justinedavenport
This show is hilarious, light, and fun. All kids shows these days are the same exact thing; bland child hero who saves the day and all the adults are incompetent. Trolls: The Beat Goes On is such a nice breath of fresh air. The humor is good enough for adults to appreciate as well, making it a painless show to have on. This show deserves a second season. I actually just made this IMDb account just so I could leave a review because I was shocked how underrated it was. This show isn't meant to be taken so serious as others have. It's clearly meant to just be fun short stories, and it does it very well. I can't explain how refreshing it is to have a children's show that's actually funny.
sporeviews
Just when I was starting to develop a soft spot for animated spin-offs, Trolls found a way to rip ALL of that away from me. I don't review animated movies as much as television series, and there's a reason for that. I'm more invested in animation than live-action and unfortunately, when it comes to theatrical features, I don't feel very excited as of lately. There have been some pretty good animated movies released in the past decade, but the more you watch them, the more washed-up they feel.Regardless of which studio has been the most responsible, we can all agree that a lot of animated movies feel formulated, in every single aspect. From the structure, to the art direction. And this very idea was the reason why I didn't even bother to watch Trolls when it first came out; In fact, I had no plans to watch it until recently, when I decided to review the Netflix series. And after watching it, I got EXACTLY what I expected to see; Same types of jokes and gag characters, same sound design, same visual style of emotional implication, and perspective shots, needless addition of popular songs, and just to add something a little extra, I disagree with the show's main ideology of being happy and supporting liberal ideologies.If I had to rate the movie, I would give it a generous 5/10, for the single fact that I acknowledge the effort that was put into making the animation look expensive, and admirable profession in some of the characters arcs, which were perfectly competent. My overall impression, was that it was pretty uninteresting. I would have NEVER seen potential into making a series, but I guess I was wrong. Oh wait.. I was right, because just like it's source material, the show is SUPER BORING.So the series takes place after the events of the movie which I'll give them props for not driving me crazy with continuity errors; In fact I was impressed at how Branch feels appropriately developed, in which he's more open to the idea of happiness, but he also hasn't abandoned his more cynical side. Which makes sense, since it's now embedded in his personality after years of it defining who he is. But at the same time, this is kind of a flaw with the series. I didn't care for Poppy in the movie, and I care even LESS in this series. Her main ongoing struggle is to become a better Queen, except this never really feels like an emotional challenge for her. She has no real expectations, it's not like her father pushes her to be the best Queen she can be, and I what don't think was ever established, is that she lives in the shadow of her predecessor. So she doesn't really have much to prove in the end. This just feels like a painfully simplistic character struggle. And as for Branch, his character seems perfectly mature and adjusted, so there isn't really much at stake for him, and I don't really find any of them either fun or charming enough, that I would want to see more of them.So at the end of the day, the only thing you'll end up really caring for, is the tension between the trolls and the bergens, in which Poppy is trying to create harmony between them. Besides the two main characters, there's NOT much emotional connection built that feel significant to me. King Grizzle and Bridget are fine I guess, even if at times it feels like the show wants me to have a stronger bond with them despite the fact that in the movie, they were just tools. But the rest of the troll characters are EVEN worse; in the movie they were just one-dimensional characters, and they don't seem to be any different here. So taking account all of these factors, and add the fact that the stories have acceptably fine premises with basic structures, you can probably imagine what was my experience. It was a complete drag.I'm not very fond of the colour choices, some trolls have noses with weird colours that are sometimes TOO bright, and in relation with the colour of the hair, skin and clothes, the combination just doesn't feel aesthetically pleasing to me. I also really don't like the soundtrack; I hate criticizing shows and movies for adding electronic dance music, and in all fairness, there are moments when the addition of EDM is justified, like with all the party scenes.However, I'd much rather listen to generic background score than this. To wrap up, the show is pretty painful; The songs are overly processed, the colours look ugly, and the main characters are very one-note.
thetail-31634
I can not review this as a Dad with an adult perspective. This series was not made for us. It is not like the family movie which it is based it is built for the very young who like bright colours and songs who love stories about friendship. It is episodic, the animation is familiar but it isn't quality, the voices are not the original cast members but you can't really tell. The story isn't progressed from the movie either (similar to the animated short) and I don't think they ever will. The series focuses on the side characters as much as the main, like Cloud Guy, the horse looking one and the guy that farts sparkles. If I have any real problem - is that my 3 and 6 year old can't binge more than 6 episodes in a row (right now) which means as a father I have already memorised all these episodes which my kids just repeat.
