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nerdietalk) wrote2018-12-31 10:37 pm
nerdietalk) wrote2018-12-31 10:37 pmFiction of 2019
Hell yeah, a new and improved obsessive list
nerdietalk) wrote2018-12-31 10:37 pm
February
Del Toro really revels in cliche and its really apparent in this show. Still, it does try to take risks and those risks can be breathtaking when they work. Its a show that doesn't always work or even grab my interest. But I can't deny its kind of fascinating for another (albeit successful) attempt at a franchise.
3Below (Season 1)
About the same as Trollhunters. Its Fine, harmless fun. Some good character moments among lots of cliches
Netflix's Carmen Sandiego (Season 1)
GOD. Stunning character art, amazing backgrounds, genuinely funny and stylish. The whole thing is just buckets of fun. Its got the thrill of a Saturday morning cartoon. Absolutely adored it.
Babylon 5 (Season 4)
What a fucking season of television. I'm still coming right off of Deconstruction of the Falling Stars but it really is a brilliant show. Its so ambitious and its doing its hardest to reach for the stars. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but its never boring. It covers so many complicated topics across history and all the things that will happen again and again. There's depictions of propaganda taking the truth and spinning it to their own racist, homophobic ends. There's metaphors for dealing with evil government administrations (Trump): its like taking a bit of poison everyday. Eventually, you get used to it.
But I think what really got me was the finale. The heroes won and had relatively happy endings, sure. But the ending says "hey, the future isn't going to be good forever. Horrible things are going to happen. But that's okay. There's always going to be hope too. Its worth it to fight. Its always worth it to fight. Even millions of years later, its gonna be okay."
This and Legend of the Galactic Heroes are one of the most important science fiction shows of all time.
13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo
It... was super not was I was expecting. With all the hype around it as the "demonic" Scooby show, that conservative parents hated. But its really goofy. Its proto-Pup Named Scooby Doo. Lots of wacky shenanigans and dancing and so on. Flim-Flam gets WAY more flack than he deserves. Scrappy is doing a lot better. There's a lot of gags they just do to death. But its charming in its strangeness. A piece of Scooby history, for sure.