The Venture Brothers is one of those shows that you would think would be discussed at length on the Senate floor during an "Obscenity in Cartoon" hearing by pastel-clad Senator's wives whose children have grown up and moved out of the house and who have found themselves feeling lost without the constant role of "Mother", so naturally, they see themselves as crusaders of decency (I guess that residual Tipper Gore/parental advisory music fiasco from the 80's still lingers a bit in my craw). But no, I have rarely heard any outcry by parental or political groups when it comes to a show that has cartoon nip slips, a pedophile bodyguard and an arch nemesis that kinda hates himself (The Monarch) and for that, I am eternally grateful.
And now that The Venture Brothers begins it's fifth season on Adult Swim (which seems incredible), FOG! takes some time to chat with show creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer about the characters, what's it like to have a show that's a half-decade old and of course, David Bowie.
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