An enjoyable start. I like the characters quite a bit, especially Bean who comes off as the most interesting of the bunch. Elfo has potential but I feel like I need to warm to him a bit more. Luci is pretty great, but I have to say that I don't think the voice quite fits his appearance, it's just not quite what I was expecting. Right now that's throwing me off a bit. I was also surprised that Bean didn't ask him any basic questions, like why are you here/where did you come from?
I liked the story set up and the jokes were pretty good, with a couple of laugh out loud moments for me (notably with the names of the elves, and the racist antelope warning). Great voice cast, and Matt Berry appeared which I really wasn't expecting! A lot of recognisable voice talent from Futurama here.
In terms of tone, this is definitely steering more towards Futurama than The Simpsons for me and I think that's a good thing. Visually it's in the same realm as well, and quite nice to look at. Groening's style has a lot of personality. It's setting up a world and it needs to take some time to do it. I'm happy to give it that time and keep watching right now.
Review by LeftHandedGuitaristBlockedParent2018-08-19T20:12:25Z
An enjoyable start. I like the characters quite a bit, especially Bean who comes off as the most interesting of the bunch. Elfo has potential but I feel like I need to warm to him a bit more. Luci is pretty great, but I have to say that I don't think the voice quite fits his appearance, it's just not quite what I was expecting. Right now that's throwing me off a bit. I was also surprised that Bean didn't ask him any basic questions, like why are you here/where did you come from?
I liked the story set up and the jokes were pretty good, with a couple of laugh out loud moments for me (notably with the names of the elves, and the racist antelope warning). Great voice cast, and Matt Berry appeared which I really wasn't expecting! A lot of recognisable voice talent from Futurama here.
In terms of tone, this is definitely steering more towards Futurama than The Simpsons for me and I think that's a good thing. Visually it's in the same realm as well, and quite nice to look at. Groening's style has a lot of personality. It's setting up a world and it needs to take some time to do it. I'm happy to give it that time and keep watching right now.