How many cartoons are even remotely realistic? Out of the many cartoons that have been produced since 2000, only a few are slightly believable. In 2012, the cartoon, Gravity falls, was premiered on Disney Channel. Written by Alex Hirsch, this TV show follows the summer adventures of twins, Mabel and Dipper Pines, in the seemingly sleepy town of Gravity Falls, Oregon. While staying at their Great Uncle Stan’s place, A.K.A, ‘The Mystery Shack’, the twins attempt to adjust to their new surroundings. Apparently, some people have better adjusting skills than others. Usually, these types of scenarios are avoided, as they would not grab the viewer’s attention for long. Luckily, Hirsch added an important element, the supernatural. The unexplained had fascinated humanity since early observations of the night sky. Why am I giving this a good review? Read on to find out!
Lets begin with the characters. There are a total of five main characters. Mabel and Dipper Pines have brown hair and brown eyes, but the similarities stop there. Mabel is a ‘glass half full’ kind of person, and is, to quote, “...an arts and crafts master!” This isn’t an exaggeration, she has dozens of homemade sweaters! she also owns a fifteen pound pig, which she named Waddles. Her brother, Dipper, on the other hand, is the black sheep in the cast. He’s more uptight and tends to jump to conclusions, such as his sister’s date being a zombie. He’s not that athletic and is almost never seen without his ‘pine tree trucker hat’.
Their Great Uncle Stan, or Grunkle Stan as he is more commonly known, is not the world’s best caretaker. The only reason I say this is because, Stanford is a conman, and has barely any respect for the law. According to Mr. Pines, “When there’s no cops around, anything’s legal!” Otherwise, He’s an okay guy. Then there’s Soos Ramirez, the lovable handyman of the Mystery Shack. He has been working at the Mystery Shack since he has around twelve or fourteen, He likes dinosaur cookies, pizza flavored cake, cake flavored pizza, and hanging out with Dipper and Mabel. And lastly, there’s Wendy Corduroy, the tall, red-headed lumberjack's daughter. She breaks a lot of rules, second only to her boss, Stanford Pines. Much to the annoyance of Stan, Wendy is probably the most lethargic character on the show. There are way too many other characters to name, I’m only highlighting on the important ones.
Moving on! The villains, almost every good show has them, even the ones that didn’t last that long are important. First we have Gideon Gleeful, the ten year old, self proclaimed psychic. Okay, so he’s not what you would usually picture as a major villain, but appearances can be deceiving. Anyways, he was first introduced as a child psychic, runner of the rival tourist attraction, “Tent Of Telepathy.” According to Dipper the tent is a , “...weird, bizarro version of the Mystery Shack.” Gideon wants revenge on the Pines family. He also wants Mabel to love him, and the Mystery Shack. Lucky for the Pines family, Gideon is currently in jail, but for how long? Before he went to jail, Gideon released something something far worse. What’s it called you ask? It’s not a what, It’s a who. The name is the most frightening name in existence! Too much drama? Fine, his name is Bill Cipher. Cipher is a triangular dream demon resembling the eye of providence. So there are some ‘theories’ on what he really portrays, but lets ignore that. Overall, the demon with the bow tie and the top hat is really... um, strange. Not much is known about him, so… onto the next evil thing! The Gnomes, not the nice kind, were a problem earlier , but, that’s not now. Then there was the Shapeshifter. You get a lot of information about that cave dweller just from his supposed name. Luckily, he is currently frozen in a freezer chamber thing.
The episode release dates are always either really spaced out, or really close together. For example, in the first season, episodes two through six, were shown seven to one day apart from each other. Whereas later in the first season and part of the second season, episodes often came nine to fourteen days after the previous one. To the disappointment of many fans, the second season came out about 364 days after the season one finale. Considering how much work goes into a single episode, the Gravity Falls team is usually rather fast at finishing episodes. Gravity Falls has an unusual amount of foreshadowing, not that that’s a bad thing. In ‘Tourist Trapped’ and ‘The Legend of the Gobblewonker’ a side character, Blendin Blandin, makes several sudden appearances. Blendin was really from the episode, ‘The Time Traveler’s Pig’, which is nearly nine episodes after his first appearance. Also, in the second season, and in the multiple episode shorts, a image of a crossed out eye is repeatedly shown, referencing a secret society in Gravity Falls. There were also mentions of this society in the Gravity Falls game, ‘Rumble’s Revenge’. LIke I said, the Gravity falls team is really good at foreshadowing.
I highly recommend that this show is not ignored. Being as high quality as it is, Gravity Falls is worth watching. Ignore the haters, this TV show has great characters and plot line. And now, to quote Bill Cipher, “Remember, reality is an illusion, the universe is a hologram, buy gold, bye!”
A Review From A Faller
ReplyDeleteHow many cartoons are even remotely realistic? Out of the many cartoons that have been produced since 2000, only a few are slightly believable. In 2012, the cartoon, Gravity falls, was premiered on Disney Channel. Written by Alex Hirsch, this TV show follows the summer adventures of twins, Mabel and Dipper Pines, in the seemingly sleepy town of Gravity Falls, Oregon. While staying at their Great Uncle Stan’s place, A.K.A, ‘The Mystery Shack’, the twins attempt to adjust to their new surroundings. Apparently, some people have better adjusting skills than others. Usually, these types of scenarios are avoided, as they would not grab the viewer’s attention for long. Luckily, Hirsch added an important element, the supernatural. The unexplained had fascinated humanity since early observations of the night sky. Why am I giving this a good review? Read on to find out!
Lets begin with the characters. There are a total of five main characters. Mabel and Dipper Pines have brown hair and brown eyes, but the similarities stop there. Mabel is a ‘glass half full’ kind of person, and is, to quote, “...an arts and crafts master!” This isn’t an exaggeration, she has dozens of homemade sweaters! she also owns a fifteen pound pig, which she named Waddles. Her brother, Dipper, on the other hand, is the black sheep in the cast. He’s more uptight and tends to jump to conclusions, such as his sister’s date being a zombie. He’s not that athletic and is almost never seen without his ‘pine tree trucker hat’.
Their Great Uncle Stan, or Grunkle Stan as he is more commonly known, is not the world’s best caretaker. The only reason I say this is because, Stanford is a conman, and has barely any respect for the law. According to Mr. Pines, “When there’s no cops around, anything’s legal!” Otherwise, He’s an okay guy. Then there’s Soos Ramirez, the lovable handyman of the Mystery Shack. He has been working at the Mystery Shack since he has around twelve or fourteen, He likes dinosaur cookies, pizza flavored cake, cake flavored pizza, and hanging out with Dipper and Mabel. And lastly, there’s Wendy Corduroy, the tall, red-headed lumberjack's daughter. She breaks a lot of rules, second only to her boss, Stanford Pines. Much to the annoyance of Stan, Wendy is probably the most lethargic character on the show. There are way too many other characters to name, I’m only highlighting on the important ones.
Moving on! The villains, almost every good show has them, even the ones that didn’t last that long are important. First we have Gideon Gleeful, the ten year old, self proclaimed psychic. Okay, so he’s not what you would usually picture as a major villain, but appearances can be deceiving. Anyways, he was first introduced as a child psychic, runner of the rival tourist attraction, “Tent Of Telepathy.” According to Dipper the tent is a , “...weird, bizarro version of the Mystery Shack.” Gideon wants revenge on the Pines family. He also wants Mabel to love him, and the Mystery Shack. Lucky for the Pines family, Gideon is currently in jail, but for how long? Before he went to jail, Gideon released something something far worse. What’s it called you ask? It’s not a what, It’s a who. The name is the most frightening name in existence! Too much drama? Fine, his name is Bill Cipher. Cipher is a triangular dream demon resembling the eye of providence. So there are some ‘theories’ on what he really portrays, but lets ignore that. Overall, the demon with the bow tie and the top hat is really... um, strange. Not much is known about him, so… onto the next evil thing! The Gnomes, not the nice kind, were a problem earlier , but, that’s not now. Then there was the Shapeshifter. You get a lot of information about that cave dweller just from his supposed name. Luckily, he is currently frozen in a freezer chamber thing.
ReplyDeleteThe episode release dates are always either really spaced out, or really close together. For example, in the first season, episodes two through six, were shown seven to one day apart from each other. Whereas later in the first season and part of the second season, episodes often came nine to fourteen days after the previous one. To the disappointment of many fans, the second season came out about 364 days after the season one finale. Considering how much work goes into a single episode, the Gravity Falls team is usually rather fast at finishing episodes.
Gravity Falls has an unusual amount of foreshadowing, not that that’s a bad thing. In ‘Tourist Trapped’ and ‘The Legend of the Gobblewonker’ a side character, Blendin Blandin, makes several sudden appearances. Blendin was really from the episode, ‘The Time Traveler’s Pig’, which is nearly nine episodes after his first appearance. Also, in the second season, and in the multiple episode shorts, a image of a crossed out eye is repeatedly shown, referencing a secret society in Gravity Falls. There were also mentions of this society in the Gravity Falls game, ‘Rumble’s Revenge’. LIke I said, the Gravity falls team is really good at foreshadowing.
I highly recommend that this show is not ignored. Being as high quality as it is, Gravity Falls is worth watching. Ignore the haters, this TV show has great characters and plot line. And now, to quote Bill Cipher, “Remember, reality is an illusion, the universe is a hologram, buy gold, bye!”