Moonbeam City is an adult animated sitcom that was created by Scott Gairdner, and starred the voices of Elizabeth Banks, Rob Lowe, Kate Mara and Will Forte. It premiered on Comedy Central on September 16, 2015.[1] On March 30, 2016, the series was cancelled after one season.[2]
A parody of 1980s cop shows such as Miami Vice[10] and City Hunter[citation needed], the show was sponsored by the Canadian government and animated by Toronto-based studio Solis Animation using Adobe After Effects software. Moonbeam City featured a distinctive 80s-influenced futuristic visual style with heavy use of neon lighting, inspired by media such as Tron; character designs were similar to the style of the artist Patrick Nagel who famously designed the cover to Duran Duran's Rio (Duran Duran album).[11] A synthwave soundtrack was performed by Night Club.[12]
Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on November 15, 2015, on The Comedy Channel.[19]
On December 1, 2015, Moonbeam City was nominated for an Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production, but lost to The Simpsons.[20]
The first season holds a 29% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews. Its consensus states: "Moonbeam City wildly overestimates the effectiveness of its attempts at over-the-top humor, leaving viewers with little more than a derivative disappointment".[21] On Metacritic, the series holds a 52% indicating mixed or average reviews.[22]
Mike Hale of The New York Times stated that "the look of Moonbeam City may catch your eye, but after a while, you may be tempted to say, I will bury you so deep the world's smartest worms couldn't find you". He also stated that the pop-culture references and satire were forced and the dialogue "tries so hard you can see it sweat".[23] Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter claimed that the show would be able to stand "in a world without Archer" and called it thin and with limited potential.[24] Bob Sassone of The A.V. Club gave it a C+, calling it "more clever than funny with Archer vibes".[25] Brian Lowry of Variety claims that the show settles more for being puerile than clever, making it "less than dazzling".[26] Katy Waldman of Slate's review was scathing, stating that the series "is so willfully dumb that it might make you wonder if it is meta-dumb".[27]
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