Post Your Reviews - Adult Swim Comedy [12/15/02]

[Joe Tully]

It's the last week where we get a mostly-full batch of new stuff. Er, at least until the 29th. ;) Next week has only new RF and ATHF.

[KingKoopa]

So, what's new this week again?

[Joe Tully]

RF, Sealab, ATHF and Brak are new.

I should be studying for a final tomorrow, but that'll probably get put off for a few hours. :(

Adult Swim > studying

[Achika]

What in the world is with Sealab? It's like an episode of Sealab 2020...all serious and everything!

[Zach Logan]

Im so confused

[The Landstander]

just when you think you know what to expect from sealab...

i think this episode is going to be long talked about...

[Moof]

The ending was worth it :p

[EightOh]

Sealab 2021: Damn, that was more bizarre than the Bizarros could have ever imagined or hoped for...

It's like they just decided one day to see what it would be like if they took an original Sealab 2020 episode and re-dubbed it with 2021's cast. ABC+-++-+ for the sheer strangeness of it all.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Oh, look, I'm Batman, too! Romulax was great, Shake tripping over the chair was funny, and basically, the whole thing was a giant mishmash of hilarity, just like we've all come to expect from ATHF. A+

[Joe Tully]

It's clearly an episode of 2020 that they just redubbed. You can tell from the animation style that it's old HB rather than the newer style, and the story is crappy enough to be 2020. The only new bit was the explosion over the end credits

A joke from the people who brought you the Mommentaries and the 30 min. Fire Ant.

I wonder if they'll bother to reair this. Probably not.

[skojoe]

wow Sealab was interesting... almost as much as the intro to ATHF

[Arde]

The hell?!? was that Sealab 2021???

The time I saw it into the middle I thought "Is this Adult Swim?", but then the ending made sure it was Sealab 2021, all right...


Tonight's ep of RF was quite funny, more than watchable actually. Quite surprising for me.
3.5/5 for RF.

I understand WS' creative thinking with Sealab but today's ep was just too un-Sealab for me...
2/5

Well, ATHF looks promising from the opening sequence.

[JTurner954]

Ripping Friends: The beginning wasn't funny, but the rest of it was. The endiong was short, but I liked it overall. I got it: This show is like an adult Ginyu Force if they were super heroes. Overall grade: B-

Sealab: Felt like I was watching one of the Boomerang shows. Even the end was predictable. Overall grade: D

[power_of_mullet]

I got where they were going with Sealab...but I sure as hell didn't enjoy it.

Maybe I would've had to have seen Sealab 2020

Like certain jokes in Space Ghost and Harvey Birdman, Which I have seen before. But whatever, that bored the hell out of me :moon2:

[JTurner954]

ATHF: The best stuff was with Dr. Weird in the beginning. Overall grade: C

I miss Home Movies. I wish it was on by now. Their 12:00 slot is freaky (outie).

[AJW73]

Geez,two in a row.I expected Sealab to be full of humor,but it wasn't.And ATHF was kinda pointless.I hope the Brak show doesn't dissapoint me.

[KingKoopa]

Sealab: THAT was one of the most random things they've done yet! It wasn't the best episone, but it was the most random. It deserves some credit for that. 80/100

ATHF: Last week was a tough act to follow. This week seemed to be somewhat lacking, although it wasn't at all bad. 85/100

[Jethro_McB]

Sealab 2021: At first, I thought it would fake us out with "serious" and then throw us a curveball, i.e. Murphy and What's-his-face not speaking due to some profane exchange in their pasts. I pretty quickly figured out that it was a re-dub, and that Sealab was going to wind up blowing up. I still laughed (splodey was funny...haha...)but overall...meh...D

ATHF: I felt that this episode was great, up until we met the "Tar Monster," at which point things kinda lost momentum. I mean, the Adirondacks, the cage, the TAR SUBMARINE (Meatwad's "How do I know if I'm aroused?")...superb. But then this Tar Monster thing shows up and really ruins things. It was more annoying than funny. A great final moment though, finally seeing Carl lose it was quite the rib-tickler. B

[AJW73]

Originally posted by JTurner954
ATHF: The best stuff was with Dr. Weird in the beginning.


Yes,the Dr.Weird parts are always funny.

[Jethro_McB]

Originally posted by JTurner954
ATHF: The best stuff was with Dr. Weird in the beginning.

And it added a new dimension to the character...he's anorexic. Poor poor man.

[talibancity]

SL2021: Strange. For a while I thought that the Sealab crew would like pause a tape of that episode and say something like "What the hell is this? We don't act like this!" Or something like that, know what I mean? C- For The Ending & Place Commercial Here

ATHF: Fair. Dr. Weird needs to start introducing the bad guys like who used to. Otherwise, he's not funny and Steve isn't either (not that he was, but he's more stupid). The episode was OK, maybe I was just too tired to like it. After about the 5th time seeing it, I'm sure I'll love it. B-

[EightOh]

Brak Show: This one was solid. Winston had an almost bizarro-Carl quality to him. Maybe it's the same VA, or something. F-f-f-f-franklin and Rhonda make excellent hosts, and Thundercleese would be a great guest at any party. His illegal narcotics must have been used during the making of this episode. B+

[AJW73]

AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH! ANOTHER POINTLESS EPISODE!?

Well,I hope Space Ghost will make me laugh.Or else I'e given up this week.

[EightOh]

Originally posted by Nintendo Fan
AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH! ANOTHER POINTLESS EPISODE!?It's Adult Swim Comedy... what do you expect? ;)

[Spike Mcdougal]

ATHF:WHY WONT SHAKE DIE!?!?!?!? Or at least experience horrible pain for being an ass****

[JTurner954]

Tonight's Sealab was random?? Where??

Anyway.... Brak Show: Seemed bad until Thundercleese showed up. I figured Zorak would show up when Thundercleese mentioned drugs. Overall grade: C-

Best new show of the night was The Ripping Friends although it wasn't as good as past episodes. Other than that, tonight was pretty weak for ASC.

[AJW73]

Well,atleast they're showing a funny Space Ghost episode for once

"I have a monkey"

[ArmyOfClones]

Sealab was just plain weird.. I do wish they would've just said something funny or random during all the seriousness...
D+

Brak Show- One of the funniest episodes yet.. but Zorak was very underused in this!!! :( B-

[Nin-Nin69]

SeaLab 2021: Oh I get it. You redubed an old episode from SeaLab 2020. Ha ha ha............no realy I'm ******* speachless. :yawn: Why not have them say lines that have nothing to do with their actions like the cast of MST3K while they watch those dreaded movies? Please fire the pair of clown shoes who though this up. All of that bordom just to have the Submarine explode at the end. Why didn't I see that comming when the credits rolled and the animation went back to the 2021 style? :rolleyes: I ended up watching South Park on Comedy Central. At least that episode didn't boar me to tears. :D I give it a D-. This didn't just suck hard, it Bizarro sucked hard. :mad:

ATHF: Yet another great episode. Sadly I missed last weeks so I can't compare the 2 yet, but I hear that last weeks was the best one yet. I wish I never fell asleep. :( Anyways it was yet another twisted episode with Shake loosing his PDA that in reality he wanted. It was well done with Shake throwing the chair and later tripping on it, Frylock stomped on by aliens, Shake drowning Meatwad in Carl's pool, Frylock finding his DVD-R player on the roof, Shake blowing up Carl's pool, going to the tar pits, and the Captin who was a previous sex offender. Then they had that dam tar guy who just killed the whole episode with his stupid clothes and his cell phone with the earpiece. <Hmm I saw this joke on another ASC show. I wonder which one. :rolleyes: > At least Carl made up for it at the end. I give it a B at the most.

[Monarch]

Originally posted by Joe Tully
It's clearly an episode of 2020 that they just redubbed. You can tell from the animation style that it's old HB rather than the newer style, and the story is crappy enough to be 2020. The only new bit was the explosion over the end credits.

Hence why the episode was titled "7211". That's the show number for the episode of Sealab 2020 they used (1972's season, 11th episode). Personally, I found the whole ep worth it for two things. 1) a nice slap on the rump for the people who complain the crew doesn't 'do' anything. 2) the 2021 voice actors giving the most bland, lifeless performances possible. REALLY hit the nail on the head for so many old Hanna Barbara toons.

[HeshBot5000]

Man, you guys need to lighten up. I'm glad they showed a Sealab 2020 ep (even if it was redubbed), since I haven't seen it before. But man did that show suck, what child would want to watch such a thing? Still though, I'm glad I finally got a chance to see it.

ATHF, was funny throughout, totally random insane comedy. The ending also rocked, hard. And we discover Shake's fondness for throwing things in the gutter he disapproves of.

Brak was pretty decent; the show is improving from earlier episodes. They need to give Mom some funny lines though.

[Perfect Cell]

I loved todays Mission Hill, its probably one of my favorite MH episodes. Its funny how Andy gets screwed

[Skyle]

Oblongs: Okay, how did I not see this one when it first aired? Despite an interesting opening with Milo's dream, still just another mediocre episode.

Ripping Friends: Only watched the first half before losing interest. The "organ grinder" gag was kind of cute, but we don't watch Adult Swim for cute, do we?

Sealab: The goal here was clearly, "Let's mess with the audience." And it looks like they succeeded. For me, I knew there was going to be some sort of joke to it, and I kept waiting for it. And waiting... and waiting... And finally there was a payoff, but was it enough of a payoff? I'm not sure. After all, we have seen Sealab explode before. Maybe they could have come up with a more telling line for Murphy at the end. (Oh, and was Sparks' voice different? If so, is it permanent, or was it changed because this is a "wacky" episode?)

ATHF: As always, I'm amazed at how the creators of these 15-minute shows can cram so much info into one episode. The tar sequence was by far the funniest, and it's always fun to have Shake in the spotlight.

Brak: A great episode, for mainly one reason, Rhonda! What a great character. And those eyes! Thunderclese was good in this one too, but it's too bad these neighbors didn't have a counterpart for Zorak, too. If I weren't an insomniac, I'd probably be dreaming of Rhonda right now.

Space Ghost: Did anyone else think they were pushing it a little too far in making SG look like an idiot this week, what with hiding behind the desk and all? But, on the plus side, Moltar got a lot of screen time in this one, and that's always a good thing.

Home Movies: One of my favorite episodes. Walter and Perry really became stars with this one. And the ending is delightfully cruel.

Mission Hill: Maybe this episode is a little too "pre 9-11" for some people, but I thought the merging of important news with celebrity culture was dead-on. Posey's side-story was very funny, too. Especially the cameo by a certain beloved fast food icon. So, that's enlightenment, huh? I only have one nit-pick, and that is at the end of the episode, Jim is apparently still driving around looking for Andy. (Perhaps this was on purpose.)

[Mibbitmaker]

RF - Good one, but far and away the funniest part was just before the commercial with the 'narrating head' bit and the wrath of The Cartoonist :D

SEALAB 2020...er...2021 - Since I didn't watch Sealab when I was a kid, it was actually interesting to see this one. I, too, was waiting for a bit of silliness to intrude. I liked them keeping the old "Place Commercial Here" in; it was like WS giving the viewer a little wink. By the time the sub was heading for the sealab, I was convinced there'd be NO joke added, so the otherwise predictable sealab blowing up made me laugh in surprise.

The dubbing made it seem like it was an original soundtrack. If the actors were trying to send up bland HB adventure cartoon delivery, it was so convincing that it backfired.

I didn't mind.... [Don Rickles]I really liked what you did there, WS. Honestly. Never do it again.[/Rickles] ;)

ATHF - They could never equal last week's edition (maybe), so I didn't try to judge it by comparison. Therefore, I really liked this one. The captain was halariously creepy. And it was indeed funny to see Carl finally lose it. It was also funny to see Frylock buy it Bambi v. Godzilla style!

The Dr. Weird opening was... well... kinda disturbing, really.

BRAK - Really, really strange. I don't care for cannibalism humor, but, otherwise, a delightfully odd romp (hoping I don't sound too Inside The Actor's Studio :D ). Those guys make the Addams Family look like Ward, June, Wally and the Beaver. Also, was that an 'aging' Baby Herman we saw? :eek:

[Metadream]

I missed the first hour and a half because I was at work. Here's my reviews for the rest of the night:

Brak show: A-
SG:C2C: A+
HM: A+
Mission Hill: B

[Artemis]

Sealab 2021 2020 - This was a strange episode indeed. Took me a while to figure out they were just redubbing an episode of Sealab 2020 (the old animation and HB music being a dead giveaway). I guess it was nice having something unexpected happen. I like how they just take chances and screw with the audience, but....meh....

ATHF: Dr. Weird's intro was hilarious. I cracking up through the entire OP because of it. "I have lost weight, using this chainsaw!!!" The rest of the episode was okay. Meatwad wanting to be sexy with captain was worth a few chuckles.

Brak Show: Surprisingly this was the best episode of the night and I'm not too big of a fan of this show. Rhonda was awesome and Brak's dad shined in this episode. Thundercleese suggesting they do illegal narcotics and Brak's mom being drunk was funny. Didn't like Wintson, though. The best part, however was the ending that had me ROFLing for at least 10 minutes (Dad (having fun): "This is the best frigging house party ever! Next week we do it at my house!" *cut to next week* *everybody sitting in Brak's house quiet and bored* Dad: "Who's idea was this?")

[sl4]

The Oblongs - I've seen this one before, not my favorite in the series but an alright episode.

Rating: B

Ripping Friends - I didn't watch it. I'll watch it sometime this week if I get around to it, and then forget to add my review of it like I always do.

Rating: :confused:

Sealab 2021 - This was hilarious. "Place Commercial Here" was pretty funny, and it was just strange to see everybody acting.... sane, for once. I could imagine what someone would think if they had never seen Sealab 2021 before and watched this.

Rating: A-

Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Funny stuff, not anywhere near as good as last week's, but that's a very tough act to follow. They should have shown that one last, because now everything else looks weak in comparison.

Rating: A

The Brak Show - See Ripping Friends

Space Ghost Coast 2 Coast - See Ripping Friends

Home Movies - See Ripping Friends

Mission Hill - This was one of the first Mission Hill episodes I ever saw, and boy was I happy to see it again. I only remembered bits and pieces of it, so this one was even funnier than I had remembered. I miss this show... :(

Rating: A+ (best rating of night!)

OVERALL RATING: A- (subject to change if other reviews are eventually posted)

[Mister Intensity]

Sealab 2021 was brilliant this week. I love the way they just dubbed an old Sealab 2020 episode complete with the old music with the new names and voices. It just added to the overall cheesiness of the original show. I loved it and laughed at the overall melodrama of the whole thing. The original plot was absurd and the overacting by the voice actors was called for. The fact that it was so serious made it so funny. And after all that seriousness, the payoff at the end was hilarious. Yeah, Sealab has blown up many times but it was so unexpected with the overall "seriousness" that I busted a gut. This definitely made up for last week's unfunny episode. Maybe next time they could redub an old Sealab 2020 episode using the characterizations of Sealab 2021. Now that would be bizzaro.

Mister Intensity

[KingKoopa]

Tonight's Sealab was random?? Where??
It was a random joke to the fans. NOBODY saw this kind of thing coming, they just randomly took an old, serious episode, and dubbed it with the new voices. While the characters aren't DOING anything completely random, the whole premise of the episode was so random, just like Sealab always is.

Sealab blowing up was predictable, but with all the "I don't want to protect you, I want to protect Sealab", Murphy's quote right after it blew up, "Uh, whatever", was perfect.

[Karl Olson]

RF: didn't watch

Sealab 2020 and half: Now this, is truely bizzaro Sealab, as they were acting sane. The ending was predictable, but well worth it. It's was almost like one of those old WB shorts where the whole thing was for a punchline at the end. 8/10

ATHF: I need a PDA that has teleportation. 9/10

Brak Show:haven't watched it yet.

[gtracer72]

Sealab 2021: This was crazy. The seriousness of the episode was funny. Sealab blowing was predictable, but still a good treat to see.
Grade: A-

ATHF: This wasn't all that funny. The beginning with Dr. Weird was funny.
Grade: B

[JTurner954]

Again, where is this supposed comedy? The only possible things were the sub crashing into Sealab and the "Place Commercial Here" parts. Serious is funny?! :confused: Ooook.

[wonderfly]

Some of you guys have yet to figure this out: The seriousness of the Sealab episode WAS THE JOKE! Seeing them act like that hokey nucleur sub was a matter of life or death, that was absurd and sureal! Not the best Sealab, but it was worth the watch!

Notice how dumb the original storyline made Debbie out to be? Captain Murphy says to the guy, something like "And you know what will happen if the nuclear reactor reaches 600 degrees, right? And the guy he's speaking to just nods his head. And then we hear the "Un-politically correct notion that women can't understand technology whatsoever" Debbie say something like "Well, I don't know what that means, can you explain it to me? Use small words." Not exactly what she said but that's how I read the scene.

But then again, speaking of stereotypes: The Debbie we see in Sealab 2021 is a sex crazed nymphomaniac, the stereotypical blond of all adult cartoons aimed at teenage boys. :rolleyes:

Guess Debbie can't win... :(

[RedTail]

The Ripping Friends: It was interesting enough to keep my attention for half an hour...

Sealab 2020 err "2021": Meh... I was expecting a twist, but it never came... Well, not until the credits that is. I tell you one thing though, it was "unique".

ATHF: Dr. Weird does need to start introducing the bad guys again. Corn and losing weight... Come on! Piss off another giant rabit robot or somthing again. Hmm, other than that, WS needs to get back into the habit of actually giving ATHF a strong plot. ...And that brings us back to villians. When you have a villian, you have a plot.

SGC2C: Always good...

- RedTail

[JTurner954]

I've been meaning to ask this: Are the cast from ATHF and the father and Thundercleese characters from The Brak Show from old shows and recycled like Space Ghost is??

[candy17]

Yeah, I saw the Ripping Friends' episode, "Jimmy's Kidnapped". The beginning was kinda slow and not that funny, but the rest was pretty good (B+ for me)

Did You Know: "Jimmy's Kidnapped" was one of the banned episodes during its run on Fox Kids due to its scenes of Kricfalusi-esque screaming and torture. To me, it didn't seem that violent or disturbing, but that was because I was half-asleep and I'm desensitized to anything John K. dishes out (I have fond memories of his Ren and Stimpy). The other banned RF episode was "The Infernal Wedding" because of 9/11 (though this was seen in Canada before 9/11 and was pulled after it happened. In America, it was never seen on Fox).

[JeffTMBG]

I don't usually bother posting reviews, but since I remembered I have an account here, I may as well use it.

Ripping Friends - First time I've ever laughed at this show. Very entertaining throughout. Fish torture was a highlight. B

Sealab 2021 - Yeah, I got the joke. Shame it wasn't funny. This is right up there with that episode of Space Ghost where they played music over a blank screen for the full show. D-

Aqua Teens - Worst episode ever! Not much to laugh at after Dr. Weird. Shake drowning Meatwad sort of pushed the character past likeable for me. C-

Brak Show - Best Brak all season. Rhonda was definetely the highlight. B+

Home Movies - I hadn't seen this one, but it was decent. As a former improv comic, I wish they would have made fun of that a bit more. B

Fairly diassapointing overall, with the two shows I don't usually laugh at being the best, and the two I most look forward to dropping the ball. Ah well, they can't all be winners.

[JTurner954]

Originally posted by candy17

Did You Know: "Jimmy's Kidnapped" was one of the banned episodes during its run on Fox Kids due to its scenes of Kricfalusi-esque screaming and torture. To me, it didn't seem that violent or disturbing, but that was because I was half-asleep and I'm desensitized to anything John K. dishes out (I have fond memories of his Ren and Stimpy). The other banned RF episode was "The Infernal Wedding" because of 9/11 (though this was seen in Canada before 9/11 and was pulled after it happened. In America, it was never seen on Fox).

That's really strange since the ape was in front of Jimmy the entire time.

Does Adult Swim have any plans on airing the "The Infernal Wedding" episode you are referring to?

[Zyzzybalubah]

Originally posted by JTurner954
That's really strange since the ape was in front of Jimmy the entire time.

Does Adult Swim have any plans on airing the "The Infernal Wedding" episode you are referring to?

That episode was aired the second week the Ripping Friends was on ASC. The only reason I see that it was banned was because there was talk about a world war. I didn't see the whole episode though because I don't really like the show.

[Zyzzybalubah]

My Adult Swim Comedy Reviews:

Oblongs: I saw a little of this previously. It was funny, not great.
Grade: B

:skips to Sealab 2021::

Sealab 2021: I'm sorry, but I am going to have to say this is the worst episode of Sealab 2021. Yes I get that it is supposed to be an episode of Sealab 2020 re-dubbed with the new voices of the characters but it wasn't funny at all. I remember looking at the clock being so bored and saw that only 5 minutes passed! I think that this would have been a funny way to start off the show or to run along with the episode idea (example: they are having these utterly boring conversations or situations and in the background the Grizzlebee's Bear does something.) Yeah I know Sealab blew up yet again in the end, but that didn't do anything for me in the end because of the overall horrible waste of time. Positves of the episode: it somewhat saved me a trip of watching the 4 A.M. Boomerang on CN airings of this (or whatever insomniac hour it's on) only no original voices. This is an example of ultimate Williams Street laziness!
Grade: F

ATHF: Now this is funny! I loved that sex offender captain guy on the boat and how Meatwad wanted to meet him!
Grade: A

Brak Show: Meh... This was definitely not one of my favorites. I thought Rhonda was funny at first but she got annoying. F-f-f-franklin was pretty funny, and I thought the baby was somewhat funny. The best part for me was the ending.
Grade: C

Space Ghost: Usual greatness.
Grade: A

Home Movies: Flipped to Gary and Mike.

Mission Hill: Watched underGRADS and this. This was an okay episode but definitely not one of the better Mission Hills. You got to feel bad for Andy for his dilemma. Oh yeah, Kevin should get his ass kicked!
Grade: B

[power_of_mullet]

Originally posted by Skyle
(Oh, and was Sparks' voice different? If so, is it permanent, or was it changed because this is a "wacky" episode?)



Sounded the same to me

[power_of_mullet]

Originally posted by Mister Intensity
This definitely made up for last week's unfunny episode.

Or...no

[Thundercleese]

The guys at William Streets are geniuses. They're messing with us. Like in the SG episodes "Sharock" and "Fire Ant". Some people don't get it, but I love what they're doing. They want you scratching your heads like this.

[power_of_mullet]

Originally posted by Thundercleese
The guys at William Streets are geniuses. They're messing with us. Like in the SG episodes "Sharock" and "Fire Ant". Some people don't get it, but I love what they're doing. They want you scratching your heads like this.

I liked Sharock and never saw the 30 minute Fire Ant :( , because although I've been watching Space Ghost from when it first came on, they moved it from its 11 o clock friday night (a while ago), and I never saw that version - and I doubt it'll ever be on Adult Swim. Oh well. I didn't enjoy 7211... they were better off re-airing Policy in its place and leaving it at that...




Go see Tinfins

[power_of_mullet]

Originally posted by wonderfly
Some of you guys have yet to figure this out: The seriousness of the Sealab episode WAS THE JOKE!

I get that...but I didn't enjoy it

[sl4]

Originally posted by KingKoopa
It was a random joke to the fans. NOBODY saw this kind of thing coming, they just randomly took an old, serious episode, and dubbed it with the new voices. While the characters aren't DOING anything completely random, the whole premise of the episode was so random, just like Sealab always is.

Sealab blowing up was predictable, but with all the "I don't want to protect you, I want to protect Sealab", Murphy's quote right after it blew up, "Uh, whatever", was perfect.

Yes, Sealab was hilarious. I'm kind of confused as to how this episode ended up being TV-PG, unless I missed something. I might have missed a line or something, but I didn't see or hear anything that would stop this from being able to pass with a Y7-FV (FV for the explosion at the end). I'm not complaining, it's funny no matter what the rating said, just a bit confused. :confused: Don't mind me, I'm stupid. :p

[HeshBot5000]

Originally posted by RedTail
WS needs to get back into the habit of actually giving ATHF a strong plot.

You don't need a plot to be funny.

[The Landstander]

Sealab 2021: I have a feeling this will be one of those argued about Sealab episodes. I personally have mixed feelings about this one. It's just that Williams Street has done this before. Think of episodes like "Sharrock", "Fire Ant", and to a lesser extent "The Eye". That being said, when Sealab exploded, I kept laughing well into the Dr. Weird intro. I don't know. I hope at least one person saw Sealab for the first time yesterday. B
Positives: Classic Williams Street Humor
Negatives: It's been done

ATHF: I did not like this one. Weakest of season 2 so far. I don't even think I laughed all that hard at any point. And the character at the end had no point and wasn't funny. Even Carl was off in this one. D-
Positives: Tar Boat
Negatives: Bad Plot, Torture Device in pool, Weird Character at the end, Overall weak plot

The Brak Show: This one was back and forth. I enjoyed Thundercleese's "Party Guest" system, and Winston was good. Franklin was funny at first, but grew old. The ending was great though, so I'll give it a B-.
Positives: Winston, Dad, Mom Drunk, Thundercleese, Ending
Negatives: Franklin, Ronda (?), The weird musical number

Space Ghost: Not legendary, but a nice one. For once, Moltar stole the show, as him as the weatherman were funnier than Space Ghost and that guy. The ending was great as well. B+
Positives: Moltar & The Weatherman, The Storm, The Ending
Negatives: Some jokes were overdone, Zorak (I didn't find him funny in this one for once)

Home Movies: Started off strong, but kinda lost steam. The imitations were funny, as was the fact :coach: found :brendon: imitation of Junior Addleburg so funny. The editing was great. I think that the actual Sensitivity seminar was sort of dumb. What I found extremely dumb was the musical number. I just didn't like it. However, Brendonn getting laughed at at the end for his Pee video was a nice ending to this episode. A-
Positives: Imitations, Walter & Perry, McGuirk laughing at imitations/McGuirk yelling Freeze at the improv group, The ending
Negatives: Song, The improv group in general

Adult Swim wasn't all that great tonight. Overall Rating: C

[Lord Trunks]

Sea Lab 2021: what the hell? at least the ending was what you would expect in Sea Lab 2021...was it even re-dubbed since a lot of the voices sounded like the originals from Sealab 2020..oh well B-
ATHF A-

Brak Show....No Zorak this episode was kind of a downer...C-

SGC2C A-

[Masamune2052]

Sealab 2021: 7211 - What the hell!?!?!?!? Man, these guys are really going into the experimental stages now. It was ok, I guess, to see an original Sealab 2020 episode, but it felt................weird. I just kept waiting for Stormy or Marco to say some stupid remark or the Captain to start beating people up or at least Sparks to begin a extortion scam, but no, nothing! Results: Feh, I've seen much better.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: PDA - Well this was ok but now I'm fed up with Master Shake. I mean he was very close to killing Meatwad and he left Frylock to be trampled by aliens. Also, he indirectly cause Carl a ton of pain when he leaped out the window. That and is Meatwad's crying a new thing for him because I think he just did start doing it in the past two episodes. Oh well, it was funny seeing that Master Shakes stories are actually true in some cases.

The Brak Show: Dinner Party - this is one of the funnier episodes of Brak that I have seen, especially Dad. The woman/cat in the box (forgot her name) was hilarious because me and my friends have literally patented the word 'Yar' into our vocabulary about 3 years ago. It was hialrious to see Thundercleese and his 'social' software and I'm with everyone else on that Zorak should've shown up when Thundercleese illegal narcotics.

Space Ghost: Cahill - pretty decent episode, but not one of my favorites. Hilarious though at the end about 'Hey Zorak, Space Ghost, it's not a storm outside, it's a fair!'. :D

[Killtacular]

I think that the actual Sensitivity seminar was sort of dumb. What I found extremely dumb was the musical number.

I think that was the point.

[rmarti3926]

The Ripping Friends: Vintage John K. madness!

Sealab 2021: WTF! A SERIOUS episode (until the end credits)

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Jeez! All those blood edits from Saturday's Gundam 0080 and now we the Mad Doctor's own "rendition" of "losing weight"?!? Talk about your double standards!

The Brak Show: I love it when Thundercleese said "Let's smoke some illegal narcotics!" :p

[eyager]

Sealab: D This would have made a great April fools day episode, but it's December. Now that we've seen how bad the original sealab is, lets hope they never show it again unless it's the 1st of April.

ATHF: D+ Drowning meatball wasn't very funny. Shake is turning into a complete sociopath. The plot is nothing but a bunch of random ideas thrown together, not a good satire as was last weeks episode.

[The Landstander]

Originally posted by Matt Wilson
I think that was the point.

i know that it was supposed to be stupid, but instead of being "good stupid" it just ended up being, well, bad.

am i making sense?

[Behonkiss]

The only two I bothered watching:

Sealab: Um...yes. This was just silly. Seeing an intelligent Stormy and Murphy, an average Quinn, and everyone acting normal was very, very weird. I kind of liked it for its pure seriousness, though. Dunno what grade to give it.

ATHF: Ugh. What are the writers doing with Shake? I want him to be comic relief, not him torturing Meatwad and making Frylock have to perform CPR on him. I also don't get why Meatwad is turning into such a crybaby all of a sudden. Dr. Weird and the Tar guy were great, but Shake's cruelness really spoiled this for one. Let's see him get hit by a truck again. C-.

[TWEAK]

Sealab 2020-1) Wow! Capt.Murphy being humble? Stormy not being a dumbass. Debbie with smaller boobies?(huh guess ya cant say t!ts) Well I donno how 2 coment but my Uncle was right when he said Sealab2020 waz real corny. Fun Idea :murphy:

ATHF) well by this time I was waching 2 Tv screens if ya know what i mean :p Okay.... everyone was trippin over a palm pilot... um.... I donno.

Brack show) All I remember is a wasted Brack's mom, and an illeagle narcotic smokin Thunderclees! Kick Ass! Second best 2 Brackstreet

[cronomorph]

Oblongs: Didn't watch

RF: Watched the end, didn't really like it

Sealab 2021: A really wierd episode. I thought it was good. B+

ATHF: I liked this episode a good bit. Seeing Frylock messed up was cool. I think have characters develop and change is good for a show, but they are taking it in a wierd direction. Meatwad is becoming weaker as Shake's assaults on him grow more fierce. Frylock is acting more like an angry parent. I think Frylock is gonna leave. THat whole Boxy Brown thing from the Comiccon video seems to me like it could happen. Shake's action are kind of funny, in a sick sadistic way. A

Brak Show: "Let's smoke some illegal narcotics" nuff said B+

SGC2C: In my opinion this was one of the funniest episodes, just for the paret with Moltar talking to the weather guy. A

Then I went to bed, the Tylenol with codine was starting to kick in. Freakin' abscessed tooth from a screwed up filling. Now I have to get a root canal (F--- for root canal! A+ for the pain killing powers of codine)

[Botman]

While ATHF was funny, I haven't been so infuriated at "Master" Shake since "Ole Drippy".

If they are going to continue to shove Shake's character in this direction, they should at least give him some form of comeuppance at the end of the episode.

[Conekiller]

Missed Oblongs and RF for National Lampon's Chrismas Vacation (finally saw all of it)

Sealab:murphy:: I got the joke, it wasn't funny. D+ for Debbie not understanding the jargon. that felt added in.

ATHF:frylock:: "sporadic" describes this one well, it was funny at times (Dr Weird and the Tar Captain) but downright boring at otheres (why was the tar monster in their house at all?) C- :moon2:

Brak:brak: : this was awesome! Rhonda kicked major ass, but she truly scares me (I have a thing about freaky eyes...). so did Thundercleese! shame about no Zorak crashing the party. A-

SGC2C: I actually had never seen tihs one, why were they using the old Theme animation? it was funny, I like it when the guests play along.

Home Movies(!): yes, I actually wqatched HM again, and this time I marginally enjoyed it! I had seen the beginning before when it first aired (working on a project reaallllll last minute) . I have actually been to shows similar to that "sensitivity seminar" thing, they are just as lame and boring. I agreed totally with Mcgurk's "Freeze" comment. but I wonder why Brandon was allowing himself to be molested on stage. I also wee why so amny people here like Walter and perry, they' are bizarre (not bizarro) in a weird kinda way.I loved the bit about the community service running out. B-

Mission Hill- I liked this one the first time they aired it, it was deightfully pre 9/11 for meI loved the was crap just escallated for poor Andy. Posey's inner self isnt as creepy looking as she is. Was this the series finale? A-

overall B+

[jfurdell]

:murphy: Interesting to see a 2020 episode redubbed. Not especially hilarious, but amusing nonetheless. C

:frylock: The trendy alien was funny. I wish he had shown up sooner. C

:brak: Not bad! It's unusual for this show to be the funniest of the night. Thundercleese is fantastic. B

This has been Smiley Review-Time Theater.

[Masamune2052]

I wonder if they Sealab VA's tried hard not to laugh during the redub, or at least tried not to sound stupid. :p

[candy17]

Originally posted by JTurner954
Does Adult Swim have any plans on airing the "The Infernal Wedding" episode you are referring to?

Cartoon Network already aired this, and they will air it again when this show reruns up until January when Futurama and the other new AS shows come on.

[candy17]

Originally posted by Conekiller
Mission Hill- I liked this one the first time they aired it, it was deightfully pre 9/11 for me. I loved the was crap just escallated for poor Andy. Posey's inner self isnt as creepy looking as she is. Was this the series finale? A-

The last episode of Mission Hill was the one where Kevin's new love for classic movies unearths the story of how that gay couple Gus and Wally met and how Wally committed career suicide for the sake of love (it's either titled "Planet 9 From Mission Hill" or "I Married A Gay Man From Outer Space.)

Was this episode you were talking about the one where this international crisis happens and Andy gets a date with this celebrity? If it is, I abandoned this episode for "Gary and Mike" on Comedy Central because I only like the episodes of MH with Ron the waterbed creep and after he got arrested for not paying his taxes, the only good episode was the Gus/Wally story.

[Beat]

Sealab- Now I don't have to watch the original. What a piece of junk. Smart Stormy, stupid Debbie, Good Sparks, and a Murphy that doesn't say "jerkface?" What is this? The original Sealab, and one of the worst cartoons in the 70's. F

ATHF- Average, but if Dr. Weird can do that, then Inu-Yasha should be able to impale people. C+

[power_of_mullet]

I feel obligated to apologize for a mistake on my part:meatwad:. I seem to have made a typo in my website URL, and it linked to a porn site, I since changed it, so I dunno if anyone even noticed, but if so, my fault, sorry :( .

[power_of_mullet]

Originally posted by Conekiller
Was this the series finale? A-


Nah. The show didn't really have a series finale. But the last episode was "Planet 9 From Mission Hill(or I Married a Gay Man from Outer Space)" Stories of Hope and Forgiveness is a good episode though. All the epiodes of Mission Hill are. I think Hot for Weirdie was the best

I mean... Weirdie beans at? Weirdie...beans at

[JTurner954]

Another question: Does anyone know if Adult Swim will reair the Home Movies episode with Starboy and the Captain of Outer Space (the one where McGurk is Brendan's tutor)?

[drippynmeatwad]

Sealab 2021: too scared to even grade!!

ATHF: funny as always A-

Brak: Way too demented!

[JDuncan]

Reviews:
Sealab 2021: I liked, if just for the surprise and confusion. I thought it was going to be sort of like a backstory to 2021, that the temperature would reach 600 degree's and the resulting radiation would make everyone insane except Quinn and Marco, who were inside Sealab. Sparks was also inside Sealab, but he was already insane, just hiding it. B+

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Another great episode. I was wondering when Todd Barry was going to show up and I thought his character was interesting. The Dr. Wierd segment may have been the bbest part of the show, who was expecting that? A

Brak Show: This one was also good. The dad scenes were, as always, briliant. Brak was not as annoying as normal, and the secondary characters were actually interesting. B+

They haven't re-aired season 3 yet, but History, the episode you're talking about, will run when HM starts airing on weeknights

[sl4]

Originally posted by jdoggg
They haven't re-aired season 3 yet, but History, the episode you're talking about, will run when HM starts airing on weeknights

Aren't they reairing Season 3 now?

[Masamune2052]

I thought they were too....................where am I?!?! :p

[pathetic1]

Aren't they reairing Season 3 now?They are reairing the third season now. "History" is from the second season. :)

[JDuncan]

I meant done with re-aring season three.

[pathetic1]

The only new episodes they've rerun are 302-304, this month. They haven't even aired the season finale yet, but that's another story altogether. :rolleyes:

[sl4]

Originally posted by Masamune2052
I thought they were too....................where am I?!?! :p

They are, they just skipped the first episode in the season when they reran it. :(

[dolphin917]

This week's ATHF was funny, but was outdone by The Brak Show so completely that it's almost not worth mentioning. :moon:

The Brak Show was, without question, the funniest episode ever. Holy crap, you have to bring back Rhonda From The Seventh Level Of Yar. She was the funniest character I think I've ever seen. I was crying laughing at her and her lines. You have go to bring Rhonda back. RHONDA!

... and Thundercleese's illegal narcotics line was priceless. Never would I have expected that from him. Priceless. This is an episode worthy of mention in the Jedi Archives. Oh, yes.

Sealab was funny as hell. Still, the brilliance of the Brak Show outdoes it completely.

As far as The Ripping Friends goes, I'd just like to state again that this show sucks wind, and I will never watch it. Ever. John K is a megalomaniacal windbag. I hate this show. This show sucks worse than "After M.A.S.H.", "Automan", and "Misfits of Science" combined. And then some. :shake:

Keep up the great work!

[SirLemming]

The Brak Show
"I am Rhonda from the seventh level of Yar! The sea will run red with blood from your neck! Blow the man down!"
"You think your cat has escaped judgement through death. Fool! Even the dead will be judged!"

This really was brilliant. Clearly, the star of the show was Rhonda, from the seventh level of Yar. She was just so unbelievably freaky! Definitely memorable, I'll tell you that. I also loved some of Winston's lines. "Why don't you pick up that knife over there and stab yourself a few times?" "All right, we'll play... uh, 'you go bang your head on that wall over there and crawl on back over to me! ... Well, it's fun fo' me. 'Cuz I eat you! Hee hee hee!"

Space Ghost: Coast to Coast
Not the best, for sure. But it was worthwhile. I like how at the end Space Ghost said "Is this the one where we added the weatherman in? Good, that'll be funnier." The way the episode was structured, that really could have been what they did. SG never interacted with him...

[Clank]

"As far as The Ripping Friends goes, I'd just like to state again that this show sucks wind, and I will never watch it. Ever. John K is a megalomaniacal windbag. I hate this show. This show sucks worse than "After M.A.S.H.", "Automan", and "Misfits of Science" combined. And then some. "


I think a simple, " I don't like it." would suffice.

But Im sure if you'd like to send him your home address, he'd be happy to pop over and discuss just exactly how much of a megalomaniacn windbag he is.

Try to remember there is difference between giving your comments on a show and personally attacking someone.

Don't let your alligator mouth get your tadpole ass in trouble. :mad: