Like the title, I really wanted to like this show, but this show is should've been launched into outer space anyway.
Atomic Betty is about a normal grade school student who lives a double life of saving the galaxy from evil aliens with her freinds while living a normal life on earth. Now, the first problem is the plot; it has been done to death a kazillion times before in the past. Usually, a good show would take an overused plotline and make it fresh by adding in new, interesting stuff. But this show adds nothing new or interesting to the plot.
Characters: The characters themselves are completely bland and one dimensional.
~Betty is just a typical ginger girl who is the leader and is in boys.
~Sparky is Betty's green alien cadet. He's supposed to be one of the comic relief characters, but fails in every way possible.
~X-5 is the robot of the robot of the group. He's another comic relief guy, but just like Sparky, he's unfunny.
All of the other characters are no better at all. Noah is just another guy who fails to be funny. And his love interest in Betty in the later seasons just fails completely too. Penelope is another "Fancy Smancy" and rich jerk stereotype.~Villains: Maximus is a complete idiot, and so is all of the other villains.
The only good character is Minimus, Maximus's wise partner, but even he can't save the show.
The Humor: The humor itself (like I said before) is completely atrocious and you facepalm every time a "joke" appears.
Plots: The plots themselves are forgettable and are all boring.
The action scenes: The scenes are okay for the most but, but there's too much screen time for Betty and not enough time for the others.
Now on to the good points of the show:
The Art Style: The art style is beautiful. It's clean and crisp. It's vibrant and the characters looks great. However, the animation is stiff though.
Voice acting: The voice acting is great. Everyone sounds the way the characters are supposed to sound. Tajja Isen also did a great job as Betty.
Music: The music itself does sound very catchy and enjoyable. But the stock music can get little grating.
Pros:
~Great Voice Acting
~Fantastic Art Style
~Catchy Music
~Good Character Design
Cons:
~Bad story with nothing new in it
~Terrible Characters
~Stiff animation
~Boring Stories
Overall, Atomic Betty could've been a good show, but the execution and other problems make Atomic Betty another forgettable show that is better off left in the deep depths of space.
4/10
Yes,you heard it. I used to like Atomic Betty. However,looking at it now,I hate it. So this show is about a girl named Betty,who is a normal girl,but in reality,she is a Galactic Guardian,and defends Earth from aliens and Maximus,the main villain. Now the characters were the true problem of the show. Sparky and X5 were the only characters that got a laugh out of me,but they can't save the show. The other characters were just horrible. Betty is just a girl who has the perfect word to describe her:stereotypical. Noah is just annoying,and Penelope was just a selfish jerk who was just an average rich girl. Maximus was a terrible villain and is always making wisecracks that are not funny. Minimus,his sidekick however,was the best character. He also seemed mistreated by Maximus,and even worse,was about to eat him in one episode! The action sequences were decent,but I hate those epic close ups on Betty most of the time. The humor pretty much fails,and while most of the time,X5 and Sparky were hilraious,they still can't save the show. The artwork is OK,but at least it's not as bad as Johnny Test's animation. Overall,AB is just a disaster,and pretty much should get destroyed by an asteroid in space. And I think the Hub stopped showing this,which I'm glad about.
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