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In the mid-1950s, Miffy, a sketched rabbit character with an iconic x-shaped mouth, emerged from the Netherlands before going on to take Europe by storm. Whenever a character rises to fame in a certain area, clones would come to life to piggyback on the character's popularity. And Miffy is no exception.
In the late 1960s, a cat named Musti emerged from some place outside the Netherlands. Like Miffy, the feline also has an x-shaped mouth which makes us wonder if the similarity is coincidental. If Miffy was made to appeal to gals, I suppose Musti was created for lads.
I been knowing Miffy for quite a while. I first saw images of the rabbit in props sold in the now-defunct 99 cents chain of discount stores. As for Musti, I did not know the cat was a thing until just a few days ago when I was reading Wikipedia articles about Miffy where one of them has a link to a Musti article. Despite appearing in TV series and software for decades, it's rather surprising that Musti remains in the shadow of the Dutch leporid that (probably) inspire his creation.
As for the TV series, I saw two episodes: one in CGI and one in hand-drawn animation. But none of them impress me. Yes, the visuals are okay. But the voices of some of the characters sound unreal (such as that of Musti himself) due to series long practice of having the narrator, voice all characters. If I were to offer a suggestion, I'd tell the studio that all characters should have their own voice performer. Also, I'd recommend that Musti to be voice by a kid actor 8-10 in age.
In the late 1960s, a cat named Musti emerged from some place outside the Netherlands. Like Miffy, the feline also has an x-shaped mouth which makes us wonder if the similarity is coincidental. If Miffy was made to appeal to gals, I suppose Musti was created for lads.
I been knowing Miffy for quite a while. I first saw images of the rabbit in props sold in the now-defunct 99 cents chain of discount stores. As for Musti, I did not know the cat was a thing until just a few days ago when I was reading Wikipedia articles about Miffy where one of them has a link to a Musti article. Despite appearing in TV series and software for decades, it's rather surprising that Musti remains in the shadow of the Dutch leporid that (probably) inspire his creation.
As for the TV series, I saw two episodes: one in CGI and one in hand-drawn animation. But none of them impress me. Yes, the visuals are okay. But the voices of some of the characters sound unreal (such as that of Musti himself) due to series long practice of having the narrator, voice all characters. If I were to offer a suggestion, I'd tell the studio that all characters should have their own voice performer. Also, I'd recommend that Musti to be voice by a kid actor 8-10 in age.
A couple of years back, my sis took me to spend a night or two at her place. On the way, she asked me to play a YouTube video of the song "Baby Shark" on my iPhone. When I asked her where she heard the song, she told me she heard of it at a school program.
Upon seeing that YouTube video, I thought it was just another video of a song aimed at children. This was until I heard the news about the video generating more than a billion views. The song went as far to spawn merchandise, and even a TV show which I am reviewing here.
The Nickelodeon show featuring the Baby Shark character was announced about a year ago. After that, screenshots of the show began appearing in ads in the Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels. Some time after that, short music videos started showing at around Halloween. This time, the first episode of the series, which is a Christmas special, is aired. As to what I can say about the show, I find it a mixed bag.
Unlike most animated shows today which are in CGI, Baby Shark's Big Show looks like it's in traditional animation. To be honest, I'm fine with traditional animation as that type of cartoon was something I grew up with. Another pleasant aspect is that all five sharks mentioned in the hit song are shown already in the first episode. But if there's anything that gets me kinda unimpressed, it's in the voice, particularly that of the title character. True, Baby Shark sounds pretty expressive, but he sounds more like an adolescent girl than a lad, therefore I'm not sure this output fits his character.
While I appreciate the cute look of the show and Baby Shark himself, I can't say that I feel the same way about how the title character sounds. With that said, I recommend this series only to die-hard Baby Shark fans.
Upon seeing that YouTube video, I thought it was just another video of a song aimed at children. This was until I heard the news about the video generating more than a billion views. The song went as far to spawn merchandise, and even a TV show which I am reviewing here.
The Nickelodeon show featuring the Baby Shark character was announced about a year ago. After that, screenshots of the show began appearing in ads in the Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels. Some time after that, short music videos started showing at around Halloween. This time, the first episode of the series, which is a Christmas special, is aired. As to what I can say about the show, I find it a mixed bag.
Unlike most animated shows today which are in CGI, Baby Shark's Big Show looks like it's in traditional animation. To be honest, I'm fine with traditional animation as that type of cartoon was something I grew up with. Another pleasant aspect is that all five sharks mentioned in the hit song are shown already in the first episode. But if there's anything that gets me kinda unimpressed, it's in the voice, particularly that of the title character. True, Baby Shark sounds pretty expressive, but he sounds more like an adolescent girl than a lad, therefore I'm not sure this output fits his character.
While I appreciate the cute look of the show and Baby Shark himself, I can't say that I feel the same way about how the title character sounds. With that said, I recommend this series only to die-hard Baby Shark fans.
First there was a film called Lego Movie. Because the Unikitty character in the film somehow gained a considerable amount of attention, a studio decided to make a spin-off TV series centering on her. As to what I could I say about the show, I find it fairly funny, brightly colored, and cool use of lego design for some of the characters. But if there's anything that brings the show down, it's Puppykorn's synthetic voice.