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When I first found out about this series, I thought it was a kiddie/girl series. But That was definently not what it is. Love the Graphics Style, character designs and overall tone of the series. I will gladly recommend this series to my closest friends. U developers deserve some praise. Hope session 2 is gonna be this amazing also.

Show is definitely bing worthy and also fun for adults. Can't wait for season 2 (Netflix ordered 20 episodes, so 11 more to come).

Like most, I was a little skeptical when I saw that they were rebooting Where On Earth is Carmen Sandiego. With the animation I was sure it would be a flop. But it isn't! I'm so glad that they made tweaks here and there and that it is a breath of fresh air. I see this as a prequel of the TV series in the 90's because of all that has happened in 10 episodes. I think it does deserve some work because all of the men are dumb and crave food while the women are smart and on point. While I do support gender equality, I feel like they should make at least SOME of the male protagonists/antagonists better. The design is flawless and I love the new music for the theme song. Overall, I love it and I hope they make a season 2!

2d animations have always had a special place in my heart, and this show makes me remember all the cool cartoons I used to watch when I was little and all the nostalgia I gained through 2d animation's amazing joy. The animation is stylized and fun to watch, a few things can be improved like walking animations and ease in ease out frames. Characters have variety and are enjoyable, their development is also done very nicely. Carmen's transition from a tomboy to a feminine badass fighter is really great and stunning to watch, although I think they still could do the transition better, the show shows that as a person, Carmen did become strong in many ways. As the main character, Carmen also does not lose her mysterious style to the watcher and to her rivals. I finished it in one day and now I am craving for more as the story does not lose it's interest it implements on to the viewer. So in short, you should get watching, you won't regret it.

Like many on here have said, I was skeptical of this re-do, but the team behind Carmen Sandiego really nailed it! My seven-year-old daughter loves Carmen, and we're currently on our third round watching the series. I was a little unsure as the first episode opens, but I like where they took the story, and the motivations they gave Carmen to excel. The animation style is modern and crisp, and the voice acting is great. Well done, another great entry from Netflix!

As someone who enjoys Spy thievery espionage type stuff like James bond, sly I found Carmen Sandiego quite enjoyable, I feel like it could be a big hit because it's very high quality and well produced. The music is excellent and the opening is incredible. Carmen is a really likable protagonist, Player is cool, and the action is well choreographed, and at the end of the season the mystery and cliff hangers make you want more. however what holds the show back is i'm not quite sure what demographic it's trying to reach it constantly shifts from wanting to be some what mature to doing something more in line for a regular kids show would do. Its really weird after the becoming Carmen sandiego episodes the first 4 or so episodes are a lot more "kiddie" while the more mature story lines of the back 3 episodes of the season seem more mature. I personally think the more mature episodes fit the show better but that my opinion. I also really don't like Zack or Ivy they just don't seem to fit the tone of the show, and come across as annoying comic relief that I dont think the show really needs; however luckily there characters were reduced a lot in the back half of the season so that's was good. Which is probably why the back half of the season was better. So my verdict is It's a really good start with glimpses of greatness and in the future I hope the show continues on the more mature route because I think that's where it shines, and either Ditch Zack and Ivy or write them to be better characters because there honestly just annoying comic relief

It's like a blend of Kim Possible and Leverage, can't wait for season 2

The 2D animation is stylized and looks fine. The story and characters are done competently but without brilliance. It will entertain kids. It doesn't have much to offer for adults, but it's watchable without offending the spectator's intelligence. It chooses to show off its modern sensitivity in a heavy-handed way, by making the male characters actively stupid (or, in one case, competent but passive) and all the female characters hypercompetent and kick-ass.

As a former geography major in college and someone who grew up on the computer game, the game show AND the cartoon, I was especially excited about this show and it largely lives up to billing.

It has a fair more effective backstory and it's hard to deny that rewriting Carmen as an anti-hero keeps things fresh. The geographic lessons aren't as strong as the animated series with much of it consigned to when Carmen switches locations.

Unfortunately the series will teach your kid about the broadest of stereotypes. Why the Japanese instructor hasn't been called out by anyone for his Chinglish or why Gray (AKA Crackle) is acceptable as a walking bundle of Australian clichés, is beyond me. And don't get me started on Ivy and Zach (holdovers from the animated series) who are from Boston and are worse than Jimmy Fallon and Rachel Dratch's characters on SNL.

The animation is geometric like a computer game and has a unique vibe.

One problem that often plagues serials is that the good guy always wins at the end. Even adult-oriented procedurals like "Monk" had the good guy winning in the end, whereas better shows like "Burn Notice" and "The Good Wife" teased out serial plots with the protagonist hitting peaks and valleys. This is just a kid's show but it ingraining it with a bit more sophistication would do wonders.

The new 'Carmen Sandiego' is absolutely binge-worthy. I just watched the entire first season in one go. I think it was a very good decision to make it rather a prequel instead of a remake. This way, fans of the old show (like me) get thrilles when old characters show up before they became what they were in the 90s show. I especially loved a certain cameo scene in an elevator, but no spoilers here. Talking of characters, all of them are well-written and interesting. I love how they have managed to include 'The Player". This brings me to my only point of criticism though: The gender equality is way off balance on this show, and it takes a lot for me to notice such a thing. Apart from The Player, all male characters are dull and clumsy, while all leaders on the show are women, and all women are agile and smart. This was just a bit too much even for me. I hope season two manages to balance this out a bit better - and I hope we won't have to wait too long for the show to continue because season 1 was great fun!

So I really like the start of this show it's a pretty good back story a way to set up some good advasaries along the way and The actress doing Carmen's voice is a golden globe winner for Jane the virgin and u have probably seen her in other things but she is actually a really good character actor so she knows how to transform! She will also be playing Carmen in a live action version! This show is NO TrollHunters but it made me feel good while I was watching it then u have the Finn from stranger things talking to her in her head piece and they should of stopped there! But instead they decided to bring in two stupid brother and sister duo the guy isn't as bad! But good lord the sisters voice is like a screech in my ear and it's like they gave her every bad line they had and she spits them out in this terrible accent that I don't even know where it's from! S2 if they get it they neeed to get rid of these two idiots because all they do is screw things up! When Carmen has always been a loner! They should just bring in a different side character that she meets every other episode or so and move it around like that! Have some reacure! Maybe a kinda live interest in there! But no they put two stupid twins in there that mess everything up! And it brings the intelligence of this show down! Our kids are not stupid they r getting smarter and smarter they don't need constant physical gags to make them happy! I do like how this show introduces different things about the country they are visiting it's a great way to teach kids and adults who r watching! I'm giving this show a 6 if they got rid of the twins it would be a 9!

I remember loving this show as a kid. And the game! Loving the new series as an adult. Im reminded of how much more I knew about the world as a child. Offers a great opportunity to teach youngsters about the world; geography, trade, culture and tradition, climate, species etc.

The animation is nice on the eyes, the characters and voice acting are good but the writing is often too simple and full of holes (though does start to improve after season 2). Simple writing shouldn't have plot holes. This show has potential if it can tell a better story but it is improving.

Just a couple of questions;

• why are all (except for the guest stars) Good Guys Americans?
• why are all the Bad Guys non-Americans (except for 1 person)
• and the bumbling detective is French?

My 8 year old and I love this. Strong female characters, strong male characters, great writing; it's funny, action packed, and with great ethics and morals without ramming it down your throat or being preachy.

Can't wait for the next series!

A femme fatale/complex heroine from Buenos Aires, international travel, action and suspense - what's not to like? Not surprisingly, it's a slightly bigger hit with Sienna (as compared to, say, Avatar, which the kiddos seem to enjoy equally); but we all love the Boston sidekicks and their accent. I vaguely remember the computer game from the 80s (did I play it on my Apple IIe?), but there doesn't seem to be any resemblance.

First watched - 2019-2020. Update: season 4 watched 2021, Seb didn't like that she temporarily worked for VILE, but it all worked out at the end of the season!

My kids (8 and 5) and I love the show. It's fun, educational, and gives a great example of a strong female character who does the right thing. Sad that there are only 10 episodes in the season.

Carmen Sandiego, the lady in red, has the morality of Robin Hood and the thief skills to match. There'a no doubt she'll be the femme Fatale that inspires young girls to be the best they can be. This is the kind of show that everyone can enjoy...if you are female.

This series is more than just an action series, but also educational. It teaches children about cultures around the world and gives a 2-3 minute educational breakdown of what someone can expect if they were to travel to various locations throughout the world. But, it also teaches children to feed into stereotypes and think boys are stupid.

The two main male characters, the agent tracking Carmen down and Zack (the brother of the sibling duo that assists Carmen), are as dumb as a box of rocks. And it's not even subtle. The producers believe that the best way to shine the spotlight on women and empower them is through the degradation of their male counterparts. The "boy genius", a carbon copy of the tech genius from Kim Possible, is only heard and rarely seen. If uplifting a demographic happens at the expense of another - it isn't perpetuating equality. It's just a shift of dynamics via revenge mentality.

If you can get past the sexist mentality that girls are inherently smarter and more "mature" than their male counterparts, this is an otherwise great show. Even if it is simply a reboot of Kim Possible in every way possible.

This was ver entertaining. My 7 year old and I just happen to see this come across while searching Netflix. She and I thought this looked interesting and we were right. We both loved it and wound up binge watching it in one (rainy)day. There was fighting and action but not violent and no bad language. We can't wait for season 2.

Its not the best show i have ever seen, buts it a great reboot. Its kinda slow too.

The series tells the story of a good thief who steals the items stolen by the bad guys and puts them back in their place. Carmen, our main character, tries to deal with her own problems and learns about the world while doing all these. The series gives information about many countries. In addition to providing instructive information, the series also offers us entertaining scenes. Because I am not a person who likes a lot of geographical information, but the series gives information in the episodes very briefly in the series and this information does not spoil the course of the series. Netflix's Carmen Sandiego series is a reboot of 'Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'. Since I didn't watch the first version, I can't say anything about the first version, but I had fun watching the Carmen Sandiego series. If you want to watch a fun animation with good and bad thieves, Carmen Sandiego is for you.

For what it is it's good, but I was hoping the target audience would be a little older. My kids like it though, to kiddie for me.

I can only say that it was great and I wish it continued and did not end in Season 4. By watching this collection, you can show important parts of the history of different countries of the world to children and even adults, and this is wonderful.