Recently Jamie brought to my attention an animated show named Archer. I couldn’t believe that I had looked over this show and hadn’t seen it already. This show is genius and the funniest animated show since Family Guy.

Archer is an animated series created by Adam Reed for the FX network. A sneak peek of the series aired on September 17, 2009. The first season premiered on January 14, 2010, the show carries a TV-MA rating. Each episode runs for about 20 minutes. The inspiration behind Archer came to Reed while in a cafe in Salamanca, Spain. Finding himself unable to approach a beautiful woman seated nearby, Reed conjured up the idea of a spy who “would have a perfect line”. Reed conceived the show’s concept while walking along the Via de la Plata in 2008. Being a longtime “rabid fan” of FX Network and its original programming, he pitched his idea to the network, who accepted it and ordered six episodes, along with an additional four scripts. The show ended its first season on March 18, 2010 and has been renewed for a second season which will premiere on January 27th The DVD was released in Region 1 on December 28, 2010.

Set at the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS), suave master spy Sterling Archer deals with global espionage; a domineering, hypersexual, late middle-aged mother/boss, Malory Archer; his ex-girlfriend, Agent Lana Kane; her ISIS accountant boyfriend Cyril Figgis; and a less-than-masculine code name—”Duchess”.

The series itself is comparable to Reed’s former shows for Adult Swim, Frisky Dingo andSealab 2021, in a series driven by rapid-fire dialogue and interaction-based drama. The series also features an anachronistic style: using fashion from the 1960s, technology that is a mix of ’80s era computer technology alongside modern technology, and an alternate-universe style political status quo in the form of the Soviet Union still being active in the year 2010.

I really wanted to bring this show to everyones attention and recommend you get the dvd’s for season one and watch them. Be warned the show is rated MA and can be crude at sometimes, but that is what makes this show even funnier.

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