Adult cartoons in general are kinda starting to bother me. Their increased popularity and influence means that those who watch "kids toons" are more prone than ever to ridicule by our increasingly cynical, conceited, "nice people finish last" society. I REALLY hate it when I see a "What's your favorite cartoon?" thread on other boards and see The Simpsons/Futurama/Family Guy/South Park/Adult Swim make up 90% of the responses.
And, in my view, most adult cartoons today aren't really so "cutting edge". The Simpsons used to be the undisputed king of animated sitcoms; now it's just a soulless, creatively-bankrupt money-making machine for FOX. Family Guy is completely worthless if you took away it's trademark "manatee gags". South Park is sometimes great and even genius, but I find most of the so-called "offensive" content to be boring and predictable. Adult Swim's original comedies are really hit-or-miss for me, there are some I enjoy or even love, but others are so awful that I can't believe they're airing on cable TV.
To me, it seems that most adult cartoons are so obsessed with being trendy or offensive or snidely self-aware that they end up neglecting the actual characters and story. Futurama remains one of my all-time favorite shows because it wasn't just random gags or blatantly offensive content, it had actual storylines and characters that had some depth to them, even if the show was mostly comedic. I want to see another "adult" cartoon like that.
Sadly, it's not like today's children toons aren't faring any better.
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Originally Posted by Wendi
Also, I guess a lot of the toilet humor is what makes kids laugh, which is what a lot of the creators are aiming at.
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Ugh. If that means I'm supposed to accept it, then you are COMPLETELY wrong. That kind of "humor" is one of the absolute WORST things to happen to cartoons in general, both for children and adults.