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Over forty-four years ago, on September 3, 1980, the series finale of the now-classic Rose of Versailles, entitled “Adieu, My Beloved Oscar,” aired on Japanese television. It depicted revolutionary leader Louis Saint-Just telling an assembly of Frenchmen, in 1792, that “the King’s own existence is itself an unforgivable crime” and “The King is the crime!” […]
On December 13th, fellow writer Jean Henegan published Pop Culture Maniacs‘ annual Top Ten TV shows list. I decided to put together my own list of my top ten animated series for 2023. I’ll be focusing only on Western animated series, not anime or films. Like Jean pointed out, this year, for television, was tumultuous, […]
Futurama is a mature animated sitcom with elements from the sci-fi and comedy drama genres. The original series aired from 1999 to 2003, then 2008 to 2013. Matt Groening, the mind behind The Simpsons and Disenchantment, created this series. He developed it with David X. Cohen. Both were executive producers along with Ken Keeler and […]
Disenchantment is a mature animated adventure fantasy. Well-known animation producer Matt Groening created the series and co-developed it with Josh Weinstein, who also worked on The Simpsons. Groening and Weinstein are executive producers, along with Rough Draft Studios Vice President Claudia Katz, writer Eric Horstead, writer and producer Bill Oakley, and former Writers Guild of […]
In December 2020, I wrote that there is “hope in the future for diverse storylines and expanded representation,” adding that there is “a lot to look forward to in 2021 in terms of animated series…[which] will undoubtedly affect the ongoing war between streaming platforms for more subscribers, profits for themselves, and film distribution itself.” That […]
In recent years, demons have graced TV screens, from Vivienne Medrano’s two interrelated web series, Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel, to Castlevania on Netflix, and are set to premiere in the upcoming series Satina and Far-Fetched. One such series brings this to the fore: a funny slice-of-life Japanese anime series named The Great Jahy Will […]
Disenchantment returns for a third part and doubles down on the mystery and world-building. Part Three picks up where Part Two left off: Bean, Elfo, and Luci survive being burnt at the stake and find themselves in the underground world of the Trøgs. Odval and Arch Druidess have taken over Dreamland and plan to turn the […]
After a wait of just over a year Disenchantment is back for a second part and shows that the series has matured – along with its characters. Dreamland has fallen: King Zøg (John DiMaggio) has been betrayed by his resurrected wife, Dagmar (Sharon Horgan), and the citizens have been turned to stone. Dagmar has taken her daughter, Princess Tiabeanie, AKA Bean (Abbi Jacobson) […]
Matt Groening took us to the future with Futurama, he explores the present with The Simpsons, now he takes us back to the past with his highly anticipated Netflix show Disenchantment. In the kingdom of Dreamland Princess Tiabeanie AKA Bean (Abbi Jacobson) is the unruly teenage daughter of King Zøg (John DiMaggio). She likes to spend her time going to the […]