I'm always sad when shows I enjoy get canceled, even if there are so bizarre and "out there" that I barely realize what is going on. Oh, why hello, 12 Oz. Mouse. If you like LOST and Aqua Teen Hunger Force, then you might like 12 Oz. Mouse. As odd and different as those shows are, Mouse is essentially a combination.
It starts by following the drunken exploits of Mouse Fitzgerald, a crudely drawn green mouse. He is hired by a shark - old Kentucky shark from Space Ghost Coast to Coast, oddly enough - to rob a bank, and while he does this, things quickly spiral out of control as other characters are introduced.
The show is nearly impossible to explain, yet by the end of its two-season, 20-episode run on Adult Swim, it all kind of made sense. Throughout the show, more sinister background details involving mind control and memory loss and alternate realities are revealed.
Seriously, this show isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it only cost like $5 to make, so I was surprised and disappointed when Adult Swim did decide to cancel it. They did continue it with a web-isode, which was supposed to be the first of seven or eight, but nothing ever continued past the first episode. That's kind of a shame, although the web episode isn't nearly as good as the rest of the series.
Grade: B+
For a great interview with the show's creator, click here.
This show sucks. Don't sugar coat it.
ReplyDelete@ Anon - Please, 12 Oz. Mouse is awesome. It takes a bit to get into, since you don't immediately realize that it is a continuous show. However, it picks up rapidly after that. The second season is awesome, as is the DVD they have for sale that weaves all the episodes together. Plus, the theme song is super awesome.
ReplyDeleteFrankly, I don't see why there would be any more episodes. The story was concluded at the end of the second season when the identities of the characters were revealed (Shark, Square, and the Police Officer peanut-shaped guy). I'm not sure that the creators intended to make any more episodes. What I don't understand is why Cartoon Network never re-airs the episodes. I'm sure there would be plenty of viewers. Is it because of the "Osmo" copyright issue, maybe?
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