Yes… just yes

What the McElroys excel at is committing to the bit and shaping a world around their promises. And they deliver with Abnimals. Travis really brings fun into this adventure and I am a fan again. And again, because I never stopped being one.

clint's great as always tho

Been listening since Ethersea, haven’t listened to anything prior. The one-star review is for the current season, Abnimals. It’s a pastiche of Saturday morning cartoons a la TMNT, somehow made numbingly boring. Poorly run with a sluggish story and nonsense mechanics.

I’m a kid and abnimals is the first adventure zone series that my parents have let me listen to and it is amazing also a big fan of the B.O.B. graphic novels

This show is so funny. Wow. I am on episode 29 about two weeks in. Just crushing it. A friend recommended once we started our first campaign. Still curious how Clint (Merle) doesn’t fully understand how to play though. Haha. 29 shows in… Thank you!!

Ether sea started strong and the end was just bad. Steeplechase had ups and downs but was good. Abnimals? Is just an abomination.

Really like the Bros and their pops Clint plays my favorite characters but abnimals is just plain bad- a sharp contrast to the genius of the other story arcs. Loved the early vibe of them just joking around with some silly DND source material. Abnimals is boring and not worth the time.

I love this show, but you can’t not be a non explicit podcast after what, seven seasons of explicit? Skipping abnimals. Dust is good, so I don’t blame Travis too much, but just skip abnimals. Trust me.

Literally the most unskilled and inept “dm” in the public eye; his skill doesn’t match the platform he has. Both the other brothers have run fabulous campaigns but Abnimals is a slap in the face to their fans. If their intent is to not do the pod anymore they should just quit instead of this garbage. I cancelled my maxfun support over this.

Been listening since 2017 and love the show. But just had to unfollow to stop Abnimals from downloading. It’s not good, I enjoyed Travis DMing Dust but creating a new rpg setting is a wild thing to do for a show like this. Monster of the Week would have been better. I just haven’t been on board with Travis’ “crazy” storylines. Will update the review when I start listening again.

I have been listening to this show since about mid way through the balance campaign. I found MBMBAM via polygon (I think) but it’s been so long ago I can’t fully recall. This show has gotten me through a lot in life. I have gone back and re-listened to old episodes numerous times and it has always been a great source of comfort. I will admit, I am partial to the campaigns Griffin has done, I also fell in love with Juices campaign. Travis, I don’t hate your shows. Honestly graduation was fine, I enjoyed it quite a bit. I’ll be honest the latest arc isn’t my favorite, but it’s still fun and I like it a lot. Really the only negative thing I have to say (albeit a personal preference) I liked when the older episodes had less production. Like I think the biggest point I noticed was in Steeple Chase. There were a lot of times that there is background music continually playing that was distracting. But that isn’t a big enough ding to matter. I love this show, I want to have every episode on some form of media that will last so in my twilight years I can still dip back into balance, amnesty, eathersea, and Dracula. Frankly, earhersea and Dracula had the most banger of a soundtrack ever. Anyway. I love this show. Listen to everything, you will not be disappointed.

I think abnimals is pretty fun, although (or because?) sometimes I wonder if Justin dips into the sauce a little before recording this one. People hating but they might need to take a couple deep breaths and dip into the sauce

I am a huge Fan of this podcast first and foremost. I love the McElroys and their content. But wow Abnimals is not good. I tried really hard to get into it but I couldn’t get past episode 5. I was bored, the theme does not interest me at all. Seem like a poor imitation of TMNT. I’m sorry guys, but I’m skipping this one.

One star because Abnimals. I’ve been listening since 2015 and there’s some really beautiful story telling in this podcast’s history but man is Abnimals a rough listen... and saying that it’s for kids in my mind is kind of a cop out because kids media can be done really well if you actually take time to learn what makes good kids media. If you feel like the most recent campaign isn’t for you try Balance/Steeplechase/VS Dracula since they’re easier to get invested in. Also not to nitpick but that’s not how you pronounce axolotl.

the bros kool-aid manning into my autoplay feels like Gandalf, Elrond, and Radagast breaking through to get my back at the moment of collapse.

I like listening to abnimals in the same way I like looking at a burning wreck on the side of the highway

Great show when griffin DM’s also abnimals is extremely boring and not enjoyable

A lot of people still love Balance because they nailed the format immediately: unobtrusive background music, the strongest/funniest storyteller(s) DM (you decide), not such a serious tone. It’s good to shake things up but it’s good to stick with what works too.

Can’t get enough of Lady Godwin or the rest of the gang (Dracula included). Hoping the boys return to these characters again one day but even if they don’t it’s well worth giving it a listen for some “spooky” funny good times.

Love this podcast it is pretty much the only podcast I listen too.

they gotta stop letting Travis DM man

I love these guys and their amazing storytelling abilities. I’ve listened to Balance more times than I can count and many of the others multiple times as well. They all do a great job when they DM and bring different things to the table. Adventure zone is my comfort podcast I listen to and re-listen to all the time.

Haters, you are the problem with society

There are very few things in this life that I will wait for. I am not a patient person but I wait with bated breathe for every new episode of this show. Yeah some seasons are more amazing than others I still have a crazy good time every minute I spend in the worlds these brothers weave. Definitely start from the beginning and move your way to the more recent stuff to have the best experience of learning, growing and falling in love with the work these guys do. Genuinely good guys, incredible storytellers and some of the funniest content I’ve ever experienced.

Peter cupcakes, I AM UUUUPPPPSSSSYYYY hehehehehehehehehhehehhahehaheh Spot the difference: easy 🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🅾️🆘🆘🆘 Hard. 🌇🌇🌇🌇🌆🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇 No. 💂‍♀️💂‍♀️💂‍♀️💂‍♀️💂‍♀️💂‍♀️💂‍♀️💂💂‍♀️💂‍♀️💂‍♀️💂‍♀️💂‍♀️💂‍♀️💂‍♀️

I cannot, under any circumstances, get upsy your lifting friend out of my head, I’m pretty sure the demon animating upsy has possessed me.

This is a great show. I love basically everything this family makes but this is top tier. Funny and creative and unpredictable in a way that is uncommon. Unfortunately in the last couple seasons they have added background music that, with my auditory processing issues, makes the episodes really hard to understand and follow. I loved the show when i could hear it... and am trying to love it now. I know this is a minority issue but it's kind of heartbreaking. Anyway, I do still recommend!

If you are disappointed with some of the seasons following Balance but haven’t listened to Amnesty, then for the love of gods do! It is one of, if not my favorite season! All of them are wonderful but Amnesty and Balance hit different. Thank you Justin, Travis, Griffin, and Clint; you are wonderful.

I’ve cried listening to this podcast because of how good these guys are at improv and storytelling. Laugh crying and sad crying. They’re very silly. You’re allowed to not have to like every season but to tell others not to listen to some objective bangers means you’ve lost your calling to whimsy. A+ show

This podcast has different series or arcs. Some are incredibly creative and entertaining and some are not. The beginning of the show, Balance, and the second to last, Vs Dracula, are definitely worth listening to. Balance is epic. Unfortunately Graduation is excruciating, and Abnimals is just not good. Strange “for kids” concept. But don’t let that fool you, other series are amazing!

I’ve been listening since Balance and I love it all. I’m so glad these guys keep making new stuff!!!! Abnimals is really fun so far and I am loving the made up game system. Great job Travis et al!

I am thoroughly entertained by these guys. Something I’d be interesting to see is some “Season 2s” of some of the long finished arcs rather than just a brand new idea every arc. Maybe not reprise the characters if they don’t want to, but exploring more of those worlds. Travis’s Dust had some good potential to me. Amnesty and Ethersea were really interesting worlds too.

I wish I had more stars so I could adequately express the size of the bag fumbled by Abnimals coming off of Vs. Dracula. You can hear the frustration from Griffin. Retcon this bad idea. Please.

I started TAZ on sort of a whim at the end of 2022 and have just fallen in love with it ever since. Balance was of course my favorite, but I’ve really loved every campaign and liveshow. Graduation was my second favorite campaign! The boys are so incredibly good at making characters and hilarious and beautiful stories. I’m always excited to see what they make next!

Vs Dracula was a return to fun where everyone was having a good time and the GMing and production were great. This will be my first and last episode of Abnimals.

And I loved it! I’m genuinely sad because I’m going to miss the characters

I absolutely love this show. It’s the highlight of my day!

SO GOOD MUST WATCH

I started listening to this podcast after playing just one session of Dungeons and Dragons. It got me more interested in gaming, and I can confidently say now that I’ve spent more hours listening to TAZ than I have playing any game. The guys are all wonderfully entertaining, and my husband and I enjoy listening together whenever we can.

Justin has the silliness and baddassery, Travis being a silly goober, Clint and his sweet characters and horribly awesome jokes, and finally griffin with his amazing characters and questionable elevator fetish. This family is so addictive to listen to and be around. I love this podcast to pieces and can’t wait for what the future holds for them! Also ethersea is so underrated

My husband introduced me to the Adventure zone about 2 years ago and I’ve been binging it chunks ever since. Right now I have to get up 1-2 times a night to feed my infant and the McElroys keep me company. Love these guys!

Listened since episode 1 of Balance. That arc was amazing but TAZ vs Dracula is giving it a run for its money. It’s really really good! Everyone is playing great characters and it’s very funny.

I’m on the third episode of vs Dracula and these guys do not disappoint. The music and edit is amazing, genuinely suspenseful scenes, having an absolute blast.

Y’all. Im not a DnDer. I’ve never played. I’ve never watched anyone play. But this program has my heart. I came from MBMBaM and I’m obsessed. I’m so sad TAZ vs Dracula is over. Thursdays were always my favorite because a new episode dropped. The music is amazing, I’m still in awe that Griffin wrote the theme song. It’s so incredible. I’ll probably just go back and relisten to the whole campaign it was so good. You might say this podcast is a CRITICAL HIT.

Love this show! Have been a listener since the very beginning of Balance! Nothing is as perfect as that arc, but there has always been something to love about every story and world since!! The only reason this isn’t a five star review is the newly introduced background music! I found it extremely distracting during steeplechase and am having similar feelings with Dracula! Please please boys, if you read this - turn the music way way down or take it off! Your sweet dulcet voices build the worlds just fine without it!

I’d like to love this but the odd choice to put classical music (which is at odds with the theme) is totally distracting. I’d love a “vanilla” feed.

not lying i relisten to balance in its entirety and then all of the live shows like every other month

If I could forget the entire thing I would just so I could listen to it again and have more twists! Idk what I’d do without it. Ango is the best character in the entire taz. Magnus on top.

Hilarious, long running, versatile, and just plain great. I love going back and listening to the previous episode, the new season are always full of twists, and not just plain hilarious. The perfect mix of inappropriate jokes and well pun or a great mix, no sometimes inappropriate part can get a bit out of hand.