I started watching Moonbeam City. How in the frick did this get cancelled after one season? It’s literally Archer but with better jokes, and a kino cyberpunk synthwave Miami setting. It’s also by far better than anything Family Guy did in the last ten years
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>It’s literally Archer but with better
No.
archer never made me laugh
It was made too soon. Had it been made 3 to 4 years later, it would be received better. That and CC giving it a death slot when it was on air didn't help
Would have said the opposite. If it came out in 2003 when 80s flashback stuff was really huge, it would have been amazing.
>in 2003 when 80s flashback stuff was really huge
bro early mid 00s was peak 70s nostalgia. 80s nostalgia didn't really hit til 07 at the earliest
bro GTA Vice City came out in 2002 and 80s nostalgia was already a thing at the time, heck they even made a Miami Vice video game for the PS2 in 2004 or 2005
>GTA Vice City came out in 2002
that's like saying we were going through a period of 90s nostalgia in 2004 because gta san andreas dropped.
>they even made a Miami Vice video game for the PS2 in 2004 or 2005
it was 2006, which is a lot closer to my point that 80s nostalgia was a late 00s thing because if you want to talk ps2 games 2003 was more like starsky and hutch the game lol
4 years later Comedy Central was nothing but Office and South Park reruns 24/7. There is definitely no hope for it in 2019.
The Pizzaz+Mayor rape episode would have got the show canned either way.
Not really, but yeah the ending to that episode was fricked up. Poor Pizazz
>That and CC giving it a death slot
Was it really a death slot? It played right after the new South Park, so that's how my brother and I caught it and became instant fans
As I understand it most people turn the TV off after south park, back when people watched TV.
It was really fun and I think the episodes showed that it had a lot of different things to offer.
I wish it got more episodes.
I wish it was more serious rather than a comedy, the art style was its best feature. Also Dazzle and Pizzaz were frickable
>I wish it was more serious
is Miami Vice any good? I want some 80s Miami shit to watch
It is, but exactly what that anon asked for helped kill it. The first two seasons are more comedic and over-the-top with a very conscious colorful and fun color scheme and aesthetic. Season 3 saw a time slot change and a ratings decline, so the show tried to go in a more dark and serious direction (including aesthetically) which just didn't work. So I'd say enjoy the first two seasons as pure 80s fun but avoid the rest.
I wish we lived in this aesthetic.
Instead we got all the greed and dystopia of cyberpunk and the 80s without the kickass visuals and style to make up for it. It hurts, bros...
It was too cool to continue
the main theme for this show had no reason being so good
Too expensive, I believe was the official reason.
wasnt it funded by the Canadian Ministry?
Dunno, but having Rob Lowe alone must have eaten up a huge chunk of the budget.
And Elizabeth Banks at what one could argue was the height of her career. She couldn't have been cheap either.
>it was expensive
wasnt it animated in Adobe After Effects, and also funded by the Canadian Ministry of Media and Arts or something, similar stuff like with the Long Dark
Never heard of it. What network was it on originally? Ever air in Canada?
Aired on Much in Canada. Other than that it was on CC
It cost too much and it didn't figure out a good groove for the characters until halfway through the season, maybe even later
One of those would be a problem even if it was on adult swim which would have been more forgiving, two is death
I would say the same applied to the Boondocks, which only goes from good to great by Season 2.
This show would've gone on for at leas 3 seasons if it was an adult swim show. It would've fit right in with their style 5 or so years ago. Comedy Central was the death Nell for this show before it even aired.
"Death knell", anon.
Which apparently means the tolling of a bell to signify a death. Didn't know that, I thought "knell" meant like a tight hold or something.
people didn't get it which is a shame I loved it
The fat of every adult cartoon that isn't a family guy clone
Let's say Family Guy and South Park died by 2012 (the time when they should've unironically ended). What changes for the better?
This 100%.
Moonbeam's comedy is for the most part incredibly moronic and low brow but it's actually pretty fricking funny unlike Archer because the show tells actual jokes.
If you don't like the characters in Moonbeam City you'll still most likely find it funny but if you don't like the characters in Archer the show ceases to be funny.
Pizaz Miller was an underrated character, that's all.
were the lines when she gets angry supposed to be window slider shadows?
Yes, they where bigger in the 80s, everything was.
>everything was bigger in the 80s
even shoulder pads?
Especially Shoulder pads.
Also a callout to blinds showing up in Patrick Nagel art. I thought he used blinds a lot, but I can only find two paintings with them
ah, I didnt know that
I thought it was a reference to 80s cop shows/movies when a superior/bad guy is menacing because he is sitting in a room with the shadows of the window slider on his face
Venetian blinds
venetian blinds
This show was a testament to the sheer FRICK POWER of Patrick Nagel's art.
This.
I love his work. One look and it takes me back to a better time.
For anyone too young to know, the women in Robert Palmer's videos for Simply Irresistible and Addicted to Love were supposed to look like the women in Nagel's paintings.
It’s very sad to me that Nagel’s art is seen as being an outdated cultural relic nowadays, there is a real and brilliant quality of minimalism in his work, whittling away all unnecessary detail while still producing something well-designed and aesthetically-pleasing. I hope he gets re-evaluated for the fantastic draftsman and designer he clearly was someday.
not familiar with Nagel’s art but I was told the upcoming Mortal Kombat animated movie is also visually based on his works, is it true or just exaggeration
nah, it's generic WB animation but with an 80s vibe
the only thing Nagel-ish is Ashrah, but only because the black hair and red lips
It does look the part.
Hate the new tattoos, but this looks interesting
>Nagel died February 4, 1984, after participating in a 15-minute celebrity "aerobathon" to raise funds for the American Heart Association in Santa Monica. An autopsy determined his cause of death was a heart attack, and a further autopsy revealed that Nagel had a congenital heart defect that went undetected his entire life.
Goddamn. Shit like this scares me.
>dies due to an undetected heart defect while raising funds for the AHA
ironic, btw my cousin's best friend died the same way, random heart attack due to undetected heart defect but at the age of 18
Agreed. This show needs more attention. I genuinely enjoy the aesthetic and the humor.
I always feel kinda bad for missing out on this show when it was new because it was / is right up my alley but taking one look at it...yeah this is way too cool of an idea, absolute normie repellent. never going to survive on something like fricking Comedy Central.
I can't find them but I remember this show having the worst TV Spots/advertising at the time. I don't think the show itself was bad but I'm sure those ads kept a lot of viewers away. CC never was good at managing their shit. Kind of like how Ugly Americans was canned after season 2 tanked with a Futurama lead-in despite showing signs of recovering when the backhalf of the season was aired alongside South Park like season 1 was.
>you now remember Ugly Americans
I liked that show, it was always comfy to watch, some episodes were hit or miss but overall pretty good, didnt know it got canned after 2 seasons, here in my country they started airing it, after a few months it was just reruns for two months, and then disappeared from broadcast within half a year
I always thought it was taken off TV because it was unpopular in my country (it was also aired 12:30 AM on weekdays) not because that was pretty much all the episodes the show had
Nah it was canceled because season 2 didn't do as well as season 1. Season 2's lead in for the first ten episodes was Futurama, but the last seven aired with South Park again like season 1 and they saw a small ratings boost, but never saw the heights of season 1. I think it and Moonbeam City are two of the few good shows CC has green lit in their attempt to have a second South Park. They really should have given both a bit more of a chance.
Even if it wouldn't result in a new season, I would really like if Adult Swim got the rights to air it.
This is in my top ten shows that deserve a second chance.
I am a fan of both shows, and I am so sick and tired of people comparing the two.
They are, quite literally, nothing alike!
Other than that, I agree that this show got cancelled too early.
On the other hand, it's understandable.
I mean, let's face it, Rob Lowe isn't going to do work for a cartoon voice over salary. He's too bankable, and the production company would never be able to pay him what he's truly worth.
But yeah, the show had potential.
I also thought Chrysalis was HOT!
Her name implies she would have gotten hotter as the show went on
>rob Lowe isn't going to do work for a cartoon voice over salary
>the background joke character in parks and rec
It was one of the very few cartoons from the last 15 years that I considered actually funny so I knew it would get cancelled to make room for further more family guy clones, like all the other series.
>How in the frick did this get cancelled after one season?
I can understand it. Don't get me wrong, I loved the show, but you could tell by the end of the season that the writers had burned through their ideas and didn't really have the chops to keep going.
Also, the entire 'Chrysalis going undercover as a large man' bit in the stuntman episode is comedy gold. Her genuinely remorseful "I'm sorry I lied" when Dazzle exposes her gets me every goddamn time.
>It's literally Archer
It's nothing like Archer, the better comparison has always been Metalacolypse especially since it had some crossover writers. All comparisons to Archer are purely superficial based on the idea that it was an oversexed Pretty Boy Protag in an action genre.
Also Archer was lucky enough to be really big in a more experimental Network willing to let stuff find success 10 years prior and probably the cheapest thing on the air at the moment, whereas Moonbeam was a show that was way too expensive for what it was on a station that wants South Park tier success immediately.
Objectively the best shows get canned after one or two seasons
Cool rave, chill buzz, dirty beats. the only thing that can ruin this vibe is if I start questioning it.
>cyberpunk
You do not know what that word means
It looked great but the writing was absolute dog shit. If you disagree, you're wrong. It was just awful, such a waste of the art and music.
Anyone else remember how this was always in 2015 DC ads?
Because it was just written off as an Archer clone. Archer was still good when it was airing. If this was made NOW people would love it since Archer has been bad longer than it's been good.
So is this shit actually good or are y'all just pullin' my leg?
I quite enjoyed it myself. Like others said it isn't quite at archer level, at least not the prime seasons, but still good overall. Especially the Nagel aesthetic.
Watch the Strike Visualiser episode, if you enjoyed that then give the rest the season a watch.
Moonbeam city had the toppest tier of waifus and ill fight anyone who says otherwise
I feel like this show would have had a chance if it were anywhere but comedy central.
>How in the frick did this get cancelled after one season?
Daniel
Tosh
I really liked Moonbeam City but I think aesthetically it looked too similar to Archer for people to think they were very different show, which they were.
I still quote Rad to this day going something along the lines "ow my bones"
>General Merryment? I DESPERATELY need to be a part of that
My feelings exactly. I figure it wasn't mainstream enough. If you got it you loved it but not enough people did. Should have re run it when Stranger Things and Cobra Kai were fuelling maximum nostalgia and seen what numbers it did then.
If the show were to come back what would you all want to see from a season 2?
more moronic shit like Dazzle falling in love with an Ocelot
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>created by Scott Gairdner
what is this guy up to these days? I cant find anything with his name before or after Moonbeam City, feels like it was the only thing he made then vanished which is a shame because Moonbeam City was really good
He's just gone the road of all cartoon creators just making a show and doing their own thing.
It's also gonna be a hard thing to see new stuff from him considering that the writers strike is gonna affect everyone.
>> Moonbeam City and Ugly Americans get canned while Brickleberry and Legends of Chamberlain Heights last longer
Ugly Americans had two seasons like Chamberlain Heights
Brickleberry was originally to get canned after season 2, that’s why most characters die during the volcano eruption in the season finale, but it was last minute renewed for a third season then got canned
is Pizzaz a real name? I swear there was a character named Pizzaz in Sims 2
There is a townie called Penny Pizzazz in The Sims 4, but I think it's just a silly wordplay on pizzas
Iirc, it was really expensive. I liked it too, sucks that nobody even tried to pick it up for streaming
>great show
>detailed western animation
>zero sfw fanart
>too late for the wwoec era
>too early for the twitter coomer era
Artgays please, chrysalis and pizazz need some attention
Back from the other day. It's too late for the 2020s but I hope we get colorful aesthetics in society like the 80s and early 90s were painted/stereotyped with next decade.
Also seconding.