The Venture Bros. - Season Two
An inspired spoof of 1960s action cartoons such as "Johnny Quest," The Venture Bros., follows the bizarre mis-adventures of Hank and Dean who believe themselves to be an unusually gifted team of "brains" and "braun" while actually possessing very little of either. The boys travel the world with their renowned scientist-father, Doctor Venture -- and treat even the most mundane situation as a bold new adventure. As a result, they often find themselves in danger with a host of oddball villains -- but rarely find their way out. The rely instead on their body-guard/undercover government agent Brock Sampson, voiced by Patrick Warburton of "The Tick" and "Seinfeld" fame, to save them. DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:on all episodes
Deleted Scenes
Other:Tour of Astro-base Go!
How do you launch a second season of a series when you concluded the previous one by murdering the title characters in cold blood? As is often the case on The Venture Bros., Adult Swim's hilariously funny poke at '60s adventure cartoons like Johnny Quest, the answer comes down to: weird science. It would be a crime to reveal how Hank and Dean Venture's beleaguered dad, Doc Venture (voiced by James Urbaniak) brings his hapless offspring back from the grave, but suffice it to say that the boys are back by the end of Episode One ("Powerless in the Face of Death") and making life miserable for their dad and bodyguard Brock Sampson (Patrick Warburton) shortly thereafter. But Team Venture's exploits share the spotlight this season with the misery of their main antagonist, the Monarch, who struggles to reclaim his lady love, Dr. Girlfriend (voiced by series co-creator Doc Hammer) from the suave Phantom Limb (also Urbaniak). Over the course of the sophomore season's thirteen episodes, the Monarch endures countless humiliations in the name of love (not the least of which is a disastrous double date with Dr. G and Limb in "Victor. Echo. November), while the Venture boys encounter countless historical figures (not the least of which is a thinly disguised Scooby-Doo and friends), screw up their own dates, and generally make a mess of things in their own cheerful but ridiculous ways. Meanwhile, the Ventures' neighbor, the overwrought Dr. Orpheus (Steven Ratazzi), also gets his own story arc, in which he re-assembles his "team" of vampire hunter Jackson Twilight and sexually ambiguous monk The Alchemist (voiced by Dana Snyder of Aqua Teen Hunger Force), with disastrous results. Exceptionally sharp writing that's rich with pop culture references and excellent voice performances make this series one of the smartest and funniest in Adult Swim's anarchic stable; here's hoping the network doesn't allow another two years to pass before they greenlight a third season. The two-disc set offers raucous commentary by Hammer and co-creator Jackson Publick on all 13 episodes (Urbaniak and Michael Sinterniklaas, who voices Dean Venture, join them for several commentaries), as well as a barrage of deleted scenes from each story, and an amusing mock behind-the-scenes look at Astro-Base Go, the orbiting moon station where Hammer and Publick create the series with the help of SoulBot, a big-hearted robot which also lends its bloops and bleeps to the Ventures' mechanical assistant, H.E.L.P.E.R. Praise should also go to the exceptional packaging art and menu design (which feature Publick's character sketches), which evoke the series' retro feel with style. -- Paul Gaita
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The Venture Bros. - Season Two Reviews
Very little insight into the show and alot of off topic stuff that I don't care about. It just gets in the way.You would be better off reading the Wikipedia entry for the show. Taking one star for the commentary. I have watched these DVDs over and over and I love this show. The commentary though is not very good. I have tried to watch a couple of episodes with the commentary on and it's like listening to frat boys with A.D.D.
I'm enjoying my disks a lot and will be holding on to these for years, the only drawback was that all the bleeps and blurs are still part of the show. If you're a venture fan this is well worth getting. Still I am very happy with my purchase and can hardly wait for season three to become available. I had assumed that the words and content were blocked for broadcasting purposes but they are part of the shows.
But if you did enjoy season one, season two is just more fun with episodes that connect. If you didn't like season one, you won't like season two. While the first season episodes were pretty much stand alone, the season two episodes tie together. The villians in this series are simply hilarious and watching the first few season episodes and seeing what goes on with "The Monarch" in prison and what happened to his "henchmen" was simply hilarious. This is once again more than likely to be a hit and miss series. After watching one, I want to watch the next and the next and the next just to see what happens. I loved the first season of Venture Brothers and the second season was even better.
If you're not watching it, you need to start and the sooner the better. The animation is great and easily the best looking thing [adult swim] has every produced on its own, the designs are amazing, so many memorable and richly realized characters, funny and very pointed writing, and this seasons episodes have an arc that eventually leads to a two-part climax that is far more satisfying than most live action shows currently on the air. Kudos to Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick for turning out such consistently funny and entertaining show. The Venture Bros. second season took a show that was already terrific and WAY too good and sophisticated for [adult swim] and amped it up like ten notches.
Packaging and condition of the pproduct were excellent. Product was received a few days after I placed the order.
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