Dance Monsters

This show was a fun concept and I would probably watch a second season. That being said, the Judges are horrible. Ashley, at times, seems to be the only judge who actually understands dance but even he fails to mention the dancers skill and techniques. The jusdges never actually critique on skill or technique (like they should) but their "personality" and "energy". Neo and Lele openly admit to having their "favorites" So they are only picking the dancers who they like. And then there is Marsha. She literally only does three, maybe four, moves. She is repetitive, but somehow has made it quite far. After a while it is VERY clear the judges are not professional and only pick who they favor and not going off of their dances.

There is also this on going joke that Neo and Ashley keep reinforcing which is that Lele has a crush on the dancer Beti. It was very inappropriate. They were clearly uncomfortable.

If there's a second season they need to replace, at least, Neo and Lele with actual credible judges.

We enjoyed the dancing and the animated characters. But the constant cuts to the audience and judges detracts from the performances. And the judges comments were so vague as to be annoying.

We were amazes by the tech I volved. The characters seemed to real. Other real life dancers would often be behind them and it was seemless. Some characters suffered from faces that weren't as expressive.

It seemed cool that heavier dancers could compete on equal footing with dancers with a more traditional pyshique.

The reveals were great. When you got to see the actual people it was really a surprise. Fun show.

The motion capture is visibly janky at many points throughout. The monsters are often weird and not even all that cute? The judges say a lot of odd, cringey things. One time a judge said something that was not funny whatsoever, but the crowd laughed really hard which means they're cutting and moving the audio around deceptively. I'm sure reality/competition shows do this all the time, but they could at least be sneaky about it.

Overall, the show has a nice/cute premise but the follow through is underwhelming. I hope a future iteration of the show, with more articulated facial muscles for the mocap, performs better.

First of all, I wanna start with technology, it is just amazing! Omg, how could it be possible? Future will be so interesting. Kind of Ai technology and just incredible. I love all kind of dance show, I am a huge fan of strictly come dancing or dancing with stars. Of course this is different, they are not famous or not a pro dancer. ( they say so) As an idea, it is nice but at the same time it is so scary, because when you think 'they are not real' it is like hiding behind of a mask.. I don't know that makes me a little nervous. I am sure some people wants to live forever like that. In first episode, dances are so basic. Beti was good... Judges nothing gave me, neither energy nor a feeling. Maybe they are not famous in my country, I don't know. Anyway final words ; technology in this show is superb! ( I still don't understand how they leave the stage :))) behind of the curtains they are walking, right? It must be so difficult.)

I wanted to like this and was looking forward to the first episode. The concept is fun, and I have to admit I don't really know how they pull off the graphics, so creds to the CGI. (It does make me wonder what the audience is actually seeing that we are not seeing on the final rendition.)

However there are several flaws in the show:

1. Unimaginative "large muppet" costumes that are big, heavy, clunky, and don't render the dance moves properly. It's possible to create a monster character that is slim enough and supple enough to actually dance.

2. The choreography is blase and uninspiring.

3. The dancers really aren't that good. Some may have been backup dancers at one time, but their moves now, some 15 to 20 years later, are not the quality we'd expect in this type of show. Again, the clunky 'monsters' make their poor dance routines even more disappointing.

4. Viewers mention getting tired of the cameras spending as much time on the judges as the dancers and I must agree completely. We're here to see the DANCERS, not the judges.

So all in all, this is a cute concept that flops. I stuck through the first two shows but have no desire to waste time to see "if it gets any better".... because I'm pretty sure it won't.

If they had slim, athletic, top-of-their-game dancers and monsters to match, this might have been a lot more fun. But I've seen better dancers on Instagram, the choreography really needs some work, and the monsters needed to be formed in a manner suited for dancing.

Thumbs up for the concept, two thumbs down for the execution. Wait... that's three thumbs. Well, it is a monster competition...