Animator from the first season here; we worked on Solar Opposites and Rick and Morty's fourth season at the same time. Very similar visual style but the humour was much more wacky and relaxed.
I love Solar Opposites. They are a weird little family that despite all the shenanigans, destruction and disagreements they love each other and want to stay a family. I know Korvo (blue alien) gets mistaken for being like Rick but they couldn’t be more different. Korvo does science bc he thinks it’s neat, loves his family, and shows his emotions easily. He does things for his family, they are a big part of him he always runs to. S3 is my favorite season I can’t wait to see more. It’s a very them against the weirdness of Earth but also wanting to fit in because they like it there.
I enjoy it a bit more than Rick and Morty. Partially due to the B plot of the wall. A pretty great show that doesn't take itself seriously but doesn't overplay the stupidness of it all.
@@JDUBB2399 I feel the same exact way! I actually love Rick and Morty, but Solar Opposites is still the better show to me, and The Wall is half of what makes the show so good
@@Long_May_They_Raine Yes. I do enjoy the plots of various episodes but the wall is just such a great arc for a show and honestly reminds me of Futurama in some ways.
Korvo and Terry are such good characters. I loves seeing them slowly figure out how to get along and function together as a family properly throughout the series with Yumyulack, Jesse and the pupa. I like that korvo repeatedly tries to listen to his family and change his perspective for them. I think that's something we didn't get a lot of on Rick and Morty and it never sat right with me.
The only thing I got from this show is that the creators seemed to have something against birds. Birds are getting brutally murdered all the time on- and off-screen for some reason, or are portrait in a very negative way. I even noticed that in the teaser trailer, in all important scenes a bird got killed in a very gruesome way. I'm probably missing some behind-the-scene references.
As someone with an obsession of birds of all sorts, I appreciate this info, and I now know what I'd be getting into if I ever chose to watch the show lol
Matt groening literally has 3 shows (the simpsons, futurama, disenchantment) all with the same style but they're fantastic on their own. I think style can be a sign of a good creator. Anytime I see something in Don Bluths style I know that I'll probably love it.
I love The Simpsons, Futurama, and Disenchantment because it feels like Matt got progressively more crude in his work. A kid could watch the Simpsons, a teenager could watch Futurama, but you gotta be 40 before you can watch Disenchantment (I’m over-exaggerating but you get what I mean)
I originally wrote off Solar Opposites as a clone of Rick and Morty but I recently watch through it all and was blown away by how much I liked it. Especially the Wall stuff, that stuff was incredible. Plus any show that spends that much time showing eating ass on screen is top tier in my book
Bro I watched a video and the guy sayid I’d argue that “The Wall” is the best animated show right now and I gotta agree Everytime I watch the solar opposites I look forward to what’s gonna happen in the wall and I don’t really care about the opposites
@@johnnyvirtues The Wall segments are great BECAUSE it is eased up with the Opposites shenanigans. If we had only The Wall it would become stale very quick and end up like any other survival show as kind if a let down. But because we get this mix of stuff it always feels fresh.
I like how they take advantage of them being aliens, like how they have gooblers pop out of them when they're stress. There are many creative moments like that with the animation
Solar opposites is just overall more solid and has a focus. Rick and morty just has high highs and low lows so when they make a bad episode, it is beyond bad; and when they create something good it basically is a revolutionary masterpiece.
I think many feel like the lows of Rick and Morty's are the absolute lowest of lows but I do want to give them credit in that their lows are perceived so harshly because of how high their highs are. And because I myself can still find much to enjoy in the worse Rick and Morty episodes. With Sola Opposites, you never really feel likeany sort of ambition is at play, it's all very small but very intimate, so caring about everyone is often easier. That and R&M is sort of a "learn that everything sucks" while SO is much more of a "learn that some things don't suck. In fact, a lot of things don't suck." Kinda makes sense why people become more unhappy with the former, and said people includes the creators. But I still love both shows. They're subtle at first but their distinct qualities do cometo light the more you watch them as their own works instead of as a comparison to one another. Season 3 of SO was the one where people realized that even the aliens can be as interesting as S1-S2 of The Wall. Both shows are 'learning' new things to explore and cover still.
I love the show and having just finished the S3 finale yesterday I don't think the show is a clone of Rick and Morty at all. Due to Justin Roiland being one of the creators and the animation style being the Roiland style too in addition to the sci fi stuff it does come across as that at first glance but it didn't take long before it proved to be it's own thing. There is no cynical immortal Rick with all the answers, it has the Wall side plot (which could have easily just been it's own show god damn), it's more episodic with the only serialization being the Pupa's development, the character dynamics are completely and the setting is always grounded to Earth.
I mostly agree, but I wouldn't say the Pupa's growth is the "only" serialization, especially in Season 3 (light spoilers, but there's three episodes which start where the last ended back-to-back for example), there is some character growth, changes to the status quote, references to past episodes, plus the meta element for the aliens sometimes points out the weird nature of it (like Terry asking Korvo why he retained his character development from the last episode, aren't they supposed to be more episodic and reset or something?). I get the feeling the creators just have a blast experimenting and changing their formula as they go.
This show imo is the Luigi to Rick and Morty's Mario. It's not QUITE as good but def holds it's own and once you get past the superficial shit it's a completely different beast altogether.
Nah. I think Solar Opposites has been holding up pretty good. Instead of 2 main characters, they have a typical Simpson/family guy family, the twist being that they are aliens. Corvo is supposed to be the Rick but he is sort of a loser. The subplot of the wall I pretty awesome too
I couldn’t get into the wall segments a lot because there was a reason I chose gay aliens over the shows The Wall is parodying. It also made me nervous when the Wall had their own episodes I wanted to see Korvo and Terry steal that bear lol I’m a lot more invested in Glen’s arc than the wall stuff but I can’t explain why because all the stuff I didn’t like about the wall I did like about Glen’s arc.
It’s an amazing show and it is its own thing. I enjoy more than R and M tbh because its just pure chaos. Plus I love the alien family!! I might be in the minority but the aliens are my fave part of the show! Here’s to more and more seasons of Solar Opposites. Hulus most successful show!
Agreed. I like how it isn't bothered with any big truths about humanity or the human soul. It's just about enjoying life and being there for the people you love, even if you don't always see eye to eye on things.
I enjoy it more than R&M because it's not so... egotistical. Like, Rick and Morty have bought their own hype that they're "The smartest show on TV." so they spend so much time being meta and self-congratulatory that it just feels like watching a douchebag brag about himself. Solar Opposites is just the chaotic humour of early R&M without any of the ego.
8:48 I was dying laughing when there was like a serious scene and murders and an uprising in the wall, but in the background its just terry getting mauled by a bear😂💀
Hey saber spark, you should totally cover Dan vs. It's a great underrated show that been left in the dust. It has such a small community and doesn't get talked about much
I know I’m biased because I worked on it, but YES! Please cover it. I think all 3 seasons are finally available for free on streaming somewhere? I lost track
As someone who literally grew up with everything Star Trek (yes everything, movies, series i've seen it all twice when I was 16) I wanted to put my quick opinion about Lower Decks here. It's absolutely amazing, in the first season it did feel like a Rick and Morty clone, they imitated the kind of humor and stuff. But at the end they found their own spin and it's just too good. There's so many weird shit and lore from the old stuff that they build on and it all works perfectly together. I will even dare say it feels more like the original star trek than the newer series Discovery and Picard. A bigger storyline has formed in between the stand alone episodes (like the older series) and it's seriously getting so interesting.
To be fair, TNG started out trying to be too much like TOS. It makes sense for a new series targeted to a specific audience to first emulate what said audience is familiar with before finding its own style. I never got into Rick and Morty, it just never really caught my interest, but Lower Decks sucked me in because of my love for Star Trek. I might have to find a way to convince my family to watch it. We're currently re-watching TOS together (we've already watched TNG, DS9 and VOY. We skipped ENT because it just didn't click with us) and are in the final season. We might start watching the movies, we'll probably skip the reboot stuff, and then I might convince them to watch Lower Decks together.
@@HunhowsShadowStalker True, it definitely makes sense to start like that! And to be honest I also find it fascinating to experience that process and see a show successfully figure itself out. I rewatched Lower Decks with my parents, I knew they had to see it aswell but they weren’t fond of animated shows. The typical “must be for kids” thing you know. Eventually they were convinced, and at first I was kind of worried as with every adult cartoon there are mature jokes but they ended up laughing as much as I did the first time xD they even like animated series now!
@@MaxiemumKarnage really? I’ve seen quite a few positive reviews online but that’s about time I heard/read peoples opinions about it. I also feel like I’m the perfect demographic audience: young adult with old star trek knowledge xD
I love Lower Decks. It's a perfect mix of loving and being Star Trek whilst also making fun of Star Trek and I really like how its developing so far. Definitely my favourite of the newer shows with Strange New Worlds and Prodigy being close behind.
I put this off forever until I had an urge for more Justin Roiland/Dan Harmon stuff. I watched it and was genuinely surprised at how good it was, all of it has some original ideas while still using that style.
I'm so glad you finally reviewed it!! I was surprised it got passed off in the "animation 2020" video and since, I've just been frothing at the mouth over it. I love this show so much haha
Since they look like there's both in the same universe, there's probably gonna be a Rick and Morty/Solar Opposites crossover in the future. I don't see why not.
My money's on the Solar Opposites universe being another one of Rick's microverse batteries. "Your universe powers my smoke detector! I got so fucking sick and tired of my smoke detector beeping when its battery ran low that I replaced it with what, for you, is all of existence!"
To answer the question up top, initially yes as it deppended on fans of rick and morty to get the word out for the first few episodes but it quickly evolves into it's own things, like american dad was to family guy.
I watched this as soon as it came out and love it way more than Rick and Morty. Its so much more fun and doesn't try so hard. Dan makes things a bit more cynical when he's involved with anything, which is fine, but it gets tiring.
I had thought you'd like it more tbh. At least you gave it a chance. I find the alien stuff to be more fun and wacky and the contrast with the epic going on in the wall really works for me. The wall is a better story, by far, but the alien stuff is still good and gives me more laughs.
Honestly- I kinda prefer it to Rick and Morty. Rick and Morty can be way too negative sometimes. Solar opposites is almost always laughs and cute moments. I love it. Even when it gets dark, it feels positive
I agree. You can thank Dan for a lot of Rick and Mortys more cynical tone, that's just kinda how he writes stories/characters. I like him, I think he's a smart writer, but I think some of Rick and Mortys greatest flaws are his fault. I feel like Solar Opposites is what Rick and Morty would be like if Dan was not a writer, and Rick was portrayed as the actual loser that he is instead of a god.
Rick is portrayed as a loser in almost every episode in season 5, and I believe it will be similar in season 6, of which there's currently only 1 episode
The dark moments are usually treated as common occurrences or the butt of a joke. Something like them accidentally passively killing someone and moving on quickly as if notmal
I like Solar Opposites, it's like a lower stakes Rick and Morty. They get away with doing more random stuff without the 'fans' overanalysing everything. They can do what they want and it's just fun. And the Wall subplot is honestly great
I'm gonna say something that I don't think gets addressed very often when talking about Solar Opposites. But as a gay man, it's so, incredibly refreshing to me to see a family sitcom template have two men rather than the same cookie cutter family template. It's relatable. My partner is definitely the Terry gay and I'm the Korvo gay in the relationship.
The fans on Tumblr seem to enjoy this aspect a lot. Tumblr is always “at your own risk,” but there’s some good Terry/Korvo art. I love them! They’re adorable and hilarious together.
You mean the generic: idiot husband, slightly less stupid wife but has moments where you question it and a son and daughter that have 3 different personalities between them that were drawn from a hat. Additionally you can also add: a baby that does things babies don't do, some kind of pet that either talks or has several episodes focused on them for...some reason or a whacky old man to the family.
though im not a gay man, i defintley agree! it's so unique to have an adult family comedy where instead of a straight couple it's a gay one, it's some nice representation!
I should note that the last couple of seasons of R&M have expended a great deal of effort in exposing Rick's flaws. If S6 doesn't significantly deviate from this trajectory, I could easily see Rick becoming more like Korvo within a few seasons.
Who tf did they listen to that gave that poor reception? I mean watching the end of season 2 I remembered why I liked it, because we saw Rich reeling from letting his guard down. They had an opportunity to explore that and maybe try to coax him out of his shell again Execs put too much pressure on reception of a show on an episode by episode basis in an era where people know they can wait for the episodes to come out and binge them all at once.
Not really, it’s Justin Roiland humor but it has a different feel. I will say the Wall stuff blows Rick and Morty and the main plot of Solar Opposites away.
I really love both Rick and Morty and Solar Opposite and it seems strange to feel that they're very similar, but also clearly different. Like the points about the humor/delivery and all the sci-fi stuff. I like that Solar Opposites is a little more episodic and one thing I really enjoy is that they're not afraid to put a lot of focus on secondary characters. There's the perfect example of "The Wall" B-Plot, but also they had an episode where they launched a neighbor into space, then we get to see more what happens next. I feel with Rick and Morty, I feel like we just see how the secondary characters interact with the main ones, but in Solar Opposites, we have episodes where we want to see more of these secondary characters and how they develop and stories play out.
I personally really enjoyed solar opposites, I haven't got to the part of Sabers video where he talks about the wall storyline but even without that, which I extremely enjoyed, it pulled me in with their quirky alien antics! plus, I really love Tom Middleditch (my first time seeing him was Richard in Silicon Valley) and Sean Giambrone (literally hadn't heard his voice since Clarence ended)
Love your videos Saber! I never clicked on a video so FAST! Not even when theres a new AVGN video do i click as fast as i did when i saw this upload! That means alot! Keep up the good work 👍
Lower Decks is like. VERY much a "Comedy for people who've watched literally everything Star Trek." The first season is a bit wonky because there's just. So many. References. But it tones down in the second and newest third season. It's thankfully not super meta and more so like "Ya hehehoho remember X from Star Trek Y, it's on a hotsauce bottle"
I'm one of the artists (backgrounds) for Season 3 and yeah, I never watched the show prior because I felt it was made pretty explicitly for Star Trek fans (nothing wrong with that per se, I appreciate it more than if it were made for TOTALLY GENERAL audiences,) and I only saw some seasons of TNG myself so I wasn't sure how much I'd get it. But I was glad to see when joining the crew and reviewing season 3 that the show started opening up more with its characters. Maybe it was a case of establishing the first season with Paramount in a way they wanted, finding footing in the second season, and then going more their own way third and onward. I'm pretty excited working on Season 4 now and I hope more people will find more to like with it than JUST references.
LD is probably my favourite ST show and I have watched none of the other shows but I understood some references like Q and I think me not knowing references just makes it more amusing... That and I love the cast of characters on their Cereitos.
Interesting. When you mentioned the cleverness of that one episode where we see through The Wall to the other events happing in the episode, it reminded me of that one episode from "Supernatural" where they filled the ENTIRE episode from inside the car! That to me was what this episode you mentioned seemed to me to mean you Saber. I thought it was very unique and cleverly done, seeing all the events of the episode from the viewpoint of being inside the vehicle. Didn't know that kind of camera work could work so well in such a confined space!
Aside from the similar "pupils", Solar Opposites is as much of a "copy" of Rick & Morty, as R& M is a "copy" of any "adult cartoon" (from Futurama, to American Dad, to South Park, to Family Guy, to the Simpsons). Basically all these shows took "inspiration" from their predecessors, but have gone on to be their own respective works. But I wouldn't be surprised if S.O & R&M did a few collaborative episodes, in the future (because they both seem as if they could exist in the same world).
It’s like Adult animation is mostly a sitcom. This burns me because we live on Earth. The most basic setting in anyone’s life is a family unit, whether they’re a child or a parent. Obviously a sitcom will involve a family so being like “oh all these animated sitcoms are the same” like no dip - ALL sitcoms are basically the same in that regard whether they’re animated or not. I hate how we’ve fallen into this trap of to be taken seriously as a show for adults a cartoon has to have graphic nudity or violence or sex jokes. If the show doesn’t have any of that vulgarity it has to have its concepts watered down to be for babies because kids might watch it. Eff them kids, man. We’re the adults. It isn’t our job to make everything safe and childproofed, but we should still be able to enjoy intelligent entertainment without being assaulted by sex and gore.
@@SupHapCak Not really. Seinfeld, Living Single, Martin, Friends, big Bang Theory, etc. aren't "families", they're "friend groups". But I get what you meant...kind of. 😂 I agree about (in the West) creators include all this "adult humor", violence, and/or nudity in animation, so that it won't be "geared towards children" (who still watch it anyways because their parents think it's "just a cartoon" or don't really care what their kids watch). I also agree that we as adults should have "regular" animated shows that aren't overly "adult-themed". That's why I prefer anime, because there's different genres for different age-groups/target demographics. Hopefully the West will eventually catch up & realize that animation "just isn't for kids". Nor does it have to overtly "crude & crass" to keep the kids away.
@@ClownlyChuckles They're kind of whatever the writers want them to be for a joke or story. The whole gag is their society doesn't function the same as ours, so there are parallels, but it's never explained what's different or what's the same. Leaving the audience in the dark makes it funnier.
i love their relationship, i feel like they're not "life mates" yet but they're close to it lmao! i hope their relationship develops more in season 4 and the Halloween special.
It's funny cuz it's not on hulu in Australia (I don't think there's hulu fullstop here) it's listed as a 'Star original' on Disney+ and the bits about ad breaks and such on hulu completely don't work lol.
same goes for latin america where it's a star+ original (star+ is basically the same thing as star but it's a separate streaming service here unlike the rest of the world except the u.s.)
I got into the show when the second season dropped. I love just how silly it gets and also Terry is the best. Plus, I love seeing a prominent gay couple in a mainstream show like this.
i feel the same way about rick and morty like you said. but i do kinda like their more story type stuff inbetween kinda like gravity falls where an episodic can give a lil titbit of story until the final conclusion i guess. i do hope they are gonna go more story wise
I'm glad you at least gave this a chance remember you calling it a clone in that mobile game review or whatever and being like ahhh no just cause something is similar doesn't make it a clone heck I'd even debate the whole American dad being family clone thing cause ya it's alot closer to being a clone but I don't think it is
Did you know that people say final space is a clone of rick and morty. Kinda sad considering that is one of the best shows ive have every seen, and to see that it was canned is so sad....
Hay Saberspark you should think about taking a look at this show called "The Long Long Holiday". It's a French cartoon about the adventures and life's of these kids in occupied France during ww2. It's really well done and it's on UA-cam to watch for free at a good quality, also it's been translated to English so no need for subtitles, I hope you see this comment and have a look at the show for yourself 😊
I have this behind the scenes theory about why justin roiland made solar opposites, i believe the school elements of the first 2 seasons of rick and morty were suggested by justin roiland and around season 3 were dropped that caused tension. I mean there's more school elements in solar opposites
I really love the fandom surrounding solar opposites. since it came out it’s been quite small and until recently the show has been kind of swept under a rug that says ‘rick and Morty clone’ on it, which is sad because it’s not like that at all! It’s just so much more fun and sweet and the family dynamic is always a treat (not to mention terry and korvo being a thing as well, that’s just awesome). There hasn’t been a lot of fans of solar opposites but we are all very passionate about this show and urge more people to watch !!!
Honestly I don’t mind when shows by the same person have basically the same art style. For me it’s like a visual que for what kinda humor or pacing I’m about to get into with a new show.
Rick and Morty's first two seasons were great. Third and fourth seasons the writers stopped caring and did whatever the heck they wanted, consistency and continuity be damned. In the later half of the fifth season they seem to be trying to steer the show back towards its earlier seasons' roots. I like that the writers are acknowledging and trying to fix some of the problems, but they've had trouble with sticking the payoff lately, so I remain cautiously skeptical; only time will tell.
Personally I took the second half of season 5 as a middle finger to people who enjoyed the on going continuity and there final decision to jump off the deep end into corporate money grabbing. Though I did see they went back to Croninberg universe so I might watch that one episode
Finally another person to talk to about the wall plot, it was honestly super good. I don’t obsess of the characters like I do with some other shows but it is still very good and I love watching it!
While I would agree the Cleveland show is definitely a clone of family Guy I think American dad has its own merit the characters are more flushed out it doesn’t rely heavily on cutaways Steve and Haley have a lot more personality and feel like actual main characters of the show compared to Chris and Meg who I kind of just there at this point
Tbh, nearly every adult animated show over the last few years looks like either a 'Rick and Morty' or 'Family Guy'. Fast-paced visual gags where everyone's yelling and making references to other things.
I honestly enjoyed it, sometimes it was pretty repetitive and predictable but each episode was unique in a weird way. Compared to a lot of terrible animated shows I've seen recently I put this one on a higher pedestal.
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I like how Saber can’t pronounce any actual human name ever, but can flawlessly say Yumyulack every single time.
He really can’t i love it
Or sashoowan sauce?
Ricky and Morty
He can’t say anything that is not in the American language
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Animator from the first season here; we worked on Solar Opposites and Rick and Morty's fourth season at the same time. Very similar visual style but the humour was much more wacky and relaxed.
You and your team did a great job!
Yeah seriously keep up the good work! Both of your shows you make are some of my all time favorite shows!
You all did great! I love this show!
I can’t tell if this is true- but if so - thanks for all you do!
Not sure if you're larping, but if not, thanks for your hard work. I'm a huge fan of both shows.
I love Solar Opposites. They are a weird little family that despite all the shenanigans, destruction and disagreements they love each other and want to stay a family. I know Korvo (blue alien) gets mistaken for being like Rick but they couldn’t be more different. Korvo does science bc he thinks it’s neat, loves his family, and shows his emotions easily. He does things for his family, they are a big part of him he always runs to. S3 is my favorite season I can’t wait to see more. It’s a very them against the weirdness of Earth but also wanting to fit in because they like it there.
I agree, the characters are far less nihilistic. I like that they genuinely care (Yummulack, less so)
@@kazumahazeuzumaki damn youtube removing dislikes but not trying to fix the bot problem is great isn't it?
I enjoy it a bit more than Rick and Morty. Partially due to the B plot of the wall. A pretty great show that doesn't take itself seriously but doesn't overplay the stupidness of it all.
@@JDUBB2399 I feel the same exact way! I actually love Rick and Morty, but Solar Opposites is still the better show to me, and The Wall is half of what makes the show so good
@@Long_May_They_Raine Yes. I do enjoy the plots of various episodes but the wall is just such a great arc for a show and honestly reminds me of Futurama in some ways.
Korvo and Terry are such good characters. I loves seeing them slowly figure out how to get along and function together as a family properly throughout the series with Yumyulack, Jesse and the pupa. I like that korvo repeatedly tries to listen to his family and change his perspective for them. I think that's something we didn't get a lot of on Rick and Morty and it never sat right with me.
The only thing I got from this show is that the creators seemed to have something against birds. Birds are getting brutally murdered all the time on- and off-screen for some reason, or are portrait in a very negative way. I even noticed that in the teaser trailer, in all important scenes a bird got killed in a very gruesome way. I'm probably missing some behind-the-scene references.
What do you mean by "the only thing you got from it"?
As someone with an obsession of birds of all sorts, I appreciate this info, and I now know what I'd be getting into if I ever chose to watch the show lol
@@anonymouslucario285 It's the only thing that really stood out as any kind of message, would be my guess.
It's like Jojo Bizzare Adventure's obsession with killing dogs gruesomely.
Its because birds are just government spy drones. So they can kill them without animal cruelty
Matt groening literally has 3 shows (the simpsons, futurama, disenchantment) all with the same style but they're fantastic on their own. I think style can be a sign of a good creator. Anytime I see something in Don Bluths style I know that I'll probably love it.
I love The Simpsons, Futurama, and Disenchantment because it feels like Matt got progressively more crude in his work. A kid could watch the Simpsons, a teenager could watch Futurama, but you gotta be 40 before you can watch Disenchantment (I’m over-exaggerating but you get what I mean)
Well, they all have very different settings
I originally wrote off Solar Opposites as a clone of Rick and Morty but I recently watch through it all and was blown away by how much I liked it. Especially the Wall stuff, that stuff was incredible. Plus any show that spends that much time showing eating ass on screen is top tier in my book
Bro I watched a video and the guy sayid I’d argue that “The Wall” is the best animated show right now and I gotta agree Everytime I watch the solar opposites I look forward to what’s gonna happen in the wall and I don’t really care about the opposites
I think you mean "RICKY And Morty"
Yes!!! This show is incredible
@Queen Elizabeth 🅥
GOD DAMN YOU BOTS ARE FAST- the queen croaked less than five hours ago and y’all are already milking her death
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The Wall segments are great BECAUSE it is eased up with the Opposites shenanigans. If we had only The Wall it would become stale very quick and end up like any other survival show as kind if a let down.
But because we get this mix of stuff it always feels fresh.
I like how they take advantage of them being aliens, like how they have gooblers pop out of them when they're stress. There are many creative moments like that with the animation
Solar opposites is just overall more solid and has a focus. Rick and morty just has high highs and low lows so when they make a bad episode, it is beyond bad; and when they create something good it basically is a revolutionary masterpiece.
Well it's just starting out
It could get it's lows
I don't think I can recall a single bad episode of Rick and Morty, let alone one that's "beyond bad".
I think many feel like the lows of Rick and Morty's are the absolute lowest of lows but I do want to give them credit in that their lows are perceived so harshly because of how high their highs are. And because I myself can still find much to enjoy in the worse Rick and Morty episodes.
With Sola Opposites, you never really feel likeany sort of ambition is at play, it's all very small but very intimate, so caring about everyone is often easier. That and R&M is sort of a "learn that everything sucks" while SO is much more of a "learn that some things don't suck. In fact, a lot of things don't suck." Kinda makes sense why people become more unhappy with the former, and said people includes the creators.
But I still love both shows. They're subtle at first but their distinct qualities do cometo light the more you watch them as their own works instead of as a comparison to one another. Season 3 of SO was the one where people realized that even the aliens can be as interesting as S1-S2 of The Wall. Both shows are 'learning' new things to explore and cover still.
@@BoomBoomBrucey The sperm episode...
@@zamuda3852 it was funny. There was an incest baby, that's some high brow comedy.
It’s definitely not a copy. The wall arc alone sets it hugely apart. The family’s dynamic is very different
I love the show and having just finished the S3 finale yesterday I don't think the show is a clone of Rick and Morty at all. Due to Justin Roiland being one of the creators and the animation style being the Roiland style too in addition to the sci fi stuff it does come across as that at first glance but it didn't take long before it proved to be it's own thing. There is no cynical immortal Rick with all the answers, it has the Wall side plot (which could have easily just been it's own show god damn), it's more episodic with the only serialization being the Pupa's development, the character dynamics are completely and the setting is always grounded to Earth.
I mostly agree, but I wouldn't say the Pupa's growth is the "only" serialization, especially in Season 3 (light spoilers, but there's three episodes which start where the last ended back-to-back for example), there is some character growth, changes to the status quote, references to past episodes, plus the meta element for the aliens sometimes points out the weird nature of it (like Terry asking Korvo why he retained his character development from the last episode, aren't they supposed to be more episodic and reset or something?). I get the feeling the creators just have a blast experimenting and changing their formula as they go.
This show imo is the Luigi to Rick and Morty's Mario. It's not QUITE as good but def holds it's own and once you get past the superficial shit it's a completely different beast altogether.
This show is so good! I was in a middle of a flood and this show got me through those terrible weeks, I absolutely loved the wall episodes.
Nah. I think Solar Opposites has been holding up pretty good. Instead of 2 main characters, they have a typical Simpson/family guy family, the twist being that they are aliens. Corvo is supposed to be the Rick but he is sort of a loser. The subplot of the wall I pretty awesome too
you read the title instead of actually watching the video lol
Just watch the video man 💀 you're not supposed to comment based on the title only
The fact that season 2 commercials said "continue the story of the wall" they knew that was what kept a lot of people watching the series
Short answer: No in story, yes in animation and drawing style
Personally love the aliens more so over the wall, but I think that bits really good too. Love this show.
I couldn’t get into the wall segments a lot because there was a reason I chose gay aliens over the shows The Wall is parodying.
It also made me nervous when the Wall had their own episodes
I wanted to see Korvo and Terry steal that bear lol
I’m a lot more invested in Glen’s arc than the wall stuff but I can’t explain why because all the stuff I didn’t like about the wall I did like about Glen’s arc.
It’s an amazing show and it is its own thing. I enjoy more than R and M tbh because its just pure chaos. Plus I love the alien family!! I might be in the minority but the aliens are my fave part of the show! Here’s to more and more seasons of Solar Opposites. Hulus most successful show!
I agree with you 100%
Agreed. I like how it isn't bothered with any big truths about humanity or the human soul. It's just about enjoying life and being there for the people you love, even if you don't always see eye to eye on things.
the family is my favorite part too ^^
I enjoy it more than R&M because it's not so... egotistical. Like, Rick and Morty have bought their own hype that they're "The smartest show on TV." so they spend so much time being meta and self-congratulatory that it just feels like watching a douchebag brag about himself. Solar Opposites is just the chaotic humour of early R&M without any of the ego.
8:48 I was dying laughing when there was like a serious scene and murders and an uprising in the wall, but in the background its just terry getting mauled by a bear😂💀
Hey saber spark, you should totally cover Dan vs.
It's a great underrated show that been left in the dust. It has such a small community and doesn't get talked about much
FACTS. He should also cover the following:
-Wonder Showzen
-PASWG (IM STILL WAITING GODDAMNIT)
-BFDI
I know I’m biased because I worked on it, but YES! Please cover it. I think all 3 seasons are finally available for free on streaming somewhere? I lost track
Oh my god please yes
I recently watched it for the first time, and I loved it! Dan is my favorite
@Sabersраrk 🅥 screw off bot
As someone who literally grew up with everything Star Trek (yes everything, movies, series i've seen it all twice when I was 16) I wanted to put my quick opinion about Lower Decks here. It's absolutely amazing, in the first season it did feel like a Rick and Morty clone, they imitated the kind of humor and stuff. But at the end they found their own spin and it's just too good. There's so many weird shit and lore from the old stuff that they build on and it all works perfectly together. I will even dare say it feels more like the original star trek than the newer series Discovery and Picard. A bigger storyline has formed in between the stand alone episodes (like the older series) and it's seriously getting so interesting.
To be fair, TNG started out trying to be too much like TOS. It makes sense for a new series targeted to a specific audience to first emulate what said audience is familiar with before finding its own style. I never got into Rick and Morty, it just never really caught my interest, but Lower Decks sucked me in because of my love for Star Trek.
I might have to find a way to convince my family to watch it. We're currently re-watching TOS together (we've already watched TNG, DS9 and VOY. We skipped ENT because it just didn't click with us) and are in the final season. We might start watching the movies, we'll probably skip the reboot stuff, and then I might convince them to watch Lower Decks together.
@@HunhowsShadowStalker True, it definitely makes sense to start like that! And to be honest I also find it fascinating to experience that process and see a show successfully figure itself out.
I rewatched Lower Decks with my parents, I knew they had to see it aswell but they weren’t fond of animated shows. The typical “must be for kids” thing you know. Eventually they were convinced, and at first I was kind of worried as with every adult cartoon there are mature jokes but they ended up laughing as much as I did the first time xD they even like animated series now!
I've literally never seen a real human being praise Below Decks so I'm experiencing digital whiplash.
@@MaxiemumKarnage really? I’ve seen quite a few positive reviews online but that’s about time I heard/read peoples opinions about it. I also feel like I’m the perfect demographic audience: young adult with old star trek knowledge xD
I love Lower Decks. It's a perfect mix of loving and being Star Trek whilst also making fun of Star Trek and I really like how its developing so far. Definitely my favourite of the newer shows with Strange New Worlds and Prodigy being close behind.
I put this off forever until I had an urge for more Justin Roiland/Dan Harmon stuff. I watched it and was genuinely surprised at how good it was, all of it has some original ideas while still using that style.
@Queen Elizabeth 🅥 fucking really? she just died
The best part is the lack of Dan Harmon. Dude is fuckin depressing.
This is not Rick and Morty,This is Ricky And Martin
Ah yes,Ricky & Morty. Absolute classic gem
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I'm so glad you finally reviewed it!! I was surprised it got passed off in the "animation 2020" video and since, I've just been frothing at the mouth over it. I love this show so much haha
but also, how dare
Since they look like there's both in the same universe, there's probably gonna be a Rick and Morty/Solar Opposites crossover in the future. I don't see why not.
@@NillaVille Hasn't stopped Rick and Morty in the past
Don't think that will happen. Rick and Morty is Warner Bros and Solar Opposites Disney 😅
*They're
Disney/Hulu own SO, so I don't think that's very likely
My money's on the Solar Opposites universe being another one of Rick's microverse batteries. "Your universe powers my smoke detector! I got so fucking sick and tired of my smoke detector beeping when its battery ran low that I replaced it with what, for you, is all of existence!"
To answer the question up top, initially yes as it deppended on fans of rick and morty to get the word out for the first few episodes but it quickly evolves into it's own things, like american dad was to family guy.
I watched this as soon as it came out and love it way more than Rick and Morty. Its so much more fun and doesn't try so hard. Dan makes things a bit more cynical when he's involved with anything, which is fine, but it gets tiring.
Fuck yes!! Plus, pan aliens 😎
I had thought you'd like it more tbh. At least you gave it a chance. I find the alien stuff to be more fun and wacky and the contrast with the epic going on in the wall really works for me. The wall is a better story, by far, but the alien stuff is still good and gives me more laughs.
Honestly- I kinda prefer it to Rick and Morty. Rick and Morty can be way too negative sometimes. Solar opposites is almost always laughs and cute moments. I love it. Even when it gets dark, it feels positive
I agree. You can thank Dan for a lot of Rick and Mortys more cynical tone, that's just kinda how he writes stories/characters. I like him, I think he's a smart writer, but I think some of Rick and Mortys greatest flaws are his fault.
I feel like Solar Opposites is what Rick and Morty would be like if Dan was not a writer, and Rick was portrayed as the actual loser that he is instead of a god.
Rick is portrayed as a loser in almost every episode in season 5, and I believe it will be similar in season 6, of which there's currently only 1 episode
I believe season 5 saved Rick and morty, as Rick has been getting way too powerful throughout seasons 3 and 4
@@simonspasskiy good to know they fixed that. I haven’t watched Rick and Morty sense season 3 because it just became harder to like the characters.
The dark moments are usually treated as common occurrences or the butt of a joke. Something like them accidentally passively killing someone and moving on quickly as if notmal
I like Solar Opposites, it's like a lower stakes Rick and Morty. They get away with doing more random stuff without the 'fans' overanalysing everything. They can do what they want and it's just fun. And the Wall subplot is honestly great
Kinda nice to see an adult animated sitcom that isn't a lifeless clone
The pop culture references in S.O. are so good. I loved the running joke with Yumyulack's BeyBlade and how he inherited "BDE".
I'm gonna say something that I don't think gets addressed very often when talking about Solar Opposites. But as a gay man, it's so, incredibly refreshing to me to see a family sitcom template have two men rather than the same cookie cutter family template. It's relatable. My partner is definitely the Terry gay and I'm the Korvo gay in the relationship.
The fans on Tumblr seem to enjoy this aspect a lot. Tumblr is always “at your own risk,” but there’s some good Terry/Korvo art. I love them! They’re adorable and hilarious together.
You mean the generic: idiot husband, slightly less stupid wife but has moments where you question it and a son and daughter that have 3 different personalities between them that were drawn from a hat. Additionally you can also add: a baby that does things babies don't do, some kind of pet that either talks or has several episodes focused on them for...some reason or a whacky old man to the family.
Oh that's nice! :) I def see them as ...married? or at least partners in some alien sense-...
@@mutedtulips HAH, as a fan on tumblr i totally agree
though im not a gay man, i defintley agree! it's so unique to have an adult family comedy where instead of a straight couple it's a gay one, it's some nice representation!
I should note that the last couple of seasons of R&M have expended a great deal of effort in exposing Rick's flaws. If S6 doesn't significantly deviate from this trajectory, I could easily see Rick becoming more like Korvo within a few seasons.
Nah, season 3 did that but it got poor reception so it kinda just returned to status quo for 4
Who tf did they listen to that gave that poor reception?
I mean watching the end of season 2 I remembered why I liked it, because we saw Rich reeling from letting his guard down.
They had an opportunity to explore that and maybe try to coax him out of his shell again
Execs put too much pressure on reception of a show on an episode by episode basis in an era where people know they can wait for the episodes to come out and binge them all at once.
Not really, it’s Justin Roiland humor but it has a different feel.
I will say the Wall stuff blows Rick and Morty and the main plot of Solar Opposites away.
RIP you got bombed by bots
maybe the wall will become the main plot fighting against the aliens and thats why they called it solar opposites? like i know theyre aliens but idk
@@sexygirlmax2019 I think the new plotline with the silver cops will fight the aliens someday 😅
really? i tend to skip most of the wall stuff. it's just very boring to me, i'm far more entertained by the wacky shenanigans the aliens get into
Solar opposites is an amazing show. The main story vs the wall people story line is incredible.
It took me so long to realise the green guy is voiced by the same guy as Harold from captain underpants
Damn these bots even using pictures of the thumbnails as pfps now
- Spells it Ricky and Morty
- Calls American Dad a clone of Family Guy.
My guy, are you okay?
RnM made a HUGE comeback dude
best episode for the past 3 seasons
The B plot is amazing, literally could’ve been it’s own series
I really love both Rick and Morty and Solar Opposite and it seems strange to feel that they're very similar, but also clearly different. Like the points about the humor/delivery and all the sci-fi stuff. I like that Solar Opposites is a little more episodic and one thing I really enjoy is that they're not afraid to put a lot of focus on secondary characters. There's the perfect example of "The Wall" B-Plot, but also they had an episode where they launched a neighbor into space, then we get to see more what happens next. I feel with Rick and Morty, I feel like we just see how the secondary characters interact with the main ones, but in Solar Opposites, we have episodes where we want to see more of these secondary characters and how they develop and stories play out.
Nice to see a big channel reviewing it,
It's quite fun, especially season 2
I personally really enjoyed solar opposites, I haven't got to the part of Sabers video where he talks about the wall storyline but even without that, which I extremely enjoyed, it pulled me in with their quirky alien antics! plus, I really love Tom Middleditch (my first time seeing him was Richard in Silicon Valley) and Sean Giambrone (literally hadn't heard his voice since Clarence ended)
Love your videos Saber! I never clicked on a video so FAST! Not even when theres a new AVGN video do i click as fast as i did when i saw this upload! That means alot! Keep up the good work 👍
Solar Opposites is literally my fav show, you should make more videos about them
I hear Rick's voice in the thumbnail
Lower Decks is like. VERY much a "Comedy for people who've watched literally everything Star Trek." The first season is a bit wonky because there's just. So many. References. But it tones down in the second and newest third season. It's thankfully not super meta and more so like "Ya hehehoho remember X from Star Trek Y, it's on a hotsauce bottle"
I'm one of the artists (backgrounds) for Season 3 and yeah, I never watched the show prior because I felt it was made pretty explicitly for Star Trek fans (nothing wrong with that per se, I appreciate it more than if it were made for TOTALLY GENERAL audiences,) and I only saw some seasons of TNG myself so I wasn't sure how much I'd get it. But I was glad to see when joining the crew and reviewing season 3 that the show started opening up more with its characters. Maybe it was a case of establishing the first season with Paramount in a way they wanted, finding footing in the second season, and then going more their own way third and onward. I'm pretty excited working on Season 4 now and I hope more people will find more to like with it than JUST references.
I like how they have a Caitian Dr. whose race first appeared in the old first Star Trek cartoon.
@@rootfish2671 It's awesome lol
LD is probably my favourite ST show and I have watched none of the other shows but I understood some references like Q and I think me not knowing references just makes it more amusing... That and I love the cast of characters on their Cereitos.
@@Fantasmaa9 it reminds me of that MODOK show that went deep into Marvel lore I mean Ten Pin shows up.
Thank you for making a video of this masterpiece.
You should check out amc's newest animated show, (no not slippin jimmy) pantheon. It's a sci-fi mystery show that's quite mature
I love this show
I dare you to rewatch the Emojie movie.
And tell us why people hate it.
"The Wall" segments are (unironically) a million times more interesting than the actual A-Plot.
Interesting. When you mentioned the cleverness of that one episode where we see through The Wall to the other events happing in the episode, it reminded me of that one episode from "Supernatural" where they filled the ENTIRE episode from inside the car!
That to me was what this episode you mentioned seemed to me to mean you Saber. I thought it was very unique and cleverly done, seeing all the events of the episode from the viewpoint of being inside the vehicle. Didn't know that kind of camera work could work so well in such a confined space!
1:01 - pretty much my reaction to Rick and Morty since it's inception xD
Aside from the similar "pupils", Solar Opposites is as much of a "copy" of Rick & Morty, as R& M is a "copy" of any "adult cartoon" (from Futurama, to American Dad, to South Park, to Family Guy, to the Simpsons). Basically all these shows took "inspiration" from their predecessors, but have gone on to be their own respective works. But I wouldn't be surprised if S.O & R&M did a few collaborative episodes, in the future (because they both seem as if they could exist in the same world).
I feel like it'd be kinda weird if they DIDN'T do a colab
@@therealchaosguy Me too. But some shows finally do a collab, & it took too long to really be that impactful (like Simpson & Family Guy).
It’s like
Adult animation is mostly a sitcom.
This burns me because we live on Earth.
The most basic setting in anyone’s life is a family unit, whether they’re a child or a parent.
Obviously a sitcom will involve a family so being like “oh all these animated sitcoms are the same” like no dip - ALL sitcoms are basically the same in that regard whether they’re animated or not.
I hate how we’ve fallen into this trap of to be taken seriously as a show for adults a cartoon has to have graphic nudity or violence or sex jokes.
If the show doesn’t have any of that vulgarity it has to have its concepts watered down to be for babies because kids might watch it.
Eff them kids, man.
We’re the adults.
It isn’t our job to make everything safe and childproofed, but we should still be able to enjoy intelligent entertainment without being assaulted by sex and gore.
@@SupHapCak Not really. Seinfeld, Living Single, Martin, Friends, big Bang Theory, etc. aren't "families", they're "friend groups".
But I get what you meant...kind of. 😂
I agree about (in the West) creators include all this "adult humor", violence, and/or nudity in animation, so that it won't be "geared towards children" (who still watch it anyways because their parents think it's "just a cartoon" or don't really care what their kids watch).
I also agree that we as adults should have "regular" animated shows that aren't overly "adult-themed". That's why I prefer anime, because there's different genres for different age-groups/target demographics.
Hopefully the West will eventually catch up & realize that animation "just isn't for kids". Nor does it have to overtly "crude & crass" to keep the kids away.
I love solar opposites so much, I also like that the creators basically made korvo and Terry married, they definitely have married couple energy
Yeah, I guess they're a poly couple? They are definitely a couple and get jealous of eachother but are in no way exclusive.
@@ClownlyChuckles They're kind of whatever the writers want them to be for a joke or story. The whole gag is their society doesn't function the same as ours, so there are parallels, but it's never explained what's different or what's the same. Leaving the audience in the dark makes it funnier.
i love their relationship, i feel like they're not "life mates" yet but they're close to it lmao! i hope their relationship develops more in season 4 and the Halloween special.
I honestly thought it was kinda meh, but the wall stuff is what really kept me watching
I’d love to see a full on series with that kind of setting
Fun Fact: Solar Opposites is actually on Disney+ here in Canada.
*_Ricky and Morty_*
Jesus, Saber.
my first thought wasn't "this is a clone"
my first thought was "this is the american dad of rick and morty."
We can all agree that the B: Plot *The Wall* made this show great.
I don't agree
@Multi verse let’s be honest, you need a life
@@somerandolad humour doesn't need a storyline
It's funny cuz it's not on hulu in Australia (I don't think there's hulu fullstop here) it's listed as a 'Star original' on Disney+ and the bits about ad breaks and such on hulu completely don't work lol.
same goes for latin america where it's a star+ original (star+ is basically the same thing as star but it's a separate streaming service here unlike the rest of the world except the u.s.)
I started getting a little tired of The Wall but it’s still an interesting subplot. I love the alien family.
You forgot that the best gag of each episode is Korvo's rant on the title card.
Aren’t those the same developers? Like I don’t think it’s a rip-off
I got into the show when the second season dropped. I love just how silly it gets and also Terry is the best. Plus, I love seeing a prominent gay couple in a mainstream show like this.
I honestly felt my brain cells die from watching solar opposites,and I liked the show
4 BOTS!?
I just started watching it and I like it, mostly the relationship between Korvo and Terry.
The animation style really makes it look like R&M.
@Sabersраrk 🅥 loser bot lol
It should both are Justin Roiland's shows
Because it's created by the same person
Solar opposites watching their show intro on Terry's phone and their reflections was one of the best part of season 3
i feel the same way about rick and morty like you said. but i do kinda like their more story type stuff inbetween kinda like gravity falls where an episodic can give a lil titbit of story until the final conclusion i guess. i do hope they are gonna go more story wise
Yes but unlike Rick and Morty, gravity falls has like 1 mediocre/bad episode
I'm glad you at least gave this a chance remember you calling it a clone in that mobile game review or whatever and being like ahhh no just cause something is similar doesn't make it a clone heck I'd even debate the whole American dad being family clone thing cause ya it's alot closer to being a clone but I don't think it is
Yeah i wouldnt call American Dad a clone either, it's its own thing too
Did you know that people say final space is a clone of rick and morty. Kinda sad considering that is one of the best shows ive have every seen, and to see that it was canned is so sad....
The Wall sounds like an interesting plot tbh. I like post-apoc survival stories with a little comedy every so often.
It’s a great show and for me the aliens make me laugh so that’s always a plus. Yeah the wall stuff is great and I can’t wait for more of it.
Hay Saberspark you should think about taking a look at this show called "The Long Long Holiday". It's a French cartoon about the adventures and life's of these kids in occupied France during ww2. It's really well done and it's on UA-cam to watch for free at a good quality, also it's been translated to English so no need for subtitles, I hope you see this comment and have a look at the show for yourself 😊
As yes my favorite cartoon, Ricky and Morty.
Thought this was a film theory vid at first
Saberspark, this must be a typo when you put Ricky instead of Rick.
we are halfway through season 3 and i am so glad we decided to watch this show. totally agree about the wall story being the reason I keep watching.
Ricky are you shure about that
Saber spark using the word spastic out of nowhere will never not be funny to me 😂
I found it so weird when they made jokes about hulu bc I watched the show on Disney+
The mispelling summoned me. I will actually watch the video later as I am busy atm.
Solar Opposites is better than Rick and Morty IMO
I have this behind the scenes theory about why justin roiland made solar opposites, i believe the school elements of the first 2 seasons of rick and morty were suggested by justin roiland and around season 3 were dropped that caused tension. I mean there's more school elements in solar opposites
I really love the fandom surrounding solar opposites. since it came out it’s been quite small and until recently the show has been kind of swept under a rug that says ‘rick and Morty clone’ on it, which is sad because it’s not like that at all! It’s just so much more fun and sweet and the family dynamic is always a treat (not to mention terry and korvo being a thing as well, that’s just awesome). There hasn’t been a lot of fans of solar opposites but we are all very passionate about this show and urge more people to watch !!!
The ‘Rick and Morty’ animation style is becoming the ‘CalArts’ of adult animation.
Honestly I don’t mind when shows by the same person have basically the same art style. For me it’s like a visual que for what kinda humor or pacing I’m about to get into with a new show.
Justin's voice is so distinctive now that anything he voices with a space theme will automatically be compared to Rick & Morty now
Rick and Morty's first two seasons were great. Third and fourth seasons the writers stopped caring and did whatever the heck they wanted, consistency and continuity be damned. In the later half of the fifth season they seem to be trying to steer the show back towards its earlier seasons' roots. I like that the writers are acknowledging and trying to fix some of the problems, but they've had trouble with sticking the payoff lately, so I remain cautiously skeptical; only time will tell.
that's how I personally feel. season 6 seems to be starting off pretty good.
Personally I took the second half of season 5 as a middle finger to people who enjoyed the on going continuity and there final decision to jump off the deep end into corporate money grabbing.
Though I did see they went back to Croninberg universe so I might watch that one episode
Finally another person to talk to about the wall plot, it was honestly super good. I don’t obsess of the characters like I do with some other shows but it is still very good and I love watching it!
Lol it says Ricky💀
I'm so glad that I decided to give Solar Opposites a go back when S1 came out, it's brilliantly funny.
Ricky💀💀
Sooooo who else is here before he changed the title from Ricky to Rick
While I would agree the Cleveland show is definitely a clone of family Guy I think American dad has its own merit the characters are more flushed out it doesn’t rely heavily on cutaways Steve and Haley have a lot more personality and feel like actual main characters of the show compared to Chris and Meg who I kind of just there at this point
Tbh, nearly every adult animated show over the last few years looks like either a 'Rick and Morty' or 'Family Guy'. Fast-paced visual gags where everyone's yelling and making references to other things.
I honestly enjoyed it, sometimes it was pretty repetitive and predictable but each episode was unique in a weird way. Compared to a lot of terrible animated shows I've seen recently I put this one on a higher pedestal.
whoa hol up. American Dad may have started as a clone, but I would argue it has surpassed Family Guy in watchability