Among the more significant trappings of the generation I belong to, is our refusal to grow up. We seem to be in no hurry to settle down, we’re still trying to figure out what we want from our careers, what we want from our relationships, and we’re still watching cartoons — yes, they’re cartoons meant for adults, but if ‘adult cartoons’ isn’t an oxymoronic term, then I don’t know what is. While I don’t have great insight into providing a solution for the state of mind that plagues many young people today, I can tell you which of the adult cartoons are the best ones at the moment.
Rick and Morty: Morty is your average 12-year-old, who lives in suburban America with his parents, sister, and a very old, very crazy, super-scientist grandfather, Rick. Rick insists on taking Morty along on all his misadventures across alternate realms and realities. The humour in the show is an original blend of slapstick and wit, and there’s so much action in each episode that you never get bored. The plot lines are over-the-top, but no character feels unnecessary, because they all have such interesting personalities, even if they are going to be on screen for just a few minutes. Rick and Morty was made for binge-watching, and is well worth a weekend of staying in to catch up on the show. (Season 1 of Rick and Morty is currently streaming on Netflix.)
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Family Guy rips into every establishment there ever has been, and discusses it without any sense of propriety, discretion or consequence. What I love about the show is that it doesn’t discriminate in its selection of themes (or targets, depending on how you look at it). Family Guy truly is the pinnacle of adult animation, for if you can’t be an adult about watching it, there’s very little chance you’ll enjoy it. ( Family Guy is currently being telecast on Star World Premiere HD.)