Expecting for the similar brand of stupid funny as with the
totally awesome Family Guy, I watched
episode 1 of season 1 of Bob’s Burgers.
At the end I realized that it lived up to 50% of my expectation; that being,
the stupid part! The characters were annoying not funny, and the plot of each
episode, extremely vague and mediocre. Though there is some character
development, it takes patience to get through the episodes, and more
importantly all the characters are downright boring. As someone who is quite
accommodating to content not exactly matching my specific tastes, I still feel
that this was lame to the point of being retarded. I normally write my reviews
once I complete the season, but with Bob’s
Burgers, getting to episode 5 in itself has been an effort, and I expect to
drop this show like a bad habit. Even if you have free time, I’d recommend
playing tic-tac-toe with yourself, over wasting your time on this. Frankly just
about anything beats watching Bob’s
Burgers.
Bob plays the central character in the show; the dad and the
chef in the restaurant. While he is presented as pretty plain, he is possibly
the best character of the lot. While relatively better, he is otherwise
forgettable. Linda his wife fits a stereotype that is synonymous to a nut-job,
and is more like someone in their 70’s going through their second childhood.
Tina is never funny, and the attempt to make her character funny just comes
across as pathetic. Louise is acceptable, but reminds me for most part of
someone who suffers from a personality disorder. Gene is over the top, like
most of the other character on this show, and perhaps can be seen as a little
entertaining. While some of these character trait elements may have worked, the
mix and setting in this show just doesn't.
The content I was sampling was a lossy XviD rip, the source
being HDTV telecast. The files weighed in at 175 MB for approximately 22
minutes episodes. While normally this would be average to just about acceptable
bitrate, with the solid colors and animation scheme used in the show, quality
was pretty sufficient. Resolution was a little under DVD specs, but video was
pretty decent throughout. Sound was presented by means of a stereo 2.0 mp3
soundtrack. Owing to the simple voice and occasional background music mix,
dialog was clear throughout. Technically the show is not at all demanding and
well suited for high compression rips and portable media player viewing.
My Recommendation: Skip It (An
everyday setting that’s mundane, annoying, and far from funny)
