TripTank

Like most anthology shows, TripTank is a mixed bag of good and bad stuff.

Truth to be told, most of the segments are bad, but there are a few gems there and there.

Some segments are not particularly well animated, but at least they are amusing to watch.

It biggest weakness was relying too much in shock value, but I guess that's a common element in many modern American comedies.

If youre over the age of 20 and looking for animation thats actually funny and not just attempting to be nonsensical or "shocking" to middle schooler's there are plenty of better options like Monkey Dust or better yet just watch some late 90s Adult Swim fare before they quit doing animation and started doing dumb live-action spoof shows and this terrible unfunny animation. Those of you entertained by drivel like Bojack Horseman will eat this right up and think its great, those of you with actual taste and viewing standards not so much, if you are going to bother i suggest consuming copious amounts of trendy chemical amusements before wading into this garbage pile of soundbites and poorly drawn animation. I got three whole episodes in before i just had to turn it off as i found it almost insulting just how unfunny the show is as a whole.

This show is a hodgepodge of different styles and sensibilities and as such, it's a mixed bag. At its worst, the sketches are too reliant on shock humour and can sometimes miss the mark but there is still some good writing here and it's a cool show to look at due to the range of different animation styles on show.

Overall, TripTank is a decent representation of internet cartoons with the same foul humour and general abrasiveness that once couldn't work on television now finally getting it's chance to be seen by a wider audience. It's giving talented people the opportunity to make a living as well as the chance to work with some of the best voice actors in the business who they probably otherwise wouldn't get the chance to work with. So for that, I give Comedy Central a pat on the back and hope they can continue to give their animators greater creative freedom come season two.

This show has great potential, as it contains a wide variety of sketches with all sorts of wacky & raunchy humor. Most of the recurring characters are hilarious. As far as the lame ones go, they're usually only in one skit and then they're out.

Before watching this show, the viewer must be high, drunk, or both to enjoy it. I get the impression that all the negative reviews are from people who watched the show sober. To those people - I have no idea why you would waste your time watching a show like this when sober. It's clearly marketed to stoners & drunks. I'd go as far as to say that watching this show sober and then writing a negative review complaining about the lack of plot line is like watching episodes of Teletubbies as an adult and complaining about how predictable and unentertaining it was- it's not that it's a bad show; you're just the wrong audience.

I hope this show lives on for more seasons to come, as it seems to be this generation's Beavis & Butthead, or even a good replacement for Aqua Teen Hunger Force (since that show just got discontinued).

I may be too hung up on trying to understand things, but Triptank is just a mess of half baked animated shorts that has no cohesive thing that keeps it together. It relies way too heavily on bloody/dismemberment gags and way too little on funny set ups or clever writing. I watch it and think of someone stitching together some of the more mediocre stuff produced as student projects at some animators' school. It's not ready for prime time. Are you listening, whoever organizes this show? Watch a few seasons of Robot Chicken, and then make your best effort at a knock off of that show, you know, a show with humor. And Comedy Central, you don't need to grab just any animated creation. Granted a duo like Parker and Stone don't come along too often, but there must be better animated shows available to air.