alan-50673 This show is an annoying abomination. Each episode consists of a power hungry mad scientist named Rick coming up with a scheme to grab power. He will drag his nephew, Morty, along to be a scape goat or distraction. Morty will reluctantly agree to go along with his uncle. Now people think these two are based on Marty McFly and Doc Brown from Back to the Future. Other than a vague likeness, they have nothing in common. Rick is an irredeemably awful human and that's really the whole point. Watch this evil human being ruin the universe and drag everyone down to his level. The "humor" is farting, passing out drunk, burping, etc. This show isn't worth watching. It's crap.

jmherman-66219 Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon really have something special here. The show is geniusly crafted with each episode maticulously made to make you think, laugh, and cry. Its truly an adventure through time and space.

hawksfx This cartoon raised my IQ by 100. Now I understand the meaning of life and the science behind gravity. My vision has been completed.

Mark Turner *The following review is for the release of season 3 of the series to disc*When it comes to pop culture things change over time. Some 29 years ago an animated series premiered on the fledgling Fox network and suddenly everyone was talking about this animated series in prime time. THE SIMPSONS became one of the longest running series in TV history. So there is a market out there for animated series. The Cartoon Network began programming shows to meet that need and their Adult Swim series late at night were geared towards an emerging market of young adults who enjoyed animated series with more mature subject matter. That market went crazy for a series called RICK AND MORTY. I'd never seen the show but had heard of it. My son was one of the many who loved the show and kept telling me it was a must see. Somehow I just never get around to it. After watching this release I now need to go back and watch the first two seasons. I'm hooked. I love the series.If like me you've yet to watch the show it's about the adventures of mad-genius scientist Rick Sanchez and his grandson Morty Smith. They live with Rick's daughter Beth, a genius with sociopathic tendencies, her husband Jerry, basically a doormat of a husband/father and daughter Summer, a self-absorbed teen. Well, at least in this reality.Therein lies the genius and thousands story potential for the show. Rick has invented a portal that can take him to any of thousands of dimension, locations and time periods. Each episode he takes Morty with him on a new adventure. But the adventures they have also are tempered by the attitudes and beliefs of the pair. Rick is a nihilistic, alcoholic, megalomaniacal lout who doesn't care about anyone but himself and that includes Morty for the most part. His views are offered in each and every episode from his disbelief in God to his constantly informing Morty that he's the smartest man who ever lived. On the other end of the spectrum is Morty, the moral compass of the pair. Morty is an insecure pre-teen who worries about the effects of their adventures. While he might have fun during those adventures he also fears not returning from them.That dimension thing I mentioned? Another integral part of their stories. The variations of worlds in those dimensions take the pair on numerous adventures. Rick also has an attitude that if his dimension's Morty is killed he can always slip into another dimension and bring back the Morty from that one. This accounts for his devil may care attitude towards his family. But as the series progresses we get the idea that maybe, just maybe, beneath that self-centered exterior Rick actually has more going on than expected. There is also a dimension with a location called The Citadel where the Council of Rick's takes place. The entire dimension is made up of various Ricks and Mortys and no one else. One of the things the council plans is the demise of the real Rick and that accounts for different battles the title pair find themselves in. The episodes here run the gamut of these adventures with at least one involving the council. One episode has Rick take his daughter Beth to a world he created for her to hide away someone she had issues with. Another has Rick and Morty have their worst characteristics removed from them leaving behind a nice Rick who gets trampled on while those counter selves try and escape to return to their hosts. And Beth and Jerry decide to a trial separation which has an effect on the family. Perhaps most loved in this season is the episode where we are introduced to Pickle Rick. In this episode Rick transforms himself into a pickle in an effort to avoid going to family counseling with the rest. One would wonder how Rick can survive as a pickle without limbs that rolls off a work table and rolls down the driveway towards a manhole. Being Rick you can be certain he'll find a way to survive. The show is many things. It is irreverent to say the least. It is hilarious at moments. It is tender without blatantly being so. The word nihilism suits every single episode here. There are no sacred cows when it comes to the series. And much like SOUTH PARK the show doesn't just skewer one side of an issue but most often pokes at both. It is an equal opportunity offender. So if that sort of irreverent humor is your bad, if you enjoy something a little different and if you want to laugh until your posterior melts away (I'm waiting for them to make an episode where that happens) then by all means you'll want to pick this up an give it a watch. Odds are like me once you finish this one you'll seek out the first two seasons. I know I'm looking for them already. This is a must have for your collection if you enjoy comedy.