Over the past few years I have become a huge fan of a little show on Cartoon Networks' adult swim called The Venture Bros. Adult Swim has always been the place for some of most original and bizzare stuff in animation for some time going all the way back to Space Ghost Coast to Coast. And calling Venture Bros original and bizarre is sort of an understatement. But it's highly entertaining and I think very funny.
Briefly the cartoon centers around a scientist named Dr. Venture, his two sons and their body guard. Dr. Venrure is sort of a mad scientist lite. Not really in it for the world domination as much as the chicks and fame. His two sons are the Hardy Boys if the Hardy Boys rode the short bus to school and their body guard is a military trained killer who tends to fly off the handle.
The show is in many ways a tribute to Hanna Barabara cartoons of the late sixties and early seventies. The shows look relies heavily on the animation style from shows like Scooby Doo and Johnny Quest. One of my favorite things about this show is the art direction. The best example is really the opening montage, which uses still images, mixed with a slick baseline and some 70's style animation. Every time I watch it I just think its the coolest thing ever.
Tell me what you think.
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