Adult Swim: weird for weirds sake?

[Andy]

I am a huge adult swim fan from way back, but some of this new stuff just seems to be over the top weird and not funny at all.  Saul of the Mole Men?  I'm not feeling it.

[Sploops]

These 30 something kids these days with their ironic nostalgia for H.R. Puffenstuff and Lidsville or whatever pop culture TV gyarbage from the 70's.  Mr. Show already parodied it to perfection with that Druggachusetts sketch.  Fucking generation x.

And Tim and Eric seem to be riding the weird for weird sake wave that's been permeating Adult Swim of late.  Sometimes it works and sometimes you get things like the last episode.  That whole show is like Wonder Showzen lite.  Whatver.

[Jason]

Yeah, I've only really seen it since I moved to the US so I just assumed it had always been shit.
I like Aquateen but that's about it.

[Andy]

I wasn't going to jump on the new Tim and Eric show because I know they're friend of the show, but I haven't been impressed. 

I loved Tom Goes to the Mayor, though.  Sorry to hear that it's done.

[John Junk]

I'm gonna catch Tim and Eric tomorrow, they're doing a live show in L.A. I'm curious to see what it'll be like live and in person.  I feel like I missed the whole Wondershowzen era 'cause I didn't have cable for the two years it was on or whatever.  Lame.  My band played with PFFFR once (the same people) and their show was really offensive but they were actually the most level headed and cool people at an otherwise drug-infested scene of decadence and idiocy.

[Eric]

The only shows I ever really liked were "Aqua Teen" and "Tom Goes to the Mayor", even when I would watch the other ones occasionally. Pretty much all of the shows on the original line-up had moments. Haven't really kept up with it since I bought the "Home Movies" DVD's and could stop relying on their re-runs.

[Pride of Staten Island]

I actually think Adult Swim is going through a pretty good period at the moment with some great shows, many shows that may not be appointment television but are at least watchable and only one or two that are terrible.

Here's my easy to read consumer guide of current Adult Swim shows for those not in the know:

Must see:
Tim and Eric Awesome Show
The Venture Brothers (will be back in 2008)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Worth watching (if, you know, you're at home and there's nothing else on you really want to watch):
Moral Orel
Metalocalypse
Saul of the Molemen
Frisky Dingo
Squidbillies
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Futurama
Robot Chicken

Probably shouldn't bother (though you may get a chuckle or two):
Family Guy
Assy McGee
The Boondocks
The Smoking Gun

I reserve the right to change my mind about any of these. Or have it changed for me.

[John Junk]

Season 1 of Sealab 2021 was frickin' hilarious.  It's weird how bad it got after that season.

[Pride of Staten Island]

Season 1 of Sealab 2021 was frickin' hilarious.  It's weird how bad it got after that season.

I was about to refute you and say that Seasons 2, 3 and 4 were pretty good but after looking at an episode list I realized that all the episodes I remembered fondly were from Season 1. I guess the subsequent ones had their moment though with the show really going downhill after the death of the guy who voiced Captain Murphy.

Season 1 produced one of my favorite exchanges in TV history:

Marco: Well, Debbie thinks this is all about her biological clock.
Stormy: She stopped screaming enough to tell you that?
Marco: No no no no, the other Debbie. Debbie the teacher.
Stormy: Oh, you mean... black Debbie.
Sparks: Woah woah woah, why is she... black Debbie?
Stormy: Not in a bad way, it's just to tell them apart because she's... black.
Sparks: Well, why don't you call her Debbie, and call the other one... white Debbie.
Stormy: White Debbie? That's stupid! I know she's white.
Marco: Then why do you call the other Debbie "black Debbie?" You know she's black!
Stormy: Hey, first off, I really don't think we should be talking about this in front of Dr. Quinn.
Quinn: Listen man, you're missing the point. What if everybody went around calling you "white Stormy?"
Stormy: You mean there's a black Stormy?
Quinn: ... No.

[rootdoc (not my real name)]

For some reason, going to timanderic.com greatly enhances the pleasure of the show.  You get a truer sense of their comedy.  I can't get enough of anything Tim and Eric.

Awesome show is far superior to TGTTM.

[Richard_From_CHI]

Robot Chicken is pure and total genius. Stupid, but genius.

[JimmyKustes]

Saul of the Moleman is actually pretty good, but I was disappointed in Brendon Small's new show.

[Matt]

Saul of the Moleman is actually pretty good, but I was disappointed in Brendon Small's new show.

I don't think Brendon Small could have diverted any more from the pace of Home Movies like he did with Metalocalypse. This show did not do it for me in the least. TGTTM is pretty good and I have yet to check Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job. Apart from the Seth MacFarlane gyarbage and random animes, there have just been too many weird shows lately.

I feel that the Adult Swim lineup has been too accommodating to Georgia's meth addicts lately.

[John Junk]

I feel that the Adult Swim lineup has been too accommodating to Georgia's meth addicts lately.

Haha.

[Tim K in DC]

Someone sent me this deranged clip from Aquateen this week and it is nuts. I haven't had cable since September so I'm completely out of the loop on the latest eps. [youtube=425,350]FV7_OIt7m30[/youtube]