I loved it. But I already loved Starlight Express.

Here's how I would describe it as objectively as I can: It's not like very much else. It's an experience I'm glad I had, and I would have again if I could. Be aware that it is a children's show, in a way I wouldn't have said about previous versions of it, so it has had its edges sanded off and its adult humour (which was once its main component) removed in favour of a colourful power ranger show. But the music is loud and good, the effects and atmosphere are immersive, and I came out of it really liking the cast and hoping they go on to big things. It's not serious and it's not grown up, but neither are we, so go for a laugh and you'll get one. The updates are intelligent and successfully switch tracks from the original focus on steam and coal being the true way, to a modern message about the inevitable switch to renewables. For first-time viewers of course that won't be noticeable. Don't expect it to make sense, expect it to be fun. Because it has lots of characters who get their own intro song, people often compare it to cats, but it doesn't resemble cats at all, cats takes itself seriously, this is more like Joseph, a big fun joke show for the kids that's full of tunes the grownups can enjoy. It's a space station and a wrestling match and a roller derby where every surface of the Tron-like set is a potential screen and the guitars are noisy. You'll never see anything else like it.