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No mention of The Maxx, which is a shame. That was another supremely well-done animated show from MTV's heyday that gorgeously adapted an Image Comics series. I

No mention of The Maxx, which is a shame. That was another supremely well-done animated show from MTV's heyday that gorgeously adapted an Image Comics series. It was closer in tone to Aeon Flux than Beavis and Butt-Head, which is probably why it's not remembered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maxx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maxx

bitexploder 5y ago
As a teen I didn’t quite get Aeon Flux, but I loved the animation style.
- riffraff 5y ago
  As a fellow teen at the time: it was confusing but I liked it a lot, tho I could have done without the tongue twisting kissing animations. But then they did "Alexander" in the same style and it was awesome I cannot believe that show is not more popular.
  - AdmiralAsshat 5y ago
    I assume you're referring to Alexander Senki, or "Reign: The Conqueror"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign:_The_Conqueror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign:_The_Conqueror I wouldn't say the animation style is the same, necessarily, but you are correct in noting the similarities, as Peter Chung provided the character designs.
SEJeff 5y ago
The Maxx was incredible. Those were the days when MTV actually had music videos. I loved watching all of MTV's "oddities" with my aunt.
zxcvbn4038 5y ago
Remember "The Brothers Grunt" from the same cartoon block? A cartoon about five constipated trolls with drinking problems searching for their lost brother. That was probably the weirdest thing I ever saw on TV until I encountered Lexx on the sci-fi channel -- the epic tale of a security guard, a sex slave, a dead assassin, and a robot head flying around the universe in a giant bug while trying to find something to eat. Including links to prove I'm not making these up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Grunt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Grunt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexx
- dllthomas 5y ago
  Lexx started out so good and so weird, and then quickly got less good and more weird. More recently SyFy brought us Happy!, which started good and weird, and got more good and more weird...
KingOfCoders 5y ago
I love The Maxx.
jasonwatkinspdx 5y ago
Parts of The Maxx are uncomfortable, but unlike the other shows mentioned here it's not just empty edgy humor: serves a thematic purpose. Really well done adaptation of the comic.

bitexploder 5y ago

As a teen I didn’t quite get Aeon Flux, but I loved the animation style.

riffraff 5y ago
As a fellow teen at the time: it was confusing but I liked it a lot, tho I could have done without the tongue twisting kissing animations. But then they did "Alexander" in the same style and it was awesome I cannot believe that show is not more popular.
- AdmiralAsshat 5y ago
  I assume you're referring to Alexander Senki, or "Reign: The Conqueror"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign:_The_Conqueror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign:_The_Conqueror I wouldn't say the animation style is the same, necessarily, but you are correct in noting the similarities, as Peter Chung provided the character designs.

SEJeff 5y ago

The Maxx was incredible. Those were the days when MTV actually had music videos. I loved watching all of MTV's "oddities" with my aunt.

zxcvbn4038 5y ago

Remember "The Brothers Grunt" from the same cartoon block? A cartoon about five constipated trolls with drinking problems searching for their lost brother. That was probably the weirdest thing I ever saw on TV until I encountered Lexx on the sci-fi channel -- the epic tale of a security guard, a sex slave, a dead assassin, and a robot head flying around the universe in a giant bug while trying to find something to eat. Including links to prove I'm not making these up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Grunt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Grunt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexx

dllthomas 5y ago
Lexx started out so good and so weird, and then quickly got less good and more weird. More recently SyFy brought us Happy!, which started good and weird, and got more good and more weird...

KingOfCoders 5y ago

I love The Maxx.

jasonwatkinspdx 5y ago

Parts of The Maxx are uncomfortable, but unlike the other shows mentioned here it's not just empty edgy humor: serves a thematic purpose. Really well done adaptation of the comic.