Good show, man. Good show.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Eh. With the increasing popularity of Spongebob Squarepants, it's become apparent to me that Nick shows are just getting more brainless and screwball. This show was the final step on the path to ruin for the network.
Older fans probably hate the show cause they remember good shows like Hey Arnold, with it's expansive cast of well developed characters and meaningful episodes that amount to more than just "DUH I'M ANNOYING!"
By my comment, I meant that the review itself is good.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
When you said "...there are cartoony effects that just seem out of place computer-animated.", that was a good observation, but I disagree with that being a bad thing. In fact, I think it's revolutionary. I thought it was odd that I enjoyed "Fanboy and Chum Chum" so much, since I usually don't get that much into CGI cartoons—and now I know why. I feel that maybe the surprised eye-popping, the rubber-like body stretching, the characters defying the laws of physics just to emphasize a point—is exactly what is missing in 3D cartoons. It helps to define a show as a children's cartoon. Thank you for helping me realize that.
>Emmy
WHAT?!
I think if someone else (like Kyle) was the lead character and Fanboy and Chum Chum were just the two annoying idiots they has to put up with, the show wouldn't be so bad, it might even be great. However, because those two are the leads. and therefore the audience is supposed to side with them, it's gets very annoying very fast. Annoying characters can work if the audience cares about the people they're annoying and they are accepted in-show as being annoying. That's why Kyle is the Ensemble Darkhorse of this show, because he knows these two are annoying and therefore the audience sympathize with him.
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I Don't Like This Show, But I Don't Hate It Either.
Well, here we are. Discussing one of the most hated shows on Nickelodeon in recent memory.
YMMV aside, critics have been accepting of this show and it has even won an Emmy. Older fans of Nickelodeon, however, have been less than pleased. I really don't like this show, but it has potential. The Shout Outs and Parental Bonuses are a nice touch. There's some childlike imagination in the show that seems fitting. But there are thing that need to be fixed.
1. Ditch the CGI. There are some 2D-animated segments on the show and on the title cards. They look just fine, and the show would do just as well that way. The animation team needs to work on their skills, as there is TONS of glare on eyes, backgrounds look bland and generic, and there are cartoony effects that just seem out of place computer-animated.
2. Find some writers with better comedic talent. It's basically a Gross Out Show with plenty of Toilet Humor, and it gets very tiring after a few episodes, and it's a dead giveaway that the only people they want to watch the show are kids, killing the chance of a Periphery Demographic.
3. Expand upon the characters. I know, this is a kid's comedy cartoon, not an RPG, but I feel a lot of things are vague. Are the main characters really called Fanboy and Chum Chum, or are those just nicknames they go by? Where are their parents? Did they abandon them? Are they dead? How are they supporting themselves on their own? Do they have to pay rent, keep themselves fed, or what? Can we see them out of costume? I mean, what the heck is going on?
Well, that's my stance on this controversial piece of animation. It is not a good cartoon by any means, but if it were done right, it could easily be palatable.