I was really impressed by the first season of Liverspots and Astronots. There are two main strong points that stand out for me, Animation and Characters.
Animation:
Now of course trying to compare this style of animation to something much higher budget like Rick & Morty wouldn't be fair. But I really enjoy this style of animation and find it quite unique. Some close up still images remind me of Ren & Stimpy or Spongebob and I love this. I love shows where you want to pause and take a closer look at things.
Characters:
This is where this show has the potential to shine. Having so many unique characters in a show is a fantastic structure to build multiple stories around, without the risk of getting bored. All the characters have been well thought out and designed, some voice were a little unsuited (robots) but overall I felt most were spot on. This is also the first animation show I have seen with Colin Mochrie lending his voice to and I thought he done extremely well. There is loads of room to grow and play around with character and I am very excited to see where they take some characters, maybe adding in some character arcs long term would be good.
The only real negative thing I don't like about Liverspots and Astronots is the running time. It is just too short. In order to feel fully immersed in a show I think you need more build ups, more depth and feel like the you are going along on the adventure with the character themselves and having a longer running time would greatly help with this. I am not sure since it was with Facebook Watch maybe they has time restrictions or perhaps because of budget requirements but either was I hope we will be many more seasons with much longer running times.
Animation: 8/10
Characters: 9/10
Voices: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Great show guys and gals PLEASE KEEP MAKING MORE!
