At some point in the mid-2000's, cartoons took a huge nosedive in quality. And I just don't mean a particular bunch of cartoons, but animation all across the board.
Funny, innovative, clever and well-written cartoons started being replaced with cartoons that were sadly lacking in character, humor, and sharp writing, relying more on loud randomness and gross-out humor, without understanding how shows like Ren & Stimpy made it work. This wasn't only the case with TV cartoons but movies as well (such as Chicken Little).
However, in the last few years, we started getting a few really good new shows: in addition to Hilda and The Cuphead Show on Netflix, Disney also gave us The Ghost & Molly Mc Gee and Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur.
Nickelodeon, on the other hand.... hasn't improved much at all. Not long after aborting their ONLY decent show in over a decade (Glitch Techs) to Netflix and cutting it short, we got the dull and annoying Middlemost Post.
Middlemost Post is what can be best described as a series of nothingness. Middlemost Post is a show almost completely devoid of anything meaningful or fun, and only serves as a reminder of how far Nick has fallen, right down to the very concept.
Angus, a washed up fisherman befriends a sentient (and might I add obnoxious) cloud named Parker and her pet walrus, and the three start up a post office on Angus' shipwreck.
It should be no surprise that this is a complete bomb. There is no way a concept as poor as this could ever have been made into an enjoyable series, no matter whose hands it was in. This is a show that was doomed from the start.
Parker is an irritating protagonist. Imagine Sponge Bob at his most obnoxious, increase that by a hundred, pitch up the voice, and you've got Parker. Beyond her being a cloud and being able to shapeshift, she has no depth. There's no point in talking about her pet walrus Russell, as she serves almost no purpose whatsoever, most of the time just sitting there with a dopey face.
Angus is really the only character with any likeability. He often serves as the voice of reason in these lame plots, and you can't help but feel bad for him sometimes, having to put up with Parker's antics all-day every-day. Still, he isn't a very interesting character, and has annoying running gag of screaming like a little girl.
Most of the other characters are bland and one-note: the mayor, his assistant, this weird grub thing that always speaks in a monotonous tone.... none of these characters are interesting or fleshed out at all.
Unsurprisingly, Middlemost Post was cancelled after only one year, with barely a season and a half's worth of content. It's a shock it didn't get canned sooner, because this is a show that is lacking in everything, from heart to originality to characters to humor.
Besides Angus being the only sane man, and a few neat character designs, I really can't think of anything positive to say about Middlemost Post. Avoid it like the plague.
WesternAnimation Middlemost Post: Maddeningly Mundane
At some point in the mid-2000's, cartoons took a huge nosedive in quality. And I just don't mean a particular bunch of cartoons, but animation all across the board.
Funny, innovative, clever and well-written cartoons started being replaced with cartoons that were sadly lacking in character, humor, and sharp writing, relying more on loud randomness and gross-out humor, without understanding how shows like Ren & Stimpy made it work. This wasn't only the case with TV cartoons but movies as well (such as Chicken Little).
However, in the last few years, we started getting a few really good new shows: in addition to Hilda and The Cuphead Show on Netflix, Disney also gave us The Ghost & Molly Mc Gee and Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur.
Nickelodeon, on the other hand.... hasn't improved much at all. Not long after aborting their ONLY decent show in over a decade (Glitch Techs) to Netflix and cutting it short, we got the dull and annoying Middlemost Post.
Middlemost Post is what can be best described as a series of nothingness. Middlemost Post is a show almost completely devoid of anything meaningful or fun, and only serves as a reminder of how far Nick has fallen, right down to the very concept.
Angus, a washed up fisherman befriends a sentient (and might I add obnoxious) cloud named Parker and her pet walrus, and the three start up a post office on Angus' shipwreck.
It should be no surprise that this is a complete bomb. There is no way a concept as poor as this could ever have been made into an enjoyable series, no matter whose hands it was in. This is a show that was doomed from the start.
Parker is an irritating protagonist. Imagine Sponge Bob at his most obnoxious, increase that by a hundred, pitch up the voice, and you've got Parker. Beyond her being a cloud and being able to shapeshift, she has no depth. There's no point in talking about her pet walrus Russell, as she serves almost no purpose whatsoever, most of the time just sitting there with a dopey face.
Angus is really the only character with any likeability. He often serves as the voice of reason in these lame plots, and you can't help but feel bad for him sometimes, having to put up with Parker's antics all-day every-day. Still, he isn't a very interesting character, and has annoying running gag of screaming like a little girl.
Most of the other characters are bland and one-note: the mayor, his assistant, this weird grub thing that always speaks in a monotonous tone.... none of these characters are interesting or fleshed out at all.
Unsurprisingly, Middlemost Post was cancelled after only one year, with barely a season and a half's worth of content. It's a shock it didn't get canned sooner, because this is a show that is lacking in everything, from heart to originality to characters to humor.
Besides Angus being the only sane man, and a few neat character designs, I really can't think of anything positive to say about Middlemost Post. Avoid it like the plague.