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Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vol. 1-4
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vol. 1-4 Aqua Teen Hunger Force is do not miss material, no doubt. Be wary of Amazon's pricing here though. If you buy Seasons 1-4 separately, you save $17.03! If you buy the 1-5 set separately, you're saving an additional $37.04! Go Figure, but do get your hands on these!Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vol. 1-4
As of today 5-9-2008, it's cheaper to buy separately..
Only $78.46 when Volumes 0ne through Four are bought separately and $88.49 for Vol 1-4 as a set. It does not seem that there is anything more offered when bought as a set...
The material gets 4 stars!! the set value gets none.Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vol. 1-4
we do not listen to people who do not like us!
yea, I loved it. Definately not for everyone, granted, but my friends and I have enjoyed hours of watching this collection. I could watch the plutonian (SP?) episodes over and over again. And being able to watch "spacecataz" all in one take is wonderful! If your a fan of ATHF, then you'll enjoy this set.Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vol. 1-4
Divinely Inspired
Most of the "cartoons for adults" genre leaves me a bit cold. I don't care for "The Simpsons" or "Future-rama". Even "South Park," which has moments of brilliance, has dry, preachy, stretches -- often, if not always, the show ends with an explicit statement of theme, which is always an artistic gaffe. I also have no affection for any kind of Anime -- whose plotlines may or may not be clever. I just can't be bothered to tell.
Not so, however, with this divinely funny little show. I will admit to requiring a bit of a learning curve for "ATHF" -- but immediately, on a first viewing, I realized there was something different about it. It seemed to exist in its own vacuum-universe, where the allusions were to things beyond my ken. Eventually, with a few repeated viewings, I realized the show was a lot more old-fashioned (in a good way) than I originally thought. It was not like "Family Guy", whose humor is almost entirely allusive -- references to obscure (and not so-obscure) pop culture are the rule in both "FG" and "Simpsons".
The humor of "ATHF" is almost entirely self-contained, and that is the source of its strength. The main characters are absolutely worked-out personalities, perfectly etched and realized. Also, none of them is above ridicule, or beneath sympathy. They are (to borrow the familiar phrase from Aristotle) "people just like us." We, at one point or another, have had roommates like Shake (bossy, selfish) or Meatwad (the idiot-savant with the strange aura of 'cool'), or neighbors like Carl (by turns paranoid and inappropriately chummy; desperately lonely).
People like the Frat Aliens (obnoxious, drunk, horny), or the Plutonians (dictatorial, combative) exist. The Mooninites are those pushy friends of yours who can be counted on to get you into trouble (witness Meatwad's brief life of crime at their instigation).
"ATHF", then, is a "commedia" in the old-fashioned sense, like Chaucer, or Dante, where various instances of human nature are examined, placed before the viewer's eye like laboratory specimens.
Finally, the dialogue is, line for line, consistently brilliant. I have watched all of the episodes multiple times, and I am always finding new hidden gems. Sometimes, in the process of laughing at one screamer (particularly some of Carl's better lines, e.g., "Normally, I wouldn't date a fat chick from the flag corps, but this is a new era") I miss several others in its wake.
Let's hope Maiellaro and Willis stick to their original formula -- good old fashioned comedy of matters, sprinkled here and there with scatological humor.Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vol. 1-4
ATHF
The DVD's arrived much faster than originally anticipated. I'm in Baghdad, Iraq and packages take six weeks or more, usually. The ATHF DVD's were in perfect condition as well, which was great! Great job guys! I look forward to ordering from you agian.Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vol. 1-4
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