Review of Skyland

Skyland (2005–2007)
8/10
If this is the future...
7 June 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Alright, four of those eight stars were for animation, you got me. However, lets examine the show more closely. The plot is that the Earth in the near future (as opposed to the far future of Futurama's 3000) 'shatters' into pieces, and humans somehow survive this, creating 'blocks' of land under control of the 'Sphere' group. Sound complex? Not really. Think 3D cartoon version of Star Wars but without the copyright infringements. In fact, hearing the music and seeing the way the ships are portrayed (some even resembling SW vessels) you will definitely hark back a tad. Mila and Mahad are brother and sister, their mother captured by the supposedly evil Sphere, a ruling society apparently led by a man and his assistant, who constantly try to track down M and M, but 'keep them alive', a bit of a joke since the Sphere has plenty of power, this is like SW. However, the main reason for conflict is the Sphere's stealing of water, in fact water is the thing that started all the fighting in the first place, the rebel Pirates trying to obtain their own. As for enjoyability, it isn't a comedy, and gets all emotional at times (seriously- it's water) but all in all a good effort, and hopefully we can learn from this that good graphics equal excuses for bad plots. I must say a continuation would be like continuing SW. There's really no need, and i can't see hardcore cults springing up for this one. Perhaps in the future shows could be made with the effects of their cancellation in mind, but there's no need for this one to go on too far.
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