Adult Swim Revive ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’, ‘The Venture Bros.’ & ‘Metalocalypse’

[ZariusTwo]

Three popular Adult Swim series are getting a feature take: Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Metalocalypse and The Venture Bros.

Rather than send the movies straight to Adult Swim’s sister HBO Max immediately, the pics will get a release worldwide on Blu-ray/DVD and PVOD and electronic-sell-through (EST) with a 90-day exclusive window before hitting the streaming service and Adult Swim.

All three of the series were some of the first original productions to air on Adult Swim.

“Leveraging the power of WarnerMedia allows us to deliver original content to our amazingly dedicated and not-shy fans, while also giving our talented series creators an opportunity to tell stories in new and interesting ways,” said Michael Ouweleen, president of Adult Swim.

https://deadline.com/2021/05/adult-swim-movies-for-aqua-teen-hunger-force-metalocalypse-the-venture-bros-1234754652/

[sdp]

hell yeah athf, unsure if it needs more episodes but i'm up for it
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[neatoman]

Wasn't ATHF canned because it's... You know... Kinda trashy? I don't mean in a tone sort of way, all AS show are pretty crass, I mean in a budget way. I think the exact wording about the cancellation was "It's time to move on from it", which I took to mean "This dirt-cheap thing is getting embarrassing to show off now that we have higher budget shows". Nearly all episodes use the same, in and of themselves low budget, animation cycles made for season 1. Like 90% of the animation for the main characters is recycled from the first few episodes. It's a funny show, it's just that I'm a bit curious why they want to bring it back six years after they thought it was passé?

[ZariusTwo]

I'm a bit curious why they want to bring it back six years after they thought it was passé?

It's a funny show


That answer your question?

[drgon78]

Happy that Venture Bros. will get at least something.

[neatoman]

That answer your question?

Sort of? Just makes wonder why it was canned in the first place, it's not like it was costing them a lot in the first place. Cancelling Boondocks made sense, the animation did seem fairly expensive and it took forever for new episodes to get made. Not so much ATHF.

[Leo656]

Huh. Well that's pretty f*cking cool.

My wife says I'm basically Master Shake in Real Life so that show in particular has always had a very special place in this house. :lol:

[sdp]

https://aqua-teen-hunger-force.fandom.com/wiki/Master_Shake
Master Shake

The self-proclaimed leader of the Aqua Teens, Shake is the most erratic, selfish, and idiotic of the group, delivering misfortune to those around him, though his extreme stupidity and naivety frequently causes his various schemes to backfire on him.

[Leo656]

You don't own Space, so stop actin' like you do.

[ZariusTwo]

Gentlemen...BEHOLD!

[ZariusTwo]

First look at the Aqua Teen special. They've changed the name again, it's now Aqua Dunk Side Pieces

https://twitter.com/adultswim/status/1459694797942398978

[Leo656]

Yeah, well... Dracula called, and he's comin' over tonight!

[ZariusTwo]

All week Adult Swim have been dropping new Aquadonk shorts

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[ZariusTwo]

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[neatoman]

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Huh, for ATHF, that was really well animated... Is it a one time thing for a joke or it did become easier to animate like this on ATHF's budget in the seven years since it went off the air?

[ZariusTwo]

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