my review of The Goodes

The Goodes

For a pilot, not too shabby. I will wait to see subsequent episodes until I really decide. You know how it is with pilots... or maybe you don't. Anyway. I liked it and think it will get better and better as it goes on and the characters and plot-lines develop, etc.

There was much satire and IMHO it was funny.

One of the many stickers on her car reads "support our troops and their opponents" which pretty much sums the attitude of the mother. The father is less neurotic but not by much.

In one scene the mother goes to the overpriced organic store and doesn't have canvas bags so rather than take paper or plastic, she takes neither and carries the groceries in her arms, loudly proclaiming that "canvas bags are made in sweatshops!" You see everyone in the store gasp and look at their bags and subsequent shoppers are seen leaving with no bags, carrying their groceries in their arms.

The concept of their adopted South African child is thought provoking.

Bottom line, if you like Mike Judge's work, you will like this. If you pick it apart you can find many faults. But it is groundbreaking and many people will see it and some of those people will stop eating animals as a direct result of this silly cartoon.

Unlike the way I felt about punk rock in the 80s, I WANT compassionate living to become mainstream. Please bring more mainstream television shows with vegans, please. Make me look silly, just let me be seen.