Archer is James Bond spy spoof like Get Smart but with NC-17 style humor. The main character is a narcissistic womanizing creep but he's not the only one in the show. The entire cast has various personality defects and addictions. Pretty much all of the characters have had some kind of sexual encounter with each other and none seem to really care for fellow human beings. A big part of the humor comes from some characters being morally outraged by the behavior of another while they hypocritically pursue their own selfish interests. What outrageously inappropriate thing will the characters do next? Even with that thin of a gimmick, it still has a lot of appeal. It *IS* genuinely funny, even if the gags do tend to get repetitive and wear thin. You just know that Archer is going to do something sexist and callous at the next turn, his mom is going to be snobby and comically conservative, his ex-girlfriend and fellow agent is going to be conniving and violent, and so on.
The writers seem to take delight in taking spy movie clichés and pouring in more ridiculously tongue-in-cheek sex and violence. Ah, the classic spy movie chase through the Alps with machine guns--hey let's make the love interest a 16 year old heiress who winds up topless while Archer blows up snowmobiles. Yeah.
Don't expect any good guys or family-friendly situations, but if you enjoy seeing adult humor in a cartoon more thoughtful than South Park, give Archer a try.
The writers seem to take delight in taking spy movie clichés and pouring in more ridiculously tongue-in-cheek sex and violence. Ah, the classic spy movie chase through the Alps with machine guns--hey let's make the love interest a 16 year old heiress who winds up topless while Archer blows up snowmobiles. Yeah.
Don't expect any good guys or family-friendly situations, but if you enjoy seeing adult humor in a cartoon more thoughtful than South Park, give Archer a try.
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