Earth to Ned

I watched all of the episodes of Earth to Ned in one afternoon. It took me an episode or two to get into it, but I loved it. I think the episode with the Jenny Slate segment was the funniest one! They were all entertaining. The characters are great. I like that the celebrity interaction seems casual. It doesn't feel like a scripted show. I hope there are more episodes to come! I'm looking forward to meeting Ned's dad eventually. Give it a chance.

So I immediately go to episode 7 upon to find my favorite guest Raven-Symoné from "Thats so Raven". This show really is captivating with its funny and quirky dialogues. I do find the show more for adults than for kids or even at least teenagers. Which I find that good! After Raven there was another guest which I don't know but was mention from Reno 911 and American Dad.

Even if you don't know the guest you will still find it entertaining!

I was highly skeptical, because of other shows like Muppets Tonight that have tried a similar concept and fell flat. After a few episodes, I found myself full on giggling at the absurdity of it all.

It's very light and silly, the voice acting (and editing) is very solid, the creature/puppet design is great... it's all just goofy fun. I've had a hard time winning others over to give it a chance, but it's a refreshingly silly little show with some lovably odd alien puppets that might make you smile if you let them.

Overall I like the show. I realize it is puppets. However they still can communicate a message to adults and children alike. In episode three, one Clod kills another Clod in an unfair manner. They were both to put their weapons away. One did and the other killed him. Cornelius's comment was, oh don't worry. It's only a clod. You may think I take things too seriously, but in today's environment with people being killed unnecessarily it shows that life of others is not necessarily valuable if they're not like us. So to say it's OK because it's only a Clod bothers me. If I were watching with a child, I definitely have to discuss this with them.

I love seeing what the Henson Company puts out there and this show has really great puppet design, the mouth on Ned is particularly impressive how it forms words so seamlessly and you can soon forget he's a puppet. But I was really surprised how funny the writing is. The interviews have an improv feel to them. It has the great kind of Muppets humor that delights kids but is also ironic and complex enough to crack up adults. Ned himself had a Martin Short as Jiminy Glick kind of vibe I find hilarious. I am fully enjoying it after a few episodes.