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I Am Not An Animal

EMAILPRINTSERIES: Sundance, Wednesday 11:00p (30 minutes)

I Am Not An Animal
73
9.3 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 4 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 6 votes
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Show Info

Genre(s): Animation, Comedy

Created By: Peter Baynham

First Air Date: October 5, 2005

Summary

Starring Steve Coogan, Julia Davis, Simon Pegg, Arthur Mathews, Amelia Bullmore, and Kevin Eldon

This six-episode surrealist animated British series centers on five animals in a vivisection lab who speak English and keep up on the latest celebrity gossip.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

80

LA WeeklyRobert Abele

Its mix of twisted laughs and surrealist visuals smacks of something you’d see between Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Harvey Birdman on the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim hours.

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80

Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd

Deep, dark and funny.

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80

SlateDana Stevens

The show's overall effect falls somewhere between dystopic science fiction and the cheerfully sicko sensibility of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim lineup. But unlike, say, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, I Am Not an Animal styles itself as social satire.

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50

The New York TimesNed Martel

Connoisseurs of animation and British comedy will delight in the warped innovations of "Animal," but to those with humbler tastes and less patience the series will induce more yawns than howls.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Tisha B gave it a10:
I love this show. I wish they would do another season!!! There's nothing else out there like it.

ali m gave it a10:
I LOOOOVE THIS SHOW !!!!!

George H. gave it a7:
Confusing and muddled narrative but somewhere in the mix there might be an actually entertaining show. Interesting characters will make me come back for more viewings.

bob c gave it a9:
Surreal animation and dark humor. Will appeal to many of the viewers in its time-slot, especially on Sundance. Photo-montage and traditional drawing make for amazing characters, but the abstractness may scare the kids if they are up late. Very Enjoyable.

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