[Lakeshore Limited]

[classicswim]

 I’m still reeling in a lot of what’s making this special right now and why I absolutely do not trust this show at the hands of WB.

General audience hang ups over adult animation aside; Adult Swim factually hasn’t had any commentary close to as biting as this since... Boondocks. The latter outlived its usefulness well over a decade ago with that abysmal non McGruder season, so it’s not that impressive of a bar when you consider how long they’ve went without some teeth.

I had a few beers while watching the pilot and just thought “fuck...” for a second when something like the Oklahoma City Bombing was mentioned/represented in the narrative. Earnestly. Not as some type of edgy joke.

The overall balance of humor, too. If Lazzo was dead, he’d be rolling in his grave over this series not being afraid to only have a couple *mild* jokes per episode. I’ve been done with the brand for awhile but if there’s one thing always intriguing to see, it’s the finalized network decisions that Lazzo would outright ‘no’ in a heartbeat and let it be known that he hated it. 

Marshall Cuso could be this decade’s animated protagonist. Just a very good retread that makes you genuinely interested in his story rather than him being a series cog if that makes any sense. 

Comments

[matt_zimmer]

It's really something of a show. I am intrigued at this point.