How could one not be excited about a reboot of The Powerpuff Girls? The people loved it, it made lots of money, and there was plenty of potential for it to be great.
Mistake #1: All the original voice actors are still alive, and yet they brought in new voice actresses for the girls without even asking the old voices to come back. What did you think they were going to say, Cartoon Network? "No, I hate free money"?
But I digress, as this isn't a huge issue with the show for me. The new voice talent does a pretty good job.
Mistake #2: Memes. I like memes as much as the next guy, but when they're shoehorned in at random spots where they really don't fit, and they're not even relevant to the time period the show is airing in (when's the last time you heard "I literally can't even" or "me gusta"?), perhaps you should reconsider placing them in your cartoon.
Mistake #3: Perhaps my biggest issue with the show, the fact that it's Lighter and Softer than the original PPG. Part of what made the original so cool was that it was these little girls dishing out some pretty nasty violence. In this reboot, probably to maintain a Y7 in today's sheltered society, there isn't much violence, and when there is it's very toned down from the original. (Certainly no blood, and you rarely see any actual impact.)
Everything at the reboot feels so polished and sanitized and it never feels like there's any real intensity or threat.
A disappointingly mild version of the original.
How could one not be excited about a reboot of The Powerpuff Girls? The people loved it, it made lots of money, and there was plenty of potential for it to be great.
Mistake #1: All the original voice actors are still alive, and yet they brought in new voice actresses for the girls without even asking the old voices to come back. What did you think they were going to say, Cartoon Network? "No, I hate free money"?
But I digress, as this isn't a huge issue with the show for me. The new voice talent does a pretty good job.
Mistake #2: Memes. I like memes as much as the next guy, but when they're shoehorned in at random spots where they really don't fit, and they're not even relevant to the time period the show is airing in (when's the last time you heard "I literally can't even" or "me gusta"?), perhaps you should reconsider placing them in your cartoon.
Mistake #3: Perhaps my biggest issue with the show, the fact that it's Lighter and Softer than the original PPG. Part of what made the original so cool was that it was these little girls dishing out some pretty nasty violence. In this reboot, probably to maintain a Y7 in today's sheltered society, there isn't much violence, and when there is it's very toned down from the original. (Certainly no blood, and you rarely see any actual impact.)
Everything at the reboot feels so polished and sanitized and it never feels like there's any real intensity or threat.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I liked Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z better.
Overall Score: 5/10