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Aeon flux is mentioned and the creator is quoted in this article. AF was very influential on me. We did not have cable when I was a kid, but my grandparents di
by bredren 5y ago
Aeon flux is mentioned and the creator is quoted in this article.
AF was very influential on me. We did not have cable when I was a kid, but my grandparents did.
I saw aeon flux there and I think it sent me toward sci-fi / horror. Many of the shirts had frightening or bad endings for the hero.
Beavis and Butthead got cut down some when Beavis was no longer allowed to say “Fire!”
I also think Beavis and Butthead paved the way for Ren and Stimpy.
- EvanAnderson 5y ago"Ren and Stimpy" predates "Beavis and Butthead" by a couple of years (at least the full "Beavis and Butthead" show-- the shorts may well be older). The original "Aeon Flux" shorts on Liquid Television had an aesthetic that was just creepy to me. Definitely a horror aspect.
- bredren 5y agoYou’re right, I had this reversed in my head. Both cartoons sparked controversy as I remember it. The aeon flux stuff seemed to portray a dystopia. It seemed like the hero would falter. I don’t remember anything like it in animation.
- garren 5y agoAeon flux on liquid television was absolutely weird, and that’s what made it so fun to watch. The longer versions that came out later were a huge disappointment. The B&B shorts on Liquid television were the first I’d seen of that show (“fro-o-o-o-g baseba-a-a-all!”).