The Venture Bros. - Season Two
by Christopher McCulloch
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Actor: Christopher McCulloch, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton, Stephen ColbertDirector: Christopher McCulloch
Brand: Venture
Producer: Christopher McCulloch
Writer: Christopher McCulloch
Writer: Doc Hammer
Producer: Jeremy Rosenberg
Producer: Nathan Graf
Producer: Rachel Simon
Writer: Ben Edlund
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 295 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
DVD Reviews of The Venture Bros. - Season Two
DVD Review: Bad product
Summary: 1 Stars
Disc 2 does not work, so I technically paid full price for half of the season. It's not scratched, it's actually as if nothing was ever written on the disc.DVD Review: Better than season 1
Summary: 5 Stars
Ah, the Venture bros; one of the best cartoons to ever come out of America is chock-full of jokes that anyone who grew up in the 70s and 80s will recognize and most likely be completely sucked in, or completely repulsed. Obviously, I was sucked in.
Season 2 improves over season 1 in every aspect. While season 1 had a good number of "miss" episodes, season 2 really only had 1 or 2. The characters are more developed than they were, and Jackson and Doc really know exactly where they want to go, whereas for season 1 it seemed alot more episodic and ad-hoc.
The special features are good, but not amazing. The tour of Astrobase Go! was amusingly cheesy, but otherwise not terribly interesting. The deleted scenes have a few funny moments, but were largely cut because they obviously didn't add much in most cases.
All in all, an amazing season in all respects.
DVD Review: Quite Simply The Funniest Show on Adult Swim
Summary: 5 Stars
The Venture Bros. is something of a sleeper hit in my world; I had never paid it any mind until my roommate brought the first two seasons home on DVD. While not as blatantly non sequitor as Aqua Teen hunger Force or as humorously ADD addled as Robot Chicken, the Venture Bros. series offers some of the best comical writing on Adult Swim, period... and season 2 drives this point home beyond a shadow of a doubt. Season one established a world where super scientists, necromancers and villain unions are commonplace and failure, both in an epic and mundane sense, is the central theme. The second season expands upon this established universe and theme with a slew of new material that easily surpasses season one. It's clear that Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick draw from a wide variety of influences that they blend into a seamless world of action, intrigue and unparalleled hilarity. All things Pulp, Sci Fi and Pop Culture are hilariously and cleverly lampooned, be it obscure comic book parodies that hearken to the golden and silver age of Marvel Comics or the days of Doc Savage or unexpected music sub culture references that resonate with fans of the goth, punk classic rock and new wave scenes. Being that it borrows from such a wide and diverse palette of things to mock, I can honestly assert that Venture Bros. has material to offer a wide variety of pop culture enthusiasts from all walks of life. I can't wait to watch season three in its entirety, based on the strength of season two.DVD Review: Funniest, most clever anime around
Summary: 5 Stars
Beautifully drawn, creatively plotted, clever, intelligent and funny, engaging characters that repeat so we can learn their entire story. Lots of very subtle and very obvious references to '70s and '80s popular new wave/rock musicians. David Bowie, Iggy Pop and (the late) Klaus Nomi appear as characters in the series even. It just gets better and better. Season 3 is great too, so I can hardly wait until it comes out on DVD in late March of 2009. THE BEST ANIME AROUND!DVD Review: The Most Intelligent Show (Animated or Otherwise) To Be Released In A Long Time
Summary: 5 Stars
Review of "The Venture Brothers--Season 2:"
Without a doubt the most intelligent show (animated or otherwise) that has been released in awhile.
The Venture Brothers is a witty and sarcastic parody mix of (but not limited to) Scooby Doo; Johnny Quest; Mission Impossible; all of the cartoons and culture of the 1960's and 1970's; G.I. Joe; James Bond; NASA Space Programs; references to the 1980's; contemporary social culture; Marvel and DC Superheroes; etc., etc.
If you grew up in the 1970's and 1980's you will absolutely relate. Without sounding obtuse, you will either "get it" or you will not. My opinion is that if you do, you will love it.
This single show makes me remember and relive many fond memories of my childhood and yet is still relevant for today. Super at five stars.
Description of 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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