Aug 25, 2008
I think I'm gonna need some more time to process the season 3 finale of The Venture Bros., but for right now I can't help but feel a bit let down. I think that's because Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer haven't yet figured out what they really want their show to be. Do they want it to be an homage/parody of the action/adventure genre, or do they want to fully invest in their own universe and mythology?
All signs pointed to the latter ... Read on, Daddy-O
Aug 18, 2008
No more flashbacks, no more character sketching, and no more filling in questionably important bits of history - the season finale of The Venture Bros. is all about moving forward. All the buildup and all the backstory is done, so I hope you were paying attention.
Actually, if you think about it almost all of this season's back end has really been the finale, since most of the episodes have picked up right where previous ones left off. So in that sense, everything ... Read on, Daddy-O
Aug 3, 2008
At some point before season four of The Venture Bros. gets underway, I'm going to run a countdown of the top 10 episodes from the first three. And right now I can't think of any reason why "The Lepidopterists" won't be on that list. With a few exceptions, I've been thoroughly entertained by all of this season's episodes, but this one had me laughing out loud as much as when I discovered the show sometime around the beginning of season one. And ... Read on, Daddy-O
Jul 20, 2008
Ever been on a blind date that you knew was a disaster right from the start, yet you felt obligated to see it through to the bitter end? Such seems to be the recurring fate of the Monarch, forced to endure a supremely lame archenemy pairing at the beginning of "Tears of a Sea Cow" (working title "Murder O'Clock"). But soon the misery is over, and he turns his attention back to his true hate...Dr. Venture.
After quickly (and permanently) dispatching his newest ... Read on, Daddy-O
Jun 23, 2008
As depressing as it is to contemplate, we're now just about one-third of the way through season 3 of The Venture Bros. I'll let that sink in for a moment before diving into the newest episode, "Home Is Where the Hate Is."
This week picks up the thread of the season premiere, as we see how the Monarch is adjusting both to married life and life without Dr. Venture as his archnemesis. He and his new bride, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, are the ... Read on, Daddy-O
Jun 2, 2008
Ahhhhhhhhhh, that's better. After months and months of waiting, Season 3 of The Venture Bros. is finally upon us. And true to form, this season opener was full of surprises (so if you don't want to know them, stop reading now).
Read on, Daddy-O
Apr 25, 2008
Oh happy day! After what seems like years of waiting (1 year, 7 months, 17 days actually - but who’s counting?), The Venture Bros. will finally return to [adult swim] on June 1st! But as the last month-plus of waiting ticks slowly by, I can at least amuse myself with the recently released [...]
Oh happy day! After what seems like years of waiting (1 year, 7 months, 17 days actually - but who's counting?), The Venture Bros. will finally return to [adult swim] on June 1st! But as the last month-plus of waiting ticks slowly by, I can at least amuse myself with the recently released teaser trailer for season 3.
According to Jackson Publick himself, this trailer only draws from 3 1/2 episodes of the season, but man does it bode well for ... Read on, Daddy-O