| Sharpshooter005 | 05-25-2006 07:04 AM |
(I figured this might as well go here, since if I'd put it in the anime forum someone would have found fault with it not being from Japan...media broadcasted on t.v. can still jibe with the fact this is technically the movie section I'm assuming. If not, someone feel free to move this.
And a search showed the last thread about this show as being from March of last year, so I'm pretty confident we've passed the statute of limitations for a new one about season 2.)
Anyway, for those who aren't really aware of it. June 25th one of the best shows on AS finally comes back after the network couldn't decide for a while whether to pick it up, and the episodes were finally drawn (unlike pretty much every other show on AS, this isn't done in flash or something).
If you're confused as to what I'm talking about heres a brief summary. The Venture Brothers is somewhat of a sendup of the old johnny quest cartoons, but really only in premise. As for the appeal of the show, it's generally the writing people seem to like. This is pretty much the polar opposite of a 12 ounce mouse or ATHF where it's just the general bizzare non-sequiturs that drive the humor (not that this shows entirely free of those). The main characters are Dr. Venture, a burnout scientist living in the shadow of his father, his walking death machine of a bodyguard Brock (voiced by the same guy who played the tick in the short lived live action show, and the voice of joe from family guy) and his two inept kids who may or may not have been cloned. Basically every character is sort of a neurotic take on some superhero comic or cartoon character from the '60s.
If you missed the last few episodes of season 1
The DVD release of season 1 is scheduled for May 30th, including the pilot (which is interesting to watch after having seen the series, since it REALLY changes from the comparatively weak pilot to what eventually became the series) and the 11 minute holiday special, as well as the requisite commentary/deleted scenes/behind the scenes mockumentary about the cast and crew.
This show really dosen't get enough attention. Alot of people seem to be giving up on AS because of stuff like tom goes to the mayor, or 12 ounce mouse (then again..I loved both 12 oz mouse and this, so maybe they're not mutually exclusive), but I really can't stress how utterly different this show is from the general sort of family guy gimmick humor thats showing up more and more on that network.
And a search showed the last thread about this show as being from March of last year, so I'm pretty confident we've passed the statute of limitations for a new one about season 2.)
Anyway, for those who aren't really aware of it. June 25th one of the best shows on AS finally comes back after the network couldn't decide for a while whether to pick it up, and the episodes were finally drawn (unlike pretty much every other show on AS, this isn't done in flash or something).
If you're confused as to what I'm talking about heres a brief summary. The Venture Brothers is somewhat of a sendup of the old johnny quest cartoons, but really only in premise. As for the appeal of the show, it's generally the writing people seem to like. This is pretty much the polar opposite of a 12 ounce mouse or ATHF where it's just the general bizzare non-sequiturs that drive the humor (not that this shows entirely free of those). The main characters are Dr. Venture, a burnout scientist living in the shadow of his father, his walking death machine of a bodyguard Brock (voiced by the same guy who played the tick in the short lived live action show, and the voice of joe from family guy) and his two inept kids who may or may not have been cloned. Basically every character is sort of a neurotic take on some superhero comic or cartoon character from the '60s.
If you missed the last few episodes of season 1
| spoiler (highlight to read): |
| Hank and Dean venture both die in a parody of the final scene of "easy rider". It's currently unknown how they'll resolve this for season 2, as theres a big picture of the cast up on the creators livejournal featuring a number of old and new characters, but neither hank nor dean. |
The DVD release of season 1 is scheduled for May 30th, including the pilot (which is interesting to watch after having seen the series, since it REALLY changes from the comparatively weak pilot to what eventually became the series) and the 11 minute holiday special, as well as the requisite commentary/deleted scenes/behind the scenes mockumentary about the cast and crew.
This show really dosen't get enough attention. Alot of people seem to be giving up on AS because of stuff like tom goes to the mayor, or 12 ounce mouse (then again..I loved both 12 oz mouse and this, so maybe they're not mutually exclusive), but I really can't stress how utterly different this show is from the general sort of family guy gimmick humor thats showing up more and more on that network.
