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Post by Blue_Mike on Oct 14, 2021 18:41:11 GMT
I could praise The Venture Bros endlessly. It started as a parody of shows like Johnny Quest, where adults would drag children all over the world and place them in dangerous situations they had no business being around, but turned into something so much more. There are so many things about this show that elevate it to greatness. The incredibly dense plotting, the foreshadowing, the callbacks, the drip-fed little moments of reveal that peel back layer after layer of the shows' fictional history. The amazing character growth. The amazing voice acting. The dark as hell takes on characters like The Scooby Gang, The Fantastic Four, and even Johnny Quest himself.
I could write an essay length post on every episode, but who has time for that. So I'm just going to drop a list of just some of my personal favourite moments, and have done with it.
Everybody's Free
What an absolute banger of a song remix to open Season 2 with.
The Grand Galactic Inquisitor
"IGNORE ME!"
"Eat the pennies, Quiz-Boy."
"Billy, just eat the pennies. It's just pennies. So you poop pennies, big deal?"
Jon Benjamin as The Master
"Check me out, huh? I'm Catherine The Greats' horse. To teach you a lesson about biting off more than you can chew."
Every scene with Dr Henry Killinger
And his magic murder bag.
Mournful Tits
"Mournful. She has mournful tits. They’re like two suicide notes stuffed in a glitter bra."
"Those things are like a little kid with progeria cracking all his ribs trying to catch a Nerf ball. Just sad."
The Prometheus Drug
"Sadly, after it regenerates your liver... it just keeps making livers. I got a bucket of mice that exploded from growing multiple livers."
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Post by shinymiller on Oct 15, 2021 13:29:19 GMT
Agreed, great show that seems completely unknown here in the UK. Actually one of my favourite shows of all time, despite the enormous delays between each series (and series 1 being a bit rough around the edges). So many great characters - but Henchman 21 probably still my favourite.
Worth noting if you're in the UK all the episodes are on All4, although their streaming quality isn't great so better to get DVDs/blu-ray if you can, and always watch the post-credit scenes! Also on All4 the 'All This and Gargantua-2' double-episode is listed completely separately but should only be watched between series 5 and 6.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Nov 19, 2021 19:30:36 GMT
Good news!
They provided a brief synopsis:
Presumably this could mean that Hank and Dean finally meet their mother?
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Post by neems on Nov 19, 2021 21:19:12 GMT
"Take it from me!"
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Post by Blue_Mike on Apr 14, 2022 18:14:40 GMT
Goddamn you, Robot Chicken, that was a cruel joke:
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Post by Blue_Mike on Feb 26, 2023 18:54:35 GMT
It's finally happening:
First image released from the new special. It's not much, but at least it's something.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Apr 19, 2023 23:26:52 GMT
The film finally has a name and a clip:
The Venture Bros: Radiant Is The Blood Of The Baboon Heart
Still no release date yet though.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Jun 10, 2023 19:33:00 GMT
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Post by rawshark on Jun 10, 2023 23:38:16 GMT
God, 20 years? I first discovered Venture Broa when I lived in Canada for a year. Can still quote some of those early episodes. Couldn’t keep up with it as the years went on but I have to admit I’m surprised it’s had the longevity it’s enjoyed.
Favourite quote, obviously from The Monarch, is “Your name is bitch and I own you. I just sold you to King Gorilla for a cigarette, and I don’t even smoke.”
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Post by Blue_Mike on Jun 10, 2023 23:41:18 GMT
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Post by Blue_Mike on Jul 14, 2023 21:18:40 GMT
New movie clip, featuring, of all the possible characters, Brick Frog:
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Post by Blue_Mike on Oct 30, 2023 18:59:44 GMT
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