this Aqua Teen business
 

Am I the only one who doesn't get this show?

I have many friends from different walks of life who swear this is one of the funniest shows on television. Lots of people here seem to feel the same way.
I'm an open-minded guy, it's usually pretty easy to make me laugh, but there's just something I don't get about this show. I've watched maybe 6 or 7 episodes of it and I have chuckled softly maybe two or three times. No hearty laughs, no boisterous guffaws. And it's not like we're supposed to feel any attachment to the characters, so I assume starting from the beginning wouldn't help either.

So I guess what I'm asking is...what the hell is the appeal?

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Don't know what to tell you. I think Master Shake is one of the funniest characters in the history of television.

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I guess I'm #2

I have no idea what is going on when I watch it, and I only watch it when my friends make me.

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I think it's just the absurdity of it all that makes me laugh my ass off every time, especially when Carl (the fat slob neighbor in flip flops and the wife beater shirt) makes an appearance. He reminds me of this guy I used to be roommates with years ago (his name was Frank).

Sea Lab is even more absurd.

Maybe the pounds and pounds of mushrooms I've consumed over the years contributes to my liking of these shows. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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When it comes to TV/movies, I don't laugh out loud much. I find things funny, hysterical even, but rarely do I heartily laugh.

Anyway, ATH is hilarious, what's wrong with you?

Have you watched other Adult Swim shows? Many of them are much weirder.

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That's what I'm trying to figure out.

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Have you watched other Adult Swim shows? Many of them are much weirder.

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Yeah, I've watched a couple, and my reaction has been pretty meh, except for FG and Futurama, of course. In particular that Tom Goes to the Mayor show is unimaginably awful and it's plain to see that I am never going to like it. The others I am at least willing to give another try.

It's not the weird I don't like, it's the lack of perceived humor.

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Don't know what to tell you. I think Master Shake is one of the funniest characters in the history of television.

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I agree. Him and Bender. "Wait a second. Did you rip off your own arm as a joke?"

Bob

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Super Milk Chan makes Aqua Teen Hunger Force look normal.

i like FG and Futurama, and Sealab. I don't think Aqua Teen Hunger Force is all that.

-AA

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What little I have seen of Sealab has been kind of amusing. I hear it used to be a lot better than it is so I will give it the benefit of the doubt.

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I think the entire point of the show is to be stoned when watching it.

Seriously.

Otherwise-- I agree. It makes no sense whatsoever.
-DB