Pacific Heat

2016

Seasons & Episodes

  • 1

5.8| 0h30m| TV-14| en
Synopsis

They're absent-minded, mildly corrupt and barely competent. Somehow, they're Australia's most elite detective unit.

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Trailers & Clips

Also starring Rob Sitch

Also starring Santo Cilauro

Reviews

Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment
Steineded How sad is this?
Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
hminiarj Every once in a while they make a pretty good joke, too bad it's only once in a while. The main attempt at humor in this series relies in the same tired old racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia and fatphobia that has been used excessively for cheap laughs over and over and over for so long that even if it wasn't bigoted it still wouldn't be funny. To be fair... when the good joke shows up it's bloody hilarious by comparison. That along with the consistent quality of the voice acting and animation is the only positive points for this series.
ironlak-85502 Okay so i'm going to start this review straight off the bat by saying that I really enjoyed Pacific Heat (the two episodes I have seen.)I think a big selling point is that it's got Australian characters and is set in the Gold Coast something Aussie viewers can really appreciate,an appeal that is probably lost on many foreign viewers. Unfortunately the show stylistically resembles the American series Archer albeit the quality. I just finished watching episode 1 of both Archer and PH so i'm going to break them down as Archer is commonly cited to criticize this series. * Archer has two tone shading throughout the show, PH has only about two scenes of it. * Compared to Archer PH never shows anyone below the waist when walking, (legs crossing etc) which seems like lazy animating. * The characters in general don't look as anatomically correct as Archer. * Characters in Archer had a bit more depth to them. * I found the setting and story to be more exciting as an Aussie and the show had quite a few funny moments compared to Archer which I found entertaining but nothing that made me laugh out loud.Overall a fun entertaining show that could have saved itself much criticism by coming up with it's own artistic style and bumping up it's artistic quality minus the heavy reliance on racial jokes.
skeeter It's really easy to dismiss Pacific Heat as an Archer clone. Heck, the Message Boards right here say as much. And I thought I read somewhere where someone dismissed it without even finishing the pilot episode. The bottom line is, yes Pacific Heat is very Archer- ish, although nowhere as good. That said, as the old adage goes, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery".If one were to take the time and watch the whole season, Pacific Heat does finally hit its stride about mid-season. I will admit at first it was a little jarring, with its not-quite Archer/Frisky Dingo animation, its flat voice acting, and its dimwitted characters. But somewhere mid-season I found myself falling for these quirks, and found I really liked this show. And personally I feel we need more cartoons geared for us kids who never grew up. Reviews and ratings hold power over these shows, and personally I'd hate for this show to be canceled because no-one took the time to let this show grow on them.I won't say much about the show itself. But I will say give it a chance. You may find yourself pleasantly surprised.
Jacob Williamson Its seems as though the show is trying too hard to be the next Archer, unsuccessfully I must say. Good idea poor execution, It lacks comedic timing that makes other adult cartoon shows work and the jokes seem stale. Its only redeeming quality is that the animation quality is pretty good. Netflix doesn't often get a miss, and Im not saying its a miss, but its close.When compared to other Netflix animated hits like Bojack horseman this one just doesn't stack up. I only watched the pilot so maybe it gets better with each episode, and i do hope so. Its a shame for good animation go to waste because the story wasn't adequately developed in preproduction. If this was a soap opera I would have probably watched all of it, but for what it is I cannot continue to watch it.