![]() ![]() I was skeptical a revival could work because the original is too much of a product of the 1990's - back then the internet was nowhere as complex of a system as it is today, there was actually such a thing as Saturday morning cartoons, and western animation itself didn't venture out as much to appeal to strictly adult audiences as they do so now so a lot of animation writers had to work around censorship. Anyway, Animaniacs was one of my favorite shows growing up and still remains a favorite of mine now as an adult. Applying the same joke to a more frivolous host, like Jimmy Fallon, would not be much funnier, but at least it would kind of make sense.This is my third attempt at writing a review for this title, I am not so sure why IMDb rejected the previous two, but here we are with my third try at leaving a comment. It’s an odd segment that makes fun of a version of Seth Meyers with no basis in reality - Meyers being the late-night host most openly interested in giving airtime to unusual topics and more incisive political commentary. (It’s worth noting that the showrunner of the Animaniacs reboot is a Family Guy alum.) Animaniacs, meanwhile, spends a whole Pinky and the Brain segment lambasting Seth Meyers and cute animal memes. And Family Guy has created a whole genre of television where the whole point is in self-aware asides to the audience. ![]() Rick and Morty is a genre-hopping adventure that lampoons genre tropes while also having plenty to say about the entertainment landscape. ![]() Trouble is, there have been other shows doing excellent showbiz satire in the Animaniacs’ absence, like BoJack Horseman, which managed to skewer Hollywood and the new media ecosystem that now covers it. ![]() Mostly, the new Animaniacs seems to be attempting to succeed using the old formula. ![]()
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