Cartoon Network's Adult Swim Reaches a New Low
 

Adult Swim has reached a new low. I was suprised a year or 2 ago when a squidbillie killed Space Ghost, with blood spraying out. Now, tonight on Adult Swim's website they have episodes that are really going over the edge. Robot Chicken makes fun of Jesus, and it's really, really bad. I am disapointed in the show now. Then Aqua Teen Hunger Force has a new episode. I have always loved Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and was glad to see they have a new episode. Then I watched the episode, and I was thinking "Whoa, I can't believe they actually made this episdoe and went this far!" It was about fast food people trying to rip off Carl's d*ck. It was kinda funny at first, but then it just gets worse.

Right...sounds exactly like Adult Swim has always been to me.

Yeah, but it hasn't gone this far before, if I remember correctly. Even the bad guy in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode looked like man parts.

I've seen the episodes. I think you're being overly sensitive.

XD roflmao

Robot Chicken made fun of Jesus in the freaking pilot. Grow up.

...Instant classic then...but yeah, c'mon, bashing Christ is never new and should'nt be bashed for it. Don't drag religious crap into this.

Robot Chicken was always pretty overrated, barring the Ted Turner Captain Planet sketch. Aqua Teen Hunger Force has also done far worse than what they did in this episode. Hilarious quality.

AS's biggest problems are PHF, now cancelled, and the other stuff that's not Aqua Teen and Harvery Birdman

They did start out Adult Swim with everything being TV-14. Now, it seems most of their shows are TV-MA. They have a ways to go before they reach the depths of insensitivity that South Park revels in, but I still don't mind Adult Swim at all. Robot Chicken is still the same as it ever was, sadistic but too absurd to be offended by.

The sort of "controversial" humor used in those shows clearly doesn't appeal to everyone. Personally, I find it boring and overdone, but others find it funny. To each his own.

You're not making it any better by trolling.

I'm kinda' half and half. Robot Chicken is so retarded, I kackle the whole way through it, yet Aqualab bores me to tears.

Robot Chicken definately has it's moments, what bothers me about it is how Seth Green takes on so much of the voice work, almost like he seems to think he's much better at it than he is. Don't get me wrong, he's a decent VA, but he's not versatile enough to be carrying so much of the load. And he definately tries to do way too much.

...How the hell was I trolling exactly?

I meant "RC should'nt be bashed for attacking Christ because other shows do it due to differing approaches on the concept", I did not say "Ha Ha, any show that screws with Christ should be universally praised"

Religious discussions are not a message board's strong point.

The topic isn't meant to be religious. All I am saying is in my oppinion Adult Swim has reached a new low. I have sort of changed my mind about the Aqua Teen Hunger Force "d*ck" episode though, it's sooo rediculous it's kinda funny. Still though, it's a way for them to make an episode without much creative writing, they were just relying on crude jokes for 11 minutes.

You're as entitled to your opinion as anyone, I think the point people are making is that it's not really much different from how it's been. Sure, there isn't the more innocently playful nature of, say, Thw Brak Show to offset it anymore, but none of us are really shocked by any of this.

Tom Goes To Mayor made me hate Adult Swim, around there it was all not funny shows and crappy anime. Now Deathklok is tearing it up ha. That shows funny.

More specifically, I was referring to this:
Unless that was in reference to something other than what you quoted, it looks like trolling to me.

Exactly, that's why I brought it up.

Oh yeah. That was referring to the squid killing Thad.

Sorry, my mistake, then. I tend to be a little more proactive when dealing with potential arguments related to religion or politics, since those usually get out of control very quickly.

Did ATHF ever rely on anything but crude humor? That's around 3/4 of the series AFAIK.

Some people enjoy crude humor. It doesn't mean there's any less effort involved.

As for Jesus, well, you really shouldn't get offended by stuff like that. You have to understand that these days, Jesus is as much a figure of pop culture as he is of religion. I don't think it's even meant to be controversial anymore.

HAHAHA. I just saw the episode. GREAT. But he's right, they've never got this far before. I lol'd SO HARD though!

Pffft! Monty Python has been satiring religion for years... though more on the side of the followers and leaders than the religious figures.

These new crop of Jesus jokes are showing that more people can push the envelope. Every other Family Guy has a Jesus joke in it, for example. Maybe this could be in step with the large Christianity movement, maybe it's not, and it's just getting safer to do stuff like that.

BTW, I am not commenting on religion, myself. I'm on the subject of the new crop of Jesus jokes.

As for Adult swim... due to my lack of cable, I've only seen bits and pieces of this and that in hotel rooms and friend's houses. I never even saw ATHF until my cousin gave the 4th volume to me for X-mas last year. I still want to pick up Harvey Birdman. I wanna see the Flintstone thing.

Too bad Nickelodian never thought of something like this for Nicktoons. Rocko, Zim, and Ren and Stimpy coulda got new leases on life.

Harvey Birdman is awesome one of the best shows. The first season of Sea Lab is great too. And I like The Brak Show but I know altoa people don't.

You don't need cable tv to watch Adult Swim anymore. www.adultswimfix.com has episodes to watch, including the premires of new epsodes. Yes this is legal, Adult Swim is the one doing this. There will be new Brak Show episodes very soon, and they will be online exclusives, I think the same will be for new Perfect Hair Forever episodes.

By the way, Adult Swim's new show Frisky Dingo is awesome, IMO.

I err.... don't have my own computer. I sneak into the art school I graduated 2 years ago from and use their's. And the one I can use doesn't have sound and is in the library. I technically am not even supposed to be on Message boards

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Too true. "Incredible Hippo" was everything that AS, barring ATHF, USED to be, a great episode that actually went the distance with what it was paying homage to, I have NEVER seen any other show parody the live action Hulk series as well as that episode did. (The whole confrontation between Peter and Sebben in the closet is from the conflict between Banner and Mcgee from Season three's "Equinox")

It's gotten so old, I think this will be the last season of ATHF. The whole dick thing was completely over the top, but in a way that it took away from the show itself. Yeah it kind of followed the same format ATHF has always had, but it was just so much worse for some reason.

The movie is coming out, so this is'nt the end at all.

I loved "Dickensode", probably because I knew what they were trying to do and they were succeding at it.

New episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force on their website. It was really funny, Meatwad has Frylock make him a dog, and the dog talks to Carl, but nobody else. Then some other stuff happens.... poor Carl.:D

Venture Brothers is probably my favorite thing on Adult Swim these days. The reference to the movie Contact was awesome, even better than when South Park has referenced that movie.

As far as the religious jokes go, I try not to get too bent out of shape about them. They could be worse. That's all I'm going to say about that.

As far as religious jokes go, I don't care. If it's funny, then ridicule the crap out of it. Doesn't effect me in the slightest. People need to wake up and laugh from time to time. Jesus and Santa Clause having it out isn't going to bring about "The End Times" or anything.

If that were the case than we'da been screwed about 10 years ago by "The Spirit of Christmas".

I just want to say that Adult Swim, lately, has sucked. I've moved more of my attention to Nick at Nite. Adult Swim used to have a hot line-up. FullMetal Alchemist, Samurai Champloo and Aqua Teen Hunger Force every single night. Now, I just watch Family Guy and Futurama, then I'm done.

I mean, has anyone ever seen 12 Oz. Mouse? I tried to sit through an entire episode... that show is absolute garbage. Squidbillies... absolute garbage. Tom Goes to the Mayor or whatever that show is called... homo-humorous garbage! Seriously, it's like they throw up any idea they have when they're under shrooms and put the idea into production. I used to not be a fan of anime, but that seems to be Adult Swim's strongpoint now... and even the new anime shows that they lined up aren't interesting, imo. Kudos for bringing FullMetal back... but that's all they have (besides Futurama and Family Guy).

Venture Bros. is hilarious, better than recent Family Guy IMO.

Metalocalypse is okay.

I don't even watch any of the anime.

trust me dude at least beach gets a lot better you just have to wait for it.