"Archer" - Season One - Talkback (Spoilers)

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From creator Adam Reed(Sealab 2021, Frisky Dingo), comes FX first original animated series. Inspired by a trip to Spain, where he couldn't muster the courage to walk up to a beautiful woman, Archer is about a suave spy Sterling Archer who goes on adventures and and does...other things. The show airs tonight with a one hour premiere at 10 PM Eastern.


Episode 1.01: "Training Day"


Episode 1.02: "Mole Hunt"
 
They really earned their TV-MA rating. I'm surprised they got away with the s-word.

Anyway, the show was okay. Not as good as Frisky Dingo but it definitely has potential. Also, it gets props for having Aisha Tyler as a regular.
 
They sent over the first 5 episodes in the screener package, and I have to say I'm pretty impressed at how strong the series is starting off. It starts at "really funny" up front and moves to "obscenely funny" really fast. H. Jon Benjamin's slacker insouciance is hilarious and it's saying something that Aisha Tyler's Lana comes off as the most mentally balanced individual on the whole show.

I am also surprised at how much they can get away with on the show. It's kind of like a more obscene version of The Venture Bros., except that I think Archer gets off to an even stronger start than that show did, and I really love The Venture Bros.

Nice, early front-runner for the inevitable end-of-year "Best New Animated TV Show of 2010," and head off the complaints if we picked another pre-school show ;).
 
I think that FX shows usually do. I wonder if Archer will get an arch nemesis, ala Killface. Can't wait to see some actual missions.
 
I hope this show succeeds. It was stupid for [AS] to let Reed go, and if Archer makes it for a couple seasons, maybe more animation will start being acquired, and start some needed competition.
 
It was alright. I know it's funny but I want one episode or character to do something hilarious to keep me watching. I really didn't like all the action everytime I saw those I wanted it to hurry and go back to the talking.
 
Knowing that FX LOVES their shows being MA, I have a feeling this show will stay for a while.

Maybe it's for the best for him to leave Adult Swim. It's not like he would be there forever, it's called "moving on".

Have they announced any re-airings for this show?
 
I like that the show is actually a half hour unlike Reed's previous shows. Though this is basically the exact same show as Frisky Dingo and Xtacles just with different characters. It's kind of weird that Cyrill has turned out to be the most likable character in the series. I figured Archer would be a little more likable from the promos. He's actually an antihero and a borderline villain.
 
The premiere of Archer drew great ratings for FX and won it's timeslot in the 18-25 male demographic.

It got 1.8 million viewers. I'm honestly pleasently surprised. I was expecting Archer to get its butt handed to it by Jersey Shore, which runs in the same timeslot on MTV.
 
I am more excited by the fact that FX is now having original animated programing, more than I am excited about the show itself. It seemed the only place you could get adult cartoons was from FOX, comedy central or Adult Swim. I would be great if FX started to develop a block of animated programming that was purely tv-MA. Create another renaissance in adult animation that we haven't seen since the early days of Adult Swim.
 
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