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- MTV
- Oct 27, 2011
- MTV
- Oct 27, 2011
Summary Beavis and Butt-head was first aired on the U.S. cable network MTV in March 1993. This show, which combined animation and music videos, was an example of the unique programming that MTV has consistently provided for its youthful demographics. The half-hour program alternated between a simple narrative, which focused on the exploits of tw...
- MTV
- Oct 27, 2011
- MTV
- Oct 27, 2011
Summary Beavis and Butt-head was first aired on the U.S. cable network MTV in March 1993. This show, which combined animation and music videos, was an example of the unique programming that MTV has consistently provided for its youthful demographics. The half-hour program alternated between a simple narrative, which focused on the exploits of tw...
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Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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69% Positive
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25% Mixed
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The animated duo have returned, as dumb--and hilarious--as ever. [31 Oct 2011, p.36]
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 User Ratings
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83% Positive
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Ah. Beavis and Butthead. I am a bit late on this review, I will admit. But, I digress.
This reboot is actually much better than the original.
For an example: The old show, was mostly just their stupidity, and did little to
satirize the culture of the 90's. It did, just not as much. The comedy mostly stemmed from
the duo. However, in the reboot the comedy is for me at least, stupidity of todays culture.
They poke fun at the reality shows, and the musical conventions. Ultimately they make fun of everything wrong found today. I particularly like how they parodied Twilight. the episode starts with B and B at a movie cinema as the characters on screen deliver really bad lines. They tease it, but eventually decide to follow its conventions to get chicks. So, they attempt to become vampires or werewolfs. ("Well, this isn't very good." Butt-head on Edwards quotes.) Its a mixture of stupidity, but also witty lines that make it interesting. It kind of makes me question if writers from the spin off 'Daria' are involved. Don't get me wrong, the duo is still hilariously stupid, its just, now they
seem to have a layer of cleverness in there perspective which makes it much more interesting.
If you're like me and you don't agree with todays stupid, you'll like this show.
If you worship snooki, you wont.
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SEASON 8
The Great Cornholio will never get old................................................................................................................
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SEASON 8
It definitely has its moments.
Is the show still funny? Sure. But it now seems about as cutting edge and relevant as "Alf" or "Suddenly Susan."
Reality TV has blessed us with so many idiots to laugh at, it's overkill to have a couple of animated jackasses describe what a jackass Snooki is.
The new jokes mostly feel slow and hands-off, less disdainful than uninterested.
There is--beneath the stale crust of the new Beavis and Butt-head, baked in with the program's existential outlook--a special grimness.
Although there will be your baby-boomer critics out there who will slander Beavis and Butt-Head as a whole, whether it be the 90's run, or the more recent(visually more enhanced and upgraded). However, nobody can deny the true-to-form nature of the new episodes, and anyone who found the original run to be funny, will be pleasantly surprised by the hilariousness of the new episodes of the series. The integrity that is kept after a decade, and the homages that are paid to the original run are both second to none. As a fan of the duo in general, the new series is spot-on, and I'm continually hoping to see new episodes well into the next few years. Beavis and Butt-Head are an integral part of the act of sitting down, unwinding, and forgetting about your day as you laugh at mindless morons, showcasing ironically witty humor. I enjoy this series now more than ever, and am more than happy to award it an undoubtedly positive review. Whether you enjoy them or not, the fact that the integrity of the characters hasn't dissolved, nor has Mike Judge's ability to tell an enjoyably funny story in such a minor amount of time. Hilarious series from top to bottom. 10/10.
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SEASON 8
Don't think we should review this until the season is over. I have had some good laughs, but wont know if this is a true come back until the end of the season.
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SEASON 8
In the end, I was underwhelmed, but I mostly felt, "It could have been worse." Mike Judge has been in kind of a bad rut lately, and I didn't want to see a forced reboot of a classic show that was close to me in my youth. Even then, I understood that its whole purpose was to mock the braindead metalhead teen culture. Now, since that's not really the case anymore, they have to go a new route, which seems to be reality TV. While I loved the parts when they made fun of Jersey Shore and reality TV in general, the actual episodes were pretty underwhelming, especially the first one. It had a great premise, but it just wasn't pulled off well at all. Very little of it was funny, and it was very disappointing. I was expecting Beavis to come into school as a mummy or something and hit on chicks that way, or for Butt-head to walk around using the pick-up line, "Hey, baby. I ****." You know, since he's a vampire. I dunno, something along those lines, not being bitten by a diseased hobo and then sitting at home for almost all the rest of the time. The second episode was a little better, but not much. Obviously, it's supposed to be one of those jokes that gets funnier because Butt-head won't drop that Beavis was crying during a "moving" scene, but it wasn't done in a particularly funny way. Yes, he doesn't drop it, even 80 years later when he finally has a heart attack and dies. Points for creativity. But there aren't many actual jokes during the episode, and the ones that are there are never laugh-out-loud funny. So while this could have been a lot worse, this isn't even close to as good as the original B&B. Maybe it'll pick up next week to make up for the lackluster opener.
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SEASON 8
One of the worst and least funny shows in a long time. It wasn't funny back in the 90's either. The creator of this show is an idiot. There is no reason for anybody to be watching it.
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SEASON 8
****. Has none of the humor and punch of the original. Instead of commenting on music videos B&B sit around and comment on crap shows like Jersey Shore and 16 and Pregnant. Oh boy! Hold me back! Entertainment overload! Why it was even brought back is beyond me. Stop making this garbage, Mike, the hey-day of B&B is OVER.
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