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So with Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland's Rick and Morty wrapping up its fifth season tonight with a two-episode, one-hour finale, Adult Swim continues giving fans what they've been craving since they got their first taste earlier this week That's right, we've got more live-action Rick and Morty with Christopher Lloyd going full-on Rick once again while[...]

And though it's been treated like it was that other c-word for most of its run, the Adult Swim series appears to have stopped worrying and learned to love "canon." We wrapped it up by wondering how the series would handle evolving from telling stories to being a storyteller Well, thanks to director Erica Hayes[...]

Considering just how much of the episode it technically "spoiled" as we witness Rick training & bonding with his new crow "Mortys" and what appears to be a permanent (yeah, we know) parting of the ways. Image: Screencaps Next up, we have an image that Adult Swim posted earlier today that was illustrated by award-winner animator Genndy[...]

Seriously, let's give Morty a little mother-son space-faring quality time with Space Beth. Image: Screencaps Here's a look at the music video "Borrowed Time" (Rick and Morty with Tennis) that appears to confirm where we thought the relationship between Rick and Morty was going: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkn9v73AUA4Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Borrowed Time | Rick and Morty[...]

The other thing we thought is that it could also be a clue to the next anime-inspired short like the impressive ones we've been treated to in the past (you can check those out below, too). Image: Screencap And here's a look at the teaser in motion with a design that's begging to be made into a[...]

With only days to go until the one-hour, two-episode Season 5 finale of Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's Rick and Morty, we've already made our concerns known about what that "5 Seasons of the Schwiftiest Duo" video that Adult Swim released could mean for the season-ender (more on that here) Thankfully, the fine folks behind the[...]

Of course, I could be completely, totally, 103% wrong so there's that. Image: Adult Swim Now here's a look at five seasons' worth of examples of Rick & Morty being the Schwiftiest duo in the galaxy- though if we had a vote? We're all-in on S02E04 "Total Rickall": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXff1_zYiFs&t=57sVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 5 Seasons[...]

Speaking of which, after the "how-to" instructional video, we also have a look at the extended trailer for the season-ender. Image: Screencap So here's a look at how you can up together your own Scary Terry meat puppet (???), and if it starts talking to you and starts calling you "bitch"? Well, we're not sure what to[...]

In today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon fuels the Beth speculation. Plus, Jared Padalecki, Jeopardy! & more!

Specifically, that the assumption a Beth may be a clone doesn't take into consideration that she could also be "a daughter from a universe in which she didn't die." Image: Screencap In the following look behind the scenes of "Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort", Lundy, Harmon, and producer Steve Levy discuss why now was the right[...]

In today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: Rick and Morty Season 5 has us rethinking things. Plus, The Punisher symbol, Law & Order, Night Court & more.

Then as I was explaining the episode to someone late last week, I figured out what the "problem" was. Image: Screencap Up until now, the Adult Swim series has offered us 4-1/2 seasons of theme, meaning, and satire with the loose trappings of canon to keep it all together But the canon was never the focus; in[...]

In today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: Rick and Morty readies a Birdperson return, Jeopardy! guest host Levar Burton continues to rule & more!

Between Gotrons, Incest Baby reveals, and devolving relationship between Rick and Morty, last week's episode of Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's Adult Swim animated series gave viewers a ton more (dare we say) "canon" to process That feeling doesn't look to be going away any time soon with this Sunday's episode "Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless[...]

A little less than two weeks after Adult Swim unleashed the official trailer for Blade Runner: Black Lotus, viewers are getting a look at the opening credits to the upcoming animated series Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) and Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) direct the series, which is produced by Alcon Entertainment and[...]

In today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: Superman & Lois posterizes its season finale; Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon's done with dumb, and more!

As we mentioned in yesterday's update, there's still a lot we're processing from this past Sunday night's Jacob Hair-directed and John Harris-written episode of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, "Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion" before we close the book on our review So now that the Smiths have control of a disgustingly huge Incest Baby, where do[...]

Earlier today, we shared a look at a pleasant surprise we missed after Sunday night's Jacob Hair-directed and John Harris-written episode of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty ("Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion") aired: Takashi Sano's (Tower of God) new short (produced by Sola Entertainment and animated by Telecom Animation Film) Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil) But[...]

If you ever needed an example of the vital and essential role that Morty plays in Rick's life, you need to look no further than Sunday night's Jacob Hair-directed and John Harris-written episode of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, "Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion." While we're still processing all of the long-term implications of the Smiths having[...]

The cold open you're about to see for "Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion" doesn't do a whole lot to make us feel better about things on that front- and how long before Summer finds herself replaceable, too? Yeah, we're thinking Boob World may have been the netter option… Image: Screencap Here's a look at the cold open for the[...]

But for those of you who appreciated the episode more than we did, the Adult Swim series is offering a chance to learn a little more about what the Thanksgiving festivities were really all about. Image: Screencap For a look behind the scenes with Harmon, Olsen, and Siciliano on how all of this turkey madness came about,[...]

"Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular" was a step backward for the season, filled with retreaded themes in need of a better storyline.

With the fifth season having now reached its midway point and buzz already building about the sixth season, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's Adult Swim animated series Rick and Morty crash-landed (virtually) into Comic-Con@Home on Friday for a panel With Brandon Johnson moderating, Harmon, showrunner Scott Marder, and voice actors Chris Parnell (Jerry), Sarah Chalke (Beth),[...]

Less than a month after the characters and impressive English and Japanese voice cast for the upcoming animated series Blade Runner: Black Lotus were revealed, Adult Swim brought the original animated series (virtually) to Comic-Con@Home on Friday and introduced the world to the official trailer Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) and Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell:[...]

First, that this episode of Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's Adult Swim animated series will be going in some twisted directions if this is what they're showing up upfront Second, is there any way that the President isn't going to be a major factor in all of this? Because he hasn't exactly been the "ball[...]

This past Sunday's episode of Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's Adult Swim series Rick and Morty was an effective exercise in exposing the pain/pleasure irony of the "Hellraiser" films Directed by Kyounghee Lim and written by Anne Lane, "Amortycan Grickfitti" also tackled teen took two distinctly different storylines and wove them into an overall message[...]

Directed by Kyounghee Lim and written by Anne Lane, this week's episode of Rick and Morty continues Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's Adult Swim series' tradition of twisting the knife in the kidneys of various films genres and well-trodden cliches This time around, it's a take on some of your favorite (and maybe not so[...]

As you're about to from the following cold open for "Amortycan Grickfitti," we're learning what Rick's ulterior motives are (and let's just say these are the wrong folks to peddle crappy hooks to). Image: Screencap With that in mind, check out this "hell-raising" preview for Sunday's episode of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjvlW0AzKlYVideo can't be loaded because[...]

Here's a look at Schrab's post, now just make sure there's no dust or onions around when you check it out because we don't want people thinking you're crying and feeling emotions and stuff like that, right?   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Rob Schrab (@robschrab) Looking back on "A Rickconvenient Mort", Harmon, Schrab, and[...]

But how exactly did it all come about? In the following clip, Harmon, Rutherford, and Hayes almost appear to be in disbelief that the episode even exists and was allowed to make it to screens- when your episode ends (pre-end credits scene) with an incest baby, you can understand where they're coming from Rick and Morty[...]