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What was once a parody of teen dramas, with excellent wit and comedy, is now purely a teen drama plagued by the stale elements that burden most other modern adult animation productions. The show's original off-the-wall and at times tender aesthetic feels like it was left in the storeroom along with Ghandi. The new character additions to the show add little to the experience with some such as Ghandi's and the S. B. O. S. F's replacements being far below their predecessors. Despite the more disagreeable portions of it, the show isn't all negatives. The animation and design while almost feeling less fitting for the series is fine, the returning voice actors do a good job, and some moments almost reach the cleverness seen in the first season. In conclusion, it's not horrible and it could have been far worse but the fact it's such a downgrade from the first season makes this pseudo-reboot not all that worth watching.

Try hard humor at its floppiest. So much of it is referencing the high points of the original that it feels like it has nothing new to say. What the writers might have had to say, surely they were too afraid to go there. I feel like Ghandi got them in so much trouble back in 2001, that the whole experienced has been stifled by the fear of being cancelled. This new reboot is full of jokes, but none of them land. The new characters are just milquetoast archetypes that other shows have done better. Frida Kahlo is a nice touch, Confucius is almost as capable as a watered down replacement for Ghandi, but still the whole thing feels stifled, bereft, and empty. Do yourself a favor and rewatch Another Period, maybe even drunk history. Everything this show tried to do this go around has been done better elsewhere by a mile. Just finished the first three episodes this morning and I want my time back.

I really don't think it's as bad as everyone is making it out to be, but it does lack a lot of the charm the original had. I don't entirely hate the concept of modern commentary and they definitely could do interesting things with it, but I think they're leaning too hard into it here. I'm sorry but I don't think there's any show out there that can reference TikTok without making me feel put off. The use of modern terms is also a bit overabundant for my liking, and even confused at points. You do get the tightly-written comedy of Phil and Chris here, but the rapid fire delivery gets overwhelming at times.

Aside from the narrative direction, there's also the elephant in the room -- the character design. The only new characters that actually look like the historical figure they're supposed to represent is Frida and Columbus, and at least you could tell what their characters are like upon first glance. The others feel noticeably flat and rely heavily on the voices and script. Most of them already appeared in the original show, I don't understand why they couldn't have just used them as references. As the show went on I got more used to them though and they definitely grew on me.

Overall, I can't lie, it's been a fun watch so far. It's not exactly like the original show, but I didn't really expect it to be. The only thing it really needs to do for me is slow down the pacing, dial back the modern elements a bit, and flesh out its new characters more. It's far from a misstep, but it does need some time to gain its footing.

I absolutley adore the original 2003 Clone High, so I was quite excited to say the least when the reboot was announced! Turns out it wasn't Clone High, it was a cheap copy that left me with a rather bad feeling. THEN SEASON 3 CAME OUT!!!! With this season you actually feel how the writers WATCHED THE ORIGINAL SHOW. From the titles to the plots, I couldn't help but even imagining Ghandi in some of these. Eveything falls back into place. Of course, it wasn't perfect, but it was genuenly great. I really wish we get a season 4 with the G-man and this sort of chapters. It wont't be just like the 2003 show, yet the 3rd season has done a good job. A fourth one could give us the actual ending it deserves.

PLEASE RELEASE A 4TH SEASON WITH MAHATMA GHANDI AKA THE G-SPOT/ THE G-MAN!!!!!!!

I'm surprised at how low rated the first episode is, that was my favourite one. Lots of great writing, great jokes, I was smiling ear to ear. Sure not everything is the same - Ghandi is missing, and Cleopatra was recast for some reason. But there were lots of interesting new characters, and they were exploring modern themes with a 2003 lens.

And then I guess they ran out of ideas and went back to the old "haha white people are so dumb and ignorant" barrel, and well, it's getting old. At best it's lazy and unfunny, and at worst it's hurtful and leads to real life bullying. It's a shame because I was really liking the show until then.

Considering the inherently funny concept, historical figures are brought back to life and forced to go to high school together - Why don't the characters have anything interesting to say? Why are the jokes so stale? Why bother bringing back a beloved television show only to completely strip it of whatever made it good? If this castrated, bowdlerized attempt at a reboot manages to last longer than another singular season I'll officially give up on television and become an avid fly-fisher. Also, please do not brag directly to the audience that you have more female writers in the writing room of your show is going to suck. Women have it hard enough already, believe me.

Now I'm going to put as much effort into my next paragraph as the writers did on this show:

Considering the inherently funny concept, historical figures are brought back to life and forced to go to high school together - Why don't the characters have anything interesting to say? Why are the jokes so stale? Why bother bringing back a beloved television show only to completely strip it of whatever made it good? If this castrated, bowdlerized attempt at a reboot manages to last longer than another singular season I'll officially give up on television and become an avid fly-fisher. Also, please do not brag directly to the audience that you have more female writers in the writing room of your show is going to suck. Women have it hard enough already, believe me.

Clone High is one of the most fan-favorite animated shows of all time and it's also one of my favorite MTV cartoons alongside with Beavis and Butt-Head, Daria, and 3-South. And I noticed it's cancelation and I acknowledge the reason because of one of the characters, Gandhi. Everyone loves Gandhi, but he was the reason why Clone High got canned.

20 years later, the show got revived by HBO Max (now called "Max" which is obviously a lame name. Like, burn in Hell, Warner Bros. Discovery and get bent, David Zaslav)

I watched the first two episodes of the Clone High reboot and I really enjoyed the heck out of it, sure it's animated in Toon Boom Harmony, but I quickly got used to it and there are some new characters who I find are quite enjoyable. Abe, Joan, Cleo, JFK, Scudworth, Mr. B, etc. They're still enjoyable and so are the new characters too. The humor is still remarkable and it also holds up.

This is undoubtedly a fun revival of the old show, still we all miss Gandhi and who knows, maybe he'll make a comeback later on in Season 4...I hope there's a Season 4.

I give Clone High (2023) a 9.8/10.

The twenty years belated reboot/sequel to the cult cartoon series Clone High is dominated by a single question. Why? Why reboot it? What is the function of this reboot? The Dawson's Creek teen dramas the show was originally satirizing are now a thing of the past, and the edgier humour must be cut out or skipped over, so why even revisit it at all? What's even more galling is that outside of its fundamental pointlessness and some lame "how do you do fellow kids" gags it's actually pretty solid, Scudworth and Mr. B are still very strong as a duo and in one episode they even give up all pretence, ignore all the new characters and just do an episode about the two of them. It's awkward. I'm now raising both my hands, open, palms upward, looking imploringly.... "why?"

Just finished the new season and man that was awful. The new characters suck, the old characters they suck now, I probably laughed like 5 times during the whole season and just everything was off about this revival.

I won't be watching the next season if this is what clone high is going to be like now. The original is light years better than this sorry excuse of a show.

Even the "jokes" are just topical issues and "omg it's 2023 not 2003". Honestly don't waste your time with this cheap clone of a brilliant series. Just watch the original, it's on YouTube and i guarantee you'll have a better time and actually have a laugh in every episode.

As a follower of the original show, it was a thrill to see the premiere of the long awaited second season of Clone High, even though most won't understand its sense of humor.

Many negative reviewers point out that it is preach and patronizing, particularly with Frida's character who "cancels" Abe and later sings about "White Guy Confidence ". It is that the new viewers are missing the point in the Frida is just as flawed as all the other characters . All learn they were out of line by the end. It's not intended to be mean spirited; it shows how misguided the clones' preconceptions are and demonstrates how they own up to it. This is a very dark comedy, by the way.

With a third season next year, there is an opportunity for a major improvement with some marketing so that more people can know. With all the dark turns so far, it's the suspense and satire that many fans will turn in to see, along with a plethora of visual Easter eggs!

I really enjoyed the original show, but this is just weak. So many cliche sentiments and themes. One thing that is still consistent is the comedy, but even that has died down significantly. It just isn't the same. They are missing the original flare of shock comedy, and most of the jokes don't land well. I'm still slightly optimistic about the shows future, because I can tell that all they need is there, they just can't figure out how to put it to the screen. The idea that teenagers who have been frozen for 20 years, and are now living in 2023, makes for a lot of potentially interesting stories and themes.

I have very mixed feelings about this long-awaited revival season. On one hand, it's nice to FINALLY see this wonderful show be continued after all these years post-cancellation. The show makes the effort to continue right here the original left off, with a clever way to bridge the time gaps between the two seasons in real time with a very funny time-skip montage. The new characters are decent at varying levels, and some storylines and jokes are done well. Particularly episode 9 with Mr. Butler-Tron. That episode was surprisingly heartfelt and very engaging. And I appreciate the new jabs at some of the dated writing styles of the past. And even though Abe's treatment is a little too harsh, it admittedly does feel satisfying to see Joan and JFK rewarded while Abe and Cleo get humbled after everything they all went through in Season 1 with a little role-reversal. But that being said, the revival season has its fair share of frustrations. My biggest issue is that the show feels like It has become just another teen drama; the very thing the original was parodying. Several episodes and moments feel a little too much like fanfiction with the original characters at times feeling too out-of-character or becoming too flanderized. The new writing feels inconsistent and misunderstanding of the original show's satirical style and characterizations, instead fixating on its new inflated cast and trying to appeal to Gen Z Tik Tok culture. Gandhi is gone (albeit understandably since he got the original show cancelled), Abe is outcasted by both the cast and the writers, Joan feels like she's too self-conscious about popularity, JFK feels too soft/dumb like a Labrador, Cleo is downgraded from her OG cleverly passive-aggressive charmer coercer persona to a much more stereotypically ditzy abrasive valley girl, Scudworth feels even less competent and now regulated to simping over his new boss, and Mr. Butler-Tron has been heavily sidelined (aside from his amazing backstory episode). The new characters are decent, but they're comparatively blander with less defined roles and overdesigned colorful designs that feel jarring with the OG art style (though I do love Topher). The political commentary is certainly hit-or-miss, and some of the recasting feels like downgrades despite the good intentions behind the decisions. Despite my complaints, the show is still a decent watch and I'm still glad that the show was revived. It may not be lightning in a bottle like the original, but it's overall still a decent show that slowly regained its mojo and makes me cautiously hopeful for season 3.

It's amazing how reviewers hate the reboot and claim that it's "not as good as the original", citing the very things that the original did. "The clones are just insults to the original historic chaaaracters!" Really? And the original clones weren't? Do people actually believe that Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy and Ghandi were more like the original clones than Frida Kahlo, Frida Kahlo and Confucius and their respective clones? Spoiler (not spoiler): they were not. It was a comedy show to begin with.

"Oh no, they joke about white privilege!" Newsflash (not newsflash): the original show joked about sex, religion, homosexuality, homophobia, rape, homosexual rape, death, prisons, and arthouse films.

"Oh no, there's so many cliche sentiments and themes!" Well this is what it always has been, it parodied the cliche sentiments and themes. Duh.

The only thing missing is, of course, Ghandi. But he's always mentioned.

This show was good, but not great, and I don't think it lived up to the original. The positives are the show's animation looks great and is a good upgrade to the original in terms of technology and style. The voice cast overall was great, except Will Forte, who had this weird lisp thing going on. Also, the show brings back the alternative and emo music that helped make it a cult classic, but I wish they had used more of it. As for the negatives, the show is no longer a satire of teen dramas and tries to be more of a straightforward comedy, which works in the show's detriment, as the premise and characters are too ridiculous to be taken seriously in a standard comedy tv show. The show also introduced too many new characters, which led to it struggling with character management, pacing of character development, and the notable absence of side characters, who made the original show a lot funnier. Though I like most of the characters introduced, I disliked Topher in a bad way, and the character of Candide was completely unnecessary and honestly held the show back. Overall, I found some enjoyable moments, and I really liked the finale, but I am overall disappointed with this season.

Clone High 2023 is clone high neutered. Ghandis gone a long with his comic relief. Christa Miller was racis tly removed from her role as Cleopatra and gone with it is the hilarious over the top sultry voice of the original. The new voice actress sounds so flat that I thought she was a substitute voice actor. The jokes dont reference teen drama cliches as easy or as often. The animations and designs look lower quality. The new characters are bland. The new actress for Cleopatra isn't even Egyptian, proving the dis criminatory intentions were the real reason for the recasting. The new boss Christa Miller plays isnt funny. Definitely shoehorned.

Before this one came out I decided to watch the first series but I couldn't get into it for some reason. I only made it to Ep 8 but I finished the Max one before the original and I enjoyed it more. Its not surprising so many fans of the original felt the new series wasn't good because it does have a different kind of humor. That said I have to say Ep 9 and 10 were some of the most engaging episodes of everything I've seen so if you do end up watching this, and find out that it really isn't your type of humor but want to come out of it with something. Just skip to Ep 9 and 10 and if those are not satisfactory be glad you skipped out on the rest.

The original had me laughing every episode. It had very clever writing compared to this new one. They removed what was in my opinion, the best character (Ghandi) and added new characters that just aren't funny at all. I thought it was okay until episode 5, when they just had to throw in this ridiculous political-social agenda with the white privilege b.s. And now I don't even know if I want to continue watching. I don't know about everyone else, but I don't watch movies and shows with the intention of having ideologies of any kind shoved in my face. I don't care if they are left or right leaning. If this is the direction they are going to take this series, count me out.

Clone High is an animated series that originally aired in 2002 and was recently rebooted. The new version maintains the essence of the original show while adding a modern twist. The reboot delves deeper into character development and societal issues, making it more relevant to today's audience. The animation quality has significantly improved, enhancing the viewing experience. The humor is clever and satirical, appealing to both old fans and new viewers. Overall, the Clone High reboot successfully captures the charm of the original series while bringing fresh content to the table. I really loved the reboot from the new characters, to the cliffhangers in season finales. I mean the original will still be my best but this still doesn't fall short. ALSO BRING BACK GANDHI!!!

We need a season 3/4 👏🏽

Frida Kahlo is a flanderized frat boy in the most unflattering ways. Harriet Tubman is barely recognizable. This version of her is a tumblrized sonic OC looking insult to her legacy. That character designer should be fired out of a cannon into the sun. Confucius looks like a random art school kid and shows no wisdom. This is a soulless watered down copy of the original with none of the same substance.

How did 20 years of time make the art even lazier? Do yourself a favor and watch something good like adventure time, or bee and puppy cat.

Even the Human Centipede has more substance than this Schlock.