This show reminds me so much of another revival of a Nickelodeon series, Ren and Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon. Both Doug and The Ren and Stimpy Show started out as Nicktoons, and after cancellation, both were given a second life by different cable networks. Fans of Doug and Ren and Stimpy alike were excited for the upcoming revivals of their favorite Nicktoons, and the creators of Doug and Ren and Stimpy (Jim Jinkins and John Kricfalusi respectively) had a lot of new stories to tell. Unfortunately, I, along with several others, found both to be a disappointment. Both had very unnecessary changes to the characters, such as their personalities which were either extremely flanderized or completely changed. That my be my biggest complaint. Also, Billy West did the voices for Doug and Roger in the original, and he did the voice of Ren (for seasons 3-5) and Stimpy. He does not return for the revivals which is quite disappointing. Doug and Roger are voiced by Tom McHugh and Chris Phillips, while John K reprises his role as Ren from the first two seasons, and Stimpy is voiced by Eric Bauza. I think both were kind of gong for the premise of the characters being sort of "grown up" now, since Doug is about one year older than he originally was and is now in high school and Adult Party Cartoon is now airing in "the first network for men" and is intended for adult audiences only, but it just didn't work out really.
Review of Disney's Doug
