Disenchantment Online

Season 1 of either Futurama or The Simpsons were never considered their best work. Disenchantment does not meet this high mark just yet. Jokes are funny but they are often rather safe and lacks some cleverness. The main characters are well acted by the young talent but Princess Bean, Luci, and Elfo come off as very one note. The Planet Express crew and The Simpson family are well defined characters but these shows had time. While I enjoy the show as a huge fan of Matt Groening, Disenchantment needs time and some thoughtful writing that made Futurama a fan favorite.

With this show being from the creator of "The Simpsons" and "Futurama", I was of course curious enough to give it a watch, and I thought it would be as outrageous and hilarious as those earlier shows. While I didn't think the show was terrible, it is to a degree somewhat disappointing.

First, the good stuff in the show. Technically, the show is first rate, with good animation and art design. The premise and the characters are pretty original, making the show not feel like a clone of any past TV shows. The show is certainly not boring, and is somewhat amusing at times.

However, "somewhat amusing" is about as funny as the show gets. The humor of the show lacks significant comic jabs to make it truly laugh-out-loud funny. The show seems to be content to move along with an amiable attitude instead of really trying to be hilarious. There are other problems with the writing as well. The creators of the show seem to be having difficultly moving from a 22 minute episode format to a longer version; you can really feel some blatant padding at times, especially with the first episode of the show. Also, the show is very slow in explaining details of the characters and situation at times. For example, Bean's half-brother is not clearly identified or given a chance to speak until about halfway through the show's first ten episodes.

This is not a bad show, but currently it's not reaching its full potential. It's possible the writers will manage to improve things should the show be renewed. Until then, I would say give the show a chance by watching the first three episodes. If you like what you see there, you'll probably find the rest of the episodes amusing enough. If not, then I would say skip the other episodes.

Stop reviewing a show based on half an episode and acting like u can develop a world in 10 mins! Futurama and even The Simpsons took a good season or two to hit their stride. Having said that, this is its own show and it is going to be fine as long as we allow it to be its own thing and don't limit it by looking at it thru Futurama/Simpsons lenses. Go in with an open mind and don't let it become a self fulfilling prophecy by nitpicking every little thing thru comparing it to Groening's past work. It's not a remake and there is no possible physical way you can know if this show is boring or poorly paced (it's not)if you've only watched 12 mins of it, a trap I see seriously like 48% of the reviews on here falling victim to. Look for the positives, Bc they objectively outweigh any negatives. Anything in the universe u go into looking to compare to something else, you're going to be disappointed in, Bc you're putting it in a box that's impossible for it to break out of and looking for it to match nostalgia, emotions from when you were different person, that evolve as we grow. A lot of people don't understand with shows like this by creators we expect to blow us away, it's not the show they don't like, it's that they can't recapture the feeling They had when watching the older work. It's the way they currently feel they don't like, and look for anyway to deflect having to accept that. Even if they are looking at the show, With that logic, the best it can be is as good as whatever they're using to compare, Bc that's the ceiling its not being allowed to climb above. Personally, I did not like Futurama when it started but now it's one of my fav Cartoons of all time. By the time the tenth ep of Disenchantment hit I was def already into it and loved the over arching story arc. THESE SHOWS TAKE TIME TO DEVELOP! Stop hating, and holding Groening to unrealistic expectations!!! Can't wait for more!!!

With all the garbage on TV today I was more than happy to binge something light and funny that still takes time to build a fantastic world and allows stories to naturally evolve within it. The longer a show like this runs the better it gets, so let's support things like this, rather than allowing our collective need to be edgy and unique on the internet to outweigh well meaning creativity.........here's to hoping for 5-6 seaons!!! Cheers!

For most of episodes nothing happens. You got them on a loop with little to no character development. They drink-make joke-some episode event happens-they find solution and next episode. Then we get a solid chunk of weak episodes with really cringy jokes. Then suddenly an episode that tries to connect some of earlier stories in some form, as if director suddenly remembered he has "MAIN STORY" to progress. Then fast and rushed world generation. Then.. Well.. end of season 1. If not for the fact the whole season-pacing was just busted, I'd rate it a solid 8, really. Even though there's hardly any good jokes in it, the new world feels fun to live in.... But it's just so wasted...

Oh yea and trailer lied to us.

To be honest, this is not terrible. Just disappointing.

So it seems like everyone and their mother expected Matt Groening and co to pull off a hat-trick and add a third golden animation series to his resume. It's hard to find a review that doesn't mention or compare it to his earlier work (And inevitably I will do so too). But people are being unfair, illogical and overestimating the current comedy prowess of the veteran crew around Matt.

It makes no sense to compare Disenchantment to the golden age of the Simpsons, which lies more than 2 full decades in the past now. Nor to compare it to Futurama, which has been off the air for years now and that includes the revival, which was mostly build out of archived leftovers from the initial run hence why the revival was still top notch material.

If you want to compare Disenchantment to something compare it to the last few Simpons seasons. Last one I saw was season 24 and that was already an atrocity so I can only imagine what depths they should have reached by now. Point here is: what was anybody still expecting here? that Matt and co would reinvent themselves after they've been unable to do so for years?

Another major point in why a comparison is approaching disenchantment the wrong way is because it's clearly trying to be something different. There's a serialized narrative, a longer format, some mystery to the plot, a new painting-like art style (for backgrounds) and little segments here and there that seem to have a different purpose than straight up comedy, something that supports the idea that Disenchantment might not be intended or at least envisioned as a purely comedic effort.

And herein lies the fatal flaw that impairs Disenchantment. It plays it way too safe. It doesn't fully embrace the new direction and misses on potential opportunities. disenchantment could have been crafted as a full blown adventure series, with a hefty dose of classic Simpsons comedy injected. There's a rule in comedy: the less grounded in reality your fictional creation is the harder you'll have to try to be funny. It's why series like family guy have to go way over the top while things like veep and curb your enthusiasm can keep it simple and still be funny. The idea is that making your comedy series more real creates potential to have impactful emotions beyond just those derivated from comedy. More grounded comedy series can instill for example fear, tension, sadness, melancholy etc. So in my opinion they should have shifted Disenchantment along the comedic spectrum in the opposite direction from where it is has gone now. Could have been something Avatar:TLA alike but with maturer comedy but now it's just Futurama in middle-earth.

Which leaves us with only the comedic aspect as a potential selling point. And by now you've guessed it: it's simply not funny enough. Like another reviewer stated: Disenchantment seems to be content with being just amiable instead of being genuinely funny. I made it to the sixth episode. By then it came clear that there wasn't much novelty to disenchantment in general, they weren't really committed to the concept of serialization and this sixth episode was particularly unfunny.

I'll give you an example of a joke from one of the first scenes of said episode (though it might not translate very well by just typing it out): The 3 main characters Bean, Luci and Elfo are playing a drunken game of guessing who the other is impersonating.

When it's Elfo's turn he simply says: I'm Elfo. Luci reacts: Hmmm, I know this one, (keeps thinking aloud for a few lines), I wanna say Schmelfo? Elfo replies: No! It's me, Elfo!

........sigh.

This sort of comedy level feels like watching one of those many third-rate short-lived stoner comedies on adult swim nobody's heard of or watches. Or like going to an amateur improv comedy night. Rest of the episode was on par, so that was my limit.

In general it's fairly watchable, it doesn't deserve the 1 star rating from people who expected to relive the Simpsons/Futurama golden age and are just rate-bombing in frustration. It get's a 7.3 currently and that seems about right. 7.3 Counts as mediocre on IMdb but in my book average is still 5 logically so it gets a 5. Barely recommendable.

Kept me entertained, pretty mellow but I think it'd get much better with a second season. The Episodes do slowly get better. Note: I actually watched all the episodes, unlike the most of these chums.

You're supposed to like this because it comes from accomplished creators and if you don't then you are uncultured. Truth is the show is boring. I guess it is more family friendly than an adult comedy should be. It gets points for design though, it looks nice if you're into that.

It's not bad. But it's not good. I know other people are saying, "well Simpsons and Futurama didn't hit their stride in the first few episodes, it took them a few seasons to really get going." But I just kind of feel the opposite. Like, Simpsons came out in 1989. So they've had almost 30 years to perfect their craft. This show doesn't feel like 30 years in the making. Some of the animation is off, some of the sound design is off. There are scenes where characters are walking and there are no walking sound effects, scenes where someone gets hit with a sword and there are no swinging or clashing sound effects. There is a bar fight scene, where you can only really hear the character's voices, there is barely any background noise at all. The writing feels really bland. All of the jokes are really expected, and most of them fall flat. Overall, this show is not bad, but it certainly isn't Simpsons, nor is it Futurama. Maybe it will hit it's stride later but currently I don't think it's worth watching.

There's nothing new here. I painstakingly watched episode after episode hoping the next one would deliver SOMETHING. It's filled to the brink with badly timed old jokes that has been done over and over. How the timing could be so off all the time and that the writing doesn't offer something new baffles me as there are plenty of big names involved who should know what they're doing. Got so excited when I saw that Fulcher had written an episode but alas it followed the same old path. Also the sound seems very cheaply done and also adds to the overall poor feel. God...nothing is funny in this. Also why are people saying "watch this with fresh eyes"? Sure, this would've been mildly funny 30 years ago...but this is 2018 and Groening, Fulcher, X Cohen are all veterans who should be able to deliver. Especially with the great voice cast they've got. Maybe they will figure out where they want this mildly schizophrenic show to go in a couple of seasons. Maybe I will check back then. Probably not.

As someone who has loved Futurama for years, Disenchanted is different, though still seems tonally similar. I'm currently on episode 3 and while it may not be the funniest show ever, it certainly is entertaining and Bean is a fun and different protagonist. Looking forward to seeing whether or not it will contain the heart that Futurama eventually had.

As a massive fan of the Simpsons, and a fairly large fan of Futurama, I of course had to check this out. I very much liked the premise, but only of couple characters stuck with me, neither of whom was the main. I actually didn't care for Bean nor Luci, though strangely enough King Zod and Elfo got almost all the laughs I had for this show, which wasn't many for all ten episodes.

Having said that however, the last three eps were pretty decent, particularly 8; that one was a riot! I get the feeling season 2 will be much better, as it left off on an interesting note, but a lot of work needs to be done on the characters IMHO.

Like some reviews, it's no Simpsons/Futurama. Doesn't mean its not a good show.

only 2 episodes in, but it does have some funny jokes and a good storyline. what you need to remember when going into this is that it isnt like other cartoons out there. it is unique in its own way.

I understand that maybe I've gotten too used to the quick & snappy jokes from The Simpsons (From seasons 1-16, after that they're dead to me) and Futurama, and as this show's animation is so familiar to them, it kinda makes you expect certain comedy style.

I recognized this issue and tried, really tried to give Disenchantment a chance as an entirely new experience, but it just couldn't keep my interest. The first 15 minutes in of the first episode, and only one joke made me slightly chuckle. 20 minutes in, and I was already looking for something else to do at the same time.

Maybe this show tries to be fresh and witty in some new way, but I can't seem to grasp it. So that's it for me - good looking animation, but that's about it.

• The jokes are far more adult than Groening's other work, but also somehow much more immature. For example, in the first episode alone they make endless, cringeworthy jokes about cunnilingus/prostitution/racism/etc. but deliver them in a way that only children would find funny.

• The voice acting is decent, but it is a shame the characters are so one-sided and the dialogue is so terrible.

I think the main plus is the world building, which leaves a lot of room for improvement. It is just that such an improvement should be led by a better team of writers for the regrettably inevitable second season.

Clearly people put effort into the show, but too many core elements fall flat for it to work.

(I also am a little bit suspicious of the validity of some of the positive reviews here...)

The only reason this show is getting an attention at all is because it's made by Matt Groening. The animation is very cheaply done and so it doesn't flow nicely at all. The storyline is boring and none of the jokes are funny. I'm still not sure what age catergory this is aimed at either - it seems really childish 95% of the time and then occasionally they will be a sexual reference. Such a shame cause I'm such a big fan of the simpsons and futurama.

If you are looking for Simpsons or Futurama this isn't for you. Futurama pilot was pretty good but the Simpsons took a while to impress. Disenchantment pilot is not so bad. In fact the quality falls somewhere between Futurama and Simpsons. My advice is to treat this show as a standalone show. In my opinion its a decent start that shows promise. Someone said the jokes were forced but I honestly don't see it so maybe we can agree to disagree or perhaps I don't know funny. Don't take my word for it give the pilot a chance. If you don't like it no problem. Cheers

I'm a huge fan of the simpsons (up through like, season 10 or 11 or so) and futurama, so I was insanely excited for this show. Especially with the voice actors for the three main characters, all of whom I am a fan of. I was so so so let down.

The voice acting itself is fine, and the animation is good, but the writing is just awful. Most of the episodes are lucky to get a couple of snorts out of me at best.

But yeah, huuuuge step down from the Simpsons and futurama, and a huge let down.

Started off slow but a few more episodes in amd it picks up, defo room for improvment but the simpsons and futurama were the same.... give it a chance

Absolutely outstanding. Matt Groaning has done it again, I was sold and loved it after the first episode. Could easily watch this season for the third time if I wanted. Would recommend to any Simpsons/Futurama Fans but don't base your opinion off these Matt's past work. Watch with a fresh and open mind, I'm sure you'll be impressed.

I watched 2 episodes and had to stop half way through the third. After a long wait I genuinely expected great things from this series, considering the fact that it was created by the minds who brought us futurama. Instesd i was left with nothing but disappointment and a waste of time. I won't go in much detail but the biggest problem of this show is the fact that it is not entertaining. It lacks quality jokes and the story was so stale, slow and boaring. I gave it a chance having watched almost 3 episodes, hoping it would get better but I guess this was just one of those shows thay gets worse as it goes on. If you're a TRUE fan of futurama and Simpson's then I'm sure you will be disappointed in this show.

Princess Tiabeanie, 'Bean', is about to be married to Prince Merkimer. It is an arranged marriage and Bean isn't too happy about it. She is fun loving and free spirited and marriage is the last thing she wants to preoccupy herself with. Then she meets Luci, a demon, and Elfo, an elf, and things get rather exciting, and dangerous.

Created by Matt Groening who gave us one of the greatest comedy series of all time, and certainly the greatest animated series of all time, The Simpsons, as well as Futurama I had high hopes for this series. Ultimately, however, it is quite disappointing.

It starts off in very lacklustre fashion. Episode 1 was dull and the laughs were few and far between. I contemplated giving up then but was glad I didn't. Episode 2 was great - edgy, with some clever, often absurdist, humour.

Cool, I figured, the show has found its groove at last. So much for that. The following episodes had their moments but weren't consistently funny or interesting. Some jokes just fell flat and the adventures were pretty basic and farcical. Certainly not anywhere near being in the same league as The Simpsons.

Not terrible, but not great either, and quite disappointing.

Despite having a intriguing and well thought out world, Disenchantment is more of a chore than anything to watch. For every joke that forces a smirk of nose exhale there's 15 more that make me sigh and cringe. Such a disappointment that Groening and Cohen couldn't muster something nearly as charming as the Simpsons and Futurama. This show is an insult to their legacy. Disenchantment tries too hard to be something it's not. It tries to be funny, and if there's one way to lose an audience's interest it's by trying too hard. In summary if you like Futurama and/or the Simpsons or are even a fan of Eric Andre you'd be best off steering clear. I wouldn't want you to be disappointed in those you thought better of, much like I was

All the stories have been done before, and it's hard to like a show with such an annoying main character. The main character is just a drunk, she's lazy and spoiled, and all she does is complain. The only likable person is the demon, and we never even get to see him in depth. The elf is annoying, and of course a cliché is added about him having feelings for the main character, really unnecessary and frankly nobody is rooting for them to be together. I'm not disappointed, I didn't have high expectations for this show. Would not recommend.

Specifically unfunny. Rather slow as well. All jokes are recycled and/or explained on the spot. 4/10 for possible good intentions.

One small meh from long time simpsons fan, but lots of big meh's from long tike futurama fans...

This is less entertaining even than last 2 seasons of simpsons...