AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE IS A TERRIBLE SHOW.
There, I said it. I've watched more than a couple episodes, just to be sure I didn't catch a dud or two. No, it really sucks. It isn't funny. It is a Pure Moods CD for your television. And the particular mood they chose -- stupid.
What must have happened is a couple of people were sitting around watching Family Guy, and they thought to themselves, "Hey, this show is really random every once in a while! And this show is popular! Random is popular!" They then proceeded to make a show about a milkshake and a carton of french fries. Then, a bunch of random things happen. They left "humorous" out of the equation.
And yet, the show is still popular! Immensely popular!
What is going on here? Am I the victim of the world's biggest inside joke? Because I don't get it. Do people think they are being clever by liking something that makes no sense, and that the rest of us who don't like the show just "aren't smart enough to get it"?
To steal from Forrest Gump: "I may not be a smart man, but I know what [humor] is."
The three things that annoy me the most about ATHF are as follows:
1. The show itself. Don't waste my precious time with ridiculous, random stupidity. If I want that, I'll fire up Firefox.
2. The stupid bomb scare. You're an idiot for pulling something like that and you deserve to go to jail for it. I don't care if the people of Boston were too paranoid -- you knew what was going to happen and you did it anyway. If I point a gun with no bullets in it at a gas station attendant, you'd better believe the police are going to show up and throw me in a cell. It doesn't matter if I scream "But there were no bullets in that gun!" the whole way to the station.
3. The advertisements for the show on Adult Swim. Right in the middle of several Family Guy (a show that deserves to be watched) episodes that I've never seen, a huge milkshake appears on the screen and mutes out the show. It's not enough that we have pop-up ads all over the internet, now we have it on TV, too! Thanks, Aqua Teen Hunger Force! You're about as useful as a one-armed man in a mayonnaise jar opening competition!
And just for that, I'm not going to see your stupid movie, even if I got PAID to go see it. Even if I liked the show I wouldn't go see it, just because of #3. Because if I did, it would send a message to other marketers that being obnoxious and stupid in the middle of somebody's show is rewarding. I don't want to reward these Pavlovian dogs. I want to beat them like an aggressive pit bull owner would.
END OF RANT.
This isn't really on topic for a fullyramblomatic forum, but I am simply wondering if I am not alone.
This post has been edited by joshofalltrades: 11 April 2007 - 03:38 PM