Gravity Falls Review - Grade: F

Overview

Perceived Boring and Overrated: Criticized as a boring and overrated show that only receives praise due to being a children's show but is also marketed for adults.
- Comparison to "My Little Pony" for similar dual marketing.
Lack of Originality: Accusations of idea theft from older TV melodramas (e.g., "Twin Peaks", "Murder She Wrote") and other shows with strange town settings (e.g., "Derry, Maine" from "It", "Eerie Indiana").
- Parallels drawn with American sitcoms like "The Simpsons" for its setting and character design.
Character Criticism:
- Dipper: Described as a mix of Lisa and Bart Simpson, portrayed negatively as a whiny know-it-all.
- Mabel: Compared to Lisa Simpson with brain injury or a female version of Bart.
- Stan: Compared to the old man from "UP" and Homer Simpson.
- Villain: Derided as a "tortilla chip" and criticized for being easily defeated.
Lack of Creativity: Critiqued for what is perceived as lazy animation and storytelling.
Animation Style Critique: Complaints about modern animations being ugly and lazy with overreliance on outsourced animation work.
- Other shows mentioned in similar criticism: "Adventure Time", "Steven Universe", "Star vs. the Forces of Evil", "The New Duck Tales Show".

The author expresses disdain for the show and similar modern cartoons, calling out a lack of creativity and poor animation style.
Criticism extends to the creator and the fan base, which are labeled negatively.