There's probably a very interesting interview coming about this show's production. Impressions: What on earth is with the CGI here? It is horrific. And in the weirdest ways. Every single animal is like something copy and pasted from some 90s Canadian cartoon, whether it's a fox wandering around the village, a horse dragging a wagon, […]
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