Over the Garden Wall: Fairytales, Fear, and the Art of Storytelling
Last week I finished watching Over the Garden Wall . I know I'm only 6 years late, but quarantine has left me with ample time to spend with my TV and we've been playing catch up. From the 30's inspired animation to the character design and story elements, Over the Garden Wall is like falling right into a storybook. The show is just about story perfection, a concise and beautiful reimagining of the classic fairytale. To be fair, I think conciseness and maintaining near-perfect storytelling is much easier to do in a limited series because you don't have all the time for your creation to grow off course, though I will still be internet-stalking creator Patrick McHale for the rest of his career ( Pinocchio , anybody?). The show follows two half brothers, Wirt and Gregory, on their journey both literally and figuratively into the woods of a place called the Unknown in an attempt to find their way home. It should also be mentioned that the aesthetic of the show is he...