TigerSharks

If you love ThunderCats, SilverHawks or both(I belong in the last category), you'll also like TigerSharks. I am very fond of all three of them, ThunderCats being my favourite. TigerSharks was a very well done and underrated series, unfortunately short-lived as well. The animation is of good quality, it is unmistakably 80s but that is not a bad thing. The character designs don't always have finesse but are above serviceable overall and the colours and backgrounds are very attractive. The music is great as well, the intro is very catchy and the accompanying music is fitting without being too cheesy or over-dramatic. The writing does encourage thought without preaching and doesn't feel cheesy like SilverHawks sometimes did, while the story lines are fresh, well-paced and fun. There are similarities of course to the previous two shows, namely the voice cast being practically the same for all three, but instead of being derivative I saw it as like a refreshing hybrid of both. The characters are memorable and engaging, one of those cases where the heroes are more interesting than the villains,though the latter are still convincing enough.(with SilverHawks the villains were more interesting while ThunderCats was about equal). The voice acting is fine, again like with SilverHawks Peter Newman and Earl Hammond are the most impressive. Overall, well done and underrated, well worth looking out for. 9/10 Bethany Cox