Author Topic: Is anybody watching Archer? (Read 10770 times)

shmokes · « **on:** February 12, 2011, 08:30:23 pm »

It's by far the funniest thing on TV since Arrested Development. And, perhaps coincidentally, it actually has a good amount of Arrested Development talent attached to it. Seriously . . . get on this. You don't want to not find out about it till it's canceled (which is probably what happened with Arrested Development).

JeepMonkey · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:39:34 pm »

I have not seen the show, but I have seen many commercials for it. It looks hilarious.

When is it on?

shmokes · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:55:03 pm »

Thursday nights on FX, but don't start watching. Get the first season first. Lemme know if you have trouble getting the first season.

usedelectronics · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2011, 02:25:33 am »

Awesome show.
I agree on watching the first season before starting season 2 though.

pointdablame · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2011, 09:36:38 am »

Archer is absolutely hilarious. I wasn't watching the first season when it aired, but it came on Netflix Instant Watch and i flew through the first season in a day or two. Great show. I'm loving the 2nd season so far.

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2011, 11:24:27 pm »

I enjoyed it 4 years ago when it was adult swim and it was called Frisky Dingo.

shmokes · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2011, 02:28:08 pm »

Frisky Dingo was great, but Archer is quite a bit better.

Epyx · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2011, 08:56:11 pm »

Putting it simply and bluntly...ARCHER ROCKS...agreed by far the best adult viewing for a long time.

Here is the thing...when I was 13 I swore I would watch cartoons forever and then as a late teenager stopped watching them...I was a Saturday morning cartoon kid so to me cartoons were synonymous to being for "kids"...how wrong I was...

I knew about Southpark but it was still geared more towards the late teen crowd than adults...

Then I discovered Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Archer and oh boy, how wrong I was. Both are shows you wouldn't let your kids near...they are made for adults and more specifically the late 30s crowd..in fact with both shows the closer in age to the target of 39 you are the more jokes you get...whether its references to groups like "Foreigner" etc...

So YES WATCH ARCHER and Aqua Teen as well...don't be put off by the fact they are cartoons...they are most definitely some of the best viewing on television.

Mikezilla · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2011, 01:18:04 pm »

Lol I didnt know it was a cartoon.

polaris · « **Reply #9 on:** February 24, 2011, 09:09:57 pm »

Quote from: shmokes on February 12, 2011, 08:55:03 pm

Thursday nights on FX, but don't start watching. Get the first season first. Lemme know if you have trouble getting the first season.

i have trouble finding the first series

talking of comedy, 'the inbetweeners' channel 4 show, if you've not seen it, is awesome, right up there with the standard of things you've mentioned, recently watched the first show and did all 18 shows back to back pretty much

crashwg · « **Reply #10 on:** February 26, 2011, 12:50:34 pm »

Quote from: pinballjim on February 26, 2011, 11:47:57 am

Does the plot ever move beyond jokes about him being attached to his mother?

That's a big one but yes they get into all of the other ISIS agent's relationships with each other. I can't say for sure you'll like it if you keep watching though since I was hooked from episode 1. Give it a couple more episodes though, in my opinion it's top 10 comedy right now.

The Habbler · « **Reply #11 on:** February 26, 2011, 10:25:18 pm »

Archer is the best cartoon on tv since.... wait I had something for this. Anyway, didn't I look just like Burt Reynolds when I shot that guy?

Samstag · « **Reply #12 on:** March 02, 2011, 11:08:46 am »

Protip: If you download season 1 to see what the fuss is all about, DO NOT start with episode zero (the "unaired pilot"). It might be amusing once you've watched a few episodes, but it doesn't make a good first impression.

shmokes · « **Reply #13 on:** March 02, 2011, 11:24:20 am »

Hmm . . . I've never seen that. I'll have to track it down.

Samstag · « **Reply #14 on:** March 02, 2011, 01:11:29 pm »

I'll save you the trouble. It's identical to the first episode except that Archer is replaced with "Archer-saurus", a raptor that speaks in screeches and growls. It sounds terrible and there are no subtitles so you only get half the dialogue (from the other characters).

If you're really into the show and want to see them do something weird, it might be funny for a minute or two.

shmokes · « **Reply #15 on:** March 02, 2011, 01:23:00 pm »

WTF? That's the pilot? How did they ever get the show green lit, lol?

Samstag · « **Reply #16 on:** March 02, 2011, 01:46:02 pm »

It's the "unaired pilot". Emphasis on the quotes. It was probably a special feature put together just for the DVD release. Putting it in front of TV execs would have resulted in a swift kick to the crotch followed by a kick in the rear out the door.

I watched the entire episode thinking that with all the glowing recommendations and the fact that it got a second season there had to be something I was missing.

pointdablame · « **Reply #17 on:** March 03, 2011, 07:31:33 am »

I just got a buddy of mine to start and had the same issue. I had to remind him to just skip the unaired pilot after I got a message saying "WTF Archer is a dinosaur?!" haha.

Its very weird. Safe to skip entirely IMHO.

Samstag · « **Reply #18 on:** April 05, 2011, 10:33:56 am »

Amazon just dropped the price of the season 1 dvd to $15, in case anyone is interested.

shmokes · « **Reply #19 on:** April 05, 2011, 12:39:36 pm »

I almost want to buy it just to support the show, since I've torrented every episode.

Malenko · « **Reply #20 on:** April 05, 2011, 08:56:58 pm »

finally schmokes and I whole heartedly agree on something.

My fave episode is still the "rigid airship" one, so many great lines. She's the Pele` of anal.

Gray_Area · « **Reply #21 on:** March 17, 2013, 12:11:34 am »

Netflix suggested this to me a couple/few days ago, and I almost passed on it. Just watched the first episode. (And then I vaguely remembered someone might've posted on it....though I didn't think it was so long ago....) Pretty damn funny. It would otherwise be stupid as all get out, but it manages to not be.

wp34 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 17, 2013, 10:41:13 pm »

Archer is one of my favorite shows. That being said I'm having a little trouble getting into season 4 for some reason.

drventure · « **Reply #23 on:** March 18, 2013, 01:21:42 am »

+1

Really good show. I didn't see that "unaired pilot" though. Sounds like I won't be bothering, either.

Malenko · « **Reply #24 on:** March 18, 2013, 07:58:33 am »

Quote from: wp34 on March 17, 2013, 10:41:13 pm

Archer is one of my favorite shows. That being said I'm having a little trouble getting into season 4 for some reason.

all the episodes seem disconnected and just not up to the caliber of episodes past. Still some great one-liners though.

ark_ader · « **Reply #25 on:** March 18, 2013, 10:33:40 pm »

Watch a few episodes on Netfix.

Pretty funny stuff.

Le Chuck · « **Reply #26 on:** March 18, 2013, 10:42:00 pm »

Phrasing!

mystic96 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 21, 2013, 03:57:07 pm »

That's how you get ants!

No more quotes Other Barry, just hit Post. Good point Barry.

CoryBee · « **Reply #28 on:** March 21, 2013, 04:06:33 pm »

Love this show.

Malenko · « **Reply #29 on:** March 21, 2013, 04:27:03 pm »

Ridgid Airship is probably my all time fave episode.

Fave line is "She's the Pele of anal"

CoryBee · « **Reply #30 on:** March 21, 2013, 05:38:07 pm »

05SRT4 · « **Reply #31 on:** March 22, 2013, 02:49:52 am »

Jon Benjamin does a great job both with Archer and Bobs Burgers.

CoryBee · « **Reply #32 on:** March 22, 2013, 03:08:39 am »

Quote from: 05SRT4 on March 22, 2013, 02:49:52 am

Jon Benjamin does a great job both with Archer and Bobs Burgers.

Couldn't find a clip of it, but the first episode of the latest season Archer was living a double life as "Bob" from "Bob's Burgers", they had the whole family there too. Pretty awesome episode.

05SRT4 · « **Reply #33 on:** March 22, 2013, 08:34:58 am »

Quote from: CoryBee on March 22, 2013, 03:08:39 am

Quote from: 05SRT4 on March 22, 2013, 02:49:52 am
Jon Benjamin does a great job both with Archer and Bobs Burgers.

Couldn't find a clip of it, but the first episode of the latest season Archer was living a double life as "Bob" from "Bob's Burgers", they had the whole family there too. Pretty awesome episode.

I haven't seen that yet, I'm already laughing trying to find the episode.

Gray_Area · « **Reply #34 on:** March 23, 2013, 11:57:47 pm »

Quote from: Malenko on March 21, 2013, 04:27:03 pm

Fave line is "She's the Pele of anal"

I just saw that!! That makes it the best episode so far! (Especially as I trained someone into one of these in real life....well, she had the talent, I just provided the environment.) It also occured to me that there was probably a LOT of Strong Bad influence leading to Archer's linguistic behavior. I wonder if that dude is getting compensated........

cmoses · « **Reply #35 on:** March 24, 2013, 12:20:56 am »

Love the series,the writing is amazing and so well thought out. I DVR them and watch them each at least a couple of times to pick up on all of references. Even then I end up Googling a bunch to get some of the meanings. I love the ongoing jokes...

Lana, Lana, LANA!!!

Phrasing!

I had something for that

And my new favorite

A little of column A, little column B

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Gray_Area · « **Reply #36 on:** April 03, 2013, 12:01:31 am »

I don't know about this show..... The baby episode (season 2) started to jump the shark, and the cancer eposide definitely did. I just saw where he goes to Russia to confront his fader of da KGB. It's getting a bit over the top, weird, and perhaps too darkly humored....or at least in the direction it's going.

shmokes · « **Reply #37 on:** April 03, 2013, 12:31:50 am »

I dunno about the humor being too dark. I'm not very sensitive to that. But after a few amazing episodes, the last four I watched (current season) were not very good. That's a pretty long streak. I'm at least an episode or two from being caught up. I hope it hits its stride again.

Gray_Area · « **Reply #38 on:** April 04, 2013, 02:18:23 am »

Too dark is like in the Russia episode Barry loses his leg after falling in a trash can. It's just a little too much. The whole episode is just too fantastic, and not in a fantasy way, but just an absurd way. At least the first season was pretty awesome. Pele of anal was the peak.

And: what's with this pre-glasnost russian and all that? Further, what's with the 70s tough-guy references? I mean, I get it, and I laugh, but I haven't seen almost *any* of the Burt Reynolds movies of this kind, maybe two Mcqueen movies, and I was a 70s baby. Who's the target audience here?

Gray_Area · « **Reply #39 on:** April 13, 2013, 04:31:24 am »

I said:

What's with this pre-glasnost russian and all that? Further, what's with the 70s tough-guy references? I mean, I get it, and I laugh, but I haven't seen almost *any* of the Burt Reynolds movies of this kind, maybe two Mcqueen movies, and I was a 70s baby. Who's the target audience here?

Malenko · « **Reply #40 on:** April 13, 2013, 10:47:12 am »

apparently me? I dont get all the references, but that's every show ever. This season was a little off, some episodes just not that good but Pam as a nun was great.

CoryBee · « **Reply #41 on:** April 13, 2013, 11:46:21 am »

Absolutely love this show, has me laughing way too much every episode.

Pam's character is smurfin awesome

Gray_Area · « **Reply #42 on:** April 17, 2013, 12:01:09 am »

Cyril bare-backed Pam! ---goshdarn---, I woulda spanked that piggy long ago!

danny_galaga · « **Reply #43 on:** April 17, 2013, 05:32:23 am »

I noticed in one of the episodes, there was a 'Jessica Walter movie' cameo, for want of a better phrase. She was in a 60's movie called Grand Prix, set in Monaco. And sure enough, in the Archer episode when they go to the Monaco Grand Prix, it features (inexplicably until you know why) 1960's Grand Prix cars (",)

I'm terrible at making these connections normally. It got me thinking, are there more references like this in Archer? Perhaps every episode?

Gray_Area · « **Reply #44 on:** April 18, 2013, 03:07:55 pm »

Quote from: danny_galaga on April 17, 2013, 05:32:23 am

I noticed in one of the episodes, there was a 'Jessica Walter movie' cameo, for want of a better phrase. She was in a 60's movie called Grand Prix, set in Monaco. And sure enough, in the Archer episode when they go to the Monaco Grand Prix, it features (inexplicably until you know why) 1960's Grand Prix cars (",)

I'm terrible at making these connections normally. It got me thinking, are there more references like this in Archer? Perhaps every episode?

I saw that episode. Didn't get it at all. But I don't watch any sports or even tv, so I have no idea what shoes or clothes they're wearing, let alone what kind of cars are being driven.

Malenko · « **Reply #45 on:** April 18, 2013, 03:16:07 pm »

Quote from: Gray_Area on April 18, 2013, 03:07:55 pm

Quote from: danny_galaga on April 17, 2013, 05:32:23 am

I noticed in one of the episodes, there was a 'Jessica Walter movie' cameo, for want of a better phrase. She was in a 60's movie called Grand Prix, set in Monaco. And sure enough, in the Archer episode when they go to the Monaco Grand Prix, it features (inexplicably until you know why) 1960's Grand Prix cars (",)

I'm terrible at making these connections normally. It got me thinking, are there more references like this in Archer? Perhaps every episode?

I saw that episode. Didn't get it at all. But I don't watch any sports or even tv, so I have no idea what shoes or clothes they're wearing, let alone what kind of cars are being driven.

Beniot....

BALLS!

most of the first season or 2 of archer was set in an obscure reference, with even more references all around just like the Monaco episode.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #46 on:** April 20, 2013, 09:41:14 am »

Quote from: Gray_Area on April 18, 2013, 03:07:55 pm

Quote from: danny_galaga on April 17, 2013, 05:32:23 am

I noticed in one of the episodes, there was a 'Jessica Walter movie' cameo, for want of a better phrase. She was in a 60's movie called Grand Prix, set in Monaco. And sure enough, in the Archer episode when they go to the Monaco Grand Prix, it features (inexplicably until you know why) 1960's Grand Prix cars (",)

I'm terrible at making these connections normally. It got me thinking, are there more references like this in Archer? Perhaps every episode?

I saw that episode. Didn't get it at all. But I don't watch any sports or even tv, so I have no idea what shoes or clothes they're wearing, let alone what kind of cars are being driven.

You couldn't tell that they weren't the latest type of Grand Prix car?

Gray_Area · « **Reply #47 on:** April 21, 2013, 05:27:41 pm »

@Malenko: oh, well that makes sense why it's so bizarre. Layers of it.

Quote from: danny_galaga on April 20, 2013, 09:41:14 am

You couldn't tell that they weren't the latest type of Grand Prix car?

No idea. Seriously, I get NO media exposure, aside from what I might see while out and about (which is very occasional), at my parents' house (which I usually leave the room from anyways - when we're watching M.A.S.H. I mute the tv during commercials), or what's said here.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #48 on:** April 22, 2013, 03:32:21 am »

Quote from: Gray_Area on April 21, 2013, 05:27:41 pm

@Malenko: oh, well that makes sense why it's so bizarre. Layers of it.

Quote from: danny_galaga on April 20, 2013, 09:41:14 am
You couldn't tell that they weren't the latest type of Grand Prix car?

No idea. Seriously, I get NO media exposure, aside from what I might see while out and about (which is very occasional), at my parents' house (which I usually leave the room from anyways - when we're watching M.A.S.H. I mute the tv during commercials), or what's said here.

So, unless you googled it, you can't tell which one of these cars is from 1961, and which is from 2013?

Samstag · « **Reply #49 on:** April 22, 2013, 02:49:00 pm »

Quote from: danny_galaga on April 22, 2013, 03:32:21 am

So, unless you googled it, you can't tell which one of these cars is from 1961, and which is from 2013?

Obviously the bottom one is newer, since they didn't have self-driving cars in the 60's.

Gray_Area · « **Reply #50 on:** April 24, 2013, 05:44:26 pm »

Quote from: Samstag on April 22, 2013, 02:49:00 pm

Quote from: danny_galaga on April 22, 2013, 03:32:21 am
So, unless you googled it, you can't tell which one of these cars is from 1961, and which is from 2013?

Obviously the bottom one is newer, since they didn't have self-driving cars in the 60's.

HEHN HEHN HEHN, YEAH.

Um, if you showed me both those cars, I wouldn't bat an eye much at either of them - except that I like the 'lines' of the bottom car much better. If you asked me which was older, just out of the blue you know, I'd have to stop and look and think. I might ask you a question like, 'What is each for?', first. If you said they were for the same thing, I'd probably pick the top one.

shmokes · « **Reply #51 on:** April 24, 2013, 08:51:40 pm »

You would guess that the one on glorified bicycle tires is the newer one?

danny_galaga · « **Reply #52 on:** April 24, 2013, 09:17:43 pm »

Quote from: shmokes on April 24, 2013, 08:51:40 pm

You would guess that the one on glorified bicycle tires is the newer one?

I think he has that problem where people can't recognise faces, what's that called? Either that or he is an old woman...

Gray_Area · « **Reply #53 on:** April 26, 2013, 03:54:55 pm »

Quote from: danny_galaga on April 24, 2013, 09:17:43 pm

Either that or he is an old woman...

I don't know much about racing, of any kind. Even bike racing. I don't care.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #54 on:** April 27, 2013, 02:44:54 am »

Quote from: Gray_Area on April 26, 2013, 03:54:55 pm

Quote from: danny_galaga on April 24, 2013, 09:17:43 pm
Either that or he is an old woman...

I don't know much about racing, of any kind. Even bike racing. I don't care.

Nor does my mother, but I bet she can tell which of those is the older car...

Gray_Area · « **Reply #55 on:** April 28, 2013, 06:54:07 pm »

Quote from: danny_galaga on April 27, 2013, 02:44:54 am

Quote from: Gray_Area on April 26, 2013, 03:54:55 pm
Quote from: danny_galaga on April 24, 2013, 09:17:43 pm
Either that or he is an old woman...

I don't know much about racing, of any kind. Even bike racing. I don't care.

Nor does my mother, but I bet she can tell which of those is the older car...

She's likely (been) around males who do, though. In contrast, my aunt was out of the house most days most of her life - teaching, giving massages, interacting with people in various ways - and she probably would've given the same or similar answer I did.

shmokes · « **Reply #56 on:** April 30, 2013, 09:03:04 pm »

Science! Send her the pics!

Gray_Area · « **Reply #57 on:** May 01, 2013, 06:48:36 pm »

Quote from: shmokes on April 30, 2013, 09:03:04 pm

Science! Send her the pics!

Oh. Now I get it.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #58 on:** May 02, 2013, 02:52:19 am »

Quote from: Gray_Area on April 28, 2013, 06:54:07 pm

Quote from: danny_galaga on April 27, 2013, 02:44:54 am
Quote from: Gray_Area on April 26, 2013, 03:54:55 pm
Quote from: danny_galaga on April 24, 2013, 09:17:43 pm
Either that or he is an old woman...

I don't know much about racing, of any kind. Even bike racing. I don't care.

Nor does my mother, but I bet she can tell which of those is the older car...

She's likely (been) around males who do, though. In contrast, my aunt was out of the house most days most of her life - teaching, giving massages, interacting with people in various ways - and she probably would've given the same or similar answer I did.

Do you play poker?

Gray_Area · « **Reply #59 on:** May 04, 2013, 11:20:35 pm »

Quote from: danny_galaga on May 02, 2013, 02:52:19 am

Do you play poker?

No. Why?


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