My Brother the Minotaur Review: Apple TV's Animated Mystery Show Revives a Classic Genre
By
Wilson Chapman
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Summary
A review of "My Brother the Minotaur," a new animated family show on Apple TV that revives the classic genre of friends solving mysteries. The article highlights how this type of storytelling has been in short supply on TV since Scooby-Doo's last kids' show in 2021, and praises the show as a hidden gem in children's entertainment.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledFew premises are as eternal or as durable than a group of friends solving mysteries
Hanna-Barbera practically made an entire genre of it in the '70s, taking the premise of the classic 'Scooby-Doo' and xeroxing it for a dozen other shows
that type of storytelling is in frustratingly short supply, at least on TV
Scooby-Doo hasn't had a real kids' show since 2021
the options for children's entertainment nowadays tend to lean more towards the infantile
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