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Adult Swim
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Posted by: Ruth

I don't know about you, but I am loving the Adult Swim Futurama reruns. I didn't become a fan of this show until relatively late, and so I've never seen most of these episodes before -- they're fabulous.

The Cartoon Network packaging is really well done also -- I love the little intro cartoons with the Futurama characters inserted, which are amusing, catchy, and just the right length. Much better than the lead-ins for other shows on other networks.

It all makes me want to check out the rest of the Adult Swim line-up . . . Does anyone have any recommendations for which of the other shows are worth a look? The shows are listed here, but I've never heard of any of them besides Futurama.

Hey, kids: Out of the pool! :D

Posted by: harvscar

Oblongs/Harvey Birdman/ Mission Hill :up::up::up:
Aqua Teen Hunger Force/Brak/Sealab 2021 :up::up:
Space Ghost Coast to Coast-varies widely by episode
Ripping Friends-I like John Kricfalusi but I hate this show
Home Movies - Never watched it

The Oblongs is brilliant, I can't say enough how much I like that one.

Posted by: Dignan

I personally think Home Movies is the best of the bunch. The guy who does the voice for Jason and the Coach is hilarious, he does voices on Aqua Team as well.

The rest of the Adult Swim shows are great too, don't get me wrong, but Home Movies is my favorite.

Posted by: harvscar

I honestly don't know how I've always missed it, Dignan. I think it comes on before the block I've set and I always forget to add it on. I'm adding it to the recording block now on your recommendation.

Posted by: mizterd99

I have to say Aqua Teen is my fav with sealab 2021 coming in second.

Does anyone else get there eps segmented across two recordings? Since the shorter shows happen at 15 min intervals I end up with a portion of a show stradling two recordings :(

Posted by: MannyVjr

Most of the shows mentioned come on the weekend block (sunday).

The other shows (M-Th):
Home Movies -hilarious-
Lupin The 3rd -cool-
Inuyasha
Yu Yu Hakusho
Cowboy Bebop

After Home Movies you get a block of Anime and if you're not into it you might not like them. Lupin is pretty funny.

I was watching Duckman (over in Comedy Central) and thought that this show would fit perfectly in Adult Swim.

Posted by: NeZorf

If you are into adult cartoon funnies, Duckman is the best.

By adult, I am not talking nude scenes, f-bombs or anything like that, but the kind I am talking about where a kid would not understand and appreciate the humor. Awesome writing and voice acting by everybody, has a fast and fun pace, never a dull moment.

Posted by: VinceA

I'm going to echo Manny's sentiments and recommend the action portion of Adult Swim's weekday lineup. Lupin is a great retro and funny action show (it originally aired in Japan during the late 70's). The others (InuYasha, Cowboy Bebop & Yu Yu Hakusho) are good action adventure anime. Coming soon (early-mid February) is Reign which is an anime stylized retelling of the Alexander the Great story.

Posted by: jradosh

quote:
Originally posted by NeZorf
If you are into adult cartoon funnies, Duckman is the best.

Awesome writing and voice acting by everybody...

Well, almost everybody.

I am a big Duckman fan too, but I can't stand watching the episodes featuring the voice of Gilbert Gotfied (sp?). His voice is like nails on a chalk board... I just can't take it!!! :eek:

But their usual lineup of guest voices is wonderful...

J

What the hell you lookin' at?!?!

Posted by: cancermatt

I recommend in no particular order:

Futurama
Harvey Birdman
Sealab 2021
Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Nothing against the others, but these are the only ones that keep my attention that I enjoy in all the Adult Swim blocks.

Posted by: Dawnathan

"Home Movies" is produced by the same team as "Dr. Katz". Features the same animation style (kinda squiggly outlines, bold colors), and some of the voice actors are the same, too. The humor is about as offbeat, too.

Posted by: flammpanzer

Master Shake is hilarious.

Posted by: Fleegle

quote:
Originally posted by jradosh
Well, almost everybody.

I am a big Duckman fan too, but I can't stand watching the episodes featuring the voice of Gilbert Gotfied (sp?). His voice is like nails on a chalk board... I just can't take it!!! :eek:

But their usual lineup of guest voices is wonderful...

J

What the hell you lookin' at?!?!

Gilbert Gotfried was a regular on Duckman? I know Jason Alexander was Duckman, but who was GG?

Posted by: adamblast

quote:
Originally posted by flammpanzer
Master Shake is hilarious.

Master Shake is voiced by my college best-bud and occasional roommate Dana Snyder... He's in his late-20s, but always seems like he's channelling some 85-year-old Jewish comic from the Catskills... Very Borsch-Belt, in the Billy Crystal/Nathan Lane catagory voice-wise, with a dash of Phil Silvers...

As far as I know that's his only professional work so far on a national level... We've done a lot of regional theater together... His only other claim to fame so far is losing the part of Screech to Dustin Diamond in the final callbacks... (I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing (:D) but he's certainly twice as smart and funny as the guy who got the role...)

Posted by: jerobi

Aqua Teen Hungerforce is a clear winner in the Adult Swim block for me.

To the guy that knows Master Shake: How long does it take him to voice one 10-minute episode? How many takes?

I hope they keep this trend of senselessly hilarious shorts going for a long time.

Posted by: MannyVjr

quote:
Originally posted by fleegle
Gilbert Gotfried was a regular on Duckman? I know Jason Alexander was Duckman, but who was GG?

I know he voiced Duckman's lawyer in the episode where there's a Live Duckman Movie in USA (where the show originally aired). I believed this happen when he accidentally saved the President's life.

He must have played others as well.

Posted by: daperlman

That sealab where Stormy and Quin keep going back in time to 15 minutes before they destroy Sealab.... kills me.

Posted by: VinceA

Reign starts on Adult Swim the night of 2/10. More info on the series here:
http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?...ategorycode=VAN