Apr 29 2009
Sit-Down, Shut-Up Already Getting the FOX K-O-D
That would be the “Kiss-of-Death” for SDSU, Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein’s current production. I’m not even entirely sure if even both of them are still involved, or if after the recent strike and contract negotiations Bill Oakley truly left the scene.
Apparently the shows ratings are not doing well enough in the 8:30 block, immediately following The Simpson’s, so they decided to move it to 7pm, where Futurama previously floundered for awhile before getting the axe. Come to think of it, I’m amazed that FOX let Futurama live on as long as it did, thankfully.
As for the Futurama movies, they were pretty decent. Production quality was fantastic, but a a little too spastic story-wise to make it feel like the first season for me again. I was hoping for a 4-movie story arc that would tie together some loose ends that the previous seasons opened and readied for great story telling, but it didn’t come. Instead we were introduced to the Nudars, an alien race I could have gone without meeting, and other story lines that had little to do with previous seasons besides the occasional hilarious reference to previous situations. Again, all-in-all, I was overjoyed that they were to be made, and satisfied with the end result. I just wish a bit more could have been thought out for what they wanted to accomplish if indeed these are to be the makings of the “last season”.
I am excited to get my hands on The Venture Brothers – Season 3 DVD that came out recently. I am quite over [adult swim], so I just await the DVD of shows I care for. Speaking of which, I do catch Superjail (Yeah!) and Drink Crow (Meh!) on [adult swim] onDemand, but their live-action shows make my eyes bleed. (Oh, I so want to be in charge of programming…)
And if you ever want to sit back and watch a cartoon HEAVILY inspired by Ren and Stimpy production (minus the SPUMCO art-style), just put on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack found on Cartoon Network. That’s my current recommendation. And if that’s not for you, well then, go watch Korgoth again and cry for what could have been.
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how can you not like Tim and Eric Awesome Show? Granted, it takes a few views to get into and appreciate, but damn, dude. It’s the most genius show. You AT LEAST have to appeciate Will Forte’s appearances.
I’ve mentioned before I loved the gag of “I learned a new trick over the weekend” (Turning into a cat), but I really have a hard time getting into the their other bits. I actually caught a little bit the other night where one of the guys was dying from using his mind to produce ceramic crap for sale. Maybe I caught it too late, but it didn’t work for me.
As for their guests, I do like seeing Jack Black and others. I was unaware that Will Forte had done any guest work. I gave Tom Goes to the Mayor a couple shots and that did not work out. I am willing to give Tim and Eric A.S. another shot, but I always seem to be bias against any live-action show released on [adult swim]. If you have a recommended episode, maybe I can catch it on [adult swim] online.
that is a great bit! It’s hard to reccomend one episode since every one is packed with a such a variety of scenes…my suggestion would be to go to adultswim.com, go to the T&E section in video, and browse through the clips. These are full sketches and theres bound to be a few things you like. Will Forte is in “squirrel bones”, “mattress warehouse”, and “quilting with will”.
I understand where some people dont like seeing live action on [adult swim], but at this point I view the network as more of a comedy revolution then a strict late night cartoon block. Just about everything they’ve put on (with the exception of family guy and robot chicken) is brilliant. Or at least close to it. Maybe in some cases I’m just too blinded by my love. I wish there was some waythey could knock down the viacom walls and add Clone High to the mix.