BD5 is a fascinating technical demo but lacks the soul and improvisational warmth of the real Bob Ross. For AI art enthusiasts, it’s a fun 20-minute curiosity. For purists seeking genuine relaxation, stick with the original Season 24 (real, from 1992). Worth watching once as a novelty. If you meant a specific existing fan release called “BD5” on YouTube or a fan wiki, could you share a link or more context? I’m happy to tailor the review more precisely.
If you’re asking for a of a hypothetical or fan-made “Bob Ross AI Season 24, BD5” (perhaps an AI-generated episode or compilation), here’s a template you could adapt or use as a review: Review: Bob Ross AI Season 24 – BD5 Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
The AI-generated landscapes are impressive in texture and color blending—mountains have that soft, wet-on-wet look, and trees are appropriately “happy.” However, closer inspection reveals occasional brushstroke logic errors (e.g., highlights appearing before the base color, perspective shifts between frames). On a 1080p screen, it’s passable; on 4K, the artifacts become noticeable.
BD5 attempts to simulate Bob Ross’s voice, painting style, and calming cadence using generative AI. The goal is to create a “new” episode in the spirit of the original series, with AI-generated landscapes and synthesized narration.
The voice clone captures Bob’s gentle tone and pacing, but BD5 has notable glitches: a few mispronounced words (“van dyke brown” becomes “van bike brown”), oddly placed pauses, and one moment where the AI repeats “just beat the devil out of it” four times in a row. The background music is convincingly lo-fi, though it occasionally loops unnaturally.
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No, you are not right.
I love how you say you are right in the title itself. Clearly nobody agrees with you. The episode was so great it was nominated for an Emmy. Nothing tops the chain mail curse episode? Really? Funny but not even close to the highlight of the series.
Dissent is dissent. I liked the chain mail curse. Also the last two episodes of the season were great.
Honestly i fully agree. That episode didn’t seem like the rest of the series, the humour was closer to other sitcoms (friends, how i met your mother) with its writing style and subplots. The show has irreverent and stupid humour, but doesn’t feel forced. Every ‘joke’ in the episode just appealed to the usual late night sitcom audience and was predictable (oh his toothpick is an effortless disguise, oh the teams money catches fire, oh he finds out the talking bass is worthless, etc). I didn’t have a laugh all episode save the “one human alcoholic drink please” thing which they stretched out. Didn’t feel like i was watching the same show at all and was glad when they didn’t return to this forced humour. Might also be because the funniest characters with best delivery (Nandor and Guillermo) weren’t in it
And yet…that is the episode that got the Emmy nomination! What am I missing? I felt like I was watching a bad improv show where everyone was laughing at their friends but I wasn’t in on the joke.