C&C - Aqua Teen Hunger Force - "Diet" [9/26]

[The Landstander]

#51: Dusty Gonzagas
The hottest stripper at the Wild Wild Chest creates tension between Carl and Shake

Edit: Or......maybe it's Diet. WHAT IS UP WITH EPISODES THIS WEEK

[Tienshin]

#51: Dusty Gonzagas
The hottest stripper at the Wild Wild Chest creates tension between Carl and Shake

ur so fukken ded

[Swordfish_II]

Edit: Or......maybe it's Diet. WHAT IS UP WITH EPISODES THIS WEEK
Maybe they wanted Shake's Star Wars quotes to go along with the DVD release? Or they're screwing with you.

EDIT: Or metamorphosising insects...

[Arcturus]

Pretty good episode. Felt alot like the older ones with a coherent plot spattered with random crap. I saw the Paradise=Parasite thing a mile away, didn't stop it from making me lol.

[Rabi~en~Rose]

that was a good episode up until Shake & Carl's deaths. now I really really feel ill :( :( :( ..ugh

[wrenchien]

defacing the plutonian's ship.. interesting. ' the time for maturity is over'... large pizza order..

but on to the episode at hand.

it's been nice to see that meatwad has been exercising... and shake, was pretty delusional. star wars must have been on shakes mind throughout all this...ehh.. how did he get lips and noone noticed for a bit? i sure didn't think the celery was good. ehh..a whole bar of parasites... and poor carl does the fly.and poor shake... owie.

but maybe that bug will relace mc p pants.

good job. 90 of 100.

renchien with a w,
wrenchien.

[Juu-kuchi]

Wow... so.. messed... up... so... funny.

[Beat]

And the gore factor on ATHF is upped yet another notch. As far as violence is concerned, they can do stuff South Park would be afraid of now.

Average ep- B+.

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Everything up untill the end was great, but the ending sucked horribly. Spacecataz was even pretty funny this time, although still not on Dr. Weird's level.

[PaQ]

What is their fascination lately with having Meatwad in non-wad forms.. I don't care for the whole dress him up and give him limbs look. :shrug:

[GMB]

You know, [as] has plenty of pilots they made one of and went nowhere. Would "Spacecataz" have been so bad as just another in that long history?

The exercise stuff sorta meandered and seemed like it woulda been funny but just. . .wasn't. For some reason the usual Shake/Meawad/Frylock byplay wasn't hitting on all cylinders this week, probably because Meatwad wasn't written as his usual insane self, and doesn't really work as a traditional straight man.

And the "creative bleeping" stuff is getting really played out.

The "Carl wastes away and turns into a bug" stuff seemed kinda strange in light of last night's "Venture Bros" and also wasn't funny. Shake indulging in shop-vac liposuction was kinda funny, tho.

This episode was uhm. . .not much. It was neither terrible enough to warrant attacking it with a torch or praising it to the moon. I can kinda see ATHF getting into that "Space Ghost" vein soon of no more episodes being produced more out of boredom or anything. No one's heart felt like it was really in this this week, and mine sure isn't after this episode. C

[The Landstander]

Man, I didn't like this one at all. Really, when a couple of sight gags (namely Shake's failed liposuction) are funnier than all of the dialogue, it's kind of....not good. =\

[Nik Jam]

The Spacecataz was actually good, then it just went down to a pretty poor ending.

It's like a B- or a C+

[Killtacular]

The writers aren't even trying anymore. The soul of this show is dying.

Episodes just feel phoned in now.

[Youko Recca]

That was good. What exactly happened to Shake? I kinda got a little preoccupied shortly during that part.

[Vu Man]

My favorite part was at the beginning when Meatwad was power walking by Carl and Carl says "Why are you doing that? You're just gonna die". It stems from a commercial Adult Swim made where he has a monologue and talks about how people die and so there's no point in exercising.

"Make sure your abs are freaking ripped, you wanna look good for when you get stabbed with a knife."

[Samurai Karasu]

I liked everything but the parasite part at the end. And sadly enough I hated that enough to crank it down to a C

[bluedeucedodge]

Now that is how you bounce back from a terrible episode. This week's episode was a drastic turn around from last week's flop. I laughed the whole episode. Meatwad running down the street threw me in the floor. I think that they like to show Carl with his pants down. Great to see Frylock tackle Shake like Ray Lewis. Shake getting his guts sucked out and Carl being devoured from the inside were great twists. Plus Shake with the Angelena Jolie lips was great.Overall, I think that this was a typical laugh out loud, Aqua Teen Hunger Force material. I give this episode an A-.

[RedTail]

I think it's safe to say ATHF has jumped the shark (and I hate using that phrase)...

[Beat]

Three WS originals down, one to go (Harvey Birdman)

[Captain Harlock]

What a failure. However, judging by the rest of the season, this really wasn't a suprise. The show is running on life support at the moment.

[Samurai Karasu]

Now that is how you bounce back from a terrible episode. This week's episode was a drastic turn around from last week's flop. I laughed the whole episode. Meatwad running down the street threw me in the floor. I think that they like to show Carl with his pants down. Great to see Frylock tackle Shake like Ray Lewis. Shake getting his guts sucked out and Carl being devoured from the inside were great twists. Plus Shake with the Angelena Jolie lips was great.Overall, I think that this was a typical laugh out loud, Aqua Teen Hunger Force material. I give this episode an A-. Are you fairly easily amused?
the said twists were hinted at the entire show but did nothing short of flop in my mind. Perhaps I should retract my former statement....

[Scythemantis]

A very funny clip from spacecatazz this time.

I, too, had it pegged from the beginning, but then I'm a big fan of parasites (yes, parasites have fans).

Lots of new animation in this one...frylock was the only one who didn't get a new "pose" (shake did when sucking out his insides, which, though also predictable, was great)

Edit/ oh wait, an actual opinion on the show itself, that's right...really rather dull. Earlier episodes would've done far, far more with this plot. If someone has/can get me a screenshot of worm-carl though, I'd like one.

[bluedeucedodge]

Are you fairly easily amused?
the said twists were hinted at the entire show but did nothing short of flop in my mind. Perhaps I should retract my former statement....Yes I realize that the twists were foreshadowed, but they were still funny IMO. I guess I was just overjoyed that this episode was not a terrible failure like last week.

[wrenchien]

i was kind of expecting them to lose weight by cutting their flesh off with a chainsaw aka dr wierd.. but i'm amused by the end of the episode nevertheless.

i guess by having carl and shake die just about every episode would be an attempt to outdo south park and kenny's dying most of the time these days.

[Master Moron]

Everything up untill the end was great, but the ending sucked horribly. Spacecataz was even pretty funny this time, although still not on Dr. Weird's level.

Really? I thought it sucked up until the end. I thought Shake's death was really funny and the humor continued from there. I agree that Spacecatraz was funny this week though.

[Tapout]

The "hate-everything-that's-new-itis" that plagues most of the internet has infected this board.

[The Landstander]

The "hate-everything-that's-new-itis" that plagues most of the internet has infected this board.No, the show recently just hasn't been as good. Really, I tried to like this episode, but it just wasn't funny.

[lostrune]

1. I thought the diet bars had tapeworms. Because, y'know, that's a fast way to lose weight. Tapeworm - no need to regurgitate food. :D

2. For the 2nd consecutive night, Carl is batting 1.000 with his pants down. :eek:

[KefkaFloyd]

What's with all of "The Fly" references going on in AS lately? :confused:

[Killtacular]

The "hate-everything-that's-new-itis" that plagues most of the internet has infected this board.
I think it's simply instinctive for people to hate something that's bad. It's also instinctive for people to call those people WRONG for saying it's bad, without really backing up why.

Perhaps explain to me how any of the 7-8 minutes BETWEEN the opening "power walk" scene and the "i can crawl on ceiling scene" were funny at all. Then maybe we could get some insight as to how we were all very very wrong.

[Mog]

I think it's simply instinctive for people to hate something that's bad. It's also instinctive for people to call those people WRONG for saying it's bad, without really backing up why.

Perhaps explain to me how any of the 7-8 minutes BETWEEN the opening "power walk" scene and the "i can crawl on ceiling scene" were funny at all. Then maybe we could get some insight as to how we were all very very wrong.
Well, the batter scene was funny, so..........about 10 seconds of funny. After that, it really wasn't that great. Not terrible, at least.

[MovieGuy]

I smiled at some jokes, not laughed.

When I first read about this one, I was excited, it wasn't totally great. B-

When are we gonna get thin Shake plush toys?

[Scythemantis]

All the funniest episodes revolved around some monster/robot/abstract concept pissing everyone off for ten minutes and meeting an amusing demise. Episodes lately have been wandering away from that, which would be a good idea of it were wandering somewhere equally entertaining. Even robositter, which everyone seemed to enjoy, felt relatively rushed to me.

What's with all of "The Fly" references going on in AS lately?
It's a kickass movie. I didn't really notice any direct references or quotes, though. Maybe I just haven't seen it in a long time. Now that you mention it, we got this, Midlife Chrysalis and the metamorphosis episode of Home Movies. Cool. Be cooler if it were back in July near Franz Kafka's birthday.

[Eddie G.]

It was every episode of ATHF ever made discounting the opening. Random jokes, random violence, Shake and Carl are killed, episode ends on a high note (or in this episode's case a "high note").

But there was no substance to the insanity, I know ATHF kind of has a formula but they keep that formula looking original. With this episode it was like the writers said, "Okay this is what we've been doing for the past twelve and a half hours wroth of episodes, so let's just do the same thing for this episode." There was just a lack of thought, there were moments like Meatwad's bit about speed walking, Shake wanting to be included on the bet, and the Star Wars thing kind of that made me remember why I love this show. But for the most part the insanity of this episode was boring and generic.

I haven't seen ATHF in a long time, watching this made me sad.

[KefkaFloyd]

I didn't really notice any direct references or quotes, though.

ATHF references it a lot. I would venture (heh) to say that V. Bros. wasn't so much on that vein, though.

(The way the insect inside Carl came out was right out of The Fly, as well as several other things in that episode).

[Master Moron]

I think it's simply instinctive for people to hate something that's bad. It's also instinctive for people to call those people WRONG for saying it's bad, without really backing up why.

Perhaps explain to me how any of the 7-8 minutes BETWEEN the opening "power walk" scene and the "i can crawl on ceiling scene" were funny at all. Then maybe we could get some insight as to how we were all very very wrong.

Well, how many funny jokes do you need in a 15 minute show?

[Eddie G.]

Well, how many funny jokes do you need in a 15 minute show?Watch your favorite episode of ATHF, count all the good jokes (not great jokes just everything good or above). That a many.

Serioulsy there were at most five decent jokes in this episode, that's not a lot. Scrubs manages to have more than ten funny jokes per episode and they mix in drama. For a show like ATHF that is made only to make you laugh there is no excuse when they don't bring on the funny.

[Nin-Nin69]

Did anyone else feel that the episode should've ended just as the parasite broke Carl open? The entire dialoge and the actions betweent the characters just after that moment left me shallow and empty.

Not to mention all of the random Star Wars jokes an no comments against the Trilogy DVD.

Here's my take for rewriting the ending if they kept this piece of crap the same way:

First show Meatwad go on the scale and do the same exact bit as before. next have the parasite burst out of Carl, then have a quick cut to shake with the vaccum. The same dialogue consists between Shake and Frylock, then Shake adds, "And that...my friend....is why Han Solo shot first." After Shake is sucked dry there is a two second pause. Then Frylock blurts out, "George Lucas is an assh...*quick cut to credits roll*"

[Punisher]

Eveyone is being to hard on ATHF. This was a good episode, certainley better than last weeks, and I liked the ending. Seeing carl uhh.. not fat made me scared, although it was funny. Shake's predictable death was funny as well.

This episode could have been so much more, which is why i give it what it earned.B-

[gopherwartz]

Why did they cancel home movies but allow aqua teen to continue running wild? Just curious...

[Scythemantis]

Because ATHF makes a great deal of money. That's just how things work. WS loved the hell out of Home Movies and kept it alive for far longer than we could've hoped...hell, the show was barely even known before it came to AS. It had a great run, I think.

[Beat]

WS did everything they could for HM. They pimped the hell out of it, gave it good timeslots, and repeatedly stated that Coach McGurk was the coolest thing on Cartoon Network.

But viewers never came. Forcing cancellation.

[TacoHunter]

First show Meatwad go on the scale and do the same exact bit as before. next have the parasite burst out of Carl, then have a quick cut to shake with the vaccum. The same dialogue consists between Shake and Frylock, then Shake adds, "And that...my friend....is why Han Solo shot first." After Shake is sucked dry there is a two second pause. Then Frylock blurts out, "George Lucas is an assh...*quick cut to credits roll*"

That's sad how much better it could have been with that..

[Master Moron]

Watch your favorite episode of ATHF, count all the good jokes (not great jokes just everything good or above). That a many.

Serioulsy there were at most five decent jokes in this episode, that's not a lot. Scrubs manages to have more than ten funny jokes per episode and they mix in drama. For a show like ATHF that is made only to make you laugh there is no excuse when they don't bring on the funny.

Well, I think 10 jokes per half hour is pretty good. I can't think of too many TV shows that make me laugh more than 10 times per episode. Maybe a few episodes of Family Guy, but I don't even think South Park and the Simpsons make me laugh that many times in an episode. Of course, I tend to laugh more when I'm watching with other people, that can make a difference. Oh, yeah, Crossballs on Comedy Central made me laugh more than ten times per episode, but that wasn't a sitcom, and I think it got cancelled.

By the way, has anyone ever tried self liposuctioning themselves like Shake? Yeah, I know it's an idiotic, insane idea. But, I've always wondered what would happen if you tried to cut a hole in your stomach and suck the fat out with a straw...

[bluedeucedodge]

Oh, yeah, Crossballs on Comedy Central made me laugh more than ten times per episode, but that wasn't a sitcom, and I think it got cancelled.
I loved to watch that show. Too bad it got cancelled though. I don't even think they told anyone, or atleast I didn't hear about them cancelling it. They just stopped showing it i guess. Now it is back to the regular Tough Crowd w/ Colin Quinn. They should bring it back though.

[Gruntling]

I'm fashionably late as usual in writing a review, but here's my two cents anyway. I'm actually quite shocked at all the negativity surrounding the Aqua Teens lately. I don't know if it's the absence of Dr. Weird or if people are expecting more normalicy in the characters, but its seems like a lot of people are coming down on the show hard. I for one thought this was a great episode; probably the best in a few weeks. It's true the jokes seen were pretty random, but I think it's what gave it some charm. I especially loved it when Master Shake was all like "Swing batter, batter, swing!" and chucks the batter spoon at Meatwad! Classic! And at the end when Shake suddenly jumps into the weight-loss bet and sucks his innards out! LOL :D And seeing Carl extremely skinny is awesome!

I give Diet an A+.

[Don_East]

Spacecataz: The War Continue with the old "Pizza Order Prank".

Highlights: Meatwad Shake & Carl's new animation, Shake's constant Star Wars references(complete with E-Helmet), Shake with big lips, Carl becoming a parasite with a little black boy's voice, Shake vacuming himself & dying

Grade: :shake::shake::shake::shake:

[Shnay]

The "hate-everything-that's-new-itis" that plagues most of the internet has infected this board.Is it that much of a stretch to believe that when a large number of people on a message board think the new episodes of a show are bad, they're saying that because the episodes actually are bad? Sometimes criticisms are echoed by many because they're true, not because it's cool to say them.

Edit: For the record, I thought this episode fell really flat. A nice premise, but the writing just wasn't there.

[Tapout]

Is it that much of a stretch to believe that when a large number of people on a message board think the new episodes of a show are bad, they're saying that because the episodes actually are bad? Sometimes criticisms are echoed by many because they're true, not because it's cool to say them.
That post was more for the general attitude of this board over the last six months or so than it was about the latest episode of ATHF. I've read almost non-stop negativity here for awhile now. People hated the new Birdman episodes. People hate most of the new anime. It wasn't quite as pronounced, but people even hated the new Home Movies. Of course then there's Sealab 2021, but I abandoned that sinking ship the same time everyone else did. It's really started to get on my nerves.

[Shnay]

I still think that all of the negativity says more about the current shows on AS than it does about the attitude on this board. I don't think the later episodes of ATHF, Sealab, or Home Movies were very good. I thought Birdman overstayed its welcome after about three episodes, so I really can't comment on that. The criticisms about the recent anime series (that I've seen) have been valid ones, and have been discussed at length.

I think the negativity comes when the shows are bad. Nobody here wants to dislike AS shows; we're all fans and want to enjoy what we watch. If the quality of the lineup improves, people here will respond accordingly. Venture Brothers has met with a very positive reaction overall, and hopefully that's what most review threads will be like come this fall.

[Beat]

Before anything, I want to say that I don't want to hate Aqua Teen. But in the past few episodes, we've only had a few really good lines (You're liquified *****!) and most of the jokes, both sight and dialouge, fall flat. Plus, Spacecataz isn't anywhere near as funny as Dr. Weird.

To use an example of an older episode- "Dumber Dolls" managed to squeeze in several scenes of loud-out laughs in 15 minutes. Recent episodes get one scene, if that.

[wrenchien]

By the way, has anyone ever tried self liposuctioning themselves like Shake? Yeah, I know it's an idiotic, insane idea. But, I've always wondered what would happen if you tried to cut a hole in your stomach and suck the fat out with a straw...

don't wonder. just .. get a professional to liposuction you.

[The Landstander]

I wouldn't even say I hate the new ATHFs. I think someone said this in another thread (or it might've been me...), but a bad ATHF just tends to be dull and boring. The type of boring that makes you sneak a look at the clock to see how much time is left in the episode.

This is different than say a bad new Sealab, where (at least to me) it's annoyingly unfunny and makes me want to whine on internet message boards.

[Shnay]

I think that was me. :)

And, as I've said many times before, the last thing a show like ATHF should be is boring. Hate is definitely too strong of a word, but I am very dissapointed that the spark the show used to have seems to be gone.

The characters all seem to be "going through the motions," without any real energy. Shake is mean to Meatwad, Meatwad is dumb, Carl is...Carl. But, for whatever reason, the quality writing that made these characters hilarious and memorable just isn't there now. And that's a real shame.

But, if the writers can't get back that certain something that made the show work so well, I wouldn't be upset if the show ended at this point. It had a great run, and (as many have said, many-a-time) it's far better to end a show a bit early than it is to let it get groan-inducingly bad.