Review: "Mike Tyson Mysteries"
Jan. 20th, 2016 09:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
livingdebI still don't know what to make of the TV show "Mike Tyson Mysteries." This is an adult cartoon show featuring Mike Tyson, who has retired from boxing and now solves mysteries. Which he learns about using carrier pigeons.
This character is played by Mike Tyson as a stupid and ignorant guy, who still manages to get into fights in almost every episode, but somehow he is charming anyway. Sort of like Earl in "My Name is Earl." He's clearly having fun making fun of himself.
He has three sidekicks: his 18-year-old daughter, a ghost, and a talking pigeon. They also have a van. (And a nice mansion.)
It has a cheesy 1970's vibe, like "Scooby Doo," but with swearing and without the obsession with masks. (However, I tried to watch "Scooby Doo" once as an adult and couldn't take it.)
It also reminds me of "The Tic," in that it's a wacky cartoon, but there are no silly soliloquies. Also, everything re-sets at the beginning of the next episode, in an exaggerated way, whereas in "The Tic," I loved that they did not follow this tradition at all. (For example, the bad guy's writing on the moon in one episode remains in future episodes.)
I'm not sure what to make of this show. I can't really watch a lot of episodes in a row. But they are short. And for now, they are diverting.
This character is played by Mike Tyson as a stupid and ignorant guy, who still manages to get into fights in almost every episode, but somehow he is charming anyway. Sort of like Earl in "My Name is Earl." He's clearly having fun making fun of himself.
He has three sidekicks: his 18-year-old daughter, a ghost, and a talking pigeon. They also have a van. (And a nice mansion.)
It has a cheesy 1970's vibe, like "Scooby Doo," but with swearing and without the obsession with masks. (However, I tried to watch "Scooby Doo" once as an adult and couldn't take it.)
It also reminds me of "The Tic," in that it's a wacky cartoon, but there are no silly soliloquies. Also, everything re-sets at the beginning of the next episode, in an exaggerated way, whereas in "The Tic," I loved that they did not follow this tradition at all. (For example, the bad guy's writing on the moon in one episode remains in future episodes.)
I'm not sure what to make of this show. I can't really watch a lot of episodes in a row. But they are short. And for now, they are diverting.