Hey everyone! I completely forgot that this show was dropping today, so here's a quick review of the new Pixar Disney+ series, Monsters at Work. For the most part it's going to be non-spoiler, because it's an animated comedy series so there's not really going to be the kinds of twists and cliffhangers you'd see from shows like Loki and The Mandalorian. So let's get into it.
It sucks that I forgot this was dropping today. I mean Monsters, Inc. was a movie I really enjoyed when I saw it on VHS when I was 15. I've seen it once since then so I don't remember too much about what happens in it, but that's okay because this show doesn't require you to have seen Monsters, Inc. or Monsters University recently in order to enjoy it. Which I really appreciate because I didn't want to do homework prior to watching this show.
Monsters at Work is a show that Disney+ really needs right now. It's accessible to everyone and I really enjoyed these first two episodes. I love that both Billy Crystal and John Goodman have returned to reprise their roles as Mike and Sully from the movies, along with the majority of the cast from the first movie to reprise their roles. As you probably know from my previous posts, I'm not a huge fan of the Marvel and Star Wars stuff that Disney is doing for Disney+, with a few exceptions, and so there hasn't been a whole lot of new shows on the platform that I've really gotten into. Luckily there's plenty of old stuff on there that I've been enjoying. So it's kind of nice to have a show like Monsters at Work that's fun and I can become invested in.
For those of you who don't know Monsters at Work takes place immediately after the events shown in Monsters, Inc. which was released in theatres back in 2001. Basically it's about Mike and Sully changing the Scare Factory, Monsters, Inc. and turning it into a laugh factory. But it's also about Tylor Tuskmon, voiced by Ben Feldman, a young monster who is fresh out of Monsters University and was hired to be a Scarer. With that position gone though, Tylor is assigned to the Monsters Incorporated Facilities Team, a.k.a. MIFT. Essentially this is the maintenance department of the company. There he's joined by an interesting group of monsters. There's the team's leader, Fritz, who's voiced by Henry Winkler, Val, voiced by Mindy Kaling, Duncan, voiced by Lucas Neff, and Cutter, voiced by Alanna Ubach.
Of the new cast, the only actors I'm familiar with are Henry Winkler and Mindy Kaling. Of course, Winkler played Fonzie on Happy Days from 1974 until 1984 and I watched that show all the time in reruns when I was growing up. And even though I haven't actually seen Mindy Kaling in anything, I know who she is. The rest of the cast, aside from Crystal and Goodman obviously, is completely unfamiliar to me. Which is good in a way because you don't want the fact that you have an all star cast distracting the audience from their characters. Luckily Winkler and Kaling's voices are changed just enough that I had to look it up on Wikipedia to see who voiced Fritz and Val because I didn't recognize either voice.
That's all I'm going to say about these two episodes because I think, if you haven't already and you have Disney+, you should watch it. Especially if you're a fan of Monsters, Inc. Overall I really enjoyed these first two episodes. There's ten episodes in this season and I'm onboard with it as a weekly series. So check it out if you're so inclined.
Alright, that is definitely it for me for today now. I'll see you all tomorrow for my review of the third Percy Jackson novel, The Titan's Curse. It'll probably be sometime tomorrow afternoon when I have that review out. So until then have a great night and I will talk to you all later. Take care.
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