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Adult Swim's Pilots - 2007

Adult Swim's new prospective line-up hit the airwaves and the internet with all the hopes and dreams of all pilot episodes out there. Don't be a sucker and judge for yourself though, let Digital Monkey Box be your guide for this pilot round-up.

No, not fat guy stuck on the internet.

Fat Guy Stuck in The Internet - Wow, this one really took me by surprise. The plot is sort of like Tron, except it's a fat guy that gets stuck in the internet and not Jeff Bridges. I was really expecting this one to be a lot less funny than it ended up being. It took about halfway through before I was fully onboard, but once I was I had been hooked. Mind you, I wasn't too keen on everything that went down like the Kazaa dude (the sock over his man junk was hilarious, though), but there were a lot of great jokes that worked.

    Verdict: Pass

Drinky Crow Show - Drinking is funny. Pirates are funny. Sex jokes are funny. Why didn't I find this funny? Sure Drinky Crow had some great moments, but there was just som thing about it that really didn't click with me. I did enjoy all the gratuitous violence, but I'm not sure if I'd watch another episode.

    Verdict: Fail

Let's Fish - Seriously, what's with all the live action shows? Well, at least Let's Fish is a hybrid live action/cartoon mix that has two guys out on a fishing trip having adventures. Let's Fish really had me at the appearance of the racist fantasy, but started losing me a bit after that. I'd really enjoy to see a couple of more episodes to see where this one was going.

    Verdict: Pass

Lowe Country - Again, another live action show. I'm really not sure what to make of this. The Lowe in this show is George Lowe, the guy who voices Space Ghost. It's a kind of documentary of sorts where a camera follows Lowe around. The problem with getting to know voice actors is that now when I see Space Ghost, I'm going to think about this guy. I don't want that. Combine this with the fact that it's incredibly boring, it will almost be a personal favor to me if Adult Swim never airs this again.

    Verdict: Fail

Super Jail - Super Jail answers the question, "What if Willy Wonka ran a prison?" If Super Jail does one thing right, it does a great job at recreating the type of bizarre visualizations seen in old 60s psychedelic animation like Yellow Submarine and mashes it up with a Beavis and Butthead kind of art style. Unfortunately, that's the only thing it does right. Super Jail super sucks.

    Verdict: Fail

That Crook'd 'Sipp - Old South meets New South, combined with some swamp monster action. Not my cup of tea, but others might like. Still, I have no desire to watch any other episodes.

    Verdict: Fail

Well, there you have it. A lot of suck, a little goodness, and still no Korgoth of Barbaria. Curse you Adult Swim! Curse you!

Paul - 05/21/07

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