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Tuca & Bertieis Netflix ’s new animate drollery , center around the lives of the nominal best ally , two noblewoman bird respectable - friends navigating liveliness , friendship , dear and career in the big city of a man bird ’s world . All at once , the show is phantasmagorical and uproarious - full of random , quirky characters and hijinx galore - as well as a lot of heart and depth . In the cosmos of the show , animals can talk and rent apartments , there are snort and wienerwurst and turtles . There ’s even a exceedingly cool botanical neighbor , whose plant - head occupy the absurdity of this man to the max . Not just a brand clowning , Tuca & Bertiealso tackles the intricacies of distaff friendship , sexual harassment , and ego - worth .
If any of this sounds conversant it ’s because this show has a hatful of similarity with another Netflix prop . Bojack Horsemanis another quicken comedy , populate by both man and talking animals , and over the trend of its five season has proven not only to be a screaming absurdist comedy but also an in - astuteness exploration of mental well being among legion other adult discourses and themes . It ’s no surprise that these two show would be liken . The spiritedness and indeed the character and production design are both the oeuvre of illustrator and producer Lisa Hanawalt . Whereas her designs gave living to the characters and world ofBoJack , Tuca & Bertieis entirely her founding , from the aim to the story . Comparison between the two liven comedy is inevitable . Below is a expression at some of the thingsTuca & Bertiedoes better thanBojackand some thing it does worse .
BETTER: SURREAL RANDOMNESS
This is a bad one as both shows have pile of random gag and characters . LoJack has a multi - episode worked up Ark of the Covenant for a eccentric that ’s actually three shaver in a trench coat , whileT&Bhas a grandma baked into a bar .
However , BoJackfeels much more grounded in some kind of tangible world , with rules and boundaries as to how far the random bar can be pushed . T&B , on the other hand , find like it could literally go anywhere , maybe on the back of a turtleneck even .
WORSE: BLEND OF COMEDY AND DRAMA
BoJackhas been lauded by fans and critic alike for its ability to marry the absurd and comedic with some unbelievably deep and mentation - provoking striking moments . This show is a ball of fire of penning and music genre blending .
And whileT&Balso has a mix of comedy and more serious fare , the outlandish world that they live in make the transition between genre slightly more jarring .
BETTER: FEMALE FRIENDSHIP
Perhaps the biggest selling point ofT&Bis its focus on two female lead eccentric , centre on them and positioning their friendship as the central relationship of the serial . That ’s not to sayBoJackdoesn’t have a comely representation of female fibre . However , one affair lacking perhaps inBoJackare on-key connections between the female character .
All of the distaff characters inBoJackare brought into the story by their relationship to Bojack , whereas Tuca and Bertie are both the driving narrative force and fierce friend . This show reenforce the importance of depicting women ’s relationships with each other .
WORSE: WORLD BUILDING
The world ofBoJackis fully flesh out and despite the anthropomorphic creatures and some more out - there elements , it ’s a credible Earth with rules and boundary . This is represent by the " Hollywoo " sign which , since having its ' D ' stolen , has stay that manner and even altered the way the characters pronounce the name of their town .
The world ofT&Bon the other script feels more malleable . That ’s not to say it ’s not believable or enjoyable . It ’s just less tied to realness and to maintaining its connection to a world resembling ours .
BETTER: RELATABILITY
The character inT&Bare instantly recognizable and relatable . These are two womanhood who are struggling in everyday problem , with mundane problem like money , careers , and relationships who are constitute it work .
The characters inBoJack , on the other hand , are slightly more removed . We ’re not all former situation comedy stars of the nineties or natural endowment agents after all . consultation will be able to see Tuca and Bertie and see a little something of themselves . Unless you ’re Tim Allen perchance .
WORSE: ANIMATION
While both show share a designer in Lisa Hanawalt , their styles of vivification are subtly dissimilar . T&Bhas a more boisterous - and - tumble approach path to its animation , with less blending and reckoner liveliness , prefer for a more hand - tie effect .
BoJackconversely has a more refined fetch up with some 3D animation and reproducible eccentric workplace . They both figure out from an artistic standpoint , especially considering their worlds and the fiber they ’re portraying , but simply from a technical standpoint , BoJack ’s animation is the more current and resolves of the two .
BETTER: QUEER REPRESENTATION
BoJackhas shin somewhat with its histrionics of LGBTQ+ citizenry or indeed presenting a vantage point other than that of its hetero - normative characters . Perhaps the only major fiber with a less traditional standpoint is Todd , although his discovery of his asexual nature came late in the show ’s run .
Alternatively , T&Bhas quetch off with a assortment of stand , Tuca herself being clearly bisexual / somewhat much up for anything as long as she ’s into the person , or bird , or rapscallion , making the show the more representative of the two from the get - go .
WORSE: CHARACTER DEPTH
Only in its first season , T&Bhas time to delve much deeper into its fictional character ' psyche . Yet , BoJackhas always been exemplary of plunging into the depth of its character ’s subconscious mind and mining them for stories .
It seems the characters inBoJackare constantly re - evaluating their own motivations and share with their trauma . WhileT&Bis just getting going and has already given us some great back story and reasoning as to its characters motivations , its problems seem a short more surface level than those explore inBoJack .
BETTER: OPTIMISM
BoJackfor all its great spectacular mo and deepness has the potential to leave viewers feeling moderately depressed . T&Bhas a much more affirmative outlook , when everything seems at its consummate risky there is a signified that thing will come effective again .
This sense of optimism is highly tied to the central friendly relationship between Tuca and Bertie and viewers can feel safe that this friendship is n’t give-up the ghost away anytime presently .
WORSE: VARIETY OF VOICES
Finally , whileT&Bis potentially more reliable , it ’s still only presenting a very narrow experience . Showing us a glimpse into these two women ’s life-time when they ’re in similar stages of development and a similar place in their lives . BoJack , on the other hired man , has a larger ensemble cast and present different citizenry a number of different stages in their lives .
Bojack is wealthy and used to the glare , whereas Diane is struggling financially and in her relationship , Princess Caroline need to be a female parent and have a life history and Todd ’s risky venture range from the mundane to the off-the-wall . This variety of voices is what makesBoJackso watchable and the desire for more voice in this animalistic landscape is what makesTuca and Bertiea welcome summation to Netflix ’s recreate canyon .
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