Long Story Short is as worthy of a successor to BoJack Horseman as you can hope for. It has a very similar style and vibe to it with zany characters and rapidfire blink-and-you-miss-it jokes. That banter, delivered in a deadpan tone at times, often made me think I was actually watching BoJack sans the anthromorphized creatures. I laughed out loud multiple times each episode. More importantly, like BoJack, this show plays your heart, being equally heartwarming and heartbreaking, landing emotional haymakers so effectively despite such a limited runtime in which to get to know the characters. This is in part due to how real all of the situations feel as well as how insightful the show is. Despite how crazy some of the situations are, I honestly resonated so much with the varous familial relationships. This show does such a fantastic job of exploring how families try to love each other and how their past experiences influence their future. Another reason it is so easy to love and feel for these characters is due to the unique structure of this show. It jumps from time period to time period, often with a cold open set in the past before jumping towards the future. However, these time periods are not chronologically structured. An early episode might be focused on 2022 while a latter one might be on 2019. It is a testament to this team and Raphael Bob-Waksberg that this structure feels entirely effortless, and I cannot stress just how impressive that is. The time jumps make sense, and I never once felt lost or confused. It was so easy to follow this family and how all of the children developed and grew up. I think in the hands of anyone else, this simply would not work, but it recalls to mind the brilliant BoJack episode "Time's Arrow". In fact, the cold opens feel so meaningful as each episode is able to link the future and the past together, and I believe this is true for every single episode in the season. That is one hell of a feat. Even more shocking is how jokes build upon each other throughout the season. The show doesn't bring attention to it, but so many tiny details continue to reverberate across the season, with a passing mention coming to life in future episodes. This control and attention to detail is reflected in the animation style as well. To be honest, I do not love the style of BoJack, and when I saw the marketing for this show, I was worried I would struggle here as well. At first glance, it definitely feels simplistic, but as I watched, I became fully immersed. The simple style brings to mind old Saturday morning cartoons, but it does such a good job of paying attention to little details. Trust me, there are beautiful sequences in this show where the way the animation works feels almost magical. I honestly have no complaints. Yes, one or two episodes are not as strong as the rest. However, this feels like Bob-Waksberg operating at his highest level, taking everything he learned through the life of BoJack and creating a potent examination of a single family through the decades while being hilarious and brimming with pathos. I love it, and I hope he manages to continue for many more seasons so that I can spend more time with all of these characters. If you love BoJack Horseman like I do, you have to watch this show, it is a requirement.

Extremely boring. Forced. Unfunny. Unrelatable in any way, form or sense. Didnt feel like I connected with anyone at all. And the way they constantly keep forcing this speaking-on-top-of-each-other thing to make it feel natural or something is so annoying and overdone and makes it noisy and chaotic. A successor to Bojack Horseman? Lmfaooo not even slightly close.

The animation style is nice, though the movement is a bit weak. What I really enjoyed is the writing: each episode jumps between past events (like the 90s) and the present (2021), connecting the story in a clever way. The dialogues are smarter than most adult animations, with jokes that actually made me laugh out loud. The music and production are also strong, and I especially liked the episodes focusing on Yoshi. What I didn’t enjoy was the heavy focus on the lesbian storyline and the unnecessary inclusion of Jewish religious elements, it felt out of place and dragged the story down. Since the show already portrayed the COVID era, I honestly hope they also tackle 2023–2025, showing the brutal reality of Israel’s crimes and the ongoing genocide. That would make the story far more real and impactful.

Felt like trapped, BoJack right? Nope, boring overly religious and again... Boring. Was really a chore to finish.

Much more 'light' to watch than Bojack Horseman, but still retaining the clever humor and realistic and hard hitting themes. The show did start off slow for me. It starts off with lots of characters and time hops, which are cool but a little much right out of the gate to keep up with. But as times goes on, and you become familiar with the characters, the characters and dynamics, it does really pick up a lot of momentum and enjoyment. I would definitely need to rewatch the first episodes again to get a more 'full' experience. So a more 'episodic' and less story-driven version of Bojack Horseman with strong themes focused around social dynamics through the ages, is how i would describe Long Story Short.