# Metalocalypse update, or Adult Swim is ams dildos **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 25, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701 "2016-05-25T22:53:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/1 "2016-05-25T22:53:14Z")
Apparently Adult Swim was just stringing fans along about the possibility of a real season finale for _Metalocalypse_…and based on [this interview](http://www.metalinsider.net/interviews/interview-brendon-small-on-galaktikon-ii-the-end-of-metalocalypse) with Brendon Small, it’s pretty much impossible for him to even create so much as a Dethklok album now. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/2 "2016-05-26T00:38:25Z")
Well, he did say there would be some conclusion, he just can’t talk about it… ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/3 "2016-05-26T03:56:25Z")
Skwisgaar and Pickles go on to form a Christian Rock group. Murderface gets an acting gig on Law & Order: SVU. Nathan now writes jingles for commercials and Toki is a semi-professional tennis player. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/4 "2016-05-26T04:49:42Z")
Aw…but how can we begrudge them their desire to make their own [original, quality programming?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Adult_Swim#Current) Do we _really_ want to live in a world without Tim and Eric spinoffs? Or [FishCenter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FishCenter_Live)? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/5 "2016-05-26T05:04:12Z")
When did the American Math Society start making dildos? ---
**Author:** ![Garula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/6 "2016-05-26T05:16:16Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > Do we _really_ want to live in a world without Tim and Eric spinoffs? Or [FishCenter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FishCenter_Live)? They should take the money they would have given Tim and Eric and just film it being burned. I would much rather watch that than one of their shows. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/7 "2016-05-26T23:49:09Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > Aw…but how can we begrudge them their desire to make their own [original, quality programming?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Adult_Swim#Current) > > Do we _really_ want to live in a world without Tim and Eric spinoffs? Or [FishCenter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FishCenter_Live)? > [@Garula](#): > > They should take the money they would have given Tim and Eric and just film it being burned. I would much rather watch that than one of their shows. I won’t begrudge their stoner programing – heck, I even got a chuckle out of a Tim and Eric show one time during channel surfing – but surely they could trim a few episodes of _Family Guy_ to make room for a finale. > [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Well, he did say there would be some conclusion, he just can’t talk about it… Yeah. ☹ I guess we’ll know the ending eventually. And I am looking forward to the new Galaktikon album. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/8 "2016-05-26T23:56:41Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Skwisgaar and Pickles go on to form a Christian Rock group. Murderface gets an acting gig on Law & Order: SVU. Nathan now writes jingles for commercials and Toki is a semi-professional tennis player. Oh, and don’t forget Charles, who eventually tires of the high priest gig and becomes manager of a guitar store. > [@hogarth](#): > > When did the American Math Society start making dildos? 😃 They certainly have enough interesting shapes to work with. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/9 "2016-05-27T04:41:43Z")
_Galaktikon_ was dildos. Like, nearly unlistenable dildos. But what Adult Swim is doing re: Dethklok and _Metalocalypse_ is a cryin’ shame. At least release _Doomstar_ for home video yous dildos. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/10 "2016-05-27T23:08:26Z")
Aww, even “Dangertits”? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/11 "2016-05-27T23:39:36Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Aww, even “Dangertits”? > > 😃 Aye, even Dangertits. 😛 That’s as close to the Dethklok sound as it gets on this album, but even there his tone is too clean. [Here’s what I wrote on All Music: > [@Me](#): > > It’s better than listening to Coheed & Cambria, but ultimately this is boring as hell. There are no hooks to speak of in any of these mini-'70s-prog songs so they just pass by in an indistinct blur. Oh sure, occasionally you’ll hear a vocal harmony that makes you go “hey that sounds like Queen sounded FORTY YEARS AGO” or “huh, he grew up listening to Rush” or something, but overall this is a waste of time. > > It’s a real shame, too, as the stuff Mr. Small does as Dethklok is usually riveting, darkly humorous, rifftastic music. This album, however, seems on target but misses the mark. ]([Brendon Small's Galaktikon - Brendon Small | A... | AllMusic](http://www.allmusic.com/album/brendon-smalls-galaktikon-mw0002376741)) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/12 "2016-05-28T19:37:24Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Oh, and don’t forget Charles, who eventually tires of the high priest gig and becomes manager of a guitar store. I covered him in the edit comment. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/13 "2016-05-30T00:15:00Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > That’s as close to the Dethklok sound as it gets on this album, but even there his tone is too clean. [Here’s what I wrote on All Music:](http://www.allmusic.com/album/brendon-smalls-galaktikon-mw0002376741) I will say that it’s an album I can have on in the background while I’m at work without worrying about it being a distraction…so I can absolutely see where you’re coming from there. > [@Gatopescado](#): > > I covered him in the edit comment. 😉 I missed that! 😃 That’s actually intriguing… ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/14 "2016-05-30T01:47:06Z")
There are things that are more important to a tv channel than just making money. - One is taking a stand on intellectual property. Adult Swim is reminding us that all the fanship and money in the world doesn’t mean shit up against their legal right to kill a franchise. You never know what the changing IP world will throw your way; best to assert one’s rights wherever, whenever, for any reason or none. - Another (as Small himself pointed out) is novelty. Tv requires new product more than it does good product. One reason is highly paid program development people, who need to keep on justifying being highly paid. Another reason is aging. Younger viewers may join a long-running series in progress, but it’s never going to attract huge swarms of them and be the hot new thing all over again. And younger viewers are undiscriminating and herd-motivated enough to be the backbone of all tv ad buying. They need to be encouraged to flit from this to that to the other, in programming as in consumer goods. Everyone’s numbers depend on it. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-update-or-adult-swim-is-ams-dildos/755701/15 "2016-06-04T00:18:39Z")
I think it still surprises me that they asserted their rights in such an asshattish manner. In any case, it’s a good lesson about intellectual property. Speaking of programming, I flipped through the current Adult Swim schedule…most of which consists of _Family Guy_ reruns. Is the show still that popular, or is it just an economical space filler? Based on chatter I see on this board and elsewhere online, I would think that _Rick and Morty_ is their super-hot show at the moment, yet it’s only on the schedule one day per week. Do they figure (probably correctly) that the main audience of that show is more likely to stream it than to wait for it to pop up on a schedule?