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I just finished catching up with the second season of Rick and Morty. Wasn’t too bad catching up since only two episodes have aired.

Before watching them, I wasn’t sure if a second season would be a good thing or bad. I loved the first season and was surprised at how funny it was; especially with its type of humor. With Rick’s dialog and his attitude towards...everything, and the situations they got themselves tangled in, it was a show that stuck out from a lot of the other stuff that Adult Swim was putting out. It was so good to me that I got the feeling that there was just enough episodes for the writers to be satisfied with before struggling to make it funny and then wear out its welcome.

I was wrong. Well, at least based on the first two episodes of this new season. I’m happy to say the comedy is just as strong as it was before and I’m sooo glad they haven't gone down the path where they find something people liked based on focus research from watching season one and then burning that once cool and neat idea to the ground. Hopefully the remainder of the season is as good as its beginning.

Wubba lubba dub dub!

Fever dream

I just watched a video where voice actor Steven Blum, Adventure Time’s The Lich, and Naruto’s Gaara were all playing a version of bingo called Bang! on a stage at Comic-Con. To see it for yourself, check out this week’s Pre-Flight from Toonami to see what the hubbub was all about.

Toonami @ MomoCon

Back on Saturday a group from Toonami hosted a panel at MomoCon in Atlanta. I wasn’t there due to the fact that I live on the other side of the country with no money to get there, but it was cool of them to stream it all this week on Pre-Flight so I can see what it was all about.

Some big announcements were dropped during the panel including a teaser for The Intruder II. That looks dope. I believe they said it would air during October and would include viewer interaction like the first Intruder did. In addition, they are planning to launch a sick looking Toonami app for iPhone and Android phones. Hope I can afford a new phone in the near future because I don’t think my poor iPhone 4 would be able to handle it.

For new shows, they announced two new ones that are coming soon. One is called Akame ga KILL! and the other is Michiko & Hatchin. I don’t know anything about these shows, but Michiko & Hatchin looked pretty cool, so I'll be looking out for that one when it debuts.

Goodbye, Dave

Wednesday was David Letterman’s final episode for his late show. It was a star studded, funny, fantastic, heartwarming episode truly fit for a finale. It was a show that included all the regulars like his entrance by running on stage, skits, top 10 list, music performance, etc., but it also included some best of moments, a montage of clips of guests who were on his show, and an oral thank you letter from Dave. His top ten included his celebrity friends where each one lists something they always wanted to say to Dave. I was laughing the whole time with a big smile on my face.

When it comes to late night shows, Dave’s was actually the reason why I wanted to stay up late watching TV -- but failed a lot trying to making it to 11:35pm because I usually went to bed around 9pm. But when I was able to make it, it was an hour of pure awesome. The skits I enjoyed the most involved either stage manager Biff Henderson or when Dave would go to Hello Deli and visit Rupert Jee. CBS Mailbag was a good one, too.

If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend checking out Dave’s 5th anniversary show that aired back in 1987. It shows how innovative Dave was back at that time and demonstrated that being an a**hole and showing nonsense on television can actually work. You can see where others like Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O'Brien got inspiration from for their own shows. Also check out the special that aired a few weeks back that highlighted his 30+ years on late night, David Letterman: A Life on Television. Also check out his final episode.

Thanks, Dave. You’re rad.

Don Draper would be proud

Last night was the season finale of The Walking Dead. A lot happened in this episode -- and that was cool -- but the ending was a bit lackluster compared to previous seasons. I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll just summarize by saying it was a good episode overall.

In addition, they premiered a new set of commercials for the upcoming Halo 5 game. And while I don’t really care for the series, the commercial definitely caught my attention; more specifically, the first ad where Master Chief was injured, lying besides a statue of himself that is surrounded by wreckage and debris that stretches for miles all around. Spartan Locke walks up to Master Chief and points a gun at him saying, “All hail the conquering hero. The one who was supposed to save us all. But now I must save us... from you.” Damn, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up when I saw that. The other commercial during the next break wasn’t as good when both Master Chief’s and Spartan Locke’s roles were switched and it was Master Chief pointing the gun at Spartan Locke. Hopefully the game is better than what I heard Halo 4 was and lives up to the hype that this commercial presented.

Bridge the gap

Finally got around to watching an episode of Pre-Flight, a new show for Toonami.  It’s about six episodes in now, and I have to say I’m more impressed with it than I was originally planning.  Hosted by Gill Austin and Jason DeMarco, it’s basically everything a fan of Toonami would want in a show like this.  You can catch it on Adult Swim’s website and they air a new episode once a week; and they keep looping the episode for a week.  That’s cool and all, but I wish they gave an option for us to watch previous episodes on demand.

They play their promos, talk about old and new shows, give a weekly topic with questions for viewers, music, and a segment with Steve Blum.  They also discuss a lot of inside baseball too (I loooove inside baseball talk).  If you’re a fan of Toonami, I recommend checking Pre-Flight out.

Also, new game article is imminent!  I’ll be posting it in the next day or so.