cobl04
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So yeah, I am really loving Bojack Horseman. A few episodes into season two now after I joined up to Netflix (oh my god what an invention). Takes a wee while to get going but really hits its strides ep eight of season one; when Bojack (Will Arnett is fantastic in this role, easily the best thing I've seen him in since Arrested Development, and made me happy after seeing him wasted in that awful show where he moves in with his mum) visits his former best mate and colleague Herb, who is dying of cancer. They end up having a big fight because Herb doesn't forgive Bojack for abandoning him at his lowest ebb. And that's where I started to really like it. He's sort of the bizarro-Walter White; a character you start out hating for being an arsehole but come to like as he begins to show signs of growth. He's still an arsehole of course, but there's some complexity there, there's some relatable themes in the avoidance, the indulgence to distract, etc.
It's also well-animated, pulls off its animals-and-humans-together world with ease, self-awareness and a touch of irony, has some great music (aside from fucking Grouplove doing the credits theme, fuck me does that sound send me into a rage), really cool intro titles (they remind me a lot of Mad Men actually). Aaron Paul is great as Todd, his wide-eyed character makes a great comic foil. Alison Brie is perfect in every way and so of course I love her as Diane, although I hope her character gets some more development, and she leaves Mr Peanut Butter, cos he's a fuckin douche, although well-played by Paul F Tompkins. There's a MASSIVE range of impressive (ie actually good people) guest voices, Joel McHale and Lisa Kudrow in the episode I just watched alone, alongside Colbert, JK Simmons, Wyatt Cenac, Ken Jeong, Jean-Ralphio, Olivia Wilde, John Krasinski, as well as a heap of A-list celebs playing themselves.
It's also pretty fucking funny. This shit makes me laugh out loud.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMV8btPW4wU
Anyone else watching?
It's also well-animated, pulls off its animals-and-humans-together world with ease, self-awareness and a touch of irony, has some great music (aside from fucking Grouplove doing the credits theme, fuck me does that sound send me into a rage), really cool intro titles (they remind me a lot of Mad Men actually). Aaron Paul is great as Todd, his wide-eyed character makes a great comic foil. Alison Brie is perfect in every way and so of course I love her as Diane, although I hope her character gets some more development, and she leaves Mr Peanut Butter, cos he's a fuckin douche, although well-played by Paul F Tompkins. There's a MASSIVE range of impressive (ie actually good people) guest voices, Joel McHale and Lisa Kudrow in the episode I just watched alone, alongside Colbert, JK Simmons, Wyatt Cenac, Ken Jeong, Jean-Ralphio, Olivia Wilde, John Krasinski, as well as a heap of A-list celebs playing themselves.
It's also pretty fucking funny. This shit makes me laugh out loud.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMV8btPW4wU
Anyone else watching?