December 2021 – Vic's Review

Kid Cosmic Season 2 – Absolutely Out of the World!

Posted 31 December 2021

Kid Cosmic Season 2 (The Intergalactic Truckstop!) / Netflix / Premiered 7 September 2021

Another lovely continuation from Kid Cosmic Season 1 only taking place more in space and in various dimensions. Along with discovering more Stones of Power, more members join the Local Heroes.

Any Theme Song or Intro?

Kid Cosmic is the first show I watched that doesn’t play a theme song in every episode. Hey, it’s Netflix. The showrunners can pretty much do whatever they want, even state the story title at the END of the episode instead of toward the beginning. Very unique compared to the hundreds of shows I watched in my life that have the theme at the beginning and introduce the episode name toward the beginning (if that’s the show’s norm).

Binge-Watch Over and Over

Even though I’ve seen every episode on Netflix, I like to rewatch certain episodes to get a fix if I haven’t watched in a while. I just watch some random episode or a certain part I want to see. I do this because I have a busy life so I just watch what I can in the little time I have. I don’t suggest you do this if this is your first time watching. You need to see all the excitement at least once. Once you somewhat understand storylines, you can binge, random episode binge, and random section binge to your little heart’s desire.

I liked the parts with the “Mo’s Secret Recipe” sign and when Queen Xhan tells Jo how to be a good leader. I wrote down the leadership steps to consider how these can be applied to my own experiences (if any). I need that “Mo’s Secret Recipe” sign for my kitchen.

A Jammin’ Soundtrack

Every song on the soundtrack is a banger. I’m listening to the season 1 soundtrack as I type this. It gets better in season 2 with all the kickin’ space-themed techno music. I enjoyed Andy Bean’s music composing for Wander over Yonder. He outdoes himself composing for Kid Cosmic. I love ‘70s punk bands. Dr. Fang and the Gang (despite being fictional) is a new one I just started admiring greatly.

I Called It…It’s Gooooooood!

Wrong! More than goooooood, as predicted in a previous post. Kid Cosmic is FANTASTIC! Craig McCracken and his crew outdo themselves again. There’s a season 3 in the works. Too bad it’s going to be the last season. But hey, they say all good things must come to an end. We’ll just find something else just as gre…OH WAIT, nothing will be as great as this show. There will be nothing else like it. Prove me wrong. C’mon, I CHALLENGE YOU!

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The New World of Tooned In Season 2

Posted: 30 December 2021

Tooned In Season 2 / Nickelodeon / 17 September 2021 – TBA

It’s the Tooned In we know and love from earlier this year, just some minor changes.

OK, make those MAJOR changes. They gave Nicky a co-host and made him the main host.

This is Dudley Puppy… uhm… Spencer…cough cough…Jerry Trainor. As of now, he’s just OK as a host. I thought Nicky was just fine hosting on his own. I thought the concept of an AI host was innovative. Adding a human host is just going backward. Some ‘90s game shows reflect this dynamic such as Legends of the Hidden Temple (Kirk Fogg (now Cristela Alonzo) and Olmec) and the obscure Pick Your Brain (Marc Summers (yes, from Double Dare) and 2XL robot (a popular toy from the ‘70s-‘90s)).

A Couple Changes

Most of the game segments are similar to season 1. There are new types of games as well. Each game segment is differently themed like in the previous season. One of the new games involves the contestants looking through a container to find an item (often covered in slime) and answering a question about it. Cartoon Cosplay and the Nicktoon Nick Goon are gone completely. The speed round (All the Answers) and Climb or Slime remain. These games are mostly Nicktoon trivia of the most recent Nicktoons (that I can barely answer, usually with an educated guess). Nicky slimes the contestants whenever he wants, regardless of whether an answer is correct or not. Nobody is immune to the slime.

Why 2 hosts?

It seems that there have been some budget cuts when it comes to producing Nicky. These season 2 episodes are a bit difficult and time-consuming to watch so it’s hard for me to find some examples. One that stands out is that the producers felt a human host was needed. I would like to learn about the thought process of these decisions (of which I may never find out).

So…

With Jerry as co-host, it’s double the annoyingness (for lack of a better word). Nicky can be just as loud and annoying but I can’t stay mad at him for that cuz…he’s Nicky! The game is still fun to play at home. The format has changed a bit from season 1 to keep the show’s rhythm fresher. I’m still wondering why they felt Nicky needed a co-host.