What time is it...

ADVENTURE TIME!!!


A smattering of years ago, a short toon made itself aware to me via Youtube. The toon in question: Adventure Time. It. Was. Hilarious. Surprisingly, enough it has remained funny even if it has waned in the eyes of some. It's a sort of random assortment of cartoon moments and cliches and still manages to be fresh. I look at it as a parody of the more ridiculous elements of modern cartoons, but not in such away that it smacks of meanness, spite, or ridicule. Not only is it geared toward the young, it is also a sort of love note to us adults who enjoy an absurd yet harmless show...



A quick bit of info: Adventure Time was created by Pendleton Ward and was nominated for an Annie Award. The toon detailed the exploits of Pen (changed to Finn) and his magic dog Jake. They battled the Ice King and rescued the Princess. That's where the normal parts ended. We are introduced to a Rainacorn, an Iceclops, a lost elemental, Abraham Lincoln in the past...on Mars, and then we see ninjas stealing an old mans diamonds. Cah-razy... Afterward, it developed a cult following due to its' aforementioned random absurdness and easy to use catch-phrases, such as 'Rhombus!' and 'Hey sloppy milkshake...'. Further, since being discovered on the interwebs, people have wanted to show turned into a series. And now, finally after 4 years, Cartoon Network is going to give us what we wanted. Awesome...



Now, I've seen some of the promos for the new show and I am pleased with the results. The animation style is slightly different, but not too much. They did change a few of the voice actors (which is moderately understandable, since it's been 4 freakin' years...), and here I do have a complaint. I have no feelings about the actors for Finn or the Princess, but they changed the Ice King's voice from Charles Adler to Tom Kenny. While I have nothing against Tom Kenny (his biggest claim to fame is Spongebob...), Charles Adler voiced The Cryptkeeper from Tales from the Crypt. And that's just cool on so many levels. I am glad John DiMaggio has returned to do Jake's voice, for he is also to voice of Bender on Futurama. Awesome...

Here's the link to see the original short. Also, check out the other, newer bits from the up and coming series and tell me what you think. If I missed something awesome, point it out to me...