This week's cartoon review comes courtesy of a Listener Recommendation, so we're legally obligated to check out Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles. With 44 episodes -- 4 of which are clip shows -- this 1999-2000 series tells the story of Rico's Roughnecks, a squad of space-based troops carrying out orders in defense of Earth. It continues the tales laid out in Robert Heinlein's book as well as Paul Verhoeven's '97 movie that started a fan-favorite franchise. But does Roughnecks live up to that pedigree?
The computer generated-animated series definitely shows its age 20 years later. CG looks great when it comes to bugs and alien worlds but it's an absolute abomination when it comes to human faces, hair, expressions, and even lip sync. It's a mess. It quite honestly should be thrown back into the Uncanny Valley from whence it came. But is it worthy of being dipped? You'll have to tune in to find out!
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Ep 222: Comics Watching Comics with Kevin Gootee
Ep 221: BoJack Horseman
Ep 220: Teen Wolf
Ep 219: Rory Lucey interview
Ep 218: Junji Ito collection
Ep 217: Bionic Six
Ep 216: Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea
Ep 215: Pound Puppies
Ep 214: The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
Ep 213: She-Ra: Princess of Power
Ep 212: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Ep 211: Summer Vacation part 4
Ep 210: Summer Vacation part 3
Ep 209: Summer Vacation part 2
Ep 208: Summer Vacation part 1
Ep 207: MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch
Ep 206: Code Lyoko
Ep 205: Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
Ep 204: Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
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