The Bottom Line
- Tries something new in animation.
- Jokes are too juvenile.
- Plots try to be edgy but get lost in low comedy.
- Not many extras for an "uncensored" DVD set.
Description
- Rated TV-MA.
- 13 episodes on 3 discs.
- Full scripts for each episode on DVD-ROM.
- Booklet includes character profiles and episode descriptions.
- Character artwork and background art galleries.
- Tripping the Rift Video - Floridia 7 It Is!
- Tripping the Rift Video - Did You Say Captain Chode?
- Tripping the Rift Video - Too Good to Be True
- Tripping the Rift Video - Introductions
- Tripping the Rift Video - Dark Clowns
Guide Review - 'Tripping the Rift' - The Complete First Season DVD
But I still think I'm right. I enjoy bawdy, offensive humor, when it's done right. Family Guy and South Park are examples of two shows that demolished the TV boundaries of good taste. These shows remain very funny, and they always have a sharp point to make.
Tripping the Rift seems to be more of an experiment than a thoughtfully crafted TV series. "Let's see what huge boobs look like in computer animation! How many stupid, dirty jokes can we get away with at 10:00 p.m. on Sci Fi?"
The plots zigzag between trying to be topical, like South Park or Futurama, or being a parody of Star Wars, or anything set in space. Throw in all the raunchy sex stuff and "adult" humor, and you get a mess of a story that goes nowhere.
The characters are very flat. Yes, even Six. They might look like individuals, but they each have the same jokes to tell. Each has been given, say, one thing that's supposed to define them. For instance, Whip is a teenage loser and Six is a sex-crazed hottie. But beyond that, all their behaviors, dialogue, and desires seem to be the same.
I admire the animation team's ability to crank out full episodes in such short turnaround times. That's about the only good thing I have to say about Tripping the Rift.
