Who are the Venture Bros & why do they look like 2600 game boxes

[Buyatari]

 

Saw this for sale at Target. WTF ?!?

[user42]

Adult Swim cartoon.

Not bad....

[Buyatari]

Adult Swim cartoon.

Not bad....

 

bahh I'm too old for cartoons.

 

 

 

I play videogames !

[2600Lives]

The Venture Bros. is an incredibly funny satire/parody show in cartoon form. These are some of the best characters on tv right now, period. Trust me, the word "cartoon" doesn't do the show any sort of justice. It's like calling Muhammad Ali a "good fighter" or Jimi Hendrix a "good guitar player".

[nathanallan]

Adult Swim cartoon.

Not bad....

 

bahh I'm too old for cartoons.

 

 

 

I play videogames !

Then you'll love these, it makes fun of the older cartoons (Sea Lab, Johnny Quest, Scooby Doo, Justice League, all of the oldies). Very good stuff and very adult oriented. Some characters include:

 

The Monarch, evil butterfly guy

Molotov Cocktease, super secret agent, Russian

Baron Von Unterbeight, bad guy from... somewhere

most over the top, the League of Calamitous Intent

 

I love that show. Very bloody, lots of references to popular culture. Like Mexican wrestlers and super scientists.

[Buyatari]

Is there any reason at all the box set looks like an Atari 2600 box or is that just the target audience/age group they target?

[jboypacman]

The Venture Bros. is awesome! One of my favorite shows on TV right i watch every chance i get and yes in some ways those of us that used to/still do play the Atari 2600 are there target audience even though i know there are younger people that watch the show.

[nathanallan]

I think it's age group like you say, Buyatari. Works for me! I'm waiting for a sale to happen.

[nonner242]

Not only are the boxes for the DVD cool, but the menus are all video gamey lookin too.

 

 

One of the best shows out there.

[ZylonBane]

 

Saw this for sale at Target. WTF ?!?

Ahem-- http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=135680

 

Of course, you could have just Googled "Venture Bros" too. It only turns up about 2 million hits.

[nathanallan]

Love that picture! Brick, Rusty, Dean and Hank. I can't make out the thing on the table, is that an Atari or something else?

[nonner242]

Love that picture! Brick, Rusty, Dean and Hank. I can't make out the thing on the table, is that an Atari or something else?

 

What you see is the same as me...nothing I have owned or seen. They made it very dark.

[Godzilla]

gr8 inside pix

[S1500]

Love the live-action pic of the family huddled in front of the TV. This packaging is really well done.

[nathanallan]

I just checked the listings for tonight-- no Venture Bros. tonight?? WTF?? I've been looking forward to it all frekkin weekend!

 

/edit Looks like it was just MY area. ARGH!

Edited July 7, 2009 by nathanallan