The people working on the project give one hope that the cartoons will be funny and entertaining. Green, Matt Senreich, and Todd Grimes have a good track record, but I keep getting this nagging feeling that comedians who work well together when "edgy" might not quite click when doing more "kiddie" fare. Just watching the preview, I have noticed quite a few pop culture references that are supposed to have comedic impact. Most of them will have either History or Mystery turning to a chuckling father and asking questions like, "Dad...why are you laughing? Is it funny that Han Solo put on a hat? Are hats funny?"
We are currently in a golden age of entertainment for kids my daughters' age -- they are both 4 btw -- and this might be a great addition to a long list of great shows. A long list that includes DOC MCSTUFFINS, GRAVITY FALLS, PHINEAS AND FERB, IRON MAN: ARMORED ADVENTURES, AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES, SUPER HERO SQUAD, and MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC to name but a few. To pull two of the shows out for special consideration GRAVITY FALLS and MY LITTLE PONY manage to insert pop culture references for the adults while crafting interesting and entertaining narratives for kids, but STAR WARS: DETOURS seems -- once again just based on the preview -- that it will be closer in tone to SUPER HERO SQUAD. This isn't a bad thing as the twins enjoy SHS, but what really gets them excited is EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES. They like the real drama and real emotion of that show.
When I examine why I feel any trepidation to this show at all, it seems to stem from something hinted at in that last sentence. I'm torn between whether I think the next STAR WARS project should be comedic or serious, and I think I might be leaning toward serious. Though I am always ready for well done humor, and adore shows I can watch with my twins...
You see the fanlema I'm facing?
3 comments:
I think this is garbage and a slap in the face. Who that this needed to be made?
Quick question; have you sat your kids in front of the trailer? Might give you an idea off the bat who it's aimed at. Other than that, just hang fire until you get the chance to watch it. trailers are never the perfect representation of the final product...
Paul,
I'm going to take your advice and watch the trailer with the twins tomorrow. We'll see what they think of it, but we'll also see what we think when the final product is out.
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