The Great North

Love Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, and many other members of the cast so I was excited to see this show. I barely got through 3 episodes of this painfully boring, unfunny show before I threw in the towel. The writing is pretty poor, very derivative of very funny Bob's Burgers (funny that some of the reviewers that like this show have their panties in a bunch of that comment, as true as it may be), a kid in a bear suit rather than wearing rabbit ears (hmmmmmmm), it's just not at all funny. With such a great cast it's got to be the writing that is failing.

This show is actually pretty funny. You can't compare it to bob's. I've laughed a lot. Like laughed out loud. Give this show a chance.

This is a good show with sharp writing and the usual beautiful Bento Box animation and great voices. Viewers have their own expectations about animation which are usually tainted. Talk to me after you seen the episodes more than once.

Despite the A list cast the first 10 episodes are hit and miss. It isn't really edgy or boundary pushing (yet) but it has it moments. I think one thing the writers did well was the charector creation. If the show lasts for 5 years + they have alot to work with. For instance the single dad thing, think of all the crazy/eccentric/plain funny relationships he can have. Remember aminated charectors are generally perpetually stuck in time so the more flexible the better.

One charector who isn't working at all IMO is Moon Tobin. He seems like he is suppose to be the offspring of Louise from BB and Stewie from FG (both really funny). Louise is probably my favorite animated charector period. Unfortunatly the charector comes off extremely derivative and even awkward at times.

A lot of promise here. Hopefully the show can find its groove in season 2.

The first episode was hard to get into, but from there it got better and better. I could really tell the show had the same writer's as Bob's Burgers because it was funny, while the characters still had a loving relationship with each other.

I enjoy Bob's Burgers more, but that show has had more time to grow, and I really feel this show has really great potential. I really love the single Dad approach, because that's not often seen in media, and I love the fact there's an openly gay family member who isn't the butt of the joke. It's all sweet and loving, problems happen of course. But they all love each other.