I Myself Hate The Common Misconception of adult animation It's not just Seth MacFarlane and Trey Parker and Matt Stone the genre can be Nuanced look at Primal or Bojack Horseman
What I don't like is how all of the controversy over this show was about it satirizing the Catholic Church, which is an institution that *should* be satirized and mocked, and not that it was an unfunny horrible show.
As a former Catholic, I find that the best satires about the church are the ones that come from a place of authenticity or self-critique. Works like "Red Hot Catholic Love", Dogma (Which I'm half and half on), and Father Ted, come from people who grew up with the religion and want to express how the institution can change. Popetown on the other hand, comes from folks who have no clue on how to take the piss out of the traditions or culture of the religion, thinking that having the Pope get into whacky situations or using "adult humour" as a crutch constitutes a show.
Yeah. As I pointed out in the video at 0:24, I am a Catholic. I can see why the series would offend a good chunk of Catholic people. According to tradition, the hierarchy of the Pope stems from the apostle St. Peter. But like Trevor said, if you take away the Catholic themes - it's just MID at best. While watching the episodes to prepare for this edit, it was hard for me to get through the series - it was THAT boring. It was mainly typical, cliche "adult" animated cliches such as sex, violence, and gross-out. At most, I chucked at a few parts, such as the Pope thinking that the dictator's wife was an alien, or the part where the Pope shoots the inflated horse with his toy gun. I'm glad you brought up Father Ted. That is a great series, especially since there is A LOT of Catholic and Irish humor throughout its short 25-episode run. There is a really good video by Hats of Entertainment that talks about what made the series great.
i dont meant to be that one person, but did people actually hate snuff box? i thought it was pretty good and the clips on youtube get a lot of love. it might seem like it "faded away" because of how short it was, but that length is typical for british shows. if people really didn't enjoy it... well, more Matt Berry for me ahaha
From what I gather, it was rather polarizing. You either loved it or hated it. Those who loved it really loved it, and those who didn’t really didn’t. It seems like it was liked enough to get a DVD, but not enough to last more than a year.
@@tyrannosaurusallen3703 a lot of british tv series never really do last long though, even if they are loved and received well. 6 episodes isn't the norm but it wasn't out of the ordinary for a show like that- look at the Peter Serafinowicz show, people loved it and BBC still only gave it 6 episodes. MM should make a vs. the network on that one...
i only saw some of episodes on popetwon in the internet and it´s awfull. It´s like they never undestand why eric cartman worked. Firts, he´s a child. second, he´s a sociopath that plans a lot of scams, while the pop did nothing and he was very annoying.
As an Atheist, I agree. Sure, I would laugh that they're mocking religion at first (Got me to click on this, tbh), but if they're going to make the same jokes/gags over and over. What's even the point of the show then? South Park didn't start as like they're now, they started with a dumb idea of "Who would win, Jesus or Santa?", then an alien story, and then grew into the social commentary juggernaut we have today. That these clone adult shows is trying to jump in without understanding why South Park naturally grown writing is successful, and just take the surface level of "Ugly + Offensive + Obnoxious = Funny = Successful" and make a checklist what an episode "should" be.
I like some of the character designs in this show! (The 3d backgrounds are kind of dated!) The voice actors are okay except for the pope! And that’s all I have to say about the show itself MID! Code lyoko GOATED!
Looks like the best thing about Popetown is the credits, and no, I'm not just making the obvious joke. It's actually really cool that they used production materials like model sheets and pencil tests for the visuals.
Ever since you've covered this show years ago, I've been intrigued with it. I've only seen a few episodes online and I honestly think it's a bad show, but it's the kind of bad that sort of sticks with me. Perhaps it's the whole idea of this show being controversial for mostly surface level reasons and it's weird yet charming premise and artstyle. It could have been atleast a decent show if the people working on it weren't trying so hard to make it be offensive for mostly no reason.
"Do you think a show revolved around making fun of the Catholic Church was going to be recieved warmly?" Kinda, yes. We had Father Ted and Vicar of Dibley that are both still beloved to this day. So it was understandably a surprise, in the UK at least, that after those two shows a new one would be any kore controversial.
I got this footage form the Internet Archives upload of PopeTown. They included the interviews from on the original DVD. Although it has been removed due to copyright, I was able to download the footage on time for the review.
@mediamementosofficial how completely rude do you have to be? Also, I didn't even like my own comment. If you were doing videos shaming other religious groups you'd get a lot of complaints too. And besides, I have better things to do with my day anyways.
Yeah. I did that because I originally labeled Chowder incorrectly because I thought there were six videos Vs the Network 2023 Part One. I didn’t realize that the error was Chowder exclusive.
Huh, I guess this kinda shows how different Catholic christians are compared to the more usual Christians you see here in the US(you know, the ones behind VeggieTales, Dungeons & Dragons & Little Dogs of the Prairie)
It's such a shame, because you can criticize religious institutions and still be funny and tasteful about it, Father Ted and Monty Python's Life of Brian do a really good job at poking fun at religion without being needlessly offensive.
Gotta love Catholics. Get all up in a tizzy over some cheap cartoon, but conveniently like to ignore that whole thing their priests do to those boys...
@@MichaelScarn-j9jBBC Three used to be BBC Choice. It aired lots of unusual programming, including a British dub of Urusei Yatsura starring Matt Lucas as Ataru. That dub is so British it’s funny.
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This is Vs the Network 308, not 307. Counting error! Whoops!
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Quick question, wasn’t that music at 15:41- 15:52 from the VT L&R episode _Chuck and the Fantastic Factory_ ?
@@CJBStudios VT L&R?
@@KawikaProductions It’s short for VeggieTales Live and Reloaded.
I'm honestly happy that adult shows now are getting away from this kind of stuff like primal
I Myself Hate The Common Misconception of adult animation It's not just Seth MacFarlane and Trey Parker and Matt Stone the genre can be Nuanced look at Primal or Bojack Horseman
Do you Like Bojack Horsemen Bro
And don't forget the criminally underrated Morel Orel
Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss
Remember Mission Hill?
What I don't like is how all of the controversy over this show was about it satirizing the Catholic Church, which is an institution that *should* be satirized and mocked, and not that it was an unfunny horrible show.
Honestly that would be hilarious if a show was so unfunny that people actively started to protest it
The sad part is that the concept has potential just needs to be developed better
This reminds me of the situation with ABC and the show “Work It”. But they offended the LGBT community instead of the catholic community.
As a former Catholic, I find that the best satires about the church are the ones that come from a place of authenticity or self-critique.
Works like "Red Hot Catholic Love", Dogma (Which I'm half and half on), and Father Ted, come from people who grew up with the religion and want to express how the institution can change.
Popetown on the other hand, comes from folks who have no clue on how to take the piss out of the traditions or culture of the religion, thinking that having the Pope get into whacky situations or using "adult humour" as a crutch constitutes a show.
Yeah. As I pointed out in the video at 0:24, I am a Catholic. I can see why the series would offend a good chunk of Catholic people. According to tradition, the hierarchy of the Pope stems from the apostle St. Peter. But like Trevor said, if you take away the Catholic themes - it's just MID at best.
While watching the episodes to prepare for this edit, it was hard for me to get through the series - it was THAT boring. It was mainly typical, cliche "adult" animated cliches such as sex, violence, and gross-out. At most, I chucked at a few parts, such as the Pope thinking that the dictator's wife was an alien, or the part where the Pope shoots the inflated horse with his toy gun.
I'm glad you brought up Father Ted. That is a great series, especially since there is A LOT of Catholic and Irish humor throughout its short 25-episode run. There is a really good video by Hats of Entertainment that talks about what made the series great.
I never seen PopeTown before, but now I’m a little wiser with the show’s concept and motivation for the series, as well as hit-and-miss comedy.
I like how you used footage from pixar's sparkshort, purl
It was my idea to include it. It's a great workplace comedy with lots of stereotypical office bros - and a yarn that doesn't quite fit in at first.
@@KawikaProductions cool I like that short
Also good job on the editing 👍
i dont meant to be that one person, but did people actually hate snuff box? i thought it was pretty good and the clips on youtube get a lot of love. it might seem like it "faded away" because of how short it was, but that length is typical for british shows. if people really didn't enjoy it... well, more Matt Berry for me ahaha
people did like it, that’s the thing, in fact the only reason why it got a DVD release was specifically because of the cult following it had built up
@@mergieismoronicyeah I didn't think it was hated. channel x gets credit for making something good, at least
From what I gather, it was rather polarizing. You either loved it or hated it. Those who loved it really loved it, and those who didn’t really didn’t. It seems like it was liked enough to get a DVD, but not enough to last more than a year.
@@tyrannosaurusallen3703 a lot of british tv series never really do last long though, even if they are loved and received well. 6 episodes isn't the norm but it wasn't out of the ordinary for a show like that- look at the Peter Serafinowicz show, people loved it and BBC still only gave it 6 episodes. MM should make a vs. the network on that one...
@@tyrannosaurusallen3703that’s because it was aired in a bad time slot, 11pm on mondays iirc, which is death for any show
i only saw some of episodes on popetwon in the internet and it´s awfull. It´s like they never undestand why eric cartman worked. Firts, he´s a child. second, he´s a sociopath that plans a lot of scams, while the pop did nothing and he was very annoying.
the artstyle of popetown reminds me of Butch Hartman's artstyle
As an Atheist, I agree. Sure, I would laugh that they're mocking religion at first (Got me to click on this, tbh), but if they're going to make the same jokes/gags over and over. What's even the point of the show then?
South Park didn't start as like they're now, they started with a dumb idea of "Who would win, Jesus or Santa?", then an alien story, and then grew into the social commentary juggernaut we have today. That these clone adult shows is trying to jump in without understanding why South Park naturally grown writing is successful, and just take the surface level of "Ugly + Offensive + Obnoxious = Funny = Successful" and make a checklist what an episode "should" be.
I am actually both a Catholic and a Christian, and that includes my name.
Popetown's a guilty pleasure of mine, at least the first few episodes. Then everything does go immediately right to shit
I actually literally never heard of Popetown till' this year but it's sorta similar to Morel Orel lol.
Morel orel has 1000x more depth than popetown you cant compare the two
Still a better Show than Caleb and Sophia.
Yeah I remember the last video you talked about this show mostly about said controversy
I like some of the character designs in this show!
(The 3d backgrounds are kind of dated!)
The voice actors are okay except for the pope!
And that’s all I have to say about the show itself MID!
Code lyoko GOATED!
Looks like the best thing about Popetown is the credits, and no, I'm not just making the obvious joke. It's actually really cool that they used production materials like model sheets and pencil tests for the visuals.
Snuff Box was gold though
Where did you find this show's soundtrack?
You should definitely do the owl house vs the network.
In a stream, he said he wouldn’t do it because he has no familiarity with the show.
Be a short video. I don't know how you stretch "Disney hates anything gay" to 16 minutes.
Ever since you've covered this show years ago, I've been intrigued with it. I've only seen a few episodes online and I honestly think it's a bad show, but it's the kind of bad that sort of sticks with me. Perhaps it's the whole idea of this show being controversial for mostly surface level reasons and it's weird yet charming premise and artstyle. It could have been atleast a decent show if the people working on it weren't trying so hard to make it be offensive for mostly no reason.
I feel exactly the same way. I don’t like the show at all, but I still own the DVD, and watch it on occasion.
The backgrounds for Pope town look like Gary's mode
From what I've seen of snuff box it was pretty funny 🤷
yeah, Snuff Box was great, everyone i’ve spoken to about it loved it as well, i don’t see why it’s shown in a bad light here
Oh cool a Popetown video!
"Do you think a show revolved around making fun of the Catholic Church was going to be recieved warmly?"
Kinda, yes.
We had Father Ted and Vicar of Dibley that are both still beloved to this day.
So it was understandably a surprise, in the UK at least, that after those two shows a new one would be any kore controversial.
1:26 Where did you get this footage?
I got this footage form the Internet Archives upload of PopeTown. They included the interviews from on the original DVD. Although it has been removed due to copyright, I was able to download the footage on time for the review.
@@KawikaProductions Oh nice
I have never seen Popetown, I like the character designs and the voice actors! And that's about it. Nice video tho!
I love this channel
Why would you even bother talking about this. Skip.
You're entitled to do that if you so choose, just like how you are free to like your own comment. Whatever helps you have a good day.
@mediamementosofficial how completely rude do you have to be? Also, I didn't even like my own comment. If you were doing videos shaming other religious groups you'd get a lot of complaints too. And besides, I have better things to do with my day anyways.
@@barttheraven 😈😈
was this show made in Gmod?? why do all the backdrops look like source engine maps lmfao
Vs. The Network 307?
But I thought Chowder was 307
Whoops! Counting error!
@@mediamementosofficial Funny you mentioned that. You originally had 308 in an original recording of the video.
Yeah. I did that because I originally labeled Chowder incorrectly because I thought there were six videos Vs the Network 2023 Part One. I didn’t realize that the error was Chowder exclusive.
Huh, I guess this kinda shows how different Catholic christians are compared to the more usual Christians you see here in the US(you know, the ones behind VeggieTales, Dungeons & Dragons & Little Dogs of the Prairie)
Christians made dungeons & dragons?
Or were you thinking of Jane and the dragon
@@a-dub6434 Yup, the creator of Dungeons & Dragons IS a Christian.
It's such a shame, because you can criticize religious institutions and still be funny and tasteful about it, Father Ted and Monty Python's Life of Brian do a really good job at poking fun at religion without being needlessly offensive.
I'm Catholic, and I kinda find this to be really dumb and disturbing
0:25 - And subscribed.
What is Popetown omg?
I freaking love vs the network!
BBC3 when the Offend Everyone show they greenlit Offends Everyone 🤯
I don't know what Popetown is cuzz ngl. 😂
Do Clarence next
Gotta love Catholics. Get all up in a tizzy over some cheap cartoon, but conveniently like to ignore that whole thing their priests do to those boys...
If the backlash so bad then Why did BBC three pick up Popetown in the first place?
They wanted to be MTV.
IS it BBC three?
@@MichaelScarn-j9jBBC Three used to be BBC Choice. It aired lots of unusual programming, including a British dub of Urusei Yatsura starring Matt Lucas as Ataru. That dub is so British it’s funny.
BBC Three was a youth oriented channel, it aired a lot of transgressive content, a show like PopeTown comes off like it’d fit right in