Planeta Sheen

I used to watch Planet Sheen, I used to like it. But now I hate it, why? Because nobody asked Sheen to get his own spin-off series, Sheen become very annoying when he is the main protagonist in his own show, the variety of this cartoon may be colorful, but it is also very ugly. Oh and did I mention that there is an alien version of Carl in this one. (At least we get to see Carl in one episode) Planet Sheen is an awful spin-off from Jimmy Neturon and thank god Nickelodeon canceled it after one season. I give Planet Sheen a 2.3/10

For the record, I love Jimmy Neutron. It's like one of the best and coolest Nicktoons of the 2000s and one of my favorites. Planet Sheen, on the other hand, is downright pitiful. Why the Sam Hill did Nickelodeon ever come up with a spinoff this lame? It was disappointing when Jimmy Neutron ended in 2006, but I guess it's better off being stayed that way. Planet Sheen has no original Jimmy Neutron characters, except Sheen, but are replaced by freaks. Even the humor sucks. Meh.

Planet Sheen is not a good show. The main character is obnoxious, the plots are nonsensical in a bad way, and the show is physically and emotionally draining to watch.

Which is why it may surprise you that Planet Sheen gets my highest recommendations.

You might've heard someone describe something as being like a car crash, where it's terrible, but you can't look away. Planet Sheen isn't like a car crash. It's like a traffic jam where every car is still moving seventy miles an hour. No matter how assaulting it may be to the ears, eyes, and brain, as soon as you hop in, you just gotta see all fifty episodes. (Twenty-six twenty-two minute blocks, most are two segments, aside from the first and last episodes which are both specials.) Everything about this show is so bizarre, but in such a warped way that nothing else could give you the exact same experience. I'm not one of those people who goes "This must've been made on drugs!" when anything shows a slimmer of creativity, but I am legitimately not sure how humans could've made this.

One of my friends suggested it was God trying to communicate with us, and we couldn't understand his message, and I am slightly convinced that may be true.

Planet Sheen does have a few legitimate merits, sure, a couple of characters, particularly the main villains, are at least moderately entertaining, and for the standards of CG, the animation is pretty expressive, if not a smidge too bright. But if you're watching Planet Sheen for Dorkus and Pinter, you're watching it for all the wrong reasons. If you can find the time, I recommend you put on this show, and watch it with a friend, because it is absolutely nuts. If you aren't willing to do the whole show, however, I at least recommend "Torzilla," "ExpreSheenism," "Washing My Sheen," "Banana Quest," and "Gotta Go" for the true experience of it all. If my memory isn't bugged, I think "To Chill a Mocking Blurg" and "Stuck in the Riddle with You" were maybe the only episodes with an actual slimmer of quality, but that's a pretty strong "maybe."

I'd probably give this show a 3/10 on its own standards, but I gotta throw on at least one star for the experience it is. It's bad, yeah, but it's memorably bad.

'Planet Sheen' (2010)

Opening thoughts: While 'Jimmy Neutron' is not one of my favourites or one of the best Nickelodeon has ever done, this reviewer has always found it a very enjoyable show. Expectations were mixed hearing there was a spin off, it didn't sound that appetising and has been near-universally poorly reviewed, but still wanted to give it a chance as Nickelodeon did do a lot of wonderful shows in its prime ('Rocko's Modern Life', 'Ren and Stimpy', 'The Angry Beavers' being particularly wonderful).

'Planet Sheen' just didn't work on any level and is a complete waste of a pretty decent premise. It is one of the worst spin off shows to exist and while not quite one of the worst shows Nickelodeon has ever done ('ChalkZone', 'Tak and the Power of Juju', 'Mega Babies', 'Breadwinners', 'Fanboy and Chum Chum') it is very close. Compared to 'Jimmy Neutron', 'Planet Sheen' is an absolute disgrace and shouldn't have any association with it. On its own terms, it is a terrible show with almost nothing to recommend it.

Good things: There are occasions where the colours are vibrant enough.

Bad things: A vast majority of the animation however is very cheap, with very blocky and ugly character designs that can look incomplete. The transitions are never seamless and the backgrounds completely lack imagination and are pretty simplistic. The voice acting is rather generic, didn't get the sense that the voice actors' hearts were in it, hence why the characters felt so vanilla.

Sheen doesn't have anywhere near enough personality to be convincing as a lead character and he is also incredibly irritating, his idiocy constantly overdone. The other characters are also bland and annoying.

Furthermore, there is nothing creative or smart about the writing, which is not funny or has any soul or emotion and any attempts at humour are more childish and juvenile than witty and sharp. The storylines lack energy, are thin and are not just predictable and have no imagination but the show really ran out of ideas in the later episodes and had a repetitive feel. The music is not very well placed and is not that infectious either, not much to be excited by. The theme song is less than infectious and is enough to make the ears bleed.

Closing thoughts: Concluding, terrible.

A generous 2/10.

I'm probably one of few fans who enjoyed this because I was so attached to Jimmy Neutron, but one thing I'll agree on no matter what is how unnecessary the spin-off was to Jimmy Neutron as it ruined the whole show -- just like what Fairly Odd Parents did, but Nickelodeon tended to ruin a lot of their best shows. They could've either kept Jimmy Neutron running and had this as a special episode for people to enjoy this a lot more. But I kept watching because I was curious about how residents of Retroville wondered what happened to Sheen. I mean whether you like it or not, I was hoping the show would've been wrapped up with Jimmy finding him on this planet, either having him demand he stays or goes home with Jimmy to Earth.