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Fired on Mars (2023)
Wow - feels like a proper HBO show. Dark, funny, smart, violent, and even poignant
I have trouble with most sweaty, joke-a-minute "adult" animations. No stakes, lots of overdone adolescent gross-out stuff, or half-baked psychedelia.
This is something different. Real character-driven drama, action, adventure and comedy. Actually feels like it's for adults (though kids will no doubt like it, too). Like some kind of lost 1990s Mike Judge anime almost.
Luke Wilson is perfect. Love the supporting cast and characters too. All feel very lived in.
I guess the only knock is that maybe it has a little bit of a slow start? But it feels all the more earned when the plot really starts taking off. I should add that the plotting is really the star here. It's a twisty, unpredictable ride. In my opinion this is a lot more interesting than Bojack which was heralded for similar things.