Hi everybody, and welcome back to my yearly entry were I talk about the TV shows I binged watched throughout the year, and I do it every summer and end of the year to tell you all what shows I watched. As you can tell, my entries on Letterboxd haven’t been as frequent as last year, and this is because I watched a lot more TV shows, and I’m gonna talk about all of them right here, in order of when I watched them. Now before we get into anything, I like to say a few things. I will be excluding Ted here, because I’ve already talked about it as it has its own Letterboxd page, but that show got renewed for another season, so who knows if it’ll be removed. There also can be some dark jokes in this, and if can’t handle them, skip over to another part. And if I make a joke that upsets you, I apologize. I mean you no harm, and it’s just me being edgy. With that out of the way, let’s get started. 

Breaking Bad: I gave this show a rewatch after watching it 3 years ago, and I think it’s still amazing, and deserves to be my second favorite show of all time, behind BoJack Horseman. There are so many great things about the show. From the smart writing, believable acting, subtle symbolism, beautiful cinematography (with some of the best shots I’ve seen in a live action product), likable and well rounded characters, intense action scenes, to the powerful commentary, there’s a lot of things to appreciate about it. It’s a show that manages to stay relevant today, as the themes are more prevalent in modern society more than ever before, which makes it pretty eerie. It deserves to be one of the best shows of all time, and I recommend you go and check it out, even if you’ve seen it already. 10/10.

Better Call Saul: Gave this one a rewatch after Breaking Bad, and I don’t have a lot to say about it. The cinematography was fantastic, and so was the acting, but for me, I don’t think it comes close to Breaking Bad levels of good. Not to say that this is a bad show, it’s a great show. I would recommend this if you like Breaking Bad. 8/10.

Hazbin Hotel: Now I did hear about the pilot episode when it first came out, but I never got around to watching it. 2 years after it came out, I watched it, alongside Vivienne Medrano’s other series, Helluva Boss, and I thought they were fantastic. They had some great characters and interesting lore behind it all, making you wonder what secrets could lie ahead. After watching this show, it was somewhat of a disappointment, but good nonetheless. I thought the voice was solid, the writing was decent, and the animation was smooth, but think this show just kind of feels all over the place in terms of themes and plot. This is probably due to the pacing, which was somewhat too fast for my brain to process, but it’s not Mario movie levels. I do think some of the themes were explored somewhat decently, but they could get abandoned shortly after, in favor of other plot lines. Overall, this was a pretty good show, and if you’re not a fan of this kind of show, that’s fine. 7/10.

Robot Chicken: Now, for many years, I’ve seen so many sketches from this show on YouTube, and it probably served as an influence on some of its content, like SuperMarioLogan, who we don’t talk about. This show does something that has been in my mind for so long, which is make family friendly characters or characters intended for a younger audience, like SpongeBob, Mario, Dora, Disney, Scooby Doo and so much more do explicit, dark, edgy, politically incorrect, and violent things. This is something that I’ve been fascinated by for so long, and it’s for this reason that many people know about this show. However, I’ve never seen a single essay video about it, and if no one will review it, then I’ll do it myself. I finally watched the show, and I thought it was great. It’s definitely different from all the other sketch comedy shows like Saturday Night Live, and I would prefer this over that. Apart of this reason is that the sketches are much more personal and thought out, rather than just “look how clever we’re being” like a lot of comedy is now. I find this show hilarious, as it’s not only something that I would make if I ever did a TV show, but it’s also due to the animation. This is a stop motion show, and the character models are made from action figures of pre-existing characters, but the show does have its own unique models for its original characters. It gives the impression that you’re playing with toys, which is fitting for what the show mainly does, which is to parody and satirize pop culture, specifically anything that’s popular with audiences, or something the writers enjoy (like Star Wars). The show does this by having family friendly characters, pop culture icons, or anything else that the writers enjoy being put into dark and absurd situations, which is mainly done as a way to make the questions that the writers ask when watching these properties come true. They ask stuff like “what if Dora was mentally unstable as a teenager,” “what if the Krabby Patty secret formula was cannibalism,” and “what if Scooby Doo was in Friday the 13th?”. The show brings these questions to life in such a smart and bombastic way, finally getting to see our little shower thoughts come to life. There always a sketch from this show that’s gonna stick in your head. Unlike in one show which we’ll talk about in a moment, this show uses family friendly characters doing edgy things correctly, mainly for parody, and unlike modern Family Guy, you can just turn your brain off and enjoy, because it was designed to be that. Also, the original characters are great and memorable, with one of my favorites in this show being Emperor Palpatine, voiced by Seth MacFarlane. The sketches that have him in them make me laugh my ass off for how wild and outrageous he’s portrayed as. I think about him a lot, and it’s thanks to the voice performance of Seth MacFarlane, and might be one of my favorite roles of his. Overall, this was a great show to watch, and I recommend if you want your fantasies to come true. 8/10.

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: I was pretty curious to check this out, because the “free real estate” meme and that song “I sit down when I pee” which my brother and I sang as kids, mainly a Minecraft animated video that used it came from this show. Watching this, I thought it was one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen. I’ve never seen a TV show like it, and I think it was ahead of its time in terms of humor. The way the show is shot stands out from the rest, looking more homemade and cheep, allowing the comedy to stick the landing. There are so many weird things that happen in the show, and characters who don’t feel like anything from any other show. This is like entering into another dimension, and gives off that feeling so well. There are even some recognizable actors in this show, like John C. Reilly, Bob Odenkirk, Zach Galifianakis, Will Forte, Rainn Wilson, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Jeff Goldblum, and so much more. It allows the show to be unpredictable and there are moments in the show that are so absurd that they never leave your head. This was definitely a unique experience for me, and I would recommend you go and check it out. 9/10.

The Eric Andre Show: I had a great time watching this show, and it was such a blast to watch. There’s so many funny moments and scenes that are stuck in my mind, that I can’t find one. There’s a lot of effort put into the humor, and the way the guests get uncomfortable is extremely entertaining to watch. I would rather watch this than any other talk show out there, because this one has effort unlike those. 9/10.

Game of Thrones: I know this show is popular and loved by a lot of people, but I didn’t think it was that great. I thought that the narrative just got repetitive and formulaic to the point where I just lost interest. The finale sucked, and you could tell that the writers just wanted to move on to other things. I’ve seen some people say that this is the highest body count for a show and is very violent, but I disagree. I just think there are far more violent shows out there, like The Boys, and shows with a higher body count, like Robot Chicken and Rick and Morty. This is just one of those shows I called overrated, despite some appreciable elements. 6/10. 

Avatar: The Last Airbender (live action 2024): Now some people were excited about this show because of it being Avatar and such, but for me, I was one of those doubtful people. Not because of “Wokeness” or anything, but because did we really need another live action Avatar, because M. Night Shyamalan proved that it doesn’t work. It boggles my mind that Netflix decided to make this because of the popularity of its source material, without any real understanding as to why. Of course, the company does make mistakes, but it’s the biggest they’ve did, next to 13 Reasons Why and Cuties. This show is basically doing what the Disney live action remakes do, which is to bank off your nostalgia and tell the same story, but with some changes being made, which makes it much worse. People are of course going to eat it up like a bag of rot cocaine, only because of name sake, moments, easter eggs and references to the original series being there. I’m not going to let those fool me into liking this show, because this is a pretty horrible series that looks at its source material in a superficial and shallow way. It’s narrative is the same as the original, only for it to feel rushed and feeling like the spark notes version of it. It also makes the origin of Aang the beginning of the series, and makes the mystery of his character in the original seem more shameful. In the original, with Aang’s origins revealed in later episodes, it makes what he did terrible but forgiving, as he actually redeems himself by really doing what he should’ve done all along. Here however, when his origins are shown, it kind of makes him unlikable in execution, making you ponder if we can root for him. The themes that get explored like sexism and choice making, are poorly done, because there’s no build up to them. In the original series, they were build up from previous episodes, like sexism, where Katara calls out Sokka for his treatment of her and other girls, which leads to them discovering Aang in the first place. When she gets oppressed with sexism again, she gets incredibly demanding and angry that their sexist ways must stop. Here however, they kind of just show up, and Katara goes “This is ridiculous. Why is this happening? Who allowed this?,” and just like doesn’t get angry in the slightest. The Barbie movie also did this, and doesn’t feel realistic as to how women would react when facing this situation. I have no idea how people think that how the Barbie movie deals with sexism is well handled, because to me, sexism is a dark topic that needs to be presented as dark and grim. The references to the show feel random, forced in, and sometimes laughable, like that one scene where Katara’s grandma talks about the prophecy, because it’s literally the intro to the original series. While the child actors did their best with the materials given, Avatar: The Last Airbender (live action 2024) is an unnecessary, superficial, and shallow look at its source material and what made it so alive in the first place. If you’re a fan of the original series, I recommend to never check this show out. 2/10.

Community: We live in a world with movies and TV shows that use meta humor because people like that stuff, which is the case with Velma, She-Hulk, and the Barbie movie. Community, from Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon, is how to use this kind of humor correctly. This is one of the smartest TV shows ever written, as it not only has some great self awareness, but also sincerity and heart. The characters maybe somewhat horrible people and do horrible things, but the show knows this and they learn a lesson by the end of the day. The best episodes of this show are when it goes experimental and tries to do something TV shows never done before. The meta humor in this isn’t used for the sake of it, but rather to be much more thematic and fitting for the plots and characters. One of those contributing factors to the humor and the show itself is the character, Abed. Abed is one of the best characters I’ve seen in a TV show, as he’s not only likable, but also relatable, especially for me. You see, Abed is implied to have autism, which is something I have myself. The things Abed does in the show is accurate to how autistic people like me act, but taken to comedic places. He has a special interest, which is movies, like I do, using them to understand the world around him. Because of this, he’s the main source of the show’s meta humor, commenting on the tropes and cliches of movies and TV, whenever he’s in a similar situation. Unlike in one show which is about to come up, the tropes that are pointed out actually exist, with them being more loving and sincere. Despite seasons 4-6 being weaker than the previous, those did had their moments, and somewhat stay true to the first three. The show ended where it needed to end, and knew that a seventh season wouldn’t work at all. The acting is also memorable, with Donald Glover, Danny Pudi, Ken Jeong, Chevy Chase, and others bringing their characters to life in such memorable ways. A show filled with mind blowing meta jokes, sincere heart, and strong, likable, well developed and entertaining characters, Community is one of the funniest and most mind blowing shows to have ever been conceived, and is now one of my favorite shows of all time. While you can still feel its influence on the industry, nothing has come close to this show’s levels of writing and comedic brilliance. 9/10.

Sonic X: I don’t have much to say about it other than, it’s boring. 3/10.

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Velma season 2: Guess who’s back. Back again. Velma’s back. Tell a friend. Guess who’s back. Guess who’s back. Guess who’s back. Guess who’s back. Guess who’s back. My archenemy has returned, like Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons to douche through the snow, driving her Hummer, which she doesn’t even need, because she’s only a lesbian gal. Mindy Kaling has become my Dinkleberg, someone who has everything and makes you feel jealous. I’ve made no secret that I called Velma the worst TV show I genuinely have ever seen, and no other TV show will ever top it. An insult to the Scooby Doo franchise, this show is so bad, that lawyers are making reasonable arguments for their clients that their crime maybe horrible, but at least they didn’t make Velma or Cuties. And in the remotest parts of South East Asia, it is still considered the number one preferred form of execution. It’s such a disgrace that I would put it up there with every terrible historical event that you can possibly think of, just to show how monumentally terrible it is. Velma is so bad, that I wanted to put a shotgun in my mouth and blow my own brains out just thinking about it. Everything about the first season sucked ass from its horrible comedy to the unlikable as fuck characters that would be my targets if I ever were a hitman, like Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Man, and I would put the main character on trial Beau is Afraid style, then sacrifice the other characters Midsommar style. Not only is it a half ass show without Scooby Doo, but it’s also a down right mean spirited and cringe fest into someone’s poisoned outlook as to what modern society, adult animation, Hollywood entertainment, and teenage culture is. 

Unfortunately, this show was successful on its release, with it being the highest viewed original animated series on Max, and now because of that, this diabolical series has a second season, and here it is. Velma is the 13 Reasons Why of animation and everything wrong with modern entertainment, but the fact that this show has a second season is baffling. Why would they do this? This was like when 13 Reasons Why was green lit for three more seasons, despite causing youth suicide rates to go up upon the first season’s release, but yet again, they allowed Cuties on their platform. This makes you realize that Warner Bros. is a mess in terms of production and management. They had no idea what they were doing with the DCEU and now treat animation like it’s nothing and even cancelled several projects that would’ve been interesting to see, especially Coyote vs. ACME. I mean back in 2022, they cancelled a whole bunch of animated shows and removed them from Max, which includes J. G. Quintel’s Close Enough, a series that I really liked and what I call criminally underrated. That show was the whole reason why I wanted Max in the first place back when it came out in 2020, when it was first called HBO Max. Man that was a bad year. Now with it gone, I have to ask myself “what was the point in getting it in the first place?,” but yet again, they do have other stuff I could watch, like The Sopranos and Regular Show, so what? Max has some of the most hated animated shows in recent years like this show, Santa Inc, and The Prince, which all have some of the lowest ratings for TV shows on IMDb, which is saying a lot. They removed a lot of smart, clever and well liked products for tax write offs, and allow shit like those shows to get made. One executive even at one point said that The Flash (2023) was so good, that it’ll make you forgive Ezra Miller, which is stupid. It really goes to show how Warner Bros. is the worst studio in the industry right now, and are worse than Disney and Universal in my opinion, because at least they somewhat try with what they make (mostly), and give at least their projects somewhat of a chance. I say “somewhat” because they’ve been running their franchises (Star Wars, Marvel, Jurassic Park, and many others into the ground with identity politics or wanting to cash in on the popularity). Well, now that this fucking a-hole of a teenager is back with her douchebag “friends” to solve another mystery, the end of humanity is near. Like last time, we’ll be talking about this show in segments, starting with the most important element of any film, TV show or video game.

The story

The best word I can describe the story is fucking shit. This season of Velma commits one of the biggest sins of sequels and newer seasons, rehashing the plot of the first time. This season has similar plot elements to the first, such as a serial killer on the loose, a character suffering from panic attacks, a mystery that takes forever to solve, and so much more. All of this results in a predictable narrative that makes you want the twist to just be revealed already. It’s like if the writers didn’t know what to do with this season and just took plot elements from the first to get ideas. This also introduces some signature elements from the Scooby Doo franchise like the supernatural and even something else, but unlike in previous Scooby Doo projects, this feels weak in comparison. It can also be conveniently solved with some random thing for the plot and has a lack of foreshadowing with the twist. In addition, character arcs are often forgotten, which we’ll get to in a bit. It’s funny how She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is a better show than this, and did you know that show was created by the same person who wrote the “Pickle Rick” episode of Rick and Morty? Yeah, I don’t have much else to say about the plot, so I’m just gonna jump right into the worst thing about the show. 

The comedy

It sucks. Every joke in this show failed so hard. None of them made me laugh and makes me want to Hannah Baker myself. It does the same style of humor the first season did, like the meta humor, which is still annoying like last time. The characters still commentate on everything just for the sake of being addressed, like how 80s references are getting annoying and Gen X people can’t grow up, how people can get corrupted by money with one musical number, and other shit that has left my brain. There’s an entire episode where the characters get into detention and make references to The Breakfast Club, and also make other meta stuff. Also at the end of that episode, there’s these Japanese people watching the show, and then the camera zooms in on them as they stare at it. What was the point of that? To poke fun at the audience for being “racist” or “sexist” or some shit? It’s just pointless. Every character in this show talks like Abed from Community, but it worked in that show because he was the only character that used this type of humor. When every other character does this, it results in everyone feeling the same, and lack of any diverse personality. The commentary humor is also back and is even lazier and still pandering than last time, like Hollywood nowadays. The show commentates on toxic masculinity, rich people, sexism, sexual harassment or assault, social media, and other shit that Americans are struggling with, and it has nothing constructive to say about anything it’s talking about. The Ted show released this year (and is worth the Peacock subscription for) did commentary humor better because it just went all out with the subjects it’s talking about and pushed the boundaries of today. Velma on the other hand does the opposite, as there’s nothing that feels boundary pushing, even by today’s standards. There’s also some random humor that didn’t make any sense, even by its own standards, such as during a chase scene in one episode, where Velma, her dad, and her “friends” were being chased by a military guy, and for some reason, the vehicles they used changed all of a sudden. Sure, some can say that spoof movies use this kind of humor, but those didn’t take themselves seriously, which is what made the randomness work in those, but this takes itself more seriously, which makes you scratch your head. Also the show does references to its source material and other shit, which all are insulting and suck ass. Funny how 13 Reasons Why is a better show than this. Yeah, that’s all I gotta say about the humor, and now it’s time for…

The characters 

I’ve been waiting to say this but this show is just a shitty version of Community, and an even worse version of Big Mouth. At least with Big Mouth, it does have some appreciable aspects, and unlike in Community, where the characters are likable, and the plots are well written, every character in this show is horrible, and we’re going to explore why, starting with the title character. Velma, like last time, is unlikable as hell. She’s basically Jeff, Britta, and Abed from Community but if they were put into the wrong hands. She doesn’t have the charm or likability of those characters, and lacks any character arc and never learns any lesson in the end like those characters do. She hasn’t changed one bit and still does the things she did in the previous season, like being an asshole, and acting like she’s the most important person in the world. In this season, she’s now a popular girl, turning her into Oscar from Shark Tale, and as one reviewer said in a Shark Tale review, “we’re watching a douchebag become a famous douchebag.” She also reminds me of Gary Smith from the video game Bully, but is poorly written and is the main character. She still constantly addresses things and never shuts up, making you want to murder her. Also she still judges body types, like when she swaps bodies with Daphne, she immediately comments on how attractive she looks. She’s also still a hypocrite as she said that she hated rich people, but easily gets tricked into enjoying the rich life, and doesn’t learn anything. What great character development, am I right? Also in the last episode, she becomes a ghost after being killed by a character we’ll get to in a bit, and I was like “Yippee, Velma‘s dead! Let’s celebrate like we got Bin Laden and we blow up the Death Star! I hope another season never comes,” but we get a teaser for a possible third season, revealing that there’s a way to revive her, but it can only be done on Halloween or something. I wish this show was over, but no!!! This show needs to keep going so we can get more people angry and lead to millions of deaths around the world.

Velma’s parents are more relevant in the plot, but they’re not likable at all, and even one dimensional. One plot hole I like to point out is that how does anyone not notice Velma’s dad out in public during his house arrest? He got out of the house so easily and no one ever notices that he’s out in public? Even Ant-Man and the Wasp, despite being mediocre, was much better written than this. We also get a twist with Velma’s step mom that she’s actually been working with the military to study “meddling kids” and know them more or some shit. This just ruins what we’ve known about her from the previous season, and is pretty ridiculous if you think about it. It’s like if the writers wrote this twist out of a hat. She also went by the name “Uncle S.CO.O.B.I.,” which I found insulting. Not much to say about Velma’s birth mom, as she doesn’t get much to do in the narrative for most of the time. 

Daphne also sucks, and still is the same character like last time. She’s still the bitch that she was the previous season and is an asshole to her girlfriend Velma, making you wish these two broke up. They don’t deserve to be together, and I wish that she would be in a relationship with douchebag, which we’ll get to in a bit. If you want to see a well written gay couple, watch Disenchantment. That show has an incredible gay couple who deserve to be together because they show real love and affection for each other. It’s ashamed how gay characters get represented in Hollywood, as it’s only done to get people from both sides talking, and this is a bad way to represent these people. This relationship tells viewers that even if you don’t like someone, you must stay in that relationship because it’s lovely to see gay people, which is toxic. 

Daphne’s current parents don’t do much in the plot, and her birth parents only show up in a dream that Daphne has to “discover herself,” and I used air quotes because she doesn’t discover anything about herself. It just proves how the writers are narratively illiterate. Also Velma has this too and it doesn’t affect her character whatsoever. 

Norville is still the least unlikable out of all the characters, but isn’t all that likable. He’s Troy from Community, but not funny. He experiences panic attacks like Velma did in the first season, but they can be stopped by him eating snacks, which is kind of insensitive to people who go through this. His panic attacks revolve around him seeing Fred not forgiving him after killing his mom, who was trying to kill them in the first place, and than he hallucinates Fred’s mom, who turns out to be a ghost, which is just so dumb and confusing if you think about it. There are still drug jokes surrounding him and they failed. He’s also still a simp and still likes Velma, but also likes the hot girls, who now use skateboards to move around with them still being in jars. Doesn’t this remind me of that one episode of Community? Yeah not much to say. 

Norville’s parents don’t get to do much in the show, but his grandma (who has been presumed dead in the first season) has a major role in the plot, with her secretly working on Project S.CO.O.B.I. and used as a plot device. Not much to say.

Fred still sucks like last time and is still the same like the other characters. He’s like Chang and Pierce from Community, but without any of the charm of those characters, given by Chevy Chase and Ken Jeong. This time the show makes jokes about him being catholic, and as someone who used to be one, this feels insulting and offensive. He also hates Norville for killing his mom, but easily forgives him just because. Despite allegedly grieving her, he reveals that he hated her, making his grief pointless. Yeah not much to say like others.

Fred’s parents have some activity like the ghost of his mom and his dad getting into a relationship with Velma’s mom for forced romance. Yada yada yada, not much to say, moving the fuck on.

We get introduced to two new characters, Amber (the Caleb from Big Mouth of the show), the non-binary douchebag and child of Hex Girl member, Thorn, who’s just the typical goth character who does stereotypical goth things like witch craft, wearing black clothes, and other shit. They’re (yes, I have to use pronouns so I don’t get assassinated by the PC police) one dimensional and has not much to them. The second new character we get introduced to is, not Scooby Jew (Robot Chicken reference) but Scrappy Doo, who is the serial killer in the show, and is voiced by Jason Mantzoukas, who I think is underrated and someone who I enjoy in a lot of stuff he’s in. He’s great as Mr. Ross in Regular Show: The Movie, Alex in Close Enough, that one teacher in that one episode of Community, and that one guy in The Dictator, but this is one of his weakest roles, like with Big Mouth. The fact that they didn’t bring in Scooby but Scrappy instead is pretty baffling, as Scrappy is more hated. It’s also unoriginal for him to be a villain, as he was in the live action James Gunn movie. The way they explain how he got his name was also dumb, as the name Scrappy is a mixing of “Shitty Crappy.” Yeah that’s all I have to say about the characters, and after comparing this to Community for a lot of the time, I just found out that the mayor character is voiced by Jim Rash, who also played Dean Pelton in Community, which I find insane. It’s crazy how Santa, Inc. is a better show than this. Let’s just get this over with. 

Conclusion 

It’s funny how the worst Family Guy episodes and the American Dad! episode “American Fung” are all better than this. Did you know that the minutes before I started watching season 2, I listened to Björk’s “I Remember You” to get ready, similar to that one guy back in the 90s. Now to answer this question, was anything from the first season improved here? No. Nothing. Nothing at all. The show is still doing the same old shit it did the first time, proving that the writers haven’t learned anything at all. Similar to modern Family Guy, this show isn’t going to improve no matter what it does or how hard it tries, because the writers don’t care about legit criticism or improving anything. They want to do the same old shit because to them, it speaks gold. Hollywood writers, producers, and directors today see critics and audiences as “racist,” “sexist,” or “homophobic,” but are trying to damage control the problems their projects have. They have taken liberal ideals and self awareness for granted so much that they’ve destroyed the purpose of them in the first place. They’re now so out of touch that they’ve lost sight of how to entertain an audience, because they focus on diversity and progressivism too much. This show proves that just because you’re diverse, doesn’t mean you’re being progressive or making things better, and despite the first season getting a lot of traction, this one didn’t really had much. 2024 had many crappy things released so far, like Madame Web, the live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series on Netflix, Kung Fu Panda 4, and especially Megamind vs the Doom Syndicate, with so far the best of the year being Helldivers II, which is a great game to play with your friends. This by far is the worst released this year, behind Megamind 2, and I just hope that there will be that one movie or show that can save this year from being a dumpster fire. Who knows what it could be, from Deadpool & Wolverine (possibly) to Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and especially Joker: Folie à Deux, you never know what could save this year. I hope a season three of Velma doesn’t get greenlit, and that live action Scooby Doo show reportedly in the works at Netflix won’t renew my interest in this franchise, because I just don’t care about it anymore, and so do many. If you want to watch anything Scooby Doo related that has been recently released, then go watch the SNL sketch with Jake Gyllenhaal, as that is actually funny, smart, and avoids any sign of meta humor. Should you watch this season? Scooby Dooby and Yabba Dabba Don’t! It’s better off to just move on with your life. 1/10.

Invincible season 2 part 2: I enjoyed this half of the season, and I got what I wanted. I like one part in the show that I won’t spoil. Don’t have much to say. This was something I needed after watching the second season of Velma. 9/10.

Family Guy season 22: Seth MacFarlane said in a recent interview where he reflects on the show’s 25 year history that he thinks that there’s no point in ending the series because it’s popular. People still love it and quote it all the time, but let me ask you something. What are the common lines people quote? Well, according to Alex Borstein, whenever people see her, they said “diarrhea” and “who wants chowder,” which are from the first 6 seasons, which proves my point that not only this show’s continuing decline in quality, but also feels somewhat scripted, because you can tell they said that to cover up the fact the real reason why the show is going to continue for the near future is that Fox is holding the writers at gunpoint with snipers pointing at their heads, saying that if there’s no more seasons, they’ll all be killed. People these days don’t actually watch Family Guy, but instead watch clips of the show recommended on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, or whatever social media platform they have, and especially laugh at everything like a 7 year old boy. If you actually watch the show, especially the later seasons, you’ll realize that it isn’t that good. This season still has a lot to the stuff modern Family Guy has, like flanderized characters, comedy that’s written at expense of its own audience, and “satire” that has nothing to say about anything it’s satirizing. The Family Guy of today feels out of touch, something that appeals to shallow Hollywood celebrities, and Facebook levels of amusement. It’s like if the show is self aware because it thinks the audience is too dumb and easily amused. Family Guy is modern society’s dopamine, using it as a way to find entertainment, rather than trying to find shows and movies with actual substance. While this may work for Robot Chicken, it’s designed to be that way because it’s a sketch comedy show and there’s not much narrative to it. Family Guy is somewhat more plot driven, which does leave more to be desired. While this season does have its moments, there’s not much that can save the series at this point, even for the foreseeable future. 4/10.

The Sopranos: I decided to watch this show for how popular it was, and I thought it was amazing. The storylines are well paced, the writing is clever, and the characters have their own journeys for us to get invested in. There are some moments that are buried into my memory, and won’t be leaving anytime soon. Overall, this deserves to be one of the best shows of all time. 9/10.

Well, that’s all I got to talk about. I’m currently watching Aqua Teen Hunger Force at the time of writing this, and I’m planning on watching a few more. I kind of feel like taking a break to relax my head, but who knows. Not much to say. Bye, have a beautiful time.