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This involving series is the funniest thing on TV!
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Interesting characters, though-provoking residence, fun art style.
A sizable gift for anybody from a kid to a college student!
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Why Cartoon Network is wasting airtime on shoddy live-action shows wher astronomical animation like this can be had from Canada (oh bless you, Substantial White North!) baffles me.
Totally baffles me. 
From the same people who brought you 6teen.
Ok so I am a cartoon geek, so I may like this stuff too grand. But I also grew up in the 90s (I’m 21 now), the age of such classics as Petite Toons, Batman, Rocko, Ren and stimpy, Dexter’s Lab, etc. Don’t forget Looney Tunes repeats.
These were shows that genuinely worked for kids and older audiences, which in the realm of animation is very rare. So while I may be a slight biased towards 90s stuff, I haven’t found a note that was quite up to snuff in this past decade. The rare exception is Total Drama Island.
Initially skeptical (the producers’ forerunning prove 6teen was HOPELESSLY generic), I warmed up to it via Cartoon Network repeats and found it surprisingly accessible and bewitching. It basically follows the exploits of various teens competing for cash money while stuck for a god forsaken summer camp in rural Northern Ontario. The basic setup lampoons Survivor with a puny bit of Scare Factor mixed in there. The reality present spoofery is faded to colossal achieve. With general genre satire, cartoon slapstick, wacky yet charming character anctics and a microscopic bit of obscene humor, the writing provides a noble variety of gags and jokes.
Then there are the (purposely) sterotypical characters Jock, Hipster, ‘Sista”, Valley Girl (or the Canadian variant) Dork, Goth and Delinquent, unprejudiced to name a few. There were even some outside of those parameters, (such as off kilter wilderness girl Izzy) . Some fare better than others, but their characters are outmoded well and all provoke at least one chuckle from the audience. There is even some development in character relationships, again some better than others. Some genuinely suprising, all of which contributed to the respectable suspense of seeing who gets voted off the Island.
Also the serial structure made for some nice suspense, it is actually moving seeing who will bag voted off if only due to the outrageousness of the stunts, challenges and character antics. (Personal popular character is the conniving, sadistic yet ecstatic and amiacable host Chris who gleefuly hurls the hapless campers into grueling situations fair for kicks!) .
Visuals are decent yet unremarkable, Character designs are fairly nice overall, animation is standard flash. The voices are well cast all around.
For the discerning parent, this display is a tad more raunchy than most standard CN fare. The word “crap” is thrown around a few times, some fart and pee jokes, a few VEERRRY subtle homosexual jokes and there is some blurred nudity as well (Male and female) . Also this being a reality reveal spoof, some slightly rude/dark humor comes about with the constant conniving and betrayal (It wouldn’t be a reality reveal otherwise correct? ) . The CN version is toned down a tad from the Canadian version but It’s not Simpson’s level though. Lets say maybe 8 and up.
That don’t bother me none and really is not worse than warrenting a TV-PG rating on TV (G in Canada) . To me it helps with the appeal to older viewers, gives the point to a petite edge that was missing from cartoons for a while.
I wanted to give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. It doesn’t QUITE excel, it not a classic by any means either. BUT Total Drama Island earns obedient mention for one of the best cartoons of the past decade, a rock solid comedy that is tremendous for people (not honest kids) of all ages who like seeing a salubrious spoof.
Hearty Recommendation.
Be on the lookout for the followup, Total Drama Action on Cartoon Network from June 12th on for even more fun!
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