The token black chick shocks the sheltered daddy’s girl with her wild ways. The crude party animal and the macho egoist team up to harass the token gay guy. The culture-shocked foreign guy struggles to come to terms with the things going on in the household. And everyone’s forever addressing the camera.
Although it may sound like nearly every reality show on TV, it’s like no other reality show out there. And that’s probably a good thing. Welcome to the Drawn Together house.
Originally created for Comedy Central by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, Drawn Together follows the escapades of eight animated housemates living in a camera-riddled house for the amusement of the viewing public. The characters cover all the token reality show personalities, as well as a variety of stock cartoon characters ranging from naïve Disney princesses and 1920s sex symbols to Internet flash-toon characters and Looney Tunes-style oddballs.
The second season of the series hit shelves September 25, 2007, packed with fifteen uncensored episodes. This season picks up where the first left off, with the characters fleeing the Drawn Together house in a stolen helicopter.
The reality TV fugitives crash-land on an island, have a highly inappropriate interaction with Survivor’s Jeff Probst, and in the end depart to independently pursue careers in television. After all, having spent one full season on a reality show, they now deem themselves as celebrities in their own right.
However, when their attempts at singular stardom fall flat, the characters go back to the only place they’ve ever belonged – right back in the Drawn Together house.
Over the course of the series, the housemates face a wide variety of challenges. Spanky, an Internet character, gets a computer virus that causes him to crash; Captain Hero’s college fling returns with marriage on her mind; an Indian casino reclaims the backyard and the housemates plot how to make a buck. Through it all, they probably learn something important about themselves and each other; whatever it is, they apparently forget it by the next episode. The moral of the story isn’t a priority here.
Drawn Together’s humor fluctuates between two extremes. In some instances, it cleverly lampoons pop culture, especially aspects of reality television. In others, the show indulges in lower-brow humor that pushes the envelope in every way possible, even for Comedy Central.
The show loves poking fun at the different ploys reality TV uses to make the shows more edgy and interactive. The ever-popular “confessional” interviews are used to great effect in the show, narrating the characters' actions and providing many opportunities for comic insight.
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Article comments
1 - Chris Beaumont
This is a review? More like a show description....
2 - Mel
This is a good review. The first few paragraphs are there for people who may have no clue what the show is or what it's like. I've never seen it. The information was helpful, and I get the sense that the author likes the show and I know why.
3 - Chris Beaumont
Here's the review part of this:
"Despite its occasionally overdone crudeness, Drawn Together is an intelligent and witty jab at cartoons and reality TV which is a worthwhile watch."
The rest is description.
I don't have a problem with the writing, that's fine, but it shouldn't be labeled as a "DVD Review"
4 - Juvenal
Meg, don't pay attention to this tool. His writing sux!