History YMMV / Superbook2011

** The Bible itself is a treasure trove of potential stories that aren't portrayed in this series, though perhaps for good reason--many of those stories are ''dark'', even compared to the ones the show does depict, and are even more predisposed to UnfortunateImplications; the [[Literature/BookOfExodus Book of Joshua]], for instance, is dedicated pretty much entirely to [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality heroically portraying]] the Israelites' [[RapePillageAndBurn brutal conquest of the Promised Land]] and [[AbsoluteXenophobe complete extermination of all its prior inhabitants]] for their perceived inferiority. It's a ''major'' ValuesDissonance no matter how one slices it (especially when applied to the kids' modern world), which is likely why only the Battle of Jericho is depicted in this series and with much of [[InferredHolocaust the genocide part swept under the rug]]. However, a fanfic writer looking to go DarkerAndEdgier could tackle how the kids respond to some of those stories with a PerspectiveFlip and use the format of Superbook to [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruct]] some of the more odious parts of the Bible.

* UnfortunateImplications: Being a series that depicts the stories of the Bible, encountering ValuesDissonance is inevitable, but as the product of Pat Robertson's [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Christian Broadcasting Network]], a number of things the show depicts and recites uncritically as fact are left tellingly unquestioned:
** The show heavily favors the [[Literature/TheFourGospels Gospel of John]]'s telling of Jesus's persecution and crucifixion, which essentially absolves Roman government of their role as the arbitrators in favor of placing the blame entirely on the Jews as a whole. In "He is Risen!", Pontius Pilate is shown explicitly telling the Jewish mob that [[NeverMyFault the crucifixion is their doing]], and in "Nicodemus", which shows Jesus's healing of a wounded man on the Sabbath from John 16-28, the show depicts the Jewish Pharisees as acknowledging His status as the Messiah (which Judaism does ''not'' recognize), but conspiring to have Him killed anyway ForTheEvulz. The "Gizmo's Bible Byte" segment for the episode goes even further, lambasting the Jews for their "stupidity" in not recognizing Jesus as the Messiah and even strongly suggesting that the Pharisees were influenced by Satan, a cornerstone of anti-Semitic narratives throughout history.

* UncannyValley: The character models always tend to look a bit off with their strange blend of {{Animesque}} features and quasi-realistic proportions when coupled with the simplistic CGI. Their movement was often [[MarionetteMotion rather janky]] in earlier episodes too, but it's improved since then.

** "Rahab and the Walls of Jericho" depicts the Fall of Jericho from the Book of Joshua up to and including the actual crumbling of the city's walls before the shofars, with Superbook subsequently whisking the kids and Gizmo away. This [[{{Bowdlerise}} conveniently]] omits what happened ''after'' the Israelites brought the walls down from the episode, which was not too pretty; in the Biblical account, they [[FinalSolution butchered literally every single man, woman, child, and animal in Jericho]], only sparing Rehab and her family in exchange for quartering their spies. [[FromBadToWorse To add insult to injury,]] Joshua then cursed anyone who might dare to rebuild with the deaths of their children.[[note]]To be fair, the potential [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone psychological ramifications]] [[FridgeHorror of the kids realizing]] [[DesignatedHero they helped enable a genocide]] may've been why Superbook sent them back to the present at that very moment.[[/note]]

* UncannyValley: The character models always tend to look a bit off with their strange blend of {{Animesque}} features and quasi-realistic proportions when coupled with the simplistic CGI. Their movement in early episodes was often [[MarionetteMotion rather janky]] in earlier episodes also, but it's improved since then.

** The rest of the Conquest of the Promised Land in the Book of Joshua and the Book of Numbers is also completely skipped over by this series (nothing between Moses PassingTheTorch to Joshua and King Solomon's time is depicted, save for the fall of Jericho's walls), and it similarly features the Israelites mercilessly exterminating the land's native inhabitants. This actually ''was'' depicted by [[Anime/{{Superbook}} original anime]] in the episode "Snakes and a Donkey", albeit still in a [[AbridgedForChildren heavily sanitized]] and glossed-over fashion.

** The rest of the Conquest of the Promised Land in the Book of Joshua and the Book of Numbers is also completely skipped over by this series (nothing between Moses PassingTheTorch to Joshua and King Solomon's time is depicted, save for the fall of Jericho's walls), and it similarly features the Israelites mercilessly exterminating the land's native inhabitants. This actually was depicted by [[Anime/{{Superbook}} original anime]] in the episode "Snakes and a Donkey", albeit still in a [[AbridgedForChildren heavily sanitized]] and glossed-over fashion.

** "Rahab and the Walls of Jericho" depicts the Fall of Jericho from the Book of Joshua up to and including the actual crumbling of the city's walls before the shofars, with Superbook subsequently whisking the kids and Gizmo away. This [[Bowdlerise conveniently]] omits what happened ''after'' the Israelites brought the walls down from the episode, which was not too pretty; in the Biblical account, they [[FinalSolution butchered literally every single man, woman, child, and animal in Jericho]], only sparing Rehab and her family in exchange for quartering their spies. [[FromBadToWorse To add insult to injury,]] Joshua then cursed anyone who might dare to rebuild with the deaths of their children.[[note]]To be fair, the potential [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone psychological ramifications]] [[FridgeHorror of the kids realizing]] [[DesignatedHero they helped enable a genocide]] may've been why Superbook sent them back to the present at that very moment.[[/note]]

* InferredHolocaust: In "Noah and the Ark", God literally kills the whole of Earth's population in the Great Deluge, only sparing Noah, his family, and the creatures aboard his Ark (as well as Chris, Joy, and Gizmo, of course). The narrative does attempt to justify this by showing a throng of violent bandits raping and pillaging a town in the InMediasRes opening (with even [[WouldHurtAChild the kids being chased down]]) to show how brutal and violent the world has become, but even then we can clearly see that [[AssociationFallacy there are plenty of innocent victims of the marauders (like the women they carry off) who are never shown doing anything wrong themselves]], and that even if humanity has somehow become [[AlwaysChaoticEvil purely evil save for one single family]], every other animal who wasn't brought onto the Ark doesn't deserve to die for it. Chris does at one point ask Noah if God is really angry enough at everyone to drown them, but Noah more or less brushes him off. To be fair, these issues largely stem from the implications of the original Biblical story itself and are not entirely the show's fault, but the way the narrative morally frames it is still very much this trope.

* UncannyValley: The character models always tend to look a bit off with their strange blend of {{Animesque}} features and quasi-realistic proportions when coupled with the simplistic CGI. Their movement in early episodes was also [[MarionetteMotion pretty janky]] at times, but it's improved since then.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Gizmo is either loved by fans as the show's {{Adorkable}} PluckyComicRelief or despised for his [[CuteButCacophonic shrill, annoying voice]], constant interjectory quips that [[HumorDissonance rarely land]], and [[{{Wangst}} lengthy whining]] that many find extremely grating. Fans of the [[Anime/{{Superbook}} original anime]] tend to hate this version of Gizmo more due to how drastically different the portrayal is to the original series.

** The show heavily favors the [[Literature/TheFourGospels Gospel of John]]'s telling of Jesus's persecution and crucifixion, which essentially absolves Roman government of their role as the arbitrators in favor of placing the blame entirely on the Jews as a whole. In "He is Risen!", Pontius Pilate is shown explicitly telling the Jewish mob that [[NeverMyFault the crucifixion is their doing]], and in "Nicodemus", which shows Jesus's healing of a wounded man on the Sabbath from John 16-28, the show depicts the Jewish Pharisees as acknowledging His status as the Messiah (which Judaism does ''not'' recognize), but conspiring to have him killed anyway ForTheEvulz. The "Gizmo's Bible Byte" segment for the episode goes even further, lambasting the Jews for their "stupidity" in not recognizing Jesus as the Messiah and even strongly suggesting that the Pharisees were influenced by Satan, a cornerstone of anti-Semitic narratives throughout history.

* UnfortunateImplications: Being a series that depicts the stories of the Bible, encountering ValuesDissonance is inevitable, but as the product of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Robertson Pat Robertson]]'s [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Christian Broadcasting Network]], a number of things the show depicts and recites uncritically as fact are left tellingly unquestioned:

* GrowingTheBeard: Since the beginning of the series, the voice acting has improved quite a bit and become much more believable (particularly with Shannon Chan-Kent, who voices Joy like a very young child in Season One but has subsequently given the character a more mature-sounding voice from the Season Two premiere "Jonah" onward). The animation has also gotten slightly better since Season 1; while the CGI is still obviously low-budget and can veer into UncannyValley territory at times, it's far less OffModel compared to before.

** The Bible itself is a treasure trove of potential stories that aren't portrayed in this series, though perhaps for good reason--many of those stories are ''dark'', even compared to the ones the show does depict, and are even more predisposed to UnfortunateImplications; the [[Literature/BookOfExodus Book of Joshua]], for instance, is dedicated pretty much entirely to [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality heroically portraying]] the Israelites' [[RapePillageAndBurn brutal conquest of the Promised Land]] and [[AbsoluteXenophobe complete extermination of all its prior inhabitants]] for their perceived inferiority. It's a ''major'' ValuesDissonance no matter how one slices it (especially when applied to the kids' modern world), which is likely why only the Battle of Jericho is depicted in the series with much of [[InferredHolocaust the genocide part swept under the rug]]. However, a fanfic writer looking to go DarkerAndEdgier could tackle how the kids respond to some of those stories with a PerspectiveFlip and use the format of Superbook to [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruct]] some of the more odious parts of the Bible.

* UnfortunateImplications: Being a series that depicts the stories of the Bible, encountering ValuesDissonance is inevitable, but as the product of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Robertson Pat Robertson]]'s [[Creator/Freeform Christian Broadcasting Network]], a number of things the show depicts and recites uncritically as fact are left tellingly unquestioned:

* UnfortunateImplications: Being a series that depicts the stories of the Bible, encountering ValuesDissonance is inevitable, but as the product of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Robertson Pat Robertson]]'s Christian Broadcasting Network, a number of things the show depicts and recites uncritically as fact are left tellingly unquestioned:

** The show heavily favors the [[Literature/TheFourGospels Gospel of John]]'s telling of Jesus's persecution and crucifixion, which essentially absolves Roman government of their role as the arbitrators in favor of placing the blame entirely on the Jews as a whole. In "He is Risen!", Pontius Pilate is shown explicitly telling the Jewish mob that [[NeverMyFault the crucifixion is their doing]], and in "Nicodemus", which shows Jesus's healing of a wounded man on the Sabbath from John 16-28, the show depicts the Jewish Pharisees as acknowledging His status as the Messiah (which Judaism does ''not'' recognize), but conspiring to have him killed anyway ForTheEvulz. The "Gizmo's Bible Byte" segment for the episode and goes even further, lambasting the Jews for their "stupidity" in not recognizing Jesus as the Messiah and even strongly suggesting that the Pharisees were influenced by Satan, a cornerstone of anti-Semitic narratives throughout history.

* {{Adorkable}}: Gizmo is both ditzy and cute. Little wonder he's the series' mascot.
* BrokenBase: Some people who grew up watching [[Anime/{{Superbook}} the original series]] have expressed wariness about the graphics of the CGI reboot, as they felt it lacked the charm the hand-made anime had in the original. Other viewers have praised this series for being an accessible Bible-themed animated show for the modern era.

** {{Satan}} himself is the cruel, [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] devil who rules over Hell and wants to taint all of God's creation. After leading a failed coup in Heaven where he murdered many angels, Satan [[TheCorrupter corrupts Adam and Eve]], unleashing his influence onto the Earth and allowing him to spread death and chaos. Satan causes natural disasters [[ForTheEvulz for fun]], orders his demons to drive people insane, and personally ruins the life of Job, killing many of his servants and sons in the process just to try to prove a point. Satan's final plan is to destroy most of humanity and enslave the rest, a plan which he personally tries to start by [[WouldHurtAChild murdering two children]] while mocking them.

* FandomRivalry: With fans of [[Anime/{{Superbook}} the original series]].
* FanficFuel: Yes, there is fanfiction of this franchise out there, both this version and [[Anime/{{Superbook}} the original]]. Specific to this remake, the fanfics tend to focus on [[ShipTease the possibility of a relationship between Chris and Joy]], but there are other ideas that fanfic writers can focus on which weren't elaborated on in the series, such as:

** Superbook has shown itself to characters other than the main trio on more than one occasion. What would happen if it revealed itself to recurring characters like [[TheBully Todd]], Jason, or Pastor Aaron, or one-shot classmate characters like Samantha or Becky? There's also the adult one-shot character of astronaut Commander Duke Conrad, who's skeptical about anything religious or faith-based; what would happen if Superbook ever appeared to take him on an adventure?
** The Bible itself is a treasure trove of potential stories that aren't portrayed in this series, though for fairly good reason--many of those stories are ''dark'' (for instance, there are several instances of rape and numerous counts of graphic bloodshed, which really wouldn't fly in a kids' series like this one). A fanfic writer looking to go DarkerAndEdgier could tackle how the kids respond to some of those stories, as well as what the modern-day conflicts are that would prompt exposure to those darker materials. As well, many Bible stories could be told by way of the kids witnessing them alongside [[PerspectiveFlip the perspective of certain minor characters]], as has previously been done in stories such as the water-to-wine miracle.

* GrowingTheBeard: While this series started out with CGI renditions that were slightly off-model at times to the point of having a sort of UncannyValley look, the animation quality has gradually gotten better with time, starting as early as Season Two. The voice acting has also become much more fluid and believable (particularly Shannon Chan-Kent, who voices Joy like a very young child in Season One but has subsequently given the character a more mature-sounding voice from the Season Two premiere "Jonah" onward).
* HarsherInHindsight: In "Naaman and the Servant Girl," Naaman bitterly speaks about how [[BodyHorror his leprosy]], being as contagious and deadly as it is, has robbed him of the simple pleasure of being able to just touch his wife, and that for all the wealth and power he has, it's all worthless in the face of this disease, which he describes as an unseen enemy. In light of the current (as of this writing) spread of COVID-19, which has resulted in rules about social distancing and quarantining being set up as a means of trying to curb the disease's advancement, plus the fact that not even powerful world leaders are exempt from being affected by it (most prominently British Prime Minister Boris Johnson), it's really hard not to sympathize with Naaman's epiphany.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A lot of the original series' fans dislike the changes in the CGI reboot.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Despite the series being for all ages, some episodes can at times handle mature themes, and the appearance of Satan and demons (and other instances of nightmare fuel) can frighten younger viewers.

** You can find many fans of the series being fans of anime in general; it doesn't help that the original series was an [[Anime/{{Superbook}} anime]], as well as many voice actors in the series voicing many anime characters (as outlined on the Trivia page).

** Nor is it the first time Richard Newman has voiced a character who was [[WesternAnimation/StreetFighter leader of a large organized group]] (although this one's a lot more benevolent and a lot less [[MemeticMutation memetic]]).

* HilariousInHindsight:
** This isn't the first time Shannon Chan-Kent has voiced a character that was in love with a [[Manga/DeathNote bad boy]].
** Nor is it the first time Paul Dobson has voiced [[Manga/InuYasha a demonic antagonist who corrupts others to do his bidding]].
** Nor is it the first time Richard Newman has voiced a character who was [[WesternAnimation/StreetFighter leader of a large organized group]] (although this one's a lot more benevolent and a lot less [[MemeticMutation memetic]]).

* GrowingTheBeard: While this series started out with CGI renditions that were slightly off-model at times to the point of having a sort of UncannyValley look, the animation quality has gradually gotten better with time, starting as early as Season Two. The voice acting has also become much more fluid and believable (particularly Shannon Chan-Kent, who voices Joy like a very young child in Season One but has subsequently given the character a more mature-sounding voice from the Season Two premiere "Jonah" onward).
* FandomRivalry: With fans of [[Anime/{{Superbook}} the original series]].

* HilariousInHindsight: This isn't the first time Shannon Chan-Kent has voiced a character that was in love with a [[Manga/DeathNote bad boy]].