Back To The Barnyard – When No One’s Looking (Nickelodeon DVD)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: C- Episodes: C+
Another
hit for young children than comprise the Nickelodeon cable network family is Back To The Barnyard, which is simple
fun built on a few gag ideas about what that life might be like, usually having
just enough fun to keep the show going.
I think it is a decent, child-friendly show, though it can get too silly
for its own good. Still, you could do
far worse and the show is never condescending.
The 1.33
X 1 image is clean basic CG animation that is not state-of-the-art, but like Chicken Little only needs to emulate
simple children’s illustrated books. The
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo is just fine for a recent recording with good dialogue
recording, though there are no surrounds.
The only extras are animatics for two of the eight episodes.
- Nicholas Sheffo
