Show Analysis: Bojack Horseman

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I just finished watching every episode, and... well that was interesting. I did not expect this show to be this show. Bojack Horseman is a show that made me feel and think things that I didn't think that I'd get from western animation, specifically adult cartoons. I remember in my Mr. Pickles review, I asked the question "when you have the whole palette of the human experience, why do you choose to paint the entire canvas in shit brown?" Well, Bojack Horseman is a show that uses the whole palette of the human experience. Even though it's about a horse.

At first, I didn't think that I'd like this show. Most people agree that the first few episodes are not the best. In fact, they're probably the worst episodes of the show. Not that they're bad
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A small joke can roll down into a huge storied plotline. The show is about Bojack Horseman, a washed up celebrity who worked on a family sitcom, very reminiscent of Full House, basically dealing with how far his life has fallen and the path of self-destruction he's had for the past twenty …show more content…
But a lot of the show is watching screwed up individuals trying not to be so screwed up anymore. Like, the least damaged character of the show is Todd - he's basically a homeless guy who ended up at one of Bojack's parties and never left for five years; a person with no job, has never had success, and no ambitions of doing anything but playing video games at all. Characters we think are well-put together end up being more broken that Bojack; they're just better at hiding it.

You're lead to believe that this show is a lot like Family Guy, but honestly, it's more similar to Daria. One of the characters even looks like Daria, and they do make a joke about that. No, that isn't quite right. Bojack Horseman is what it would be like if Daria made a cartoon. As for Bojack Horseman... he's the kind of character you both want to succeed at life, but you don't. He's kind of like House, especially in the middle seasons. I can't really describe this through writing, I'm going to do a review on

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