Monster High season 1 Review

As part of the Monster High generation 3 launch, Mattel worked with Nickelodeon to make both a live action movie and an animated series.  This review is for the g3 Nickelodeon cartoon season 1 that started in 2022, not the web-series that started in 2010.  This cartoon aired on the cable channel Nickelodeon, but can also be bought and streamed on Amazon Prime.

I 100% love this interpretation of Monster High.  It's monstrous, colorful, punny, sweet, all good things.  I really love the 3D models for the characters, because nobody looks like a Pixar/Disney princess.  The live action movie had a very small cast, but the cartoon has been able to expand on that and add more beloved characters.

The stories are 11 minutes long, and there's 2 per episode.  There's a few 2 part stories, which take up the whole episode.  A few episodes have songs, but it's not really a musical like the movie.  Still very good, loved it all, will rewatch, my new comfort show.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, seasons 1 and 2

 

The My Little Pony intellectual property has been going on for 40 years, it's first generation coming out while I was a child.  Because of my childhood familiarity, I was well inclined to try out My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, when it launched in 2010.  It was VERY visually appealing to me, with the cute small ponies with enormous eyes that came in many colors.

The show was worth every bit of hype it got.  The first two episodes were an epic two part story about how everything began.  The following episodes were sweet one shots.  The characters were each well written, distinct, and relatable.  And the finale of season 1 wrapped up things that happened in earlier episodes for a fantastic musical finale.

Season 2 opened with a big two part story as well, introducing what became a fan favorite villain.  The episodes in between continued to build characters and flesh out the world of Equestria, and it ended with one of my favorite two part stories, A Canterlot Wedding.