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Bluey: Stumpfest (2020)
Unpopular Opinion: The Moms AREN'T Drunk
I don't understand how EVERYONE believes Chilli and Aunt Trixie are drunk...they heckle and act silly towards Bandit, Uncle Stripe, and Pat while drinking lemonade. But, from my honest observation, they don't appear tipsy, they don't talk incoherently, and they don't act inappropriately when getting their nails done by the girls. They're acting silly and sober.
If they were drunk, why would they promote their behaviors in a KIDS show?
If they were drunk, wouldn't it be more obvious to the OTHER sober adults that they are under the influence?
If they were drunk, how is Chilli able to genuinely explain to Bluey about her keeping a promise to her dad and understanding her dad's version of playing a game?
As far as the "spiked" lemonade is concerned, BLUEY had the idea of making lemonade "another game to play" with the girls. THEY brought out the lemonade to the men, so isn't it possible that they made it too sour, too sugary, or used a different ingredient, like warm water instead of cold, or salt instead of sugar???
Yes, Chilli and Aunt Trixie drank lemonade, but maybe they made a batch for them and the girls BEFORE the men did Stumpfest. In that case, why would they let the girls drink spiked lemonade??? Maybe the moms helped or monitored the girls making lemonade for the men after they completed the task.
This series is wholesome, hilarious, and incredibly relatable for families, BUT it is geared toward CHILDREN. Why would Ludo Studios promote drunkenness??? Y'all need to let kids' shows STAY kids' shows, and keep adult situations out of them, for real life 😔
Spidey and His Amazing Friends (2021)
Watching it, but not by choice
My kids love watching it, even getting inspired to be a superhero like them to defeat the baddies. As a parent that HAS to sit through it, it's decent for a kids show...but there's other shows I would prefer to watch instead, because, "Oh look, another tv series where are the heroes are kids who save the day, villains are power hungry and only get a slap on the wrist, and adults are bumbling idiots who never get why they're kids are gone as the heroes show up."
I enjoyed the generation of superhero shows where the baddies get sent to jail or pay for their crimes instead of tying them up in the same spot that they were scheming their plan and never doing anything else with their repercussions. It's the reason why they are MANY baddies to take care of, to keep the series going. It's not so heroes tell the bad guys AGAIN to say, "oh well, you just need to behave better, have a nice day!" When kids get into justice, apparently a pat on the back is the answer, which is unrealistic, anticlimactic, and nauseating, for the real world. It just sets up kid viewers poor expectations to real life IMHO.
Why do the same baddies come back and monologue more than actually doing what they schemed? As a time filler, of course!
Why do the parents of Peter, Gwen, and Miles NEVER recognize their own kid's voices when they talk with them??? Unknown reasons.
Why do adults depend on KIDS to protect the neighborhood instead of taking over and handling the situation or are acting incompetent to do anything??? Idiocy.
Why does everything have to be a "talking through things to resolve the problem???" Feelings matter more than facts.
I just don't get it. I mentally eye roll whenever my kids ask for it, but I give them the opportunity to enjoy it...I just won't be...
Blown Away: Best in Blow (2019)
Politics and Nonconformity Wins over ACTUAL Talent
I tried to enjoy the first season. There were some REALLY cool pieces made. When the contestants put personal touches in their work, it can be really incredible of their sentimentality...OR really nauseating when they spew off political, gender neutralizing, non conformity, "down with the white man" mentality.
I couldn't stand the end result of the first season's finale: Janusz made "Hope" to create the ideal world he wants for his son = AWESOME, cohesive, and elemental.
Deborah made "Meat Me In the Middle," which is an artistic translation of breakfast goods to hate men and put women on a pedestal = REALLY??? A figurative and literal meat market of glass that WINS the competition???
I don't get it. I'm not ignorant; I just don't understand why that feministic meaning had to represent her work. I think the judges awarded her so that a marginalized group (since Deborah claimed to represent EVERY group imaginable to succeed in the show) can get a win over actual talent. I got too frustrated with the end, but hoping the other seasons can prove to me something different.
Bluey (2018)
"Bluey" is an incredibly ingenious show for the whole family!
I'm a 90s kid, and everything is nostalgic for me. Since becoming a mother in 2016, I wanted to find shows that both parents and kids can enjoy together. While there are a great deal out there, they can't compare to the works of this TV show. Each episode is less than 10 min long, and each has GREAT creativity, jokes, imagination, and inspiration that are more realistic vs. majority of shows made.
I honestly wish I was like the parents, Bandit & Chili, because they provide amazing ways to love, play, and educate their pups, Bluey & Bingo. This, in turn, helps us parents watching the show to be more involved and influential to OUR own children in ways we probably didn't think of before. I absolutely LOVE it!!!
My four-year-old son delights in it, I know my baby girl will love it, and even my husband laughs along with Bandit too. This is a show you will ABSOLUTELY keep as a favorite in your watchlist and library!!!
I only pray that it never changes it's formula for visual and educational success; nothing can come close! Thank you creators, artists, directors, voice actors, and all creative geniuses to make this show possible!!!
Spookley the Square Pumpkin (2005)
VERY Loosely Based on the Book
I read this book to my son around Halloween time, and when I saw the movie's thumbnail, I thought we'd give it a try. Now, I enjoy lots of different kids shows and movies, especially ones I've grown up on. However, this one was TERRIBLE from the beginning: the graphics are mind-numbingly poor, the songs unnecessary and annoying, the voice acting nauseating, and the storyline too askew to make up. I don't know what went through the production team's heads to make this movie an awful idea, but I should've been making the decision to be close to book as possible; it REALLY would've made things palatable. Otherwise, I'd have thrown away their pitch.
The book is great at showing us that we all have a purpose, even if we can't picture what it is yet. It also emphasizes the "never judge a book by its cover" cliché, and that we ought to look at the heart of one another instead of how we look externally.
The movie spends its 95% out of its roughly 60 minute (ish) time with filler and deter from the book: there are no main or secondary characters with the bats, spiders, or scarecrow; there are no other vegetables or fruits as characters, no love interests, no olympics, no fires, etc. The farmer doesn't even do what the book's climax does: instead of taking Spookley's unique shape to harvest his seeds and plant new varieties of pumpkin resulting in a beautiful display that people love, he just turns him into a jack-o-lantern...that's it?!?! The only part that's matched to the book is how he got made fun of for his angled shape, but not in sing-song style.
If my son desires to watch this, I catch up on sleep or do something productive away from the TV...I honestly can't stand it...and please note, I LOVE most kids movies and shows, especially ones I've grown up on to pass down and reminisce with my little family. This movie can't be one of them...it's just one I cannot stomach or recommend to anyone...it's seriously THAT bad, but watch at your own risk...it's 60 min that I'll never get back :/
Love Is Blind (2020)
An unrealistic romance drama
The only way I can describe this show best is how Pam Beesly thinks about the possibility of Dwight & Angela's relationship in The Office: "It's like squishing a spider under a book. It's gonna be really gross but I have to look and make sure that it's really dead." Or when she describes the Dundies: " You know what they say about a car wreck where it's so awful you can't look away? The Dundies are like a car wreck that you want to look away, but you have to stare at it because your boss is making you." I will only watch the first season, because I have to see how things end up, despite me hating the show. Is this how people REALLY are???
It started off ok, but I feel the steps made into making any of their relationships work outside of the pods is impossible: they don't see each other until they affirm a proposal to establish an emotional aspect. But then they get thrust into a physical one at the resort, rushing into sexual intimacy, and living together to encourage the unnecessary drama that ensues...between friends, families, and unexpected expectations about how life should be like...making a 30+ day relationship from hi to I do/don't...WAY too rushed!!!
If "Love is Blind," then why are there majority of the contestants physically slim, trim, and attractive people in this show? Most of them are fitness instructors or coaches, so OF COURSE they're going to be used to appeal audiences...and when they see each other, most of the girls are wearing something supremely revealing...maybe in hopes that that will entice their chosen man past the emotional part? Why not wear something flattering or complimenting to their figure if love was "truly blind?" Because this is a worldly show, my bad...
For the contestants who claim to be "church goers," "believers," and "faithful to God," they sure don't abide by the Lord entirely, like engaging in premarital sex, cohabitation, coarse language, drunkenness, etc. You can't be both worldly and spiritual...what exactly are you?
The only relationship I've seen as legit is Cameron & Lauren. They've been more sensible and less-dramatic than the other couples. They actually talk things through when conflicts arise, and aren't completely wishy-washy about who they've chosen as their future spouse. I thought the same about Kenny & Kelly until they approached the altar...what happened there???
The other couples? There's too much doubt, dishonesty, drama, unnecessary fights, awkward moments, and unanswered conflicts. I see they're mostly in the relationship with the question, "What's in it for me? How can he/she benefit me and my future? How good will my sex life be before we say 'I do?' How can he/she show their love for me?" Marriage isn't made that way; otherwise, we'd NEVER be satisfied with our spouse. It's what Barnett's brother told him at the picnic table (paraphrased): "I don't want you to jump into something from how you guys met...marriage isn't just about you, it's what you can do for each other...are you willing to give up everything for her?"
This whole "experiment" is a different approach to building a relationship, but I don't believe it's ideal. So, I won't be recommending this show to anyone.