Cartoon Network's Adult Swim

[PSU92]

Harvey Birdman Attorney @ Law.
The Brak Show.
Sealab 2021.
Aqua Teen Hunger Squad.

That is some funny stuff.

Mission Hill is usually pretty good too.

[TheSlipperyOne]

I like those mentioned, but I love "Home Movies" also.

[caddisfly]

I like them all. Anything with the mooninites is pure comedy gold.

[PSU92]

Originally posted by caddisfly
I like them all. Anything with the mooninites is pure comedy gold.

"Those were Loverboy songs & Loverboy
have always sucked."

[SportBoy321]

Someone explain why these badly animated cartoons are considered to be
"adult" I saw a few of them and couldn't figure it out. The only thing I picked up on is one of the characters called someone a b*tch. I guess that makes it a cartoon for the over 18 set then even though 12 year olds use that word now.. I can't believe you people like this lame crap.

[evilcrossbar]

I was surprised to see Cowboy Bebop (one of the better animes IMO) on Cartoon Network just a few months after I downloaded the episodes (Japanese with English subtitiles).

Anybody know if they've shown the Cowboy Bebop movie on Cartoon Network yet?

They should get more DECENT Anime like "Evangelion", or a really f***ed up miniseries like "FL CL".

[TrooperBari]

Originally posted by evilcrossbar
I was surprised to see Cowboy Bebop (one of the better animes IMO) on Cartoon Network just a few months after I downloaded the episodes (Japanese with English subtitiles).

Anybody know if they've shown the Cowboy Bebop movie on Cartoon Network yet?

They should get more DECENT Anime like "Evangelion", or a really f***ed up miniseries like "FL CL".

The Cowboy Bebop movie, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," is yet to be released in America. It's been licensed and is rumored for a late summer release (i.e. late August, early September).

NGE is on television - The Action Network shows episodes on the weekends. Synch Point, who owns the licensing rights to Furi Kiri, can't even get the DVD released without falling all over themselves, so TV is most likely some time off.

Ah, for the days of Saturday Morning Anime on Sci-Fi Channel....

[Foosinho]

Originally posted by SportBoy321
I can't believe you people like this lame crap.

Don't pin your hangups on us. :D

I love Cowboy Bebop. Brilliant. I just finished watching this past weekend's Bebop-a-thon on my TiVo, and I think Bebop might be the best anime sci-fi series I've seen.

Sealab 2021 is hilarious. Capt Murphy is great, and Erik Estrada as Marco is a riot.

I didn't realize Brak had his own show. I'll have to have my TiVo grab an episode so I can check it out. I do, however, dig those Goldmember ads ("This here movie sure looks good! I hope it's comin' to my neighborhood!").

[TrooperBari]

Originally posted by Foosinho
I love Cowboy Bebop. Brilliant. I just finished watching this past weekend's Bebop-a-thon on my TiVo, and I think Bebop might be the best anime sci-fi series I've seen.

"Crest of the Stars" is a good series in that vein - well-written and very character-driven, as is "Trigun."

Before anyone asks, I work for Suncoast. I'm obligated to know stuff. :p

[caddisfly]

Originally posted by TrooperBari


The Cowboy Bebop movie, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," is yet to be released in America. It's been licensed and is rumored for a late summer release (i.e. late August, early September).

I saw this at http://www.bigappleanimefest.com/index.cfm
NEWS:

World Premiere of TriStar Pictures' "COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE" w/ Guests of Honor Shinichiro Watanabe, Toshihiro Kawamoto and Yoko Kanno!!
BAAF is proud to announce that the festival will premiere the theatrical English dub version of "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie" on August 30th, 8:00pm at Loews State Theater (Virgin Megastore) in New York City's Times Square. At the premiere, Cowboy Bebop director, Shinichiro Watanabe, score composer, Yoko Kanno and character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto will be on hand to introduce the film. There will also be a Q&A session right after the screening! Cowboy Bebop is scheduled for release by TriStar Pictures in early 2003.

You might also find this interview (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/columns/edit-list.php?id=83) interesting. Jason Demarco, a senior writer and producer at Cartoon Network explains why and how the editing process for several anime shown on Toonami, Midnight Run, and Adult Swim happen, as well as the pressure they're under to produce a product acceptable not only to fans but to parents as well. " Gives an interesting perspective on what CN goes through to get certain anime on US TV.

[TrooperBari]

Doesn't surprise me ... that dates's been bounced around more than a racquetball recently.

It's all the same to me as I haven't really been able to get into Cowboy Bebop - which is odd considering my nocturnal schedule.

[evilcrossbar]

The Cowboy Bebop movie is cool, I downloaded it a while back.

Right now I happen to be visiting South America, but luckily I have access to cable TV. There´s a network here called "Locomotion" (its been around for at least 2 years) which is actually pretty cool. Its just animation, a lot of it is lame-ass anime but some of it pretty good.

a bit of the nightly line-up:

Cowboy Bebop (here it is again - dubbed)
NGE - subtitled
Gasaraki (a bit too weird sometimes- subtitled)
Bubblegum crisis - dubbed
Southpark (its dubbed into spanish so it sucks)
Bob and Margaret (also dubbed but into a Spanish accent from Spain - very weird)
The critic - dubbed
Space Ghost - really sucks when this is dubbed.
Dr. Katz - dubbed into spanish with a weird accent from Spain (not the same as the rest of L. America)
Duckman - dubbed
Cybaster - sucks
Blue Seed - sucks
Berserker - shown a while back.

I saw a commerical advertising Trigun so they´ll soon show that one.

Cliffhanger - this one´s actually interesting, its old (late 60s early 70s) but it is the first semi-"mature" anime. A pair of sly guys stealing money and killing bad guys. Its pretty cheesy but you can see a bit of Bebop´s origins in this.

a couple of special series and movies I´ve happened to catch in the few weeks I´ve been here.

Akira -(of course)
Blue Submarine 6
Fl Cl
Macross
Battleship Yamato

There are others but I can´t remeber them right now. They also have segments with independent animation (national film board, other English stuff)

Anyone know anything about this? its only in Latin America (Brazil where this channel seems to be from). I wonder if theyé linked to the cartoon network - they have many of the same shows. While some programs suck when dubbed (at least I speak Spanish) I wish there was somthing like that in the US.

Anybody know if there is a plan to have an just Anime or mature animation network in the US?

[Unorthodox Yank]

God i love sealab so much.

That episode with the beebop cola and the scorpion is priceless.

[Foosinho]

Originally posted by Unorthodox Yank
God i love sealab so much.

That episode with the beebop cola and the scorpion is priceless.

That one was great.

Other ones I've seen that stood out were the (fake) sick boy, the one where Stormy and Quinn kept getting thrown back in time, and the one where they were all stuck in the storage room and Capt kept beating up everyone who came to their rescue.

That blond chick is so trampy. I dig her! :D

[Dante]

Originally posted by TrooperBari
The Cowboy Bebop movie, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," is yet to be released in America. It's been licensed and is rumored for a late summer release (i.e. late August, early September).

KOHD will be using the same voice actors as the tv show, which will be nice. It's not expected to be released until the end of the year though. That was what I read.

I have the complete collection on DVD and it's wonderful, I also bought the movie on ebay but it's in Japanese with English subtitles. I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone.

[wcgcapone]

I want big buzz saw hands,
BUZZZZZZZ

[Foosinho]

Originally posted by Dante
I have the complete collection on DVD and it's wonderful, I also bought the movie on ebay but it's in Japanese with English subtitles. I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone.

I may be in the minority here, but I prefer most foreign film (and especially anime) in the native language, w/ subtitles. I find that - especially with Japanese - the pacing of the dialog is wrecked when it's in English, and often sounds really bad.

Of course, that could be (and often is) mostly attributed to lackluster voice talent.

Reading subtitles is not that difficult once you get in the flow of things, and - IMO - it preserves the original work's feel, mood, and intent. (I even watch Lupin with subtitles!)

[olckicker]

Originally posted by TrooperBari


NGE is on television - The Action Network shows episodes on the weekends.

Really?! Encore's Action Network?! When did the channel show the episodes. I just got the Action Network.

[minorthreat]

No love for Space Ghost: Coast to Coast? Great show.

[Dante]

Originally posted by olckicker
Really?! Encore's Action Network?! When did the channel show the episodes. I just got the Action Network.

Action Network just underwent a bit of retooling. Every Friday night at midnight they show an anime movie, and througout the week you can catch episodes of various anime.