Comments on: ‘The Magic School Bus Rides Again’ Trailer Debuts!

By: Emma Heili

Emma Heili — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 21:32:00 +0000

1) Like most people, I’m not a fan of the animation.
2) If these are supposed to be the same kids, I’m upset about the slimming down of Ralphie and the lightening of Keesha and Tim’s skin tones. If they aren’t the same kids, I’m still upset because there’s less skin tone and weight diversity.
3) Why would you have a different Ms. Frizzle?! She was the best part of the original show. I would even be ok with recasting her voice actor as long as she was the same character.

By: Karl "Karlamon" Smith

Karl "Karlamon" Smith — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 01:54:00 +0000

As someone who grew up with and loved The Magic School Bus (both the books and the 90’s animated series), I feel rather mixed about this reboot.

On one side, it’s pretty cool how it captures the spirit of the original show, and gives it an update without feeling too hip and modern. Bringing back Lily Tomlin as Mrs. Frizzle to pass the torch onto her sister Fiona is also a nice touch. As we’ve seen this done in follow-ups/reboots like Digimon Adventure 02 and the 2009 Star Trek movie, this is a great way to satisfy fans and introduce a new generation.

On the other hand however, I’m not particularly fond with the character animation. Sure it’s Flash and they did a good job with the environments and designs, but their flatness the robotic movements they execute seem rather off-putting. That, and if the reboot wants to win me over, they need to make the students highly memorable on the same levels as the originals like Arnold, Carlos, and Dorothy. Otherwise, it’s not gonna set itself apart from.

Overall, this could have potential to be either fun or pretty bad, but we’ll have to wait and see. Oh, and I totally dig Lin-Manuel’s rendition of the classic theme song. So awesome!

By: Haley Gilbertson

Haley Gilbertson — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 01:47:00 +0000

The only problem I can see here is just the animation looks a bit more cheap and really different from the original (which I totally understand wanting to be its own thing, just one of the first things I noticed) but I think it still looks pretty fun and I love Kate Mckinnon and she sounds so awesome as Mrs. Frizzles sister (which I am loving how she fits in this!!)
I probably won’t see it since I am too old for something like this but I’m just going to be optimistic about it since it does feel (except for the animation part) like the original show I fondly remember as a kid 🙂

By: Juuchan17

Juuchan17 — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 22:53:00 +0000

In reply to Jeremiah.

It was that FRIZ TEASE that actually makes me want to get Netflix. I really wanna see what else she sets up with her younger sister at the helm.

Also, Carlos is the kid equivalent of a dorky master of “dad jokes”. I digged those groaners so much. (If he’s not the pun master here, I will be a tad miffed.)

By: Chelsea Warner

Chelsea Warner — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 23:39:00 +0000

The original series was a childhood favorite of mine. I was completely obsessed when I was like seven. I think it was the first show I had head canon for. Now with all that being said, it just doesn’t hold up. I still think it’s great for teaching kids about science, it has zero entertainment value for an adult. At least not for me. If this trailer is any indication, the same goes for this. I might watch it once just to say I did, but I don’t have high hopes for it.

By: The Animation Commendation

The Animation Commendation — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:07:00 +0000

In reply to Jeremiah. I think I had a thing for Phoebe. She was super sweet!

By: CarFan

CarFan — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 02:03:00 +0000

In reply to Jeremiah. I have only seen a few MLP episodes so far, but I'm surprised how good the flash animation is.

By: CarFan

CarFan — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 02:00:00 +0000

In reply to Marielle. Yeah, the backgrounds are nice but the character animation is definitely cheap.

By: CarFan

CarFan — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:59:00 +0000

In reply to Jonathan J. North. I feel the same way. It's not meant for me either, but it looks decent enough.

By: CarFan

CarFan — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:58:00 +0000

This trailer looks decent enough. Clearly it’s not meant for older teenager like me,
but I am sure younger kids will like it. The song did bring back memories though. I
remember playing Magic School Bus games back when I was a young kid.