Out of all the shows you can catch on CN right now, Regular Show has become my favourite, one of the best shows they've aired in recent years. And it became my number one since Adventure Time took a shotgun blast to the quality in its most recent season, whereas this one has seen a steady increase in quality in each consecutive season.
What makes the show so great? Well it really captures that essence of the older Cartoon Network shows, able to build a great atmosphere, a good and likable cast, with some hilarious humor that can appeal to both adults and kids. But in addition to that it also modernizes it, bringing it up to pace with more modern trends. And given some of the stuff that gets past the radar, it feels more like an Adult Swim cartoon wearing the skin of a Cartoon Network one.
But of course the plots themselves are also great. The draw of the show is seeing just how insane things can become from a simple premise. Like, Mordecai and Rigby go out to get a grilled cheese sandwich and wind up being mistaken for astronauts and then stuck in a chamber with a rampaging sphere of antimatter that threatens to destroy the entire planet. And that's still pretty tame, all things considered.
And the characters, man I really like these characters. The show really gets to show the growth and development of the cast over time, exposing their Hidden Depths. Benson is more than just a jerk boss, Skips isn't the know-it-all answer to everything, and Pops is more than just a loony old guy. They have their pitfalls and moments of weakness, but overall you still root for them.
But this show, like many other things, does have its faults to deal with. The more recent seasons have been giving too much focus toward Muscle Man and his girlfriend Starla, and building up Mordecai's relationship with Margaret over the course of several seasons only to break them up straight after came off as a bit of a cop-out.
Ultimately though, it's still an amazing show to watch.
Currently the best thing on CN
Out of all the shows you can catch on CN right now, Regular Show has become my favourite, one of the best shows they've aired in recent years. And it became my number one since Adventure Time took a shotgun blast to the quality in its most recent season, whereas this one has seen a steady increase in quality in each consecutive season.
What makes the show so great? Well it really captures that essence of the older Cartoon Network shows, able to build a great atmosphere, a good and likable cast, with some hilarious humor that can appeal to both adults and kids. But in addition to that it also modernizes it, bringing it up to pace with more modern trends. And given some of the stuff that gets past the radar, it feels more like an Adult Swim cartoon wearing the skin of a Cartoon Network one.
But of course the plots themselves are also great. The draw of the show is seeing just how insane things can become from a simple premise. Like, Mordecai and Rigby go out to get a grilled cheese sandwich and wind up being mistaken for astronauts and then stuck in a chamber with a rampaging sphere of antimatter that threatens to destroy the entire planet. And that's still pretty tame, all things considered.
And the characters, man I really like these characters. The show really gets to show the growth and development of the cast over time, exposing their Hidden Depths. Benson is more than just a jerk boss, Skips isn't the know-it-all answer to everything, and Pops is more than just a loony old guy. They have their pitfalls and moments of weakness, but overall you still root for them.
But this show, like many other things, does have its faults to deal with. The more recent seasons have been giving too much focus toward Muscle Man and his girlfriend Starla, and building up Mordecai's relationship with Margaret over the course of several seasons only to break them up straight after came off as a bit of a cop-out.
Ultimately though, it's still an amazing show to watch.