Minoriteam

Most shows on the program are decent, some even really good. However, there has to be at least one crap show. It turns out to be "Minoriteam." The show is a parody of the Justice League, and uses stereotypes to give each member its power. However, jokes get old, and plots are meaningless and boring. Also, when I say it gets "old" and "boring," I mean that you will most likely turn the channel within a few minutes of watching it. Stereotypes are sometimes even "made-up" within the show, and make no sense at all. Think of it as the un-funny cousin of "South Park." In fact, it may be the worst adult cartoon ever made. Now that's hitting a new low.

This may be a short review, but I'm warning you, don't watch it. It's a waste of time.

The writing is trying to be so irreverent, it actually becomes pointless. The show doesn't need a message, but it needs more then flat endings a one-joke takes on Goodfellas. If they took a page from either Smigel or Parker/Stone and focused on something, literally, anything, it would be a huge improvement. It doesn't have to be political, or even social commentary, (which I think is what everyone expected this to be). Its art style makes it perfect for an attack on the superhero on many levels. And the villains are light-years better than the heroes.

One thing about the style - it's not trying to ape Alex Toth's Super-Friends or the '67 DC Filmation cartoons Smigel based his Ambiguously Gay Duo/X-Presidents on. Minoriteam is vintage Silver Age Marvel - Kirby panels but with a Steranko feel. If it's a homage to anything, it's to the '67 Marvel cartoons which were cut-n-paste comic panels, animatic overlay. The opening "In Color" credits is straight from Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

In the end, it's a genius idea, but the story execution is weak. The writers need to find a subtext or it's never going to last. Korgoth is a great example of a cartoon working on different levels.

What seems to be happening on Adult Swim is that the programming chosen are homages to many animations my generation saw as little kids. Minoriteam is no exception. The Animation is reminiscent of the old justice league cartoons, which makes it even funnier to me..but the joke may escape those who aren't familiar with it. (Or as I refer to it as when that Gosh Awful woman put an end to Saturday Morning Cartoons and we got dumb shows like "Save By the Bell", et al.) The idea of making FUN of stereotypes isn't new. And this is making fun of stereotypes. The only thing I can see is that the joke will run out soon and the offense will begin to kick in. It's a hard line to walk and I wish this guy luck.

After hearing that this was created by Adam de la Pena. I decided to give it a chance, and it let me down dearly. I don't get offended by racist humor and I am usually optimistic when I start a TV show. And I think shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Squidbillies have sub-par animation and are still funny. This one got the sub-par animation thing down, but it forgot to add one thing that made the shows I mentioned above successful and entertaining, good jokes. The series lacks in that particular department as most of the jokes are flat, uninspired and just plain unfitting.

Overall, Minoriteam is a brainless, toothless, atrocity and is better off left untouched. I'm glad de la Pena came back with the funny, but short lived Code Monkeys.

some people, apparently, just don't get it. this show is hilarious... if you get the references.

due to the obscurity of some of the references, most people won't get them all. the entire show is a cross between an homage to comic book icon Jack Kirby and the comedy of Dave Chappelle (think: the racial draft), daring to go places most shows wouldn't dare to tread. even if you don't grasp the specificity of some of the jokes, if you have an open-minded sense of humor you'll probably find yourself laughing more often than not.

I think this is actually up with the cream of the crop from Adult Swim, in which I would also include Aqua Teen, Venture Bros, Sealab, Moral Orel, Lucy Daughter of the Devil, Home Movies and, previously, Futurama.