As Mike Judge's long-running animation series, King of the Hill, came to a close this past year, he decided to reinvent his output with a topical and relevant twist.
He came up with The Goode Family, another animated television show featuring an organically-minded family who do everything they can do have a positive effect on the planet all the while taking care of their children who themselves are remnants of the MTV generation.
Whilst the 'Save the Planet' mindset was just about wearing thin five years ago, this show does nothing to help the cause. With constant reminders of the dangers of climate change and planet-conscious ideologies shoved in the audience's face, it's no wonder the show was cancelled after an initial 13 episodes of its only run.
Admittedly i am personally only halfway through the pilot, I have already become bored by the lack of actual humour. The obssession with saving Mother Earth and going green is a fairly grim subject to begin with and one which has received plenty of lip service in recent years by every possible facet of the media but to see Mike Judge, creator of two of my favourite animated comedies, sink to this sub-standard fare is rather depressing.
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