Articles about animation.
The tropes, oh the tropes. This was a genre episode, and a great one. They had a lot of fun doing this episode; all the jokes feel fun, it’s interesting, and it gets some character growth. As a kid, Izzy […]
Here at Overly Animated, we frequently celebrate shows with progressive themes, including shows that present LGBTQ+ characters and issues. When discussing these shows, the most frequent names are Steven Universe, Legend of Korra, and Adventure Time. What if I told […]
Farewell Lindsey, you had a good run. Every time I watch this episode I get more and more annoyed by the rule. The challenge itself was pretty awesome, but the way the elimination was set up seemed almost unfair, like […]
Consider this half public service announcement, half testimonial. What I want to do today is talk about something that’s been on my heart for a while: content ratings. What sparked this was an article on a website about petitioning for TV […]
Emmy nominations come out tomorrow and for the world of animation that means very little, as the two animation categories (there’s “Outstanding Animated Program” for half-hour shows like Gravity Falls and “Outstanding Short Form Animated Program” for 15 minute ones […]
This was an all-around good episode. It did a great job of really ushering in this next act of the season, and it wasn’t until this watch through of the season that I really saw how great this episode was. […]
The second season of Disney’s Star vs. the Forces of Evil premieres on Monday on DisneyXD and despite a not too critically great first season, the show comes in with a ton of potential. The first season (which I’ve just finished marathoning) […]
Well, there goes Leshawna’s trailer. Just as soon as she got it, it was destroyed. It’s hard not to feel bad for her in this episode, but it’s just the first of many terrible moments to befall our campers in […]
We’re now half way done with 2016, and half way through what has been a great year of television. It’s especially been an impressive year of animation, with Steven Universe continuing to be the best show on television, Voltron: Legendary Defender premiering […]
Chris lied to us! Chris Mclean lied! How could he? How dare he? He betrayed our trust and left us feeling utterly–actually this makes a lot of sense. Chris Mclean spent the first half of the competition repeatedly telling us, […]