SKYLANDER
So I just watched the two episodes of Skyland that can be found by clicking here. Visually, they were absolutely amazing. I mean, I was floored. The world they created and the backgrounds were works of art. Unfortunately many other aspects of the show seemed a bit amateurish to me. The writing was not up to the level I expected and contained many blatant Star Wars homages. There were also strange and unnatural pauses in the dialogue. Some things seemed to just happen without reason. I still enjoyed it overall, but I would be curious to find out what the rating was. It seemed like it could be a bit slow for kids.
In contrast, another Nicktoons show, Avatar: The Last Airbender, doesn't look as good, and certainly doesn't have the stunning backgrounds of Skyland, but overall it seems a much more polished, professional show. This makes me think that Skyland may be something that was independently produce, in Canada it seems, and that Nickelodeon bought, as opposed to something they made themselves like Avatar. I suspect that, like many series, Skyland may just be getting off to a rough start and will likely come together as a much more solid show over time.
This makes me wonder about the upcoming TV series Oban Star Racers, which I know to be independently produced, but which was sold at MIPCOM this year. Remember the extremely popular, full 3D, cel shaded, little internet demo called Molly Star Racer which used a well known Ayumi Hamasaki song? That show is a full 26 episode series slated to begin running, on what channel I don't know, next year. I wonder how it will play.
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i love this cartoon im 22 years old and i think its really sweet for children!
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