When the redesigns of the characters first came out, many complained, but I accepted them. Then the trailer came, and at first I thought it was pretty funny. Then the series came, and I saw the show for what it really is. You can honestly remove Sonic and Co and Eggman and replace them with other sitcom groups and not much would change. I don't think Eggman is even trying to take over the world in this.
Many have compared this show to Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. I'm not sure that's a fair comparison. At least in AOSTH Robotnik is activelly trying to Take Over the World, even if he is being incompetent in doing so. Some episodes were actually pretty serious by the show's standards, like the Chaos Emerald Saga (which includes Robotnik almost winning, Robotnik almost erasing Sonic from history...), Mass Transit Trouble (banned on some networks due to terrorist themes), Sonic Breakout (Robotnik kidnaps a cartoonist for drawing unflattering images of him. Considering that Muslims don't look highly on those who dare to draw Muhammad in real life...) etc. Sonic Boom begins with Eggman trying to become Sonic's sidekick and goes downhill from there.
...but are the jokes funny? In my opinion, not really. While there were a couple things that I chuckled at, for the most part it wasn't funny. While AOSTH isn't immune from stupid moments, it tries a little harder.
All in all, the best thing I can say about the Sonic Boom cartoon is that it's just as good as the Sonic Boom Wii U game.
This isn't a Sonic cartoon, it's a sitcom with Sonic in it!
When the redesigns of the characters first came out, many complained, but I accepted them. Then the trailer came, and at first I thought it was pretty funny. Then the series came, and I saw the show for what it really is. You can honestly remove Sonic and Co and Eggman and replace them with other sitcom groups and not much would change. I don't think Eggman is even trying to take over the world in this.
Many have compared this show to Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. I'm not sure that's a fair comparison. At least in AOSTH Robotnik is activelly trying to Take Over the World, even if he is being incompetent in doing so. Some episodes were actually pretty serious by the show's standards, like the Chaos Emerald Saga (which includes Robotnik almost winning, Robotnik almost erasing Sonic from history...), Mass Transit Trouble (banned on some networks due to terrorist themes), Sonic Breakout (Robotnik kidnaps a cartoonist for drawing unflattering images of him. Considering that Muslims don't look highly on those who dare to draw Muhammad in real life...) etc. Sonic Boom begins with Eggman trying to become Sonic's sidekick and goes downhill from there.
...but are the jokes funny? In my opinion, not really. While there were a couple things that I chuckled at, for the most part it wasn't funny. While AOSTH isn't immune from stupid moments, it tries a little harder.
All in all, the best thing I can say about the Sonic Boom cartoon is that it's just as good as the Sonic Boom Wii U game.