Sealab 2021 was first a quirky dub to a old kids show, but then became a show of its own.
This show was second to Aqua Teen Hunger Force as the funniest show on Adult Swim thanks to the funny characters. Sparks owns as the crippled assistant who was evil and only had one episode to himself. Seriously, the dude was underused. Quinn and Stormy were hilarious together and made for some funny moments, like the Brainswitch episode or more specific, the Lost In Time story where there were constantly living the same 15 minutes to save the lab. But what really made the show watchable was Captain Murphy. He was paranoid, stupid, and clueless but was king to some classics as "All That Jazz", "Radio Free", "Feng Shui", "In The Closet",and Der Dieb, the best episode ever.
Then something happened, the voice artist behind Murphy, Harry Goz, passed away. It was a really sad fact, but the show proved in 2 episodes "Splitsville" and "Frozen Dinner" that they could do the show without a captain. But instead of staying like that, they went to a new guy, ex-football coach Tornado Shanks. If Shanks was all the creators could think of as a replacement, they could've just canceled the show. Seriously. The guy is unfunny and was severely in the way. As a result, the show became overly random and trying to outdo Aqua Teen Hunger Force as the weird violent show. It wasn't even close to Aqua Teen the way they were going and the show started to fall flat. For example, check out Let Em Eat Corn or better yet, watch Isla of Chupacabra and see if the show even tried to do good without Murphy.
It just didn't. It became a shell of it's former self. A desperate unfunny overly violent, trying too hard to be funny self. Murphy must be ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE.
Bottom line: Buy Seasons 1 and 2 of Sealab today and maybe rent Season 3 since it's the last one to have Murphy but contains Shanks episode. Sigh... R.I.P. Harry Goz.
8 out of 10 for Murphy and 1.5 out of 10 for Shanks.
This show was second to Aqua Teen Hunger Force as the funniest show on Adult Swim thanks to the funny characters. Sparks owns as the crippled assistant who was evil and only had one episode to himself. Seriously, the dude was underused. Quinn and Stormy were hilarious together and made for some funny moments, like the Brainswitch episode or more specific, the Lost In Time story where there were constantly living the same 15 minutes to save the lab. But what really made the show watchable was Captain Murphy. He was paranoid, stupid, and clueless but was king to some classics as "All That Jazz", "Radio Free", "Feng Shui", "In The Closet",and Der Dieb, the best episode ever.
Then something happened, the voice artist behind Murphy, Harry Goz, passed away. It was a really sad fact, but the show proved in 2 episodes "Splitsville" and "Frozen Dinner" that they could do the show without a captain. But instead of staying like that, they went to a new guy, ex-football coach Tornado Shanks. If Shanks was all the creators could think of as a replacement, they could've just canceled the show. Seriously. The guy is unfunny and was severely in the way. As a result, the show became overly random and trying to outdo Aqua Teen Hunger Force as the weird violent show. It wasn't even close to Aqua Teen the way they were going and the show started to fall flat. For example, check out Let Em Eat Corn or better yet, watch Isla of Chupacabra and see if the show even tried to do good without Murphy.
It just didn't. It became a shell of it's former self. A desperate unfunny overly violent, trying too hard to be funny self. Murphy must be ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE.
Bottom line: Buy Seasons 1 and 2 of Sealab today and maybe rent Season 3 since it's the last one to have Murphy but contains Shanks episode. Sigh... R.I.P. Harry Goz.
8 out of 10 for Murphy and 1.5 out of 10 for Shanks.