something to cry about).
Our protagonist is Fichael, he's the new Kevin but while Kevin was actually a smarter and more conscientious version of...I want to say Steve from BB, Fichael is such a numbskull. I actually like this move; it's so absolute that unlike Fry or Morty I don't project myself onto him and I can actually laugh AT him not just WITH him.
The serial aspect in which he is doing his best to win his surrogate father's love is not presented sentimentally but I was oddly touched. The story arc of colonialists again persecuting indigenous people (who are simultaneously being oppressed by their compatriots) was a refreshing and nuanced take that basically demonized everyone. I love that the only really sympathetic character has a Russian accent for good measure. Yes, Billy is the Zoidberg/Meg/Klaus/Connie of this series, but they are easier on him than the others were.
There's a robot that is just that black guy from the BB; don't feel bad for him, he is basically evil.
Most memorably are the bicephalic beauties Val and Mal. Val is reminiscent of Gina from PP but I feel positively about her rather than mixed as they don't play the sadism for overkill. A detail I appreciated more on rewatching, or rather set of details, is how these two individuals do everything possible to live two lives within one body including some fairly creative costume ideas.
The worst episode is when we meet the rest of Fichael's family. It just took the nausea factor too far. On top of that, I found the genocidal giantess subplot unpleasant, just for how genocide hits a nerve in me but mainly for the way they chose to end it. It was insulting to me as a viewer but I cannot get too mad because the show does set that bar for shock value very high.
I was compelled by this low-brow but well thought through series for all ten episodes and I do hope we don't need another epidemic to get another season.
The serial elements and the sense of world building goes above and beyond what we have come to expect of crass animation and I really want to see where the story goes from here considering where we left off.
Until I got new Family Guy recently, this was the thing I looked forward to the most on a Friday night's viewing schedule. I just like the gay abandon of this sense of humor, the Americans are so good at just tickling me that way. It's Brutal but that's the point and they keep finding creative ways to be vicious while still broadly on the right side of social justice (while still giving the sensitive Sallys something to cry about).
Our protagonist is Fichael, he's the new Kevin but while Kevin was actually a smarter and more conscientious version of...I want to say Steve from BB, Fichael is such a numbskull. I actually like this move; it's so absolute that unlike Fry or Morty I don't project myself onto him and I can actually laugh AT him not just WITH him.
The serial aspect in which he is doing his best to win his surrogate father's love is not presented sentimentally but I was oddly touched. The story arc of colonialists again persecuting indigenous people (who are simultaneously being oppressed by their compatriots) was a refreshing and nuanced take that basically demonized everyone. I love that the only really sympathetic character has a Russian accent for good measure. Yes, Billy is the Zoidberg/Meg/Klaus/Connie of this series, but they are easier on him than the others were.
There's a robot that is just that black guy from the BB; don't feel bad for him, he is basically evil.
Most memorably are the bicephalic beauties Val and Mal. Val is reminiscent of Gina from PP but I feel positively about her rather than mixed as they don't play the sadism for overkill. A detail I appreciated more on rewatching, or rather set of details, is how these two individuals do everything possible to live two lives within one body including some fairly creative costume ideas.
The worst episode is when we meet the rest of Fichael's family. It just took the nausea factor too far. On top of that, I found the genocidal giantess subplot unpleasant, just for how genocide hits a nerve in me but mainly for the way they chose to end it. It was insulting to me as a viewer but I cannot get too mad because the show does set that bar for shock value very high.
I was compelled by this low-brow but well thought through series for all ten episodes and I do hope we don't need another epidemic to get another season.
The serial elements and the sense of world building goes above and beyond what we have come to expect of crass animation and I really want to see where the story goes from here considering where we left off.