TV (18 posts)

Bobby Schroeder May 22, 2026

The Boys' final season is okay TV but weak satire

On the kind of stupid plot of The Boys season five, and the limits of using Homelander to satirize Trump.

Bobby Schroeder February 13, 2026

Ponett Awards 2025: My favorite stuff from the year!

In this extra-long (and extra-late) year-end recommendation list we've got candy-themed tokusatsu action, transatlantic telegraph cables, horse girls, and a whole slew of cool indie games you might've missed in 2025.

Bobby Schroeder November 26, 2025

Is redemption possible for Hazbin Hotel? Season 2 (and Helluva Boss) review

I've returned to Hazbin Hotel for a followup review! Season 2 is a marked improvement in many ways, but is it enough to outweigh the show's continued issues with its tone, themes, and politics?

Bobby Schroeder November 14, 2025

In defense of The Simpsons' first season

I rewatched the first season of The Simpsons for the first time! It finds its groove way faster than people give it credit for, but the rough edges also kind of fascinate me.

Bobby Schroeder October 6, 2025

Thoughts on Beast Wars and Beast Machines

I rewatched Beast Wars, the beloved early CGI Transformers cartoon that I'd argue looks good, actually, and Beast Machines, its bizarre and controversial sequel that... well, okay, I don't love it, but it's at least interesting to talk about.

Bobby Schroeder April 4, 2025

Scattered thoughts from rewatching Twin Peaks

I rewatched one of my favorite shows of all time and wrote about whether or not I regret skipping half of season 2 on my first watch years ago, Anthony's theories as we were watching, Dougie Jones, and that unforgettable ending.

Bobby Schroeder January 27, 2025

My favorite stuff from 2024

It's the first annual Ponett Awards! Read on for homoerotic super robot anime, black and white slapstick comedy, crazy ambitious fangames, and many more recommendations from throughout the year.

Bobby Schroeder November 4, 2024

In defense of Deep Space Nine's first season

I've started watching DS9 for the first time, so let's talk about the underappreciated joys of early season weirdness. Don't listen to the people on Reddit, this season is good.

Bobby Schroeder June 28, 2024

A tale of three Triguns

Comparing and contrasting the ways the three versions of the series portray Vash as a character, with both anime adaptations taking the source material in very different directions.

Bobby Schroeder April 27, 2024

Knuckles show review - I derive a sort of sick pleasure from this

When judged purely in terms of its faithfulness as an adaptation of the Sonic games, this is quite possibly the franchise's worst adaptation ever. It's often barely even about Knuckles.

...So then why do I kinda like it?

Bobby Schroeder February 8, 2024

My own personal Hell: Thoughts on Hazbin Hotel

Some thoughts on why I didn't particularly enjoy a certain cartoon set in Hell. Just a few.

Bobby Schroeder January 12, 2024

Sonic Prime: Season 3 - This show sucks (Plus: The canonicity discourse)

This last batch of episodes has left me feeling disappointed with the show as a whole, though maybe not for the exact same reasons the fandom focused on.

Bobby Schroeder January 2, 2024

Bobby's 2023 Media Wrap-Up

EVERYTHING that I watched, read, played, or listened to in 2023!

Bobby Schroeder July 16, 2023

Sonic Prime: Season 2 thoughts - Multiverse of Mid

While there are parts I like, at this point I have to accept the truth. The show, as a whole... might not be very good?

Bobby Schroeder December 23, 2022

Sonic Prime: Season 1 thoughts

Thoughts on what works and what doesn't in this new multiverse-themed series.

Bobby Schroeder October 9, 2022

Pony Get iPad: Checking in on My Little Pony’s 5th generation

I watched the new G5 My Little Pony series on Netflix and wrote about the highs and lows of the show, the things that made Friendship is Magic so special to me, and the ways adults talk about kids' cartoons online.

Bobby Schroeder August 12, 2021

Dipping Down: Thoughts on Star vs. the Forces of Evil

Lukewarm takes on a mostly good but sometimes not so good children's cartoon written two years after it ended.

Bobby Schroeder August 30, 2020

Thoughts on Aggretsuko Season 3

Two years after its strong premiere season, Aggretsuko has become one of the most frustrating shows I follow.