07.14.09 THIS LOOKS EXCELLENT
FX has greenlit a new animated comedy series called “Archer” scheduled to debut this fall. It’s from the creators of “Frisky Dingo” and “Sealab 2021,” so I don’t think it’s hyperbole to call this show awesome after only watching this very funny two-minute clip. From The Live Feed:
Set at ISIS, an international spy agency where global crises are merely opportunities for its highly trained employees to confuse, undermine, betray and royally screw each other, “Archer” features the voices of Jon Benjamin as suave master spy Sterling Archer, whose less-than-masculine code name is “Duchess”; Jessica Walter as Malory, his domineering mother and boss; Aisha Tyler as his ex-girlfriend Agent Lana Kane; Chris Parnell as ISIS comptroller and Lana’s new love interest Cyril Figgis; and Judy Greer as Malory’s lovesick secretary Cheryl.
That’s a pretty solid ensemble cast, but as “Sit Down, Shut Up” demonstrated, solid ensemble casts don’t mean dick for animation. I’m more interested in this because it has funny writing and the animation doesn’t look like it was drawn by a moderately talented third grader. Lookin’ at you, Mike Judge.
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