John2290 said:
Why would you say Rick is rubbish? It has more dept in narritive and a comedic sense in one of its short episodes than much of telivison, animation or otherwise have in an entire season. It has such dept that two people from completely different subcultures could watch it and take away equal measure in humor and enjoyment with little to no overlap. When a show can go from a serious existential theme one second and toiler humor the next while somehow remaining sharp and intelligent it is a show that deserves to be praised, have you watched this show? It's just fantastic and on top of that it is very, very rewatchable. I can't imagine rewatching Blame, Akira or even steins gate and have such a drastically different take, if even years apart. It is high art in the manner. |
I say it's grabage because it is garbage. Rick is just a drunk asshole who spouts cynical bullshit, but 'it's okay, because deep down he actually cares'. They never actually delve into anything deep or existensial; the few times they hint towards that, it's just the setup for a cheap joke. And honestly, I stopped finding toilet humor funny when I was fourteen. There are some good jokes and funny moments; I would be lying if I said there was nothing good about the series. But they are like diamonds in a dung heap.
I watched the entire first season due to a series swap agreement with a friend. He watched the first season of Gravity Falls in exchange for my watching this. I kept my word, but it took a long time and wasn't easy.
So to sum, many series of Western animation are better but I'll mention just a few of the stand-outs: Samurai Jack, Gravity Falls, Batman: The Animated Series, Over the Garden Wall, Teen Titans, Justice League/Justice League Unlimited, Archer, Futurama, and Gargoyles.
