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- Apple TV+
- Aug 9, 2023
- Apple TV+
- Aug 9, 2023
Summary The animated series from Dan Harmon based on Nathan Pyle's webcomic and graphic novel of the same name about blue beings who do familiar things on another planet.
Created By: Dan Harmon
- Apple TV+
- Aug 9, 2023
- Apple TV+
- Aug 9, 2023
Summary The animated series from Dan Harmon based on Nathan Pyle's webcomic and graphic novel of the same name about blue beings who do familiar things on another planet.
Created By: Dan Harmon
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
68
64% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
36% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
For a show that doesn’t actually have any humans in it, it manages to have quite a lot to say about humanity and the wondrous gift life on our particular little pale blue dot it can be. And, these days, that’s no small thing.
Bright, sweet and cheerful, if unusually concerned with mortality, it is, as satire, highly affectionate — keen to human frailty but understanding, hopeful, more engaged with our possibilities than our limitations.
Most of this, though, hits the level of wry amusement and not much more, not unlike the experience of reading a comic strip, smiling, and saying, “I get it,” without actually laughing. But the softer humor is buoyed by a reliable level of sweetness.
Plain-spoken sentiments give purpose to the beings’ endearing — though inconsistent and occasionally overdone — vocabulary, and give the show a unique gravitas. More often than not, “Strange Planet” is cute and delightful. But when it settles in to its more ephemeral musings and universal thoughts, it’s more than just cute: It’s funny and it’s warm … like a cozy pair of fabric foot tubes right out of the tumble heater.
“Strange Planet” is undeniably clever and an easy, amusing watch. But its current iteration lacks much deeper resonance beyond its acute yet surface-level observations about the quirks and paradoxes of modern life. The idea that our society is inherently absurd could pack more punch if explored through a larger narrative or tied to a more specific lead character.
Strange Planet is mild enough for kids, but what it really feels like is a children’s show for grownups, in the way that Millennial slang like “adulting” and “feels” are baby talk for grownups. This can be a very nice thing, depending on your taste, your mood and your tolerance for twee terminology.
The incessant asking that viewers unwrap the show’s technical language for everyday occurrences is not too unreasonable of a demand, but it keeps a thin layer between the art and its audience, one that not even Strange Planet’s beautifully rendered animation and some pleasant voice acting can perforate.
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Based on 5 User Ratings
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 User Ratings
4.2
20% Positive
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60% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Negative
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