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Adult Swim’s ‘Oh My God … Yes!’ imagines a group of besties in futuristic South L.A.

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Titled “Oh My God … Yes!”, a captivating animated series set in South L.A., unfolds in the not-too-distant future. This intriguing show, nicknamed “A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances”, delves into the realm of devilish Afro-futurist surrealism, a genre you might have been unknowingly anticipating. The series debuts with two episodes this coming Sunday on Adult Swim, a network renowned for its eccentric and occasionally thought-provoking, though not always inappropriate content.

Adele “Supreme” Williams (“My Dad the Bounty Hunter”) has crafted a series where the “city girlfriends” concept is expanded upon by incorporating humanoid robots, anthropomorphic animals, and gay aliens into the ensemble. The narrative is enriched with elements such as apocalyptic clashes, satanic cults, a grueling game show host who specializes in tooth extraction, and robots that misinterpret a glitchy video to fulfill a prophecy attributed to the late, revered rapper-turned-martyr, Tupac. In this series, Keith David portrays their leader.

Sunny (Williams), Tulip (DomiNque Perry) and Ladi (Xosha Roquemore from “The Mindy Project”) are our everyday heroines who appear to have superhero physiques (with a hint of Don Bluth’s style). One could loosely compare them to the Powerpuff Girls: Tulip, like Bubbles, is sweet and childlike, prone to tantrums; Ladi, similar to Buttercup, is ready for a fight at any moment; and Sunny, like Blossom, if Blossom were less skilled and more focused on wealth. Instead of saving the world, they are primarily concerned with their own well-being, though in caring for themselves, they might just end up helping others – if they indulged in beverages.

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Each episode lasts approximately 11 minutes, similar to the traditional length of old cartoons like Popeye, Bugs Bunny, and Road Runner – short enough to prevent overusing a concept, yet long enough to convey one effectively, while maintaining a rapid pace of humor. Much like these classic shorts where characters were repeatedly battered, squashed, shot, exploded, run over, and so on, “Oh My God” delves into “animated violence”, albeit with a more intense and unsettling style. Sexual content has also been a staple in animation if you’re familiar with Betty Boop in her garters or Tex Avery’s wolf with his flapping tongue; such themes are now more openly depicted across popular culture, including this series. Your comfort level with these aspects will vary, and there’s no need to feel embarrassed if your tolerance is low.

The show follows the Adult Swim aesthetic, blending the extraordinary with the incredibly mundane, similar to “Space Ghost Coast to Coast,” “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” and “Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law,” as well as more recent series like “Metalocalypse,” “The Venture Bros.,” and “Lazor Wulf” (which could be considered the slacker relative of “Oh My God”). A line such as, “The residents of South Central will never accept your Antichrist,” embodies that aesthetic – one might even describe it as a philosophy. Indeed, it is thought-provoking in its own unique way.

The show revolves around themes such as a hypothetical President Vending Machine, an enigmatic spider character named “Fervid Idealist Eating Hornswoggle” (which may or may not be related to the band Fieh), a push broom boyfriend, a fictitious detachable uterus, a metaphorical “closure cookie” that intensifies the craving for resolution and potentially transforms you into a monster, and so on. Despite these peculiarities, it is anchored in human relationships and intense emotions like friendship, family, love, sorrow, self-acceptance – making it relatable rather than merely bizarre.

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2025-03-08 22:01

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