Overrated

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

The opening paragraph is a little off-topic rant/opinion dump, If any potential reader is interested in the review itself, I would recommend skipping it.It's sad how prematurely this show was scrapped due to low ratings. Now, I'm sure people can find a whole bunch of reasons "The Goode Family" never amassed the necessary popularity to survive, but I personally see it as tragic case of preconceptions determining public opinion. Now, I'm not from the USA myself, so any political BS people throw around about satirical shows such as this one was never that interesting to me. If I'm not mistaken, the main creative force behind the show (Mike Judge) once stated, that his work is more about people's way of thinking and social processes - not political events. Even so, people just love to label things as "conservative" or "liberal" to simplify them. It really sucks when folks can't appreciate a good joke, or a piece of art in general, just because they have a stick up their arsenal about some recent political event that no one will give a fudge about in 5 years or so. Quite sad, indeed.The show itself is based around episodes with individual plot lines - there is no connection between episodes, save for the characters and setting. The humor is varied, ranging from lighthearted jabs at different stereotypes that doesn't really stand out that much from other satirical shows to slapstick moments which work surprisingly well and occasionally - surprisingly cynical and nuanced humor, which is the highlight of the show.The series does have several shortcomings, some of the running jokes, namely the dog not being fed properly, could have been handled better. Some of the supporting characters aren't developed properly and don't fulfill the potential their overall concept had planned. Out of the 13 episodes created, the later ones show more refinement and potential, (especially the "lime dew" one) proving the series had a good starting point. Sadly, corporate pulled the plug.In its unfinished state the series exists as more of a curiosity, but I would still highly recommend seeing it, as it still shows time, effort and creativity was put into it, what little there is.

I LOVED The Goode Family!!! I have been a loyal watcher of most "adult" cartoons like The Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, Futurama, American Dad, etc. for years. When The Goode Family came along I quickly found a new favorite! I'm a vegan and live in Burlington, VT. The Goode Family mirrored my everyday experiences in my town, from grocery shopping to recycling to getting involved in my community. The humor was spot on, and I can't believe how in depth their knowledge of all things vegan and eco was. Someone really did their homework for this show! Environmentalism and vegan movements are huge right now, and The Goode Family found a way to put a humorous spin on it while rather factually representing a unique subculture that is growing. We really need more entertaining cartoons like this that also have a positive message.I am keeping my fingers crossed that the show will reappear with new episodes on another network soon!!!

Having just watched the first three episodes of Mike Judge's new show "The Goode Family", I must admit I was disappointed.Judge has been at the helm of some of TVs funniest animated shows - unfortunately this just doesn't seem to be one of them.The premise could be amusing - a family of over the top environmentalists who do battle daily with the world around them, trying to make it a better place. Sadly, all Judge did was manage to get an amazingly accurate rendition of these types on the screen. Sadly because, really, when was the last time a rabid Eco-vegan made you laugh?Yes, the show has its amusing moments, but they are few and far between, and for the most part don't involve any of the main characters. Interestingly the Goode family seem to be drawn with a lack of detail when compared the rendering of the rest of the characters... strange. The single funniest thing in the entire show is the family dog Che, who is forced to eat vegan dog food. Che gets his fill of meat by hunting down squirrels, birds or cats in the neighborhood while the Goode family is blissfully ignorant of the killer dog they have inadvertently created.One of the odd errors in the show is the mispronunciation of the character name Ubuntu... Judge insists on pronouncing the word "You-buntoo", and not the correct "Oo-buntoo". A minor mistake to be sure, but a painfully obvious one to anyone using the Ubuntu operating system, or having bothered to, you know... look it up...Basically anyone who finds "real world" Eco-crusaders and militant vegans to be tons of fun will probably find the show amusing - anyone else, not so much.

To start off, this show is no King of the Hill. After watching the first four episodes consecutively, I am left with sadness and a feeling that the legacy and comedy of King of the Hill will not be coming back into this show. It is true that all good things must come to an end at some point, but that is not to say that The Goode Family isn't a good thing. It does have it's high points, such as poking fun at what is now considered to be the good American mentality, has characters that resemble King of the Hill characters (i.e. their neighbor who resembles Hank Hill in almost all ways except he's black), realistic animation such as that in King, as well as some plain old funny moments. But it's not laugh out loud funny. There's no crazy moments or situations that drive the episodes, and the characters are hard to get into. I know I've compared this show to King of the Hill a lot, but quite frankly it's all I can think of. Even if I had never seen King I'd still probably say the same stuff as mentioned above. The show isn't genius. It had a wonderful idea and when I heard about the characters' personalities I thought that the show had a great chance. But it's just not that good. But at this point in the game it's a little to early to tell,Shame on FOX for getting rid of one of the, if not the greatest animated comedy of all time.