ADULT SWIM
Published July 18, 2003
The cartoons of our youth are always amusing to revisit. They are even more amusing when they've been updated and revised.
I won't go into much detail. It's rather difficult to explain the style of comedy these shows provide. Let's just say that, if your sense of humor is like mine, it's the funniest thing on TV since South Park got old. (South Park being the funniest thing on TV since Beavis and Butthead got old.) Of course, Seinfeld was cool also.
Space Ghost is great. But my favs are Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Sealab 2021. Harvey Birdman and The Oblongs are worthwhile as well. And there are others.
My recommendation: If you don't have to get up early on Monday, tune in on Sunday night. Spark up a bowl, or toss down a six-pack, whatever. It will only increase your amusement.
[These "recommendations" have not been sanctioned by the BDOHCC (Blogcritics Dot Org Health Council Committee) and are solely the opinion of one wild-eyed poster who probably has far too much bong resin and malted hops between his synapses.]
ADULT SWIM
Let me know what you think!
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RJ Elliott is a graduate student studying Criminal Justice at the University Of Central Florida. His likes include nature, sports, and pierced blondes. He dislikes daytime television, left-wing dictators, and lead-tainted Chinese imports. He is ambivalent about Angelina Jolie.
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- Published: July 18, 2003
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it's fixed
i don't have cable at home, but whenever i have a chance i enjoy watching adult swim.
peace.
Kudos to you for recognizing the comedic genius which visits this land every Sunday night. Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Sealab 2021 are rightly identified as the crown jewels of this weekly treasure trove.
But I do have one quibble... the Oblongs. Perhaps it's just me and my pals, but everything about that show screams "forced" and "formulaic". It's rather telling that the members of the animated Happy Meal on Aqua Teens are more believable than any of the shock-stock characters on Oblongs.
I'd say Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law is the best and sadly, The Brak Show is probably the worst. Sealab 2021 and all the others are great also. However, I wouldn't equate the humor in these shows to Southpark though. There's no societal message that the humor makes towards anything. I'd say the comedy in these shows equates more to Leslie Nielson movies. It makes no sense and has no pretense but it's hilarious.
Sealab? Oblongs? Bah. I want more anime.
^ditto
peace.
what are the songs they list at the end of the show?
what are the songs they list at the end of the show? anybody know?
Wtf is Cartoon Central?
"Cartoon Network"
It would be great if you signed this and perhaps posted it
http://www.petitiononline.com/abachniv/petition.html
thanks,
-Paul
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RJ, you need to remove the link to adultswim.com from the title - clicking it in the main page of Blogcritics takes us instead to the Adult Swim site instead of your piece. I had to go to your site, find your link to this piece there, and then come back to be able to read it.
Personally, I love Home Movies and Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but really wish Cartoon Central would wise up and move these to a night I can actually stay up and watch the whole thing on - Sunday is just a bad choice overall.