The first season of Sonic Boom was great. It had some funny jokes here and there but also lacks some music and plot. Season 2, on the other hand, is splendid. It has improved a lot. Greater music has been added, the show became self-aware at times (Which is very funny), it has better action, plot, etc. The show has been getting better, especially with the four-part episode full of action and good story-telling (and cliff-hangers). The show does poke fun at the fandom at times and can make the audience laugh. This show doesn't deserve more hate than it already has. Sometimes, it's better to give things a second chance. I recommend this show to anyone who wants a laugh and to anyone who wants to see our beloved blue hedgehog goof around in fun adventures. Besides, Sonic Boom is the more comedic side of Sonic the Hedgehog.
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bluewolfodyssey20 June 2017
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Being a fan of the blue hedgehog, I was pleased to find that when this show came out that it was somewhat enjoyable but still mediocre. It had good animation but it just felt a little bland. But, season 2 turned it into a show that I legitimately love, no joke. It's become a lot more self aware with it's jokes and often pokes fun at Sonic and SEGA themselves which is always really funny, but there is some original comedy here that definitely works. The animation looks a little less polished in season 2 but it's still acceptable, the voice acting is still great with Roger Craig Smith being, objectively, the best voice of Sonic to date, and it really does bring justice to the Sonic Boom franchise. The games were horrible (except for Fire and Ice) so I think it's great that this interesting concept is actually being put to use. The new designs of the characters are still good, characters that started out as one dimensional like Knuckles haven't really changed but they aren't really seen as cringe worthy anymore, and I'm just gonna say this: Sonic's characterization in this show is top notch and is exactly what I expect from Sonic The Hedgehog. Overall, this isn't a show that will change anything or blow anyone away, but it's great if you want to watch something funny or something related to Sonic The Hedgehog that doesn't suck (except SatAm, that one's legitimately fantastic).
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muzmail-8589022 December 2016I don't know a lot about Sonic. I was a Nintendo kid when growing up so played Sonic a couple times at friends houses but that was it. I am aware of the lore that's grown around it and the concerns of people who've followed Sonic and friends throughout the games.
When a company continues a franchise there's always a concern about whether they will be treating the characters and story with the reverence due to them. Sonic Boom tosses all of that out the window and it is all the better for it.
The characters are reduced to their basic personalities which is bad if you've watched them grow but great when you intend to have them bounce off each other in stories. So Sonic is arrogant, Tails is brainy and good natured if a bit naive, Knuckles is a strong dimwit, Amy is conscientious, and Sticks is a paranoid anarchic lunatic. Dr. Eggman is a villain but more of a needy overblown weekly threat bully instead of an existential.
These characters combine together to work through standard sitcom plots. It's not an adventure show and I feel that's why many reviewers are disappointed. Sonic Boom has answered the age-old question "So you want a realistic down-to-earth show that's completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots?". One episode is about Tails in love with a girl with his friends in the giving advice on how to approach her while Dr. Eggman is in the background trying to pickup a courier package but continually missing the delivery. Another is about Dr. Eggman assembling a group of villains to attack Sonic and to train they go through a series of team building exercises while Sonic and friends try and fail to build a piece of off-brand IKEA furniture.
The animation is bright, colourful, and expressive. It don't showcase amazing setpiece battles and there's never a huge amount of stuff happening on screen but I'm pretty sure that they're limited by their budget. It would be nice if they could hire an action director to help. I don't really care if sonic's arms are blue or not, if he looks off-model it's still good. (Take that Sonic fans!)
Finally, there's the absolutely stellar writing. the plots are clichéd and hackneyed because you've seen them on every cartoon and sitcom before, the writing is aware of this and highlights tropes while continuing on with the story. It's a neat high-wire act, simultaneously charging ahead with a story while pointing out how ridiculous the situation is. There are jokes about the mundane aspects of everyday life. There are jokes with a specificity that kids shows normally don't bother with, it isn't enough that Dr. Eggman has an octopusbot that Sonic mistakes as a squidbot, Dr. Eggman points out the relative size of the head to the tentacles making it clear what animal it is.
This decade is a time of truly great cartoons, Bojack Horseman, Rick & Morty, Archer, Adventure Time, Legend of Korra, and others. Sonic Boom skews younger with it's bright colours but the writing really does put it up there. The second season seems to pretty good as well with a parody of Misery so I would encourage you to check it out. -
uenteldion11 August 2018Sonic boom is a very funny show and cool series. Animation is just A M A Z I N G MUSIC AND SOUNDTRACK IS SO COOL. PLOT IS SO AWSOME . Voice actors are GREAT. And 95% of this episodes are amazing and perfect. I GIVE THIS 10/10 BEST ANIMATION SERIES OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG. We are love sonic boom and want a season 3.
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aslan1000013 November 2014I think they chose a nice set of voice-actors to play the actors, I never suspected Nika Futterman to be involved since (And I might be wrong) I'm certain the voice-over work is non-union.
Which brings me to a complaint which I hope someone will answer. I keep seeing better known actors like John Dimaggio, James Arnold Taylor, and just previously Mark Rolston?
But how do we know they were even casted? Not once did the first burnbot speak in episode 1, and here it says he was voiced by John Dimaggio?
This sounds like a lie to me... lying on a film site where people review things and offer information about shows, movies, games, and the actors in them, that could be false, is never good. -
mcsalazar0123 June 2018I laugh everytime, even though is a show for kids, there are some of adult jokes in it.
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zachrob22 April 2015Note I'm rating this show based on entertainment value. This is a very fun show and offers some legitimate laughs. Even when it wasn't funny, it was rarely, if ever, boring. Each story puts Sonic and co. in a different dangerous/humorous situations that they must get out of somehow, ranging from putting down a restless giant to sharing their house with Dr. Eggman (yeah, really). My biggest problem with the show is that it doesn't represent Sonic the Hedgehog very well. I get it's supposed to be a spin off, but I still expect the characters to act... in character. This is more of a "Sonic after hours" type show. Like "What is Sonic like when he's not battling Dr. Eggman?" It's still a fun, interesting show, just not the Sonic show I was expecting.
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supersmasher-6206310 September 2017Eventually the shows writing started to pick up and the writers learned more about the game series, it is a lot more funny for fans now. also the show is more funny all together, because the writers stop using cliché story lines. I would definitely watch late season 1 and Season 2 + as a newcomer of the franchise.
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tyrinwestmoreland3 December 2015I've been a Sonic fan ever since I was seven. My first Sonic game was Sonic Advance 2 for the Gameboy and I've been a fan of Sonic ever since.
However, Sonic Boom brings out some terrible aspects about the franchise. I know it's supposed to be separate from the actual Sonic franchise, but you would think there would be improvements to it at least.
The character designs are better than the original, if I must add. The characters actually look their age and I like how the producers took out humans for the story. The one thing I never could stand was the fact that these mysterious animals that can talk and perform other various actions are somehow able to live in accordance to humans. Not saying there's something wrong with diversity, but I'm glad the producers took that out.
The story is bland, of course. It doesn't have any deep meaning to it and supports itself through ridiculous comedic relief.
This show has little comedy, if at all. The jokes are bland and not once have I laughed or even felt closer to Death by laughing when comedy was involved. They made this show so kid-friendly that it's not even funny.
Stereotypes are highly emphasized. With Knuckles being the muscle of the group, he is a complete dolt. Of course, before Sonic Boom, Knuckles wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but at least he had some understanding and knowledge.
Tails has always been my favorite character because of his intelligence and intellectuality. But this show focuses on the child stereotype on Tails that it's ridiculous. Tails was much mature before Sonic Boom and now, he is smart and good with equipment, but equally kiddie.
An improvement with Amy is that she doesn't fawn over Sonic like she used to. Other than that, I hate how the producers made her into some bossy girl. Not that she was bossy before, but she was never THIS much of a brat.
They've changed Dr. Eggman so significantly that it's sad. Eggman went from this maniacal villain who planned to take over the world and eliminate Sonic if he ever got in his way, to being an outright meddler. There is not one episode where Eggman just says, "You know what? I'm just going to take a break." He's always being involved in Sonic's life and quite frankly, it's annoying.
Other than that, this show is watchable. Despite the lack of action and dry sense of humor, it's worthy of watching. I just hope characters like Rouge, Cream, Vector, Silver and Blaze are added soon. If the show is going to continue, I hope the producers change some elements that can make Sonic fans feel related to what they've always loved and enjoyed, such as bringing back Chaos Emeralds, Chaos, and the impact of action that made Sonic into what fans remember it to be. -
Sadly easily forgettable but it's okay sometimes.
It tries too hard to be funny and fast-pace and that's where it's downfall is at. The voice acting for Amy is acceptable but Sonic, Tails & Knuckles are off by a lot. In the show, they are all suppose to be young teens but the voice acting makes them sound like grown adults trying to be teenagers. This is by far my biggest issue with the show! The plots are decent enough to get by but the writers could add a little more detail into it.
But some of the jokes did deliver and some others, not so much. -
nicktoonia21 August 2017Sonic boom game is worst game of sonic But this series is a amazing Great animation Great story Great joke Sonic boom is even better than sonic the hedgehog!! Sonic boom is a Great show Why some people don't like that? Because they think that is a such game of sonic boom But not! Sonic boom series is not such sonic boom game! Sonic boom series is very very better then sonic boom game! It is a great show! Best sonic series TV show
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jonthevgnerd26 November 2014As far as negative reviewers go (due to them liking bad shows like Teen Titans Go! and Uncle Grandpa), the show does go well, to say the least, than the games from the Wii U and 3DS. However, despite of how good the show is, its also a miss-able show due to Cartoon Network's inconsistent time schedules (which is surprising as no one mentioned this), airing it from 7AM to 7:30 AM (or 8AM to 8:30 AM). I was hoping that Cartoon Network will improve, but instead, they aired this at a very inconsistent time for the audiences as they'll be too tired to watch the show and risk oversleeping, not to mention falling asleep during the premiere of Sonic Boom. I know I have, and by the time I woke up, I realized that the show airs at 7AM/8AM. Once again, Cartoon Network jumped the shark at making a comeback, so unless Cartoon Network can change the time schedule for Sonic Boom at least 10 AM (9 AM for non-DST), this show is a hit or miss, and to me, it was a miss, so I'm giving this a 4 only for Cartoon Network's inconsistent time schedules for Sonic Boom.
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oaroozh24 May 2018This is best animation of sonic the hedgehog, for all the time. I love this animation so much,because this isn't Dark as SONIC SATAM not stupid as ADVENTURE OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and not trash as SONIC UNDERGROUND and not sucks as SONIC X. sonic boom is a really funny and enjoyable animation and everyone can enjoy. Sonic boom is lovely show!! And Great.
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jijionzq13 September 2018Sonic boom is great animation because Jokes are so funny in every episodes Story and plot is so Good Music is great Animation is amazing just like disney animated 3d And i loved so much. Sonic boom is boom show So awsome.
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partouen3 December 2017This animation is awesome and super- spectacular.this animation is incredibly beautiful and pleasant along with lovely characters like sonic and tails and knuckles and Amy and shadow and with new characters.every episode of this animation has its own story and in every part of the comedy and strips and exciting and adventure scenes are used. Some parts of this animation show the massage and the concept of friendship and solidarity and the fight against bullying and some of them have a massage and another concept. The fun jokes are used and in general this animation is a beautiful animation that is above a childish series 10/10 so Awesome.
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When they first released the preview for Sonic Boom several months before, I was encouraged. I love the Sonic series, and this looked like it was going to be a well animated, smartly written series.
One episode in and all of that was utterly destroyed. First off, the intro was bad. I had no idea what just happened it was so bad. The characters are horrible. Sonic is stock, Eggman was better in Sonic X, and that's saying something, Tails is an idiot, Amy is annoying (and you see her for like 15 seconds), Knuckles is just bad.
Okay, a lot of cartoons do that. But then it's not funny. The timing is bad, the jokes are bad, the dialogue is painful. All of this combined with a really, really lame story line that probably took exactly 30 seconds to come up with make for a truly horrible episode.
And then on top of that, the animation is bad! The samples they gave, which make up the first 3 minutes of the episode, look great. But after that it's like they stopped trying. The mouths, the eyes, the body movement, the expressions. ALL OF IT IS BAD! I've seen Youtubers put more effort and quality into their work. I'm not expecting perfection but I do expect effort!
Don't watch this. Whether you like Sonic or not, this will surely ruin it for you. It's a worse remake than Teen Titans Go. In fact it makes the latter look intelligent. -
uenmotoz1 June 2018Best show ever in sonic the hedgehog This show is really really funny and awsome And i love it so much.
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smittymann-theodule12 November 2014Beyond the ridiculous character design, weak stories, and sub par animation, this show has very little to offer. The plots are more like something you would see in a Spongebob episode rather than a Sonic TV Series. I feel like the writers just jumped on to the bandwagon with other Cartoon Network Cartoons, and focused on plot's you'd see on a show like Regular Show or The Amazing World of Gumball.(do they think kids are too dumb to comprehend a single story?) The only difference, is that it has Sonic characters. I tried to not compare this show to any other Sonic show and look at it with an open mind, and I guess there's a lot of kids who enjoy this show, and there's nothing really wrong with that, i guess it just depends on your kid's preference. Another complaint I have is with Amy. She has little to no personality outside of just being a female. they probably didn't want feminists attacking the show, or whatever the case is she used to be one of the funniest characters in the whole franchise, now her and Sonic have that a 'normal friend' kind of relationship. I guess if you didn't like 'fangirl' Amy, then you'll probably like this one better, but it's just insane how much they changed her personality.
Final verdict: it's not terrible. It's really not. It's just your generic Cartoon Network Comedy show, except with cardboard cutout Sonic characters. It's been done a thousand times. I really don't think i'd be at the edge of my seat at midnight waiting to watch this show. -
alangarza21 July 2018Being a teenage adult its really hard to make me laugh as a TV veteran, but this show really caught me off guard. I was interested in watching this show when I saw on Twitter a clip of Knuckles destroying some of the feminists arguments stating that it breaks the "status quo", then I wondered how is this a kids show. Then I started watching the 1st season and I don't laughing at a kids show since The Avatar, the writting in this is just pure genius, the maturity of the jokes are insane, this show is so good that the only flaw I see on the show is the the animation that looks really cheap. But aside of that, this "kids show" is flawless. It's easily along with the Incredible world of Gumball the most self-aware show on the world. Im really looking forward for the 3rd season.
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charliepackozolini20 October 2018I love this show so smart so good so enjoyable so funny so cute so beautiful so lovely so nice. One of the best show in sonic the hedgehog. This show is one of the best show for kids.
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mortequarq11 July 2018Sonic boom is a show with funny and action story. And so interesting.this show have a many Great moment for you guys. You guys must forget games and enjoy this show.
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oscar-stal918 August 2015Scrolling through the other reviews makes me wonder if the producers themselves in here upvoting and writing because this show is utter crap.
The first episode was decent, it set up the setting and introduced the characters, and I thought the show would then pursue a real storyline... silly me.....
It is basically Spongebob with Sonic characters, but worse... The scripts for the episode are horrible, the jokes are bad, all the characters lacks personality with the exception of their given "gimmick". Tails is the geeky kid, Amy is a girl (yeah, that's about it), Knuckles is strong and stupid, constantly dropping lines such as "I don't understand sentences that are more than 3 words long". On top of that the animation is flawed, the lipsync is out of sync, and it is so easy to tell that there is no passion in creating this show whatsoever.
It is an insult to kids to think that they won't appreciate quality. I remember watching SATam when I was a kid, which had a dark storyline, Robotnik (Eggman) was a real villain trying to actually kill or enslave the Freedom Fighters, and the story was constantly set in this underdog dystopia, a constant struggle against larger forces despite the oddsI recmmend any Sonic fans who haven't watched it doing so, all the episodes are on Youtube.
Boom has none of that. No story, no personalities, and seem to rely on having interns making the animations. -
uoenwif2 March 2018This animation was wonderful in a word. It was very funny and very interesting and exciting. Stories were wonderful too and the design of the animation environment was fantastic. And in general a happy funny and exciting animation is deserving of the best.
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TheLittleSongbird18 August 2015Before watching Sonic Boom, Sonic X was the worst of the Sonic shows, with not enough Sonic and too much of a character that was both annoying and bland. Watching the show, for me Sonic Boom is almost on the same level.
There are a few things here that are good. While this viewer didn't think much of the voice acting generally, Mike Pollock is a lot of fun as Dr Eggman, the voice actor who consistently injects the most personality. The animation is very inconsistent and mostly in a bad way, but some of the colours are nice and vibrantly colourful. There are some inventive action shots, and there were a few well-written jokes in the second episode (which also did a nice job with Sonic and Tails' relationship), which gave the indication of a show that had a bad first episode but would get better but it went downhill again afterwards.
However, the rest of the animation is not great, the settings are on the most part very unimaginative, the amount of nice colours are outweighed by the number of flat and blurry-looking ones, lip-synchronisation is sloppy and sometimes even non-existent and the characters are incredibly stiff-looking and would look more at home in a PS2 video game rather than in an animated show airing fifteen years on (especially Knuckles). There is very little memorable or fitting in the music, and the theme tune- which is a lot of loud sound and not much else- feels rushed and incomplete, as well as feeling at odds with the animation.
Sonic Boom I didn't find a well written show. The humour does get too much when there should have been more story and action, and unfortunately the humour is a vast majority of the time incredibly forced and juvenile, it's so bad in the first episode especially that one has to resist the temptation to stop watching. The action is unexciting and often looks awkward, and the stories are too rushed in pacing, focus too much on everyday issues that are explored awkwardly and with little engagement and they repeat themselves far too much, Eggman's schemes are so samey it's tiresome. The characters have very little interesting or engaging about them, and the franchise characters are out of character with Eggman being played for laughs too much while Sonic treats and interact with the rest of the characters too much the same which undermines any conflict between him and Eggman.
Amy is personality-thin and the Minnie Mouse-like voice does not fit the character, Tails is a character that the show never does enough with, while Knuckles (a moron and unfortunately not an endearing one) and especially Sticks are incredibly irritating here. Aside from Pollock as Eggman, the voice acting is either lazy (Sonic) or irritating (Amy, Knuckles and Sticks).
Overall, has its moments but pretty underwhelming. 4/10 Bethany Cox -
gsoto40510 April 2016Seriously a nice change that others can't simply hand this show makes you laugh and have a good time. A real breath of fresh air.
I have to mention the fantastic work done by the voice cast. The actors are recycled from the current line of Sonic games, and I have no problems with that whatsoever. I think they may even be better here in Sonic Boom. The performers play off of each other really well in each scene.
Very obvious that they recorded their lines in the same booth, because their timing is perfect. The voices themselves are very natural and flowing, done in such a way that seems very fitting for each character.
In my opinion, Sonic Boom is worth a watch. Some of the jokes fall flat sometimes, but when a joke actually hits, it tends to hit hard.
I don't understand why some dislike the this show however it might just be spite because its not the same Sonic they grew up with.