I simply did not like the previous attempt to bring Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang to the public, which of course was "The Looney Tunes Show". Putting the gang in an (unfunny) sitcom format was a really bad decision, as well as betraying what the characters were like in the original theatrical shorts. When I heard about "Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production", my hopes were raised slightly, since the show promised to recreate the format of the old theatrical shorts.
It's a good thing my hopes weren't raised too high. Now, I will say that the show is an improvement over "The Looney Tunes Show". It has some chuckles here and there, for one thing. Also, I quite like the background art, which both manages to reference what was in the theatrical shorts while putting a new but appealing spin to it.
However, apart from those things, I'm hard pressed to find praise for the show. The character design is grotesque at times (Yosemite Sam, for one thing, looks almost nothing like what he was in the theatrical shorts.) Also, the show seems to be using the same storyline over and over of Bugs encountering someone who deserves his comeuppance and proceeds to give the person just that. Also, the timing is often off. There were a few shorts on the show that MIGHT have worked had they been directed by people like Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, or Friz Freleng. But as they are, they play out in an awkward way.
If this show gets renewed for another season, besides the objections I listed in the previous paragraph that I would like to be corrected, I would suggest to the producers tackle the other Looney Tunes characters on the show. Make some Sylvester and Tweety shorts, some Road Runner and Coyote, or any of the other characters. That would help the show not to be so one note and give some badly needed variety. Though to be honest, I've learned not to get my hopes up.
It's a good thing my hopes weren't raised too high. Now, I will say that the show is an improvement over "The Looney Tunes Show". It has some chuckles here and there, for one thing. Also, I quite like the background art, which both manages to reference what was in the theatrical shorts while putting a new but appealing spin to it.
However, apart from those things, I'm hard pressed to find praise for the show. The character design is grotesque at times (Yosemite Sam, for one thing, looks almost nothing like what he was in the theatrical shorts.) Also, the show seems to be using the same storyline over and over of Bugs encountering someone who deserves his comeuppance and proceeds to give the person just that. Also, the timing is often off. There were a few shorts on the show that MIGHT have worked had they been directed by people like Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, or Friz Freleng. But as they are, they play out in an awkward way.
If this show gets renewed for another season, besides the objections I listed in the previous paragraph that I would like to be corrected, I would suggest to the producers tackle the other Looney Tunes characters on the show. Make some Sylvester and Tweety shorts, some Road Runner and Coyote, or any of the other characters. That would help the show not to be so one note and give some badly needed variety. Though to be honest, I've learned not to get my hopes up.