Friday, December 19, 2008
News Clickable Advent Calendar, 19: Adult Swim advent
Posted by Curt Holman @Curt_Holman on Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Not surprisingly, those Atlanta-based mad scientists responsible for the Adult Swim programming on the Cartoon Network make merry with extreme prejudice at the holidays. The "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Star-Studded Christmas Spectacular Starring Rhon Geremi" will be broadcast Christmas Eve, but a sleighful of holiday-themed shows air tonight, Dec. 19, including "Robot Chicken's Half-Assed Christmas Special;" "A Huey Freeman Christmas" on "The Boondocks;" "Rebel with a Claus" on "Squidbillies;" and "A Very Venture Christmas" on "Venture Brothers." The latter features James Urbaniak and is a real favorite among my friends. Watch the cold open from the show and see how many references to classic Christmas movies and shows you can count.
Adult Swim has actually compiled its own Ten Best Christmas Moments, with video clips all cued up. The likes of "NORAD vs. Santa" and "Santa's Drug Lab" (a "Rudolph" parody) from "Robot Chicken" or "Horror Claus" on "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" get pretty darn dark.
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