Archer: Pilot (series premiere)
(S01E01) “Oh god, with the curry again. This shirt smells likes Indira Gandhi’s thong.” - Archer
I should preface this review with something basic - I am in no way whatsoever an animation buff. I didn’t watch a lot of cartoons as a kid and now that I’m a big boy, my Adult Swim knowledge stretches about as far as Aqua Teen Hunger Force with the occasional episode of Sealab 2021 tossed in. So… I guess I know a little. Enough to say that Sealab’s mastermind Adam Reed definitely has a hit on his hands with his first stab at a half-hour show in FX’s Archer.
So if you’re looking for a treatise one why Archer’s flash animation or cell-shaded stop motion freeze-frame whatever-it’s-called is superior vs. parochial and clunky, then this is not the review for you. I’m basing my review on content alone and seeing as how Archer won’t be back for its official premiere until January, we were very fortunately given more than enough to whet our appetites.
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