Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus

To address the two former reviews, both of which I agree with: Yes, Mike Judge is a genius. Just check his body of work for confirmation. You can't go from Beavis and Butthead (originally a student project) to Silicon Valley without some serious visionary cred.

The series is animated because that's Judge's metier. He can work outside of it with ease, but that is where his magic happens most often.

Honesty, transparency, access. Who the hell can put all that together and still make it fun? Mike Judge, that's who. The art of storytelling is alive, all you have to do is watch.

Mike Judge knows how to make a good show. The animation is reminiscent of King of the Hill, but better and more defined. The show is better for it.

The first episode floored me. I'm not a fan of documentaries so this means a lot coming from me. I instantly queued up the rest of the episodes. I love that the episodes are 30 minutes and no censorship. This all combines into a show that is never boring.

Thanks to Cinemax, Judge, and everyone else involved.

Listen... I don't leave reviews, but I would be at fault if I didn't take a moment to share how excited I am about this show. I literally pay (and would pay more) just to watch this show! I am a music enthusiast and am surrounded by family and friends of the same cloth. I have told every single one of them and even had a dinner so I could introduce this show to others. The first season was country music. I am not a huge fan of country music but I more than enjoyed that first season, watched it twice, and even added a couple songs to my Spotify playlist! Second season was way more my speed with it being the funk music I grew up with, I am now obsessed! Regardless of the genre, it is the story telling method of artistry and oral story telling that oddly makes you feel like you are there in the moment! I am so impressed with this show! Regardless of the genre, I need this show to continue in it's march! Thank you to all involved, I and my friends and family and their friends are thoroughly entertained!

Very tentatively, I came one episode shy of the first season, but it was much better than I could have imagined. Such a great job of animated cartoons with actual performance footage mixed in. I had to get all caught up and the thing of it was that season one was all about country music, which is way, way down on my music preference list, but the episodes were riveting. Season two is all about the evolution of funk, and it is as good as ever. Now I stay caught up every week. Good on so many levels. I hope these tales run to more seasons than Soul Train. Big up yourself Mike Judge. And keep 'em coming.

This is an excellent and extremely entertaining show. The animation really brings these stories to life in a way that watching an interview alone never could.

Whoever thought of this concept is literally a genius. I really hope there are 10 more seasons covering all the greatest country music singers.

PS. Please do one on Gary Stewart, as you'll get a great episode out of some of his stories I'm sure.