TV Club 1011/16/20Nov 161TV Club 1011/16/20TV Club 1010 episodes of Animaniacs that are zany to the max—for better and worseKevin Johnson102Animaniacs, the wild, more excitable step-cousin of Tiny Toon Adventures, debuted September of 1993 on Fox Kids.…
TV Reviews8/29/20Aug 291TV Reviews8/29/20BTV ReviewsA strong The Owl House finale nevertheless exposes flaws that no magic can cover upKevin Johnson49There are two different shows that are somewhat working against each other in The Owl House. There’s the show about…
TV Reviews7/11/20Jul 11SaveTV Reviews7/11/20C+TV ReviewsThe Owl House still doesn’t have a handle on its central trioKevin Johnson27Of The Owl House’s three main characters, only Eda really feels like a complete character; her journey holds the…
TV Reviews7/8/20Jul 8SaveTV Reviews7/8/20BTV ReviewsHBO Max’s Close Enough makes “adulting is hard” more than a memeKevin Johnson31TBS planned to expand heavily into adult animation programming. The network green-lit four new animated shows…
TV Reviews5/4/20May 4SaveTV Reviews5/4/20B+TV ReviewsStar Wars: The Clone Wars asserts itself as a necessary element in the Star Wars universeKevin Johnson39Ahsoka Tano is a Jedi.
TV Reviews5/1/20May 1SaveTV Reviews5/1/20ATV ReviewsStar Wars: The Clone Wars' penultimate episode unleashes a new, self-reliant AhsokaKevin Johnson72There is a tremendous amount of silence in “Shattered.” Sure, there’s Kiner’s pulsating, ominous score that surges…
TV Reviews4/24/20Apr 241TV Reviews4/24/20A-TV ReviewsStar Wars: The Clone Wars composes its own duel of the fatesKevin Johnson57If there’s one core flaw to The Clone Wars, it’s the fact that this entire show has been limited and hamstrung to…
TV Reviews4/17/20Apr 17SaveTV Reviews4/17/20B+TV ReviewsStar Wars: The Clone Wars (sort of) brings the team back together for its final arcKevin Johnson30From the start, “Old Friends Not Forgotten” signals noteable differences from the tone of the show as usual. There’s…
TV Reviews4/10/20Apr 101TV Reviews4/10/20CTV ReviewsStar Wars: The Clone Wars fails to make its case for Ahsoka's post-Jedi predicamentKevin Johnson19Over on Twitter, I learned about a thing called “resets.” Resets are those annoying, wonky moments at the beginning…
TV Reviews4/4/20Apr 41TV Reviews4/4/20A-TV ReviewsDuckTales' third season finally does what it needed to do–relax and have funKevin Johnson36As much as I have been enjoying this current iteration of DuckTales, there was always something that was nagging at…
TV Reviews4/3/20Apr 3SaveTV Reviews4/3/20B-TV ReviewsStar Wars: The Clone Wars runs in an action-packed, dialogue-inert circleKevin Johnson17There’s a show on Netflix called Kulipari. It’s not particularly amazing–it’s a frog vs. scorpions tale but in the …
TV Reviews3/27/20Mar 27SaveTV Reviews3/27/20B+TV ReviewsAhsoka's team is in over their heads in a fun, chatty, catty Star Wars: The Clone WarsKevin Johnson25My absolute favorite reveal this episode? Trace is absolutely terrible at being a pilot. She doesn’t even have a…
TV Reviews3/20/20Mar 20SaveTV Reviews3/20/20BTV ReviewsStar Wars: The Clone Wars marks Ahsoka Tano's return with clunky, seedy melodramaKevin Johnson23Return! After going through a harrowing and tumultuous encounter with her own Jedi people, accused of a crime she…
TV Reviews3/13/20Mar 13SaveTV Reviews3/13/20B-TV ReviewsStar Wars: The Clone Wars ends its Bad Batch story arc with a big ol' bombKevin Johnson13Perhaps I provided too high a grade for the previous episode, but I also mentioned that this “Bad Batch” story arc…
TV Reviews3/6/20Mar 6SaveTV Reviews3/6/20B+TV ReviewsAn action-rich episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars sacrifices character for excitementKevin Johnson9There isn’t a lot to delve into concerning this part of the Bad Batch story arc. Once it became clear that these…
TV Reviews2/28/20Feb 28SaveTV Reviews2/28/20BTV ReviewsStar Wars: The Clone Wars follows a signal through harrowing highs and lackluster lowsKevin Johnson26Rex is, understandably, distraught after learning that Echo may be alive. It’s a pretty shocking reveal, and his…
TV Reviews2/21/20Feb 21SaveTV Reviews2/21/20B+TV ReviewsStar Wars: The Clone Wars returns with the bad boys of clonesKevin Johnson23Star Wars seems to be in a bit of a holding pattern. The Force Awakens was generally liked but not well-loved; The…
TV Reviews1/10/20Jan 10 20203TV Reviews1/10/20B-TV ReviewsGravity Falls fans may find a lot to like in Disney’s The Owl HouseKevin Johnson29There has been an enjoyable, welcome rise in girl-led animated kids shows over the past few years: Star Vs. The…
TV Reviews9/12/19Sep 12 2019SaveTV Reviews9/12/19A-TV ReviewsA sweeping, epic finale displays DuckTales at its best despite a rocky second half to the seasonKevin Johnson50The last couple of episodes to DuckTales’ second season had me very worried for this finale, because they were too…
TV Reviews9/11/19Sep 11 2019SaveTV Reviews9/11/19B-TV ReviewsIt takes a literal monster for Louie to learn humility on shrugworthy, penultimate DuckTalesKevin Johnson20Let’s just go ahead and state the obvious: like Louie’s whole approach to acquiring an enormous amount of wealth,…