Sammy – Google

I have a copy of this book and it is one of, if not the first book that introduced me to graphic novels. I even still reread the book time to time. The plot is so interesting and there are some parts I still find funny today. On my latest reread, I decided to check the website in the back. I saw all of Dav Pilkey's books on display EXCEPT Ook and Gluk. I did some investigating and found out the book got banned in 2021 due to the Asian stereotypes in it. I noticed the Asian stereotypes earlier but I didn't think it was that big of an issue, guess I was wrong. Now I'm sad that I have one of the last copies and younger kids won't ever be able read this book. I am also sad the sequel never came out, which I always wanted to read but never took the time to look up the book. I hope they unban the book but I know deep down that they won't :(

The Adventures of Ook and Gluk

Ehhhh... Never grew on me. I loved the original series as it was one of my childhood shows. I saw they were going to remake the show and I had literally watched every episode in the series by this point. I could barely digest one episode. It's not that it was BAD... it was just DIFFERENT. I just really couldn't get into the new art style and it felt like a completely different show. 3 stars because it wasn't bad but it wasn't good either.

Johnny Test

I used to watch this show when I was around 7, and I liked it. I decided to re watch it out of boredom, and I still like it, I would honestly recommend if you are just learning Spanish. One big problem though, the Spanish is definitely not Mexican Spanish, even though the show takes place in Mexico. Here's one example: There was an episode where Noah is sent to get bananas but of course misunderstood. The word they used for banana was "Guineo." I have never heard that word in my life. Since I'm not completely fluent, I decided to ask my parents, who are fluent in Spanish. Neither have heard the word "Guineo" ever. My dad literally grew up in Mexico😭✋️. Google translate confirmed it meant "Banana" I'm honestly wondering now if the creators of the show just google translated the whole show, if that was even possible in 2011.

Oh Noah!

2 likes

Lyla in the Loop

3 likes

I mean, it's ok I guess. But considering I watched Clifford the Big Red Dog when I was little (original) and Puppy days, I was disappointed to see they removed Clifford's friends and added new ones. Also didn't like how much different the art was. The original was better plus more nostalgic. It's not worst show though, there are worse like Bob the Builder (remake) so I'll give it 2 stars to be nice.

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Ok so I've read all the books. I decide to watch this, and I hated it. It was really boring, if I would've watched this show before the books, I don't think I would've given the books a chance. It also doesn't follow the books that well, which annoyed me. I couldn't even finish the show. Better than the movie but still trash. Unless your in a hurry to read the series and need an alternative fast, I would just stick with books.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians