Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) - Page 3

Meredith · October 28 2009, 08:58 PM

I Got A Rock wrote:

Thescreamingkiwi wrote:

Meredith wrote:

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

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

Oh my yes.

The reason for the "lube" was funny as heck, as well as what happens when the monarch finds out later why lube is needed....

tharpdevenport · October 28 2009, 11:49 PM

This is great stuff. This is the kind of funny that drew me into TVB when I first discovered it. This and and season opener -- which I jsut watched back-to-back -- are just great.

They introduced Captain Sunshine is person, though he was referenced one or twice in the past.

Broccoli · October 29 2009, 02:00 AM

^ The writers like to do that every now and again, by having a throwaway reference to a character in an episode, then, later on, have an entire episode build around the throwaway reference character.

LutherSloan · October 30 2009, 12:06 AM

This episode was brilliant as far as 'bait and switch' with the seeming pedophilia jokes. In reality Captain Sunshine had just become extremely deranged and overprotective because he had lost so many young sidekicks over the years. But the way it's presented up until the end of the episode makes it appear that he's a pedophile.

Supposedly Brock is not going to appear that much this season due to some other work that Patrick Warburton has to do in addition to this role.

tharpdevenport · October 30 2009, 02:50 AM

Yeah, one thing I don't understand is why this show and "Family Guy" have shoved in little boy pedophiles. Both were sort of funny, but why was it needed at all? I'm getting sick of it.

Meredith · October 30 2009, 03:07 AM

This is what really hooked me on the Venture Bros.

Meredith · October 30 2009, 03:14 AM

TharpDevilport wrote:

Yeah, one thing I don't understand is why this show and "Family Guy" have shoved in little boy pedophiles. Both were sort of funny, but why was it needed at all? I'm getting sick of it.

This episode was brilliant as far as 'bait and switch' with the seeming pedophilia jokes. In reality Captain Sunshine had just become extremely deranged and overprotective because he had lost so many young sidekicks over the years. But the way it's presented up until the end of the episode makes it appear that he's a pedophile.

Only VB can put a twist on something like this where family guy beats it to death with a spoon.

SeerSGB · October 30 2009, 03:19 AM

IRC, wasn't there a implication in one of the earlier episodes that Sgt. Hatred might have molested or attempted to molest Hank & Dean once in the past?

Meredith · October 30 2009, 03:20 AM

TheGallifreyanSith wrote:

IRC, wasn't there a implication in one of the earlier episodes that Sgt. Hatred might have molested or attempted to molest Hank & Dean once in the past?

Yes, Hatred is/was a Pedophile. Not sure what the OSI gave him.......

ParticleMan · October 30 2009, 03:47 AM

TheGallifreyanSith wrote:

IRC, wasn't there a implication in one of the earlier episodes that Sgt. Hatred might have molested or attempted to molest Hank & Dean once in the past?

Sure, but he didn't molest *this* Hank and Dean...they are dead and gone, right? (Or did the reference imply it happened during the 2nd season? I don't remember...)

GhostFaceSaint · October 30 2009, 05:28 AM

Yeah I think he was a pedo, hopefully they don't have a new pedo every season that comes along, that joke would kind of get awful after this.

tharpdevenport · October 30 2009, 06:57 PM

Nothing tops this episode opener for the sries, so far:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkOP0CBKtPw

(how the hell do you embed a video? I copy & pasted the YouTube code, but it didn't work for this BBS)

Broccoli · October 30 2009, 10:02 PM

The pedo joke wouldn't have been bad if it wasn't already covered by Sgt. Hatred.

TharpDevilport wrote:

Yeah, one thing I don't understand is why this show and "Family Guy" have shoved in little boy pedophiles. Both were sort of funny, but why was it needed at all? I'm getting sick of it.

The difference is that Family Guy has a pedo joke, but doesn't do anything with it, throw it out there for the "offensive/shock factor" and just repeats the same gag ad nauseum.

Also, I love that season 2 opening. What a great montage and reintroduction to the characters after two years. I also love how they blew most of their budget on that episode to use the song. Apparently Adult Swim, since they paid for it, mined it for all it was worth by playing it during promo bumps during the first airing of the episode.

tharpdevenport · October 30 2009, 10:12 PM

I had no idea Holst rights* were still being held, for someone who died in 1934. Anyway, completely worth it!

(* = what about film scores that right that off, but not note-for-note...)

SeerSGB · October 30 2009, 10:46 PM

TharpDevilport wrote:

I had no idea Holst rights* were still being held, for someone who died in 1934. Anyway, completely worth it!

(* = what about film scores that right that off, but not note-for-note...)

Are you talking about "Powerless In the Face Of Death"-- which chewed up a 8th of the budget for that dance song at the beginning, or "Hate Floats" which is the 2nd episode of Season 2 which is the one with Holst, and I'm pretty sure that what they use is public domain.

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%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

October 28 2009, 11:49 PM	#32
tharpdevenport Admiral Location: Click here for super karate monkey death MOD porn!	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) This is great stuff. This is the kind of funny that drew me into TVB when I first discovered it. This and and season opener -- which I jsut watched back-to-back -- are just great. They introduced Captain Sunshine is person, though he was referenced one or twice in the past. __________________ Mr. Signature Number 2 "Are you going to run?" Number 6 "Like blazes! The first chance I get." -Smile! God Loves You! Too bad he doesn't exist, oh and everyone else thinks you're an asshole.

October 29 2009, 02:00 AM	#33
Broccoli Vice Admiral Location: Broccoli	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) ^ The writers like to do that every now and again, by having a throwaway reference to a character in an episode, then, later on, have an entire episode build around the throwaway reference character. __________________ "That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." -- Christopher Hitchens

October 30 2009, 12:06 AM	#34
LutherSloan Fleet Captain Location: Doing the Federation's dirty work	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) This episode was brilliant as far as 'bait and switch' with the seeming pedophilia jokes. In reality Captain Sunshine had just become extremely deranged and overprotective because he had lost so many young sidekicks over the years. But the way it's presented up until the end of the episode makes it appear that he's a pedophile. Supposedly Brock is not going to appear that much this season due to some other work that Patrick Warburton has to do in addition to this role. __________________ Deputy Director, Section 31 Expand Medicare for All!!

October 30 2009, 02:50 AM	#35
tharpdevenport Admiral Location: Click here for super karate monkey death MOD porn!	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) Yeah, one thing I don't understand is why this show and "Family Guy" have shoved in little boy pedophiles. Both were sort of funny, but why was it needed at all? I'm getting sick of it. __________________ Mr. Signature Number 2 "Are you going to run?" Number 6 "Like blazes! The first chance I get." -Smile! God Loves You! Too bad he doesn't exist, oh and everyone else thinks you're an asshole.

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October 30 2009, 03:07 AM	#36
Meredith Vice Admiral Location: Abh Space	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) This is what really hooked me on the Venture Bros. __________________ Laws only work if everyone is honest, no piece of paper is going to stop a truly deranged person from doing something atrocious.

October 30 2009, 03:19 AM	#38
SeerSGB Admiral Location: Tennessee	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) IRC, wasn't there a implication in one of the earlier episodes that Sgt. Hatred might have molested or attempted to molest Hank & Dean once in the past? __________________ - 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 30 2009, 05:28 AM	#41
GhostFaceSaint Fleet Captain Location: On the north pole in GhostFaceSaint's workshop.	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) Yeah I think he was a pedo, hopefully they don't have a new pedo every season that comes along, that joke would kind of get awful after this. __________________ *It is our destiny to explore the stars...*

October 30 2009, 06:57 PM	#42
tharpdevenport Admiral Location: Click here for super karate monkey death MOD porn!	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) Nothing tops this episode opener for the sries, so far: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkOP0CBKtPw (how the hell do you embed a video? I copy & pasted the YouTube code, but it didn't work for this BBS) __________________ Mr. Signature Number 2 "Are you going to run?" Number 6 "Like blazes! The first chance I get." -Smile! God Loves You! Too bad he doesn't exist, oh and everyone else thinks you're an asshole.

October 30 2009, 10:12 PM	#44
tharpdevenport Admiral Location: Click here for super karate monkey death MOD porn!	Re: Venture Bros 4x02 (Grade and Discuss) I had no idea Holst rights* were still being held, for someone who died in 1934. Anyway, completely worth it! (* = what about film scores that right that off, but not note-for-note...) __________________ Mr. Signature Number 2 "Are you going to run?" Number 6 "Like blazes! The first chance I get." -Smile! God Loves You! Too bad he doesn't exist, oh and everyone else thinks you're an asshole.