What makes Adult Swim for you?

**Condiment King** · 06-26-2003, 06:01 AM

I was just wondering about this, hearing about the ratings Futurama/Family Guy bring in usually...what portion of ASC 'makes' it for you? As in, which is your favorite, which is truly 'Adult Swim' to you.

Basically, you have two choices: Williams Street/Original Content and bought programming.

Williams Street/Original Content: Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, Sealab 2021, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Brak Show, and Home Movies (mostly).

Bought programming: Mission Hill, The Oblongs, Ripping Friends, Futurama, Family Guy, and Baby Blues.

Alright, I hope I got the two groups right, as much as I could.

As for me, Williams Street/Original makes ASC for me. It really wouldn't be Adult Swim without the classic Harvey Birdman or Space Ghost. I still tend to like the schedule as it is now with Futurama/Family Guy as ASC Weekdays and the more WS/Original programming comprising Sundays.

So, what do you think?

**ToonamiFanatic** · 06-26-2003, 07:36 AM

I like the orginal programming like home movies,sealab 2021 and brak and space ghost and ATHF I find them really orginal and funny. but bought programming like futurama I never seen futurama before just seen the promos and same as family guy just seen the promos untill I watched them on Adult swim. and also about adult swim it gives me something to look forward to each night.

**DianaGohan** · 06-26-2003, 09:21 AM

I would have to say the original programming, if only because the majority of it I really enjoyed watching and only enjoy half of the bought program (a little bit more if you're counting Home Movies, which you seem to not be).

**Zara** · 06-26-2003, 10:33 AM

I'll say the original programming because that's what got me hooked to Adult Swim in the first place -- like Harvey Birdman and ATHF. I always enjoyed Futurama and I believe it and FG are vital to the success of Adult Swim, but for me it's the WS shows that create the unique AS atmosphere.

**Jaguar** · 06-26-2003, 10:38 AM

Though right now you would usually see me toting the anime on the block, for this ASC-themed poll, I have to say both. Home Movies rocks. ATHF rocks. Sealab rocks. Futurama rocks. Family Guy rocks. Need I say anymore?

**Mysteryinfoman** · 06-26-2003, 11:40 AM

I'll say the original WS programs. Thats what got be hooked. Shows like ATHF and Birdman. The first Sealab 2021 episodes that were funny got me hooked.

**Dark** · 06-26-2003, 01:10 PM

If we go strictly by the ratings, it is definitly the bought programs that have allowed AS t thrive, be they anime aquisitions or sydicated stuff. Without those shows, WS wouldn't have the venture capital to create all the original stuff we like so much.

**JohnCrichton** · 06-26-2003, 01:22 PM

The perfect mix of the funniest, smartest original and bought programming hand in hand with the best in anime, with excellent music and packaging to boot.

**Mynd Hed** · 06-26-2003, 02:16 PM

While both the original and "second-hand" programming are integral parts of the block, and while I feel that the block would be much, much poorer if either element were removed, I must say that it's the original stuff that makes my day. Especially since I can now include the second season of The Big O in with stuff like new Home Movies as a Cartoon Network original. (-:

**The Dork Knight** · 07-02-2003, 10:50 PM

I like both. Plain and simple.

- The Dork Knight

**Parallax** · 07-02-2003, 11:04 PM

The original/WS shows really make it for me since they are still going to get new episodes. Anime's what really does it though.

**drippynmeatwad** · 07-02-2003, 11:05 PM

For me at least, ASC would be absolutely nothing without Willams Street. It wouldn't have started without it to begin with!

**Sir Lucius** · 07-02-2003, 11:08 PM

Neither.

AS has become something I won't go out of my way to watch (spoiled by digital recorder, I know). That, and they just don't show what I want to see. But I'm also a stuck up anime purist, so it'll be a long while before they ever show anything I'll really get into.

I do enjoy watching family guy eps in the afternoon, but once they start re running it won't really be worth it anymore. I also like their IY dub, but I don't like waiting for new episodes, so I try not to anticipate anything. I just take it as it comes.

**Conekiller** · 07-02-2003, 11:19 PM

Both, sometimse the ASC stuff shines more, sometimes the ASA stuff does, it really balances out. in August we're gonna be happy little fanboys too ^__^

althought I have been missing ASSunday for variuos reasons lately (shame on me)

**Mibbitmaker** · 07-03-2003, 12:47 AM

Although I've gotten alot out of re-following Futurama on AS (esp. the first go-'round when I watched just about all of them), for me it's WS all the way.

I started as a SGC2C fan from the beginning (already being a fan of satirically surreal material like LN w/ Conan and MST3K), then, finding out that there'd be more shows like that on a new block called Adult Swim, it was just natural.

**Boy Wonder** · 07-03-2003, 09:14 AM

Actually, everything is awesome.

**PowerZord** · 07-03-2003, 08:40 PM

Both.

without futurama and Family guy AS wound't have their killer ratings.

**Chrono1995** · 07-03-2003, 11:22 PM

From "Family Guy" to "Trigun" to "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" to "Lupin" to "Futurama" to "Kikaider" to "Space Ghost" to (soon) "Big O" - Adult Swim does it all for me. And rightfully so.