BoJack Horseman Review

Bojack Horseman

Lately, the streaming service Netflix has been put out several popular original television shows. Netflix’s latest original series is BoJack Horseman, a comedic adult cartoon chronicling the life of a horse-man of the same name. Unlike many other adult cartoons, BoJack Horseman has a very complex and clever plot that spans across an entire season. Oh, and it’s really good.

Plot

The main character of the series is a horse-man named, well, Bojack Horseman. Obviously.

Bojack is a washed up actor who starred in a popular 90’s sitcom called “Horsin’ Around.” Taking place in Hollywood twenty years after Horsin’ Around’s cancellation, the series depicts Bojack as both depressed and an alcoholic. The first season revolves around BoJack trying to publish a memoir.

Bojack is not the only animal-man in the show. The world is populated by pretty much every type of animal in existence. Except they can all walk and talk. The series contains a fair amount of bestiality. There are many human and animal couples in the show. However, Bojack Horseman uses the cross species relationships in interestingly funny ways. Now that I think about it, that’s how I would describe the entire show: interestingly funny.

BoJack Horseman isn’t a show for stupid people. That is to say, many of the best jokes are nonchalantly delivered and can be hard to pick up on. Don’t get me wrong, there are a fair share of blatantly stupid “jokes” is the show, just like in any adult cartoon. Still, I found myself constantly rewinding to make sure I picked up on every joke.

There are a couple of plot devices that I think BoJack Horseman uses very well, such as:

• The show makes references to real life actors, people, businesses, and cities. Everything that exists in our world exists in their world. Except for the movie Secretariat.
• All the directors from real life have been turned into animals. Ex: Quentin Tarantualtino.
• Instead of each episode being its own individual story, every event carries over into future episode, even some incredibly minor details are included in later episodes. Thus, the show is filled with many “running jokes.”
• Sometimes items in the background will randomly change.

There are lots of other things that make BoJack Horseman’s plot so great, but all you need to know is that the show’s story has one of the most detailed plot that I’ve ever seen in an adult cartoon.

Voice Acting

Although I am not a voice artist expert, I think that every actor connects well with their character. Most voices reflect on the animal’s personality. Overall, the voices are good and each voice fits their respective character perfectly.

Art Style

The art style of this cartoon is very similar to Bob’s Burgers. Most of the time it doesn’t look very pretty, but I think the style is the most effective style considering the show’s tone and theme.

Award Time!

Best Overall Character: BoJack Horseman

Best Side Character: Tod

Conclusion

BoJack Horsman has something for everyone, whether you’re looking for cheap laughs or a funny show that makes you think. Netflix has once again created an award winning series. I give BoJack Horseman a 9/10. I look forward to season two.