They also refuse to let their messages get in the way of creativity. Either they explore concepts that rarely feature in media, or they explore familiar concepts in a refreshing way. They use the mature subject material to say unique and sometimes contentious things. The shows on this list, however, exemplify the full potential of the TV-14 and TV-MA ratings. What they end up with is something that can only inspire morbid fascination as the show frantically rebels against self-imagined external tyrants. They see the success South Park or The Simpsons has had moralizing and pushing the envelope with their adult audience and think that they can do it too, yet their teams rarely have the comedic chops or story-telling skill to shock in a way that adds anything to the production. Even among Adult Swim cartoons ostensibly considered good like Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Squidbillies, or Superjail!, the style is often so niche that it can isolate many potential viewers (whether that is fair or not).Īdult cartoons, in my opinion, tend to fail because they try to shock and satirize without having the talent to do so. Mouse, or Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio. If primetime adult animation does not satisfy, the ambitious viewer can try their luck with Adult Swim’s “alternative comedy.” More often than not, however, Robot Chicken and Metalocalypse get drowned out by Mr.
Even the adult comedies that manage to be decent do so only through their ham-handed attempts to mimic The Simpsons or South Park, rarely providing any genuinely fulfilling entertainment. For every South Park or Seasons 2-5 of Family Guy, there is Brickleberry, Allen Gregory, Ren and Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon, The Cleveland Show, Bordertown, Glenn Martin DDS, or Seasons 10-13 of Family Guy waiting to ruin your evening. Adult animated comedies have many more misses than hits.
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