It's been 20 years since the original Monsters Inc and 8 years since Monsters University. And we've been waiting four years for this show to come out. I watched the first two episodes, and while they were quite solid, they have a few problems. Allow me to break them down.
-Mike and Sulley don't appear that much. Mike is made the new CEO of Monsters Inc, with a new focus on monsters making kids laugh rather than scream. If you watched the original movie, the two had legitimate problems with scaring children, so this development makes sense. So while we do see them, most of the focus is on Tylor, a new employee.
-This wouldn't be a problem, but Tylor isn't that interesting to me. He's very much a blank slate for the viewers to project on, since he's the new guy and is confused about the new initiative by the company to be funny, much like the audience might be.
-The animation. It seems a bit rough at times, but I'll let it slide because TV budgets are way smaller than movie budgets.
-Now let's talk about the things I do like. I like the return of several fan-favorites, such as Roz, Celia Mae, and Smitty and Needleman. There's some unintended comedy in the show that got a good chuckle out of me. And the original jazz theme music is back, as well as the Art Deco style animation for the title card and credits.
This show has a lot of potential despite its flaws, so I will tune in for more episodes.
-Mike and Sulley don't appear that much. Mike is made the new CEO of Monsters Inc, with a new focus on monsters making kids laugh rather than scream. If you watched the original movie, the two had legitimate problems with scaring children, so this development makes sense. So while we do see them, most of the focus is on Tylor, a new employee.
-This wouldn't be a problem, but Tylor isn't that interesting to me. He's very much a blank slate for the viewers to project on, since he's the new guy and is confused about the new initiative by the company to be funny, much like the audience might be.
-The animation. It seems a bit rough at times, but I'll let it slide because TV budgets are way smaller than movie budgets.
-Now let's talk about the things I do like. I like the return of several fan-favorites, such as Roz, Celia Mae, and Smitty and Needleman. There's some unintended comedy in the show that got a good chuckle out of me. And the original jazz theme music is back, as well as the Art Deco style animation for the title card and credits.
This show has a lot of potential despite its flaws, so I will tune in for more episodes.