Roy Bluth
Bending Unit
These hiatuses are exactly why I watch an obscene amount of television.
I'm glad this show is doing well. I saw a funny bumper a week ago on [AdultSwim] that said something like, "It was an honor to renew such an awesome TV show." Then the bumper went on to also renew Community. Haha. We can only hope.
The dialogue is great, and I'm not sure what everyone's talking about. I think the voice acting is fine. Not sure what the problem is supposed to be there. Some people have a problem with the drunken belching and the ad-libbed nature of Rick's lines. Personally, I think that adds to the atmosphere of the show, rather than taking anything away from it. This is without a doubt one of my new favourite things to watch. Ah, okay. That stuff is actually really funny to me. I don't mind it at all. Oddly enough it was the slobber on Rick's mouth that bothered me a little. But it stopped really being an issue after a few episodes.
WWW DOT RICKANDMORTY DOT COM A HUNDRED TIMES FOREVER RICK AND MORTY *burp* SOMETHING SOMETHING RICK AND MORTY *burrrrrrrrrp* FOREVER AND EVER!
Beamer
DOOP Secretary
We got a 4-week-long break between episode 3 and 4 too, that's the only reason I'm concerned. Break between episode 3 and 4 = The standard break that occurs around Christmas/New Years period on tv.
Current break = The standard break that occurs during the Olympics on tv.
Plus, given that there are only 11 episodes this season, I definitely don't have a problem with them being spread out a little. The sooner they air, the longer a wait for season 2.
SolidSnake
Professor
The latest episode was Fan-Freaking-Tastic. Laughed quite a bit, easily one of the best. Hell, it's a good competitor to the last ep.
Beamer
DOOP Secretary
I thought this was the weakest episode yet (which speaks wonders about the quality of this show, seeing as it still gave me quite a few laughs). The plot didn't really do anything for me, and a lot of the gender comedy seemed a little tired. I'm also REALLY beginning to hate Rick breaking the fourth wall for no reason. I didn't
mind it the first time, but I really, really hope it doesn't become a running thing, as this episode suggests it might.
SolidSnake
Professor
Huh. I'm surprised people view it as one of the weakest. I thought it was alot better than Meeseeks and Anatomy Park.
Roy Bluth
Bending Unit
« Reply #96 on: 03-14-2014 21:46 »
« Last Edit on: 03-15-2014 03:27 »
So apparently they premiered this Monday's episode of Rick and Morty early on Instagram in 15 second increments. It's been quite the spectacle on Twitter and other social sites, getting some notice.
I chose not to watch it that way, I'll just wait until Monday. But the little response I saw from people who did watch it has been positive so far.
Here it is if anyone's interested:
http://instagram.com/rickandmorty# Godspeed.
Huh. I'm surprised people view it as one of the weakest. I thought it was alot better than Meeseeks and Anatomy Park. I personally loved those episodes. With the Meeseeks episode, it was mostly the Meeseeks portion itself that I liked most, but it was still really good.
EDIT: Someone took the Instagram videos and pieced them together and posted it on YouTube. I haven't watched yet, so not sure how seamless it is.
EDIT 2: Okay, that was pretty fucking funny. I can't wait to watch it again on Monday.
SolidSnake
Professor
I just watched most of it, and thought it was just okay. I liked the subplot, but the TV stuff was pretty dumb. It heavily reminded me of the SNL Commercial Parodies. Just, Rick and Morty version.
Beamer
DOOP Secretary
I'm pretty sure the Nielsens actually do incorporate DVDr recordings into their measurements nowadays, actually. I remember hearing about 5-6 years back that they were working on it.
DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
That was a good episode, I liked that they made a call-back to the ending of "Rick Potion #9", plus the reference to "Raising Gazorpazorp" was nice too.
A lot of the TV shows seemed very improvised by the voice actors/writers, but I think that's the point Rick and Morty were trying to make ("Huh, seems like TV from other dimensions has a somewhat looser feel to it." & "Yeah, it's got an almost improvisational tone.").
Beamer
DOOP Secretary
I don't really mind commercials that much, and if Beamer's correct, then I'll happily do my part and watch it live. Pretty sure they still only count if you're a Nielsen household, but who knows.
Arguably, unless you're one of the few people who meets this criteria, then the best way to support this show is via official online streaming, purchasing merchandise and buying the DVDs when they come out.
Though it seems to be doing quite well by [adult swim] standards, especially given that it's already been renewed.
Beamer
DOOP Secretary
The new episode was ridiculously funny, despite its lack of a plot, and the fact that Justin Roiland's voice is growing increasingly obvious and easy to pick out. Ants in My Eyes Johnson and the dead cat lady had me on the floor in laughter.
Arrogant cigar jerk
Crustacean
I tried this show out of curiosity, and kind of liked it. "Rixty Minutes" had some funny TV moments, but plot didn't really kick off until the second half of the episode. This has potential, I might check out some earlier episodes soon.
SolidSnake
Professor
I kinda liked last nights ep. I liked both plots alot, but was still a bit disappointed that they never intertwined like I thought they would. The only thing that killed this episode for me was the ending. It was so freaking stupid, it was even dumber than the Butterjunk Effects ending. I know some may view this as stupid in a good way, but I thought it was just plain retarded. Maybe it's just me, I don't know.
MuchAdo
Professor
« Reply #115 on: 03-25-2014 20:44 »
« Last Edit on: 03-25-2014 20:45 »
This show makes Adult Swim seem not pointless anymore.
Beyond Venture Bros. I'm glad AS finally got another show worth watching.
Overall, I enjoyed it, despite being the weakest of the shows run so far. I totally agree.
The wait is b/c.. once the season one finale airs we go right into the new (final) Boondocks season taking over that spot and time, that next week on 4/21.
Beamer
DOOP Secretary
The ending didn't work for me, either.
I'm also not sure how I feel about the idea of the devil being part of the show's universe. Up until now, it's been so sci-fi oriented... I don't like them stepping into the realm of magic so soon in the show's run.
Buuut, the episode was funny enough for it not to bother me
too much, so, there's that.
This show makes Adult Swim seem not pointless anymore. Beyond Venture Bros. I'm glad AS finally got another show worth watching. If shows no longer in production are eligible, Moral Orel and Frisky Dingo definitely deserve a mention. I also enjoy most of what Tim & Eric do, though won't even try to make a case for them since it's a love-or-hate thing.
M0le
Space Pope
« Reply #119 on: 03-26-2014 12:13 »
« Last Edit on: 03-26-2014 13:13 »
The ending didn't work for me, either. I'm also not sure how I feel about the idea of the devil being part of the show's universe. Up until now, it's been so sci-fi oriented... I don't like them stepping into the realm of magic so soon in the show's run. Buuut, the episode was funny enough for it not to bother me too much, so, there's that. I grok you, but that didn't bother me too much, especially when you consider that all of his nefandous wares were easily countered by Rick's science. From there, you could extrapolate that Lucius' whole deal(-io?) could ultimately fit into an empirically naturalistic (by the standards of fiction) universe. It would just require him to be a fairly deluded individual with no clue whatsoever about how his shit worked. Unless you buy into the idea that his goal in this scenario was to bring Rick and Summer together, in which case I'unno, there's no helping some people. Also, they beat him up. There's that. That's a point into the "ultimately empirically naturalistic universe" basket!
That said, I wouldn't mind if there were an episode in which they were contacted by an entity that claimed to be the Judeo-Christian God, which was summarily debunked, and there wasn't a last minute bit about how the fake God was all a part of the real Judeo-Christian God's ineffable plan. This deservedly-dead show called
Futurama once did that. What a crock of shit that was!
edit: also, wub-a-lub-dubbers (wub-a-dub-lubbers?):
Dan Harmon interview about Rick et Morty . The Beth and Rick stuff is certainly interesting.