'Ducktales (2017)' the series remake of the late 1980's series of the same name is wonderful.
What makes this show great for me is the majority of the artwork was in honor of Scrooge McDuck's creator Carl Barks; Donald Duck's black sailor suit, Scrooge's red coat and the CGI textures & shades resembling old screentone sheets from the 30's 40's.
I loved the Easter-egg references to the old series, the original comic books & other Disney properties; The city names Cape Suzette, Spoonerville & St. Canard from 'Tail-Spin', 'Goof Troop' & (my personal favorite) 'Darkwing Duck'.
The portraits hanging in McDuck Manor feature some of Carl Barks' drawings of Scrooge McDuck.
Scrooge's garage (aka "The Wing of Secrets") is filled with relics from the old series; like the big gold sun coin, Armstrong the robot, and the lamp from the 'Duck Tales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp' movie.
I liked the change in Webby (Webbigail Vanderquack) from the original series. She's as adventurous as the triplets and a more "take charge personality than her counterpart on the 1987 series. When you pause on Webby's "big board" searching for hidden references, you might also notice a doll impaled on her bedroom wall that looks like the old Webby character voiced by Russi Taylor, who also did the voices of all three boys back in the day.
Speaking of the original cast; Tony Anselmo reprises his role as Donald Duck for the show. I know the surviving voice actors from the original series had campaigned to do the voice work again, and with all of these hidden surprises, I'm hoping to hear their familiar voices in the future.
I do miss Alan Young. He was Scrooge McDuck to me. I love the addition of David Tennant (an actual Scotsman playing a Scottish Duck), but his voice-over will take some getting used to. It might be interesting to note that while David Tennant played the 10th Doctor on 'Doctor Who', Alan Young was also connecting to time travel in the 1960's classic 'The Time Machine'. Also (to put a smile on your face) while Alan Young was the star of the 1961-1966 series 'Mister Ed', David Tennant is incredibly allergic to horses.
What makes this show great for me is the majority of the artwork was in honor of Scrooge McDuck's creator Carl Barks; Donald Duck's black sailor suit, Scrooge's red coat and the CGI textures & shades resembling old screentone sheets from the 30's 40's.
I loved the Easter-egg references to the old series, the original comic books & other Disney properties; The city names Cape Suzette, Spoonerville & St. Canard from 'Tail-Spin', 'Goof Troop' & (my personal favorite) 'Darkwing Duck'.
The portraits hanging in McDuck Manor feature some of Carl Barks' drawings of Scrooge McDuck.
Scrooge's garage (aka "The Wing of Secrets") is filled with relics from the old series; like the big gold sun coin, Armstrong the robot, and the lamp from the 'Duck Tales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp' movie.
I liked the change in Webby (Webbigail Vanderquack) from the original series. She's as adventurous as the triplets and a more "take charge personality than her counterpart on the 1987 series. When you pause on Webby's "big board" searching for hidden references, you might also notice a doll impaled on her bedroom wall that looks like the old Webby character voiced by Russi Taylor, who also did the voices of all three boys back in the day.
Speaking of the original cast; Tony Anselmo reprises his role as Donald Duck for the show. I know the surviving voice actors from the original series had campaigned to do the voice work again, and with all of these hidden surprises, I'm hoping to hear their familiar voices in the future.
I do miss Alan Young. He was Scrooge McDuck to me. I love the addition of David Tennant (an actual Scotsman playing a Scottish Duck), but his voice-over will take some getting used to. It might be interesting to note that while David Tennant played the 10th Doctor on 'Doctor Who', Alan Young was also connecting to time travel in the 1960's classic 'The Time Machine'. Also (to put a smile on your face) while Alan Young was the star of the 1961-1966 series 'Mister Ed', David Tennant is incredibly allergic to horses.