Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) - Page 2

ParticleMan · October 27 2009, 05:14 PM

I gave it an average...now, average VB is infinitely better than 95% of everything else on TV...but as others have said, I just with they'd given Captain Sunshine some other personality quirk rather than "likes young boys". Of course, then we'd have lost the lube joke bit...and the Monarch was great in this...the Copter 5 bit...OK, maybe upon further reflection I need to upgrade to an Above Average...

Meredith · October 27 2009, 07:54 PM

ParticleMan wrote:

I gave it an average...now, average VB is infinitely better than 95% of everything else on TV...but as others have said, I just with they'd given Captain Sunshine some other personality quirk rather than "likes young boys". Of course, then we'd have lost the lube joke bit...and the Monarch was great in this...the Copter 5 bit...OK, maybe upon further reflection I need to upgrade to an Above Average...

I think they wanted to make Captain Sunshine into a "Red Herring" Joke much like Doctor Girlfriend was for seasons 1-2.

He was obviously disturbed and I think his Rainbow motif was funny as heck.

I think it was funny especially all of the previous refs int he previous episodes to Captain Sunshine and we find out he is another loser crapsack hero who is completely nuts.

Awesome Possum · October 27 2009, 08:10 PM

Meredith wrote:

I think it was funny especially all of the previous refs int he previous episodes to Captain Sunshine and we find out he is another loser crapsack hero who is completely nuts.

It does fit into the show's repeated theme of failure.

ParticleMan · October 27 2009, 08:35 PM

Meredith wrote:

ParticleMan wrote:

I gave it an average...now, average VB is infinitely better than 95% of everything else on TV...but as others have said, I just with they'd given Captain Sunshine some other personality quirk rather than "likes young boys". Of course, then we'd have lost the lube joke bit...and the Monarch was great in this...the Copter 5 bit...OK, maybe upon further reflection I need to upgrade to an Above Average...

I think they wanted to make Captain Sunshine into a "Red Herring" Joke much like Doctor Girlfriend was for seasons 1-2.

He was obviously disturbed and I think his Rainbow motif was funny as heck.

I think it was funny especially all of the previous refs int he previous episodes to Captain Sunshine and we find out he is another loser crapsack hero who is completely nuts.

I think that practically every character we've ever met in Venture Bros is a loser crapsack who is completely nuts...that's why I love the show...

Sephiroth · October 27 2009, 09:58 PM

was Sunshine a pedo, or was it just public perception?

SeerSGB · October 27 2009, 10:10 PM

I'm going with him being an over protective nut job (whether he was like that before the Monarch killed Wonder Boy our not, anyone's guess), but the "Default" is everyone thinking he's a pedo.

Thespeckledkiwi · October 27 2009, 10:54 PM

THEBurgerKing wrote:

was Sunshine a pedo, or was it just public perception?

This is a riff on Batman. It's 'public' perception. Batman isn't a pedophile but he does have young 'wards'. That's why I loved this episode so much.

Awesome Possum · October 27 2009, 11:37 PM

ParticleMan wrote:

Meredith wrote:

ParticleMan wrote:

I gave it an average...now, average VB is infinitely better than 95% of everything else on TV...but as others have said, I just with they'd given Captain Sunshine some other personality quirk rather than "likes young boys". Of course, then we'd have lost the lube joke bit...and the Monarch was great in this...the Copter 5 bit...OK, maybe upon further reflection I need to upgrade to an Above Average...

I think they wanted to make Captain Sunshine into a "Red Herring" Joke much like Doctor Girlfriend was for seasons 1-2.

He was obviously disturbed and I think his Rainbow motif was funny as heck.

I think it was funny especially all of the previous refs int he previous episodes to Captain Sunshine and we find out he is another loser crapsack hero who is completely nuts.

I think that practically every character we've ever met in Venture Bros is a loser crapsack who is completely nuts...that's why I love the show...

Even the successful characters are deeply flawed. Dr. Venture's father, while a great superscientist and beloved by the world was a terrible excuse of a father.

miraclefan · October 28 2009, 01:03 AM

I was really worried that VENTURE lost it's touch after the VERY below average season Premire, but this episode more then made up for it. I rate it, Go Team Venture! (Excellent)

SeerSGB · October 28 2009, 01:19 AM

Awesome Poltergeist wrote:

ParticleMan wrote:

Meredith wrote:

I think they wanted to make Captain Sunshine into a "Red Herring" Joke much like Doctor Girlfriend was for seasons 1-2.

He was obviously disturbed and I think his Rainbow motif was funny as heck.

I think it was funny especially all of the previous refs int he previous episodes to Captain Sunshine and we find out he is another loser crapsack hero who is completely nuts.

I think that practically every character we've ever met in Venture Bros is a loser crapsack who is completely nuts...that's why I love the show...

Even the successful characters are deeply flawed. Dr. Venture's father, while a great superscientist and beloved by the world was a terrible excuse of a father.

Didn't one of the show's creators once said that the show's real theme was failure.

Awesome Possum · October 28 2009, 01:59 AM

TheGallifreyanSith wrote:

Awesome Poltergeist wrote:

ParticleMan wrote:

I think that practically every character we've ever met in Venture Bros is a loser crapsack who is completely nuts...that's why I love the show...

Even the successful characters are deeply flawed. Dr. Venture's father, while a great superscientist and beloved by the world was a terrible excuse of a father.

Didn't one of the show's creators once said that the show's real theme was failure.

I think Jackson Publick said it.

Sephiroth · October 28 2009, 02:49 AM

Awesome Poltergeist wrote:

TheGallifreyanSith wrote:

Awesome Poltergeist wrote:

Even the successful characters are deeply flawed. Dr. Venture's father, while a great superscientist and beloved by the world was a terrible excuse of a father.

Didn't one of the show's creators once said that the show's real theme was failure.

I think Jackson Publick said it.

he did so on the DVD commentary

Meredith · October 28 2009, 06:11 AM

THEBurgerKing wrote:

was Sunshine a pedo, or was it just public perception?

Highly exaggerated Batman/Robin subtext......

Thespeckledkiwi · October 28 2009, 07:27 AM

Meredith wrote:

THEBurgerKing wrote:

was Sunshine a pedo, or was it just public perception?

Highly exaggerated Batman/Robin subtext......

I wouldn't say highly exaggerated...Look at the old Batman and Robin comics.

Broccoli · October 28 2009, 12:40 PM

Thescreamingkiwi wrote:

Meredith wrote:

THEBurgerKing wrote:

was Sunshine a pedo, or was it just public perception?

Highly exaggerated Batman/Robin subtext......

I wouldn't say highly exaggerated...Look at the old Batman and Robin comics.

Oh my yes.

View Poll Results: Grade VB 4x02
Go Team Venture! (Excellent)	11	55.00%
Brock (Above Average)	7	35.00%
Hank & Dean (Average)	2	10.00%
Dr. Venture (Below Average)	0	0%
The Traitorous Phantom Limb (Terrible)	0	0%
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October 27 2009, 05:14 PM	#16
ParticleMan Fleet Captain Location: 221-B Baker Street	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) I gave it an average...now, average VB is infinitely better than 95% of everything else on TV...but as others have said, I just with they'd given Captain Sunshine some other personality quirk rather than "likes young boys". Of course, then we'd have lost the lube joke bit...and the Monarch was great in this...the Copter 5 bit...OK, maybe upon further reflection I need to upgrade to an Above Average...

October 27 2009, 09:58 PM	#20
Sephiroth Vice Admiral Location: Sephiroth	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) was Sunshine a pedo, or was it just public perception? __________________ ~I Will Never Be A Memory~ (>'_')>---------->Kazap< Hunting Humanity and Pestering Cloud since 1997

October 27 2009, 10:10 PM	#21
SeerSGB Admiral Location: Tennessee	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) I'm going with him being an over protective nut job (whether he was like that before the Monarch killed Wonder Boy our not, anyone's guess), but the "Default" is everyone thinking he's a pedo. __________________ - SeerSGB - Fans want to watch the movie, listen to the music, look at the pretty pictures, read the story. They are not looking to assimilate-- Colleen Doran

October 28 2009, 01:03 AM	#24
miraclefan Commodore Location: The F U state of TEXAS!	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) I was really worried that VENTURE lost it's touch after the VERY below average season Premire, but this episode more then made up for it. I rate it, Go Team Venture! (Excellent) __________________ THEY WERE THE POLICE...JUDGE...JURY...& EXECUTIONER ALL IN ONE. *THEY WERE THE JUDGES!*

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