Post your reviews of: Baby Blues - "Rodney Moves In"

[Killtacular]

Well, it's week three of the reviews.. as usual, post your thoughts on the week, and the reviews will be added to the page by next week.

I should have the pages up for last week's reviews tonight. Lots of people helped out last week, and a big thanks goes out to all of you.. :)

(p.s. Adult Swim is airing Baby Blues out of order. Tonight's episode is #6..)

[Chibi Kageboshi]

I really liked this episode. it was like Rodney was this drug :) it was funny to me. The whole parents coming over in the middle of the night was kinda wierd though and i noticed Oswald from Drew Carry Show (i dunno his name or how to spell carry) was the guy in the off's voice :) and who knew Rodney's mob was that flexable!

[isaackelley]

Rodney Moves In

Adult Swim premiers it's first Sophomore show.

Baby Blues bears little resemblance to it's Comic Strip roots, but it appears that they have been more or less successful in keeping the funny intact.

The show has great animation, probably the most sophisticated of the AS lineup. Wanda and Darryl are both genuinely funny and well cast. The jury is still out on the supporting cast.

The lowpoint of the series, based on this one episode, is the dream sequences. They aren't funny, and disrupt the show.

Synopsis: Wanda and Darryl discover the secret to getting Zoe to sleep at night: letting Rodney, the hellion 8 year old from next door, sleep in her crib. Soon Rodney has become one of the family, he's extorting money for this service, and all principals are made happy by this setup... except Rodney's sister.

This episode was entertaining enough, with a novel concept that they didn't even have the ability to fully explore within the 22 minutes they had. Not often that the dramatic tension of a story is derived from all parties involved being happy.

Baby Blues isn't Home Movies but it's still pretty funny.

[zimed]

This was great, a welcome addition to Adultswim. The jokes were great(unlike Coach Mcgurik's brilliant brilliant standup...) and the plot was good. Hopefully the rest of the episodes are this good

[John-Paul]

This-was-a-very-good-honey-covereved-episodeLots-of-Comedy.........................A++

[IkeTheMachine]

The episode as a whole was very funny. (*Especially listening to Rodney's family yell back and forth from different houses.) The only thing I didn't like was how the character's eyes move... It isn't ... right. Look at their irises... weird.

[G-Pnet_Chris]

I didn't like that at all. I really didn't find any of the jokes funny. I really hope this show doesn't get renewed. Baby Blues is pushing the block towards mediocrity. Let's hope Williams Streen realizes what they're doing and pulls the show as soon as it's initial reign of terror ends.

[zimed]

I didn't like that at all. I really didn't find any of the jokes funny. I really hope this show doesn't get renewed. Baby Blues is pushing the block towards mediocrity. Let's hope Williams Streen realizes what they're doing and pulls the show as soon as it's initial reign of terror ends.

It may be pushing it into mediocrity, but sadly thats a step forward.

[Killtacular]

I didn't like that at all. I really didn't find any of the jokes funny. I really hope this show doesn't get renewed. Baby Blues is pushing the block towards mediocrity. Let's hope Williams Streen realizes what they're doing and pulls the show as soon as it's initial reign of terror ends.

Sure. Let's just dump every new show that comes on the block, so we can watch endless reruns of 60s Hanna-Barbera characters talking dirty! Because that's really what adult means, right? Talking dirty? Isn't it? I thought "adult cartoons" meant saying crap, damn, hell, and talking about sex! Tee hee! Hesh just said sex. I feel better knowing I'm watching material that's truly adult!

(/sarcasm)

You know, the 18-34 demographic includes people ages 25-34, though most people think 18-34 means "8-24", as indicated in the ratings.

Do you really think all adults want to watch shock humor cartoons? Or nonsense cartoons?

There's a reason why Simpsons was the most popular primetime cartoon of the 90s. Adults like to see something close to home, not just non-sequitir.

The only "terror" here is people saying they want one of the only true adult shows to be pulled.

Maybe we SHOULD call it College Swim.

[IvyStar]

Originally posted by Matt Wilson




Maybe we SHOULD call it College Swim.

this is the first episode of baby blues ive ever seen.. and i dont think i laughed once. it is "adult" that is exactly why i dont like this show.. i dont have kids so it isnt humorous to me at all that the kids scream all nite.. i know thats what babies do.. thast what al babies do.. is this whole show about that stupid baby? cause if it is im gonna try to avoid it every week..




maybe we should call it Stoner Swim?

[G-Pnet_Chris]

Did I mention Sealab 2021 at all? Hmm...no, I don't think I did. I'm sorry if my harsh words offended you, but that's my opinion. I consider Home Movies adult because the humor is more abstract and subtle than humor on a show like, say, Sheep In The Big City, (which my little brothers, ages 11 and 8, love) where the humor likes to present itself to you very obviously, and then ask weather if you got the joke and explain why it was funny.

Baby Blues had its moments, but overall it was a completly un-funny waste of time. I would have no problem with older Simpsons episodes coming on the block (not that it would happen) because I consider the Simpsons a well written, funny show. But this was no better than Bob Patterson.

[IkeTheMachine]

[i]But this was no better than Bob Patterson. [/B]

WOW! There are insults, and then there are INSULTS!

[Chibi Kageboshi]

this is the first episode of baby blues ive ever seen.. and i dont think i laughed once. it is "adult" that is exactly why i dont like this show.. i dont have kids so it isnt humorous to me at all that the kids scream all nite.. i know thats what babies do.. thast what al babies do.. is this whole show about that stupid baby? cause if it is im gonna try to avoid it every week..

I found it funny because ive gone through the whole baby crying kids being annoying thing. the show isnt about the baby its about how newly parents strugle with being simply parents. i dont understand how someone can actualy like that crap aqua teen hunger force and not like baby blues (not directly going to one person) but then thats just what i think.

[DScythe]

Nooooo............! I misssed it! Seems like it's getting missed reviews.

[DJRed]

Jeesh all this talk about adults and no one mentions cowboy bebop. I mean it has it all not just kiddy jokes but still good humor... and etc. etc.
Oh but it's anime... why must we discriminate?
All hail the greatness of Bebop.

But on a different note. I have to say that you guys are bothering me. I mean as someone said this is Adult swim. Not horny adolescent with uncontrollable hormones.... Swim
not college swim.
give it time boys and girls. As you age so shall the greatness of Baby Blues. That should only take about 20 years for most of the audience....
I love the show.
And whoever said that the dream sequences aren't funny should be tortured by a screaming brat in nazi Germany for a very long time.

[Killtacular]

Jeesh all this talk about adults and no one mentions cowboy bebop. I mean it has it all not just kiddy jokes but still good humor... and etc. etc.
Oh but it's anime... why must we discriminate?
All hail the greatness of Bebop.

It's already worn out its welcome, IMO. I'd rather just see it once a week, so that more content can be added to the block. Which is likely to happen anyway.


But on a different note. I have to say that you guys are bothering me. I mean as someone said this is Adult swim. Not horny adolescent with uncontrollable hormones.... Swim
not college swim.

I'm not so much mad about that as I am about the fact that all the teenagers step forward and shun shows like they speak on behalf for all adults. I mean, unless you have a career in marketting, or deal with people in marketting, there's not really a way that a teen could assume what older adults want and be right about it.

The only thing I can say is that adults want something that hits close to home, but is still a little crazy and nutty so that they don't get hounded by reality.

That's why adults watch all of the FOX animated sitcoms. They're about families in weird neighborhoods undergoing some of the daily routines that adults are familiar with, or have experienced, only twisting things up so it doesn't get boring.

Right now, the second hour of Adult Swim is non-sequitir. There's nothing wrong with non-sequitir, but adults want a method to the madness, and there really isn't any reason for how Space Ghost can get to be so random, or why fast food want to save the world.


give it time boys and girls. As you age so shall the greatness of Baby Blues. That should only take about 20 years for most of the audience....
I love the show.

I just think it should be leading the block instead of coming after Home Movies. It feels more like a 10 pm show in my mind.


And whoever said that the dream sequences aren't funny should be tortured by a screaming brat in nazi Germany for a very long time.

I felt the dream sequences were the show's only flaw. And that's because it felt like I was watching Doug. And I don't like Doug.

[LStorm2000]

I guess I can see why some people might think it was funny, but I did not really find it very funny. And to Matt, there was nothing dramatically different about this show that makes it more adult than some of the other shows on Adult Swim. Maybe I will like it over time but it didn't make a good first impression on me. Oh well =\.

[Killtacular]

And to Matt, there was nothing dramatically different about this show that makes it more adult than some of the other shows on Adult Swim.

Twentysomething parents trying to raise a newborn = adult focused show

Vintage H-B characters saying profanities and alluding to sex = teen focused show


The 10 and 12 pm hours are the only ones I can get post-college adults to sit through.

[DJRed]

Originally posted by Matt Wilson


I felt the dream sequences were the show's only flaw. And that's because it felt like I was watching Doug. And I don't like Doug.

And now were bad mouthing doug!?!?!?!
RETCHED FIEND

only kidding.
yeah yeah. good points.

why does this feel like a political discussion?

[2Sick.com]

Personally, I hated Baby Blues. I didn't laugh once through the entire episode.

[Eddy]

The characters moved around a lot, though. Wanda is my favorite character, I think.


"Yes, we still watch South Park... Because it's funny! ...Mom, I don't think Zoe is crying becasue we watch South Park!" - Wanda

[Zorakfan]

Eh, it was ok. B rating overall. Only thing that bothered me were their eyes, which are...creepy. It's one of the better animated shows, very slightly comparable to bebop, in the matter that it actually moves, but I still prefer the traditional WS Space ghost/ sea lab animation. I don't why. I think it's more fantastical. Other than that, the show was pretty good. Some dream sequences did remind me of doug, and Doug is creepy. Also, some of the dad...guy's dialogue comes off as a bit too 'insidish', or rather, a lot of inside humor that you really need to pay attention to. Meh, I thought it was ok. Better than more home movies. However, I was laughing at:

"We've tried everything but giving her whisky..."
"HEY!"
"No, we're out. I checked."
"Oh...""

[JTurner954]

I'm watching Baby Blues for the first time (Rodney Sleeps Over in it) and I can now see why WB cancelled this show. The jokes feel forced, and to me it's like a weak version of Family Guy (without the wackiness).

[Ben]

This episode was weak -- forced is just the right descriptive. The most forced aspect is the edginess of the parents. The comic is a lot more grounded in reality. True, the plot needs to move faster to hold the interest, but the characters (who were responsible parents, if inexperienced) in the comic shouldn't be changed. Come on, Dad calls Rodney a dumbass two feet behind his back? Please. And then Wanda doesn't even bat an eye? That's not just irresonsible parenting. That's rude.

It's strange, Matt, that you feel that Baby Blues is the antidote to shock humor. The WS shows are stupid, given, but light-hearted and harmless. And The Brak Show sometimes feels like they're forcing the "adult-ness" with Zorak's language, but at least it fits his character. I feel a cynicism and negativity from the characters that I never felt in the comic.

The neighbors are the best characters on the show. The dynamic is excellent and the dad is just edgy enough without losing the viewer's sympathy. If Baby Blues does a better job on foiling the MacPhearsons against their neighbors instead of forcing their characters in the future, I'll be the first to praise it.

Right now, middle of the road. I feel like I wish the whole episode took place in the neighbors' house, and at the outset that's not a good thing. But there's the seed of funny there. I'll wait and see.

[JTurner954]

I didn't like this show at all. It should be replaced immediately. The show is nothing like the comic strip. The comic strip is funny, but this show feels like someone else wrote it (like a writer from Emerill) and the illustrator from the comic strip drew it.

[Lonestarr]

Some of my favorite moments:

- Rodney: "I sleep better behind bars." Darryl: "So does society." (even though they gave this away in the previews, it's still good)

- the yelling between the houses

- Rodney's philosophy about being young

- the dream sequences

This is a funny show. In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with it (leave the dream sequences alone!), except maybe that some people (let's call them...newbies) are judging a book by its cover. I've seen this show prior to its AS run on the WB and it is just as hilarious as it ever was. What you need to do before passing permanent judgment is stick around for more episodes.

My grade: A

[JTurner954]

I made another post talking about each of my opinions on the Adult Swim shows that aired yesterday. I mentioned that I would give them another chance.

My main problem with the show is that I knew the joke right before they did it. In other words, they can't setup their jokes properly. Those dream sequences were not too good. And those "jokes"by Rodney? Rubbish. I will stay by two comments I mentioned earlier:

1. The jokes are forced.

2. Family Guy is WAY better.

[Ben]

"(let's call them...newbies)"

SHHHH!!! Don't say that word!

The CNXers will hear you!

[Chibi Kageboshi]

It's strange, Matt, that you feel that Baby Blues is the antidote to shock humor. The WS shows are stupid, given, but light-hearted and harmless.

Thats why the shows are crap. But then thats just my opinion. And what up with that "2. Family Guy is better" stuff? what does that have to do with anything?

[JTurner954]

Originally posted by Chibi Kageboshi


Thats why the shows are crap. But then thats just my opinion. And what up with that "2. Family Guy is better" stuff? what does that have to do with anything?

To me, Baby Blues is Family Guy if you take out the fun. Therefore, Family Guy is a better show.

BTW, Mad Tv did a spoof of every single WB show and turned it into one show: "Pretty White Kids With Problems". Nuff said.

[Lonestarr]

Originally posted by JTurner954
BTW, Mad Tv did a spoof of every single WB show and turned it into one show: "Pretty White Kids With Problems". Nuff said.

Not every WB show: just the ones about...pretty white kids with problems. You newbies are becoming obsessed with hating on this show, and I think that's really sad. :(

[JTurner954]

Originally posted by Lonestarr


Not every WB show: just the ones about...pretty white kids with problems. You newbies are becoming obsessed with hating on this show, and I think that's really sad. :(

I post a comment about something MAD TV did. Where does my message say anything about Baby Blues?

I posted my comments about Baby Blues, so I'm done talking about it.

[Mr. Unspeakable]

Personally, I was expecting something far more similar to the comic strip. The show itself was OK, but I have to agree that the "dream/fantasy" segments felt out of place and did not mesh well with the rest of the show.

[Riff]

Originally posted by Matt Wilson
Well, it's week three of the reviews.. as usual, post your thoughts on the week, and the reviews will be added to the page by next week.

I should have the pages up for last week's reviews tonight. Lots of people helped out last week, and a big thanks goes out to all of you.. :)

(p.s. Adult Swim is airing Baby Blues out of order. Tonight's episode is #6..)



Forgive this near-non-review, but except for skipping (and possibly not planning to air) the pilot, Adult Swim is airing the show in order. "Rodney Moves In" is episode #2. The WB, OTOH, aired it totally out of order. (Where applicable, anyway.)

The only things I don't like about Baby Blues, the series, are the new characters the WB execs saddled on it. But then that's probably just because I have an agenda.

[Hollywood53]

Why did CN advertise this as ALL NEW, it was NOT new. I seen this before.

[Chibi Kageboshi]

They mean "ALL NEW to Adult Swim"

[ZorBrak]

I thought it was so so, it had a few parts where I went "heh" but nothing hillirious and just becuase I don't like that kind of humor doesn't mean I think the show is stupid or that I only like to watch the off the wall stuff Adult Swim has, granted, I like the off the wall stuff ALOT, but I like Home Movies too, Coach Mcgurk's stupidity cracks me up, I like the simpsons too, just not Baby Blues, it was decent, but I hope it isn't renewed, the show is obviously for newlyweds and people who have just had babies and such becuase they are the ones who would really appreciate all the humor found in it and I think they do deserve to keep the show if they like it, but this isn't a show I think needs its own timeslot everyweek, because not enough peopel can appreciate the humor, maybe every other week...

[Auggie Doggie]

Hmmm. First time I saw Baby Blues in more than a year. Now THAT'S a welcome sight!

Jim Cummings was excellent as Wanda's Father.

[MeatWad]

I think this episode was sweet! [Sweet-My word for cool] I can't belive Derek and Wanda watch South Park..when the baby's awake! LOL. I would,though. I love south park. Beyond the point,This is my fave Baby Blues,and by far the cutest of the baby blue's I have ever seen.