Some TV

Recently I have discovered a couple of new TV shows, which aren't even on the telly here (nobody says telly anymore do they?).

First up is Morel Orel from Adult Swim - like the other Adult Swim cartoons such as Harvey Birdman and Sealab 2051 its fantastic. Its old school stop motion annimation and follows Orel, a Christian kid growing up in Moralton, Statesota, as he learns moral lessons based on the other Commandments.

These include:
11. Thou shalt be ashamed of thy natural anatomy.
12. Thou shalt only have sex face-to-face, man on top.
13. Thou shalt not bastardize the American language.
14. Thou shalt always clean thy plate and not waste anything, whether thy stomach is full or not.

The Church sign is also great - has a different message each week, such as
Yes kids, we lied about Santa, but Jesus is real
Jesus died for your sins and had long hair so that you wouldn't.
All aboard the Censorship
The Holy Ghost: spooky or just a third wheel?

Along the way he becomes a junkie, masturbates over the neighbourhood women (mustn't waste it after all). If you can't download it the DVD is around and its worth checking out.

The other show I've been checking out is The Thick Of It - I hadn't heard of it but got lent a copy of the DVD. I was told its like a cross between The Office and Yes Minister - how could you possibly fail with that combination? But I think its more like a cross between Yes Minister and the excellent Australian current affairs show piss take, Frontline. The Thick Of It was created by Armando Ianucci, who produced and directed both Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge and of course I'm Alan Partridge.

It follows the UK Minister of Social Affairs, who cocks up almost every announcement only to be torn to shreds by Malcolm Tucker, the PM's shit-kicker/policy enforcer/H2. Its basically a political version of those painfully funny mockumentaries and definitely worth checking out.