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The Adult Swim series will be taking a break for the next six weeks, returning with news episodes on November 20th Along with the news was an announcement teaser that highlights some very interesting moments from previous episodes Considering [MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!] that the rift was repaired and our dimension-hopping duo got their dimension-hopping ability[...]

See you on the other side! Image: Adult Swim Rick and Morty Season 6 Ep 6 "Juricksic Mort" Thoughts & Observations I love that the promo shows Mr Goldenfold and Morty's classmates have protocols in place for when he shows up reminds me of that time during the third season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer when the students from[...]

So they eradicated poverty & war, eliminated the need for money or work, and essentially turned the planet into a "Dinosaur Utopia." And Beth's not having any of it… especially after Rick makes an observation that cuts a little too close to home for her. Image: Adult Swim Screencap So with that in mind, here's a look[...]

Could Rick and Jerry now be… friends?!? Image: Adult Swim Screencap Now here's the featurette, Inside The Episode: Final DeSmithation, followed by a look at next week's episode: Now here's a look at what's in store for next week, with a promo that eerily reminds us of that time during the third season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer[...]

See you on the other side… RICK AND MORTY (Image: Adult Swim Screencap) Rick and Morty Season 6 Ep 5 "Final DeSmithation" Thoughts Panda Express, zoos, and the theme to Taxi as a TikTok cult… damn Now that's a start. "You will have sex with your mother": Jerry's fortune cookie… and the conversation killer. As for where this may be[...]

But just as disturbing as the premise that Rick uses for his experiment is, what might rival it is Jerry's apparent lack of… options? And then there's the matter of those texts from Jerry's mom wanting to visit… Image: Adult Swim Screencap Now here's a look at the preview for tonight's episode of Adult Swim's Rick and[...]

Adult Swim's Toonami horror anime Housing Complex C opener is the perfect amount of mystery & tension needed for an effective series start.

With fans of Adult Swim's Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal having had had a few weeks in order to process the end of Spear (Aaron LaPlante) and Fang's journey (for now?), thoughts turn to if there will be a third season and what direction that might go in Genndy Tartakovsky has already shared some thoughts on the[...]

To do that (and save a few bucks in the process), Rick's going to need to hit Jerry with a "Sailor Moon" transformation in a preview that offers some additional details on what the duo is dealing with. Image: Adult Swim Screencap Now here's your look at a sneak peek of what's about to hit our screens[...]

Discovery-owned Adult Swim For Lazor Wulf and Tigtone, their HBO Max runs apparently end tonight (with Blade Runner: Black Lotus also a possibility), with the two anime still available on Crunchyroll As noted, the big question now is if any of those shows disappear from digital download stores If that's the case, then that means[...]

Now, Grammer and Schrab are offering some unique perspectives on how the episode came to be via Instagram. Image: Adult Swim Screencap First up, Grammer shared a look behind the scenes at recording, as she offers some takes on "Night Summer":   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Spencer Grammer (@spencergrammer) Next up, Schrab shared some sketches he[...]

But enough from me because now we get to hear from some of the creative folks behind the episode about what it all meant. Image: Adult Swim Screencaps In the following behind-the-scenes featurette, Harmon, writer Rob Schrab, and director Jacob Hair discuss exploring the power of the subconscious mind and the darkness residing in Summer Smith[...]

But before jumping into our real-time thoughts and observations, we're throwing on the "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sign and throwing down an image spoiler buffer… so tread carefully and we'll see you on the other side. RICK AND MORTY (Image: Adult Swim Screencap) "Rick and Morty" Season 6 Episode 4 "Night Family" Real-Time Thoughts & Observations Pre-Show Thought: Spencer[...]

In the following clip released earlier today, we see the results of all of that nocturnal ab work, and it appears to lead to… a podcast? Uh-oh… Image: Adult Swim Screencap So with that in mind, here's a look back at brief scene from tonight's S06E04 "Night Family": Hot stack of abjacks tonight at 11 New #RickandMorty tonight at[...]

Running for three seasons across TBS & Cartoon Network's Adult Swim (2018-2021), the sci-fi space opera dramedy spotlighted astronaut Gary Goodspeed, alien friend Mooncake (both voiced by Rogers), and others as they travel around saving the universe from total destruction In September 2021, Rogers announced that the third season would be the series past as[...]

Of course, there's absolutely no way that the family can get involved! The tech? Too advanced! Except there's one thing more powerful than that… Rick's inability to survive a guilt trip from his family. Image: Adult Swim Screencap So with that in mind, here's a look at that sneak peek we just mentioned, followed by a look[...]

Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon, episode writer Anne Lane & showrunner Scott Marder talk "Bethic Twinstinct"; preview for S06E04.

So with that in mind, we're throwing on the "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sing and throwing down an image spoiler buffer before doing a deep dive into this week's chapter. Image: Adult Swim Screencap "Rick and Morty" Season 6 Episode 3 "Bethic Twinstinct" Real-Time Thoughts & Observations So we're starting with the "turkey" preview that was released, where we[...]

In it, we learned that Rick had covered the family for another year turkey-wise (see previous season); Morty had a new state-of-the-art, ultra-realistic video game console courtesy of Space Beth (with a tinge of jealousy on Rick's part) that could either turn out to be the episode's big bad or a new version of "Interdimensional[...]

So how's everyone feeling about the Season 2 finale of Adult Swim's Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal? As season finales go, "Echoes of Eternity" is a rare example that actually lives up to being called a game-changer With the story of Spear (Aaron LaPlante), Fang, and Mira (Laëtitia Eïdo) changed forever, Genndy Tartakovsky is sharing some thoughts on[...]

We'll have to get back to you on that one… Image: Screencap Now here's a look at how all of that makes some kind of sense, with Rick and Morty S06E03 "Bethic Twinstinct" hitting Adult Swim this Sunday night: Rick and Morty: Tales from Alternate Dimensions Directed by Masaru Matsumoto (Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars) and stemming from Sola[...]

The Adult Swim series return (which is available temporarily free, below) drew more than 1 million viewers in Live+3, an increase of 57% from its September 4th premiere (with numbers expected to grow) If you dig deeper into the key demos, the gains are even more impressive: gains with Adults 18-24 up 55% (90K), 18-34 +60%[...]

Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon and producer Steve Levy offer a deep dive into S06E02 "Rick: A Mort Well Lived"; an S06E03 preview.

So with that in mind, we're firing up the "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD" sign and throwing down an image spoiler buffer before we serve up our thoughts & theories. Image: Adult Swim "Rick and Morty" Season 6 Episode 2 "Rick: A Mort Well Lived" Random Thoughts & Theories SIDE NOTE: It says a lot about the show when I[...]

After an epic battle that found Spear, Fang, and Mira barely able to escape with the hatchlings (with a serious demonic threat still on their trail), next week brings the second season finale of Adult Swim's Emmy Award-winning Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal That means it's time for a sneak preview of where things are at heading into[...]

But like we saw last weekend, the show knows how to use an end credits moment to flip everything around. Image: Screencap So for a sneak peek at Summer going "Die Hard" all over some alien's ass, check out the preview for Adult Swim's Rick and Morty below: Now here's a look behind the scenes of the sixth[...]

Thankfully, Harmon, writer Albro Lundy, director Jacob Hair, and showrunner Scott Marder are on hand in the following featurette to help us unpack everything we learned and what it could mean for the rest of the season and beyond. Image: Screencaps Now here's a look behind the scenes of the sixth season opener to Adult Swim's Rick[...]

But before we get to our real-time recap/review, we're throwing on the "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sign & throwing down an image spoiler buffer before a deep dive into the season-opener… Image: Adult Swim Rick and Morty Season 6 Episode 1 "Solaricks" Thoughts & Observations: Looks like Rick and Morty are stuck on their ship without fuel[...]

But not everything is as it seems, as you're about to see… Image: Screencap Here's a look at how Wendy's Breakfast was able to get a little revenge on our dimension-hopping duo: Choose Wisely, Morty @wendys #ad pic.twitter.com/9XDFNV3SZM — Rick and Morty (@RickandMorty) September 4, 2022 Hitting our screens this Sunday, September 4, here's a look at the official Season[...]

Heading into this preview for the next second season chapter of Adult Swim's Emmy Award-winning Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal, things are not looking too good for our heroes Mira, Fang, and Spear are being held by Kamau under orders from the Queen, who not only has Fang's offspring in chains but also holds Kamau's daughter hostage[...]