It shouldn't be too much to ask for a cartoon to be mildly amusing, especially one that features dogs treking the galaxy. Yet Dogs In Space doesn't ev3n come close to such expectations and falls face first onto the floor. From the awful writing to the mediocre animation, this show makes cleaning up after a dog feel like going to Disney World.
Created by Jeremiah Cortez, the show follows a crew of dogs treking the galaxy to find a new home for their human owners. This proves to be a very difficult mission as when alien monsters aren't trying to kill them, their grossly incompetent captain is! Right of the bat this show has a serious writing problem. Each episode follows the repeated formula of the crew barely getting out alive because their captain is such an under qualified moron! The crew nearly gets killed in every episode from some alien monster, which gets old and tiring very fast. The show also bypasses the backstory in the intro, which is an inexcusable writing mistake that made me feel like the creators didn't think the audience would care about the how, the who, or the why. News flash: we do! Because without that important piece of context, we don't care enough about the mission to root for the main characters to succeed. Lastly, the humor absolutely sucks! Most of the jokes are tired puns, groan worthy gags, and lousy gross out. This is exactly what NOT to do when writing a show; if I wanted to be told what's happening in the story, I'd listen to a podcast!
If this crew is supposed to be humanity's last hope, we're royally doomed. Starting with our leading pooch, Captain Garb- stop! Stop! Stop! No no no no! What the fruit salad on a Friday is this?! Of the millions of different names to call a dog, his owner chose GARBAGE?! That's got to be some form of animal cruelty because no one in their right mind should call a dog or ANY animal "garbage!" Anyway, Captain Cruelly Named By His Awful Owner is the moronic, self-centered leader of the crew who never learns anything, constantly puts his crew in danger, and never blinking shuts his half-wit snot! Did I mention he's freaking stupid?! He's easily one of the worse cartoon characters from a Netflix show and it would honestly make the show better if he wasn't in it! If you're expecting the other crew mates to be much better, think again! Stella is the strict and bossy second in command, Nomi is as annoying as a dog barking at nothing, Loaf is a nervous wreck, Ed is a narcissist, Chonies is skiddish tech guy (who's name is slang for underwear, btw), and Kira is the feral dog who isn't familiar with advanced technology. None of them are remotely interesting beyond their one personality trait and they're all interchangeable as the show progresses.
I can't help but feel bad for the cast because they're all doing good voice work with such lackluster material. Haley Joel Osment did a really good job as Captain His Owner Must've Grown Up In Stupid Town I Swear. He makes this idiotic pooch sound chipper, optimistic and friendly. Sarah Chalke made Stella sound brave and reasonable, Kimiko Glenn sounded very eccentric as Nomi, David Lopez sounded zany as Chonies, and William Jackson Harper sounded like he was having a blast playing Loaf. Chris Parnell was fine as Ed, though I couldn't help but just hear Doug from Family Guy. I know this must've just been another job for them (gotta put bread on the table somehow), but they still did very good work here.
The animation isn't very good, which is unfortunate as it's provided by Atomic Cartoons, who provided animaton for 8 episodes of Hilda. The characters resemble their real life dog counterparts very well and their fur is very colorful. However, I think their facial expressions are inconsistent. One character just has dots for eyes and another has irises. Just pick one and stick with it, otherwise it's just confusing. Another problem with the designs is the mouths aren't drawn well as sometimes they're not aligned with the snout and other times they disappear when the character is supposed to be smiling. The characters also lack mass, which is important to show how big some characters are to others. It also helps make the action feel more intense, which as is feels very underwhelming. I will say though that the backgrounds look incredible with the ships and planets having a great amount of detail in the sceneray. It's not all bad, but it's not very good either.
Bad show! Bad! Bad show! Dogs In Space is one of the worst cartoons I had the displeasure of watching on Netflix. The animation is mediocre, the characters are unlikable, the writing is atrocious and the humor is nonexistent. It also has one of the worse names for a main character I've ever seen. If it was intentional, thanks I hate it! Just like I hate this stupid show! If you want to see a good show about dogs, watch Bluey. Yeah, I said it! I don't care if it was meant for preschoolers, hit has far more entertainment value than this show ever dreams of having -.-
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