So at first upon hearing about this show,I was excited. Then I was reluctant after seeing the first teaser. As an avid buyer and reader of the Freak Brothers comics in my youth snd young adult life, I could hear this wasn't going to be what my mind's ear heard when reading them. Fat Freddy was all wrong, Phineas was ok, and I thought they came the closest with Freewheeling Franklin. I pretty much ignored any further updates on this series after that.
That said, I decided to give the series a watch, not expecting much. I was mildly surprised when I found myself laughing at a few parts in the 1st episode. Sure, the premise of Rip Van Winkling for fifty years, and having several houses built over their basement over that time is stupid, but it's a comic. It works to get them into the modern age. They do a fair job of having the brothers interact with the new original characters, and they toss out some Easter eggs in every episode.
It seems many of the negative reviews like to focus on the cat. No, it isn't 'Fat Freddy's Cat', it's 'Kitty', and is presented as such. It seems to really get under the skin of a lot of fragile males that the cats gender was changed. It's not a big deal really.
Is this show exactly like the comics of old? No, and anyone going into this with those expectations will be severely disappointed as seen by the severely negative reviews here. I had my doubts, but I found it to be quite entertaining, and it presented itself better than I expected. I loved the dynamics between the sisters, and I have a new favorite cartoon character! Gretchen!
That said, I decided to give the series a watch, not expecting much. I was mildly surprised when I found myself laughing at a few parts in the 1st episode. Sure, the premise of Rip Van Winkling for fifty years, and having several houses built over their basement over that time is stupid, but it's a comic. It works to get them into the modern age. They do a fair job of having the brothers interact with the new original characters, and they toss out some Easter eggs in every episode.
It seems many of the negative reviews like to focus on the cat. No, it isn't 'Fat Freddy's Cat', it's 'Kitty', and is presented as such. It seems to really get under the skin of a lot of fragile males that the cats gender was changed. It's not a big deal really.
Is this show exactly like the comics of old? No, and anyone going into this with those expectations will be severely disappointed as seen by the severely negative reviews here. I had my doubts, but I found it to be quite entertaining, and it presented itself better than I expected. I loved the dynamics between the sisters, and I have a new favorite cartoon character! Gretchen!