Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Venture Bros


I've been really getting into a show called Venture Brothers recently. It's a cartoon that features in the adult swim lineup on the Cartoon Network, and its frickin hilarious. The Venture Bros is a take off of Johnny Quest and the Hardy Boys, both of which I've never seen or read, however, there is definitely enough humour and violence in every episode to keep you interested...
The story is centred on the lives of two twin boys Hank and Dean Venture, completely innocent in nature, due to their being raised solely inside the Venture Industries compound. They do, however, seek a life of adventure, and every episode only narrowly escape death or at the very least dismemberment. Their father Dr Thaddeus Venture is basically the failure son of a genius and all around hero super scientist, the founder of Venture Industries. Dr Venture lives off the ideas of his father, and just never seems to be able to match up to him. Dr Venture's bodyguard Brock Samson is the hardest and coolest instigator of death that you will ever know. He is a secret agent with a licence to kill and he takes every opportunity to make sure that he uses it. He cares deeply for the boys, and will rain death on anyone who even thinks of harming them. Brock has utter disdain for firearms and does the majority of his killing with his bare hands or ever present bowie knife.
Can't really say anything more without ruining it, so just get your hands on a few episodes and you'll be hooked.

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