Upon my first viewing, I was aghast (and delighted, mind you) at this repulsively-drawn cartoon that only airs in the very-wee hours of Adult Swim's scheduling. The premise of a demonically-possessed family dog, the title character, is nicely opposed by the clueless family, with the glaring exception of the grandfather who witnesses Mr. Pickles' devilish (to put it mildly) antics, but is ignored or admonished for his efforts to inform them. The little boy in the family, of course, is very fond of Mr. Pickles as little boys generally do...
Yes, loyal viewers will probably become more and more jaded with each passing episode, as the goings-on become less and less perceived as horrific and ghastly, but so what? I still feel the creators are still making an effort to 'disturb' us and who knows how far they will go to maintain it. This, alone, is enough to keep my interest. But I have a very, very dark sense of humor at times, and it takes an awful lot of disgustingness (yes, it's a word) to offend me.
I can hardly believe that "Rick and Morty" scores a 9.2 on IMDb, but Mr. Pickles currently has a mere 7.6 rating. For my more perverse tastes, the former is mostly boring, with Rick's vocalizations delivered in a tedious monotone that quickly taxes my interest. If this is supposedly intentional and part of the joke, I'm not buying in. Must be my loss.
Yes, loyal viewers will probably become more and more jaded with each passing episode, as the goings-on become less and less perceived as horrific and ghastly, but so what? I still feel the creators are still making an effort to 'disturb' us and who knows how far they will go to maintain it. This, alone, is enough to keep my interest. But I have a very, very dark sense of humor at times, and it takes an awful lot of disgustingness (yes, it's a word) to offend me.
I can hardly believe that "Rick and Morty" scores a 9.2 on IMDb, but Mr. Pickles currently has a mere 7.6 rating. For my more perverse tastes, the former is mostly boring, with Rick's vocalizations delivered in a tedious monotone that quickly taxes my interest. If this is supposedly intentional and part of the joke, I'm not buying in. Must be my loss.