In my experience, people either totally fall in love with the absurd humor or end up just not getting it. But like @MorkaiTheWolf said, just give it a try. Even if you hate it you've lost, what, 30 minutes of your day?
But honestly what have you got to lose? I have no idea what Adventure Time is but if you have the time to make a dumb poll on this dumb site you have the time to watch this show (if it is a show).
What @ImaTreee said. Give it a fair chance and there's actually more to it! Past that it's up to you whether you're intrigued enough to stick around. Marceline/Ice King ep. made me tear up a bit.
@Kyreo: The show really takes off once you start seeing the dark undertones/overtones.
This is really true. Over the course of its life so far, the series has created a pretty interesting mythology for itself which it explores periodically. Lately, the Lich was a focus, but with him returned the theme behind the madness of the Ice King. Since the holidays are upon us again, look for the Christmas special ("Holly Jolly Secrets") sure to air again which covers his origin. Other elements and storylines within the show I've found fascinating the amorality of Princess Bubblegum, the potential relationship between Finn and Susan Strong, why Marceline's father considers Gunter the most evil thing around, the homelessness of Lumpy Space Princess, and Peppermint Butler's ties to the Land of the Dead. So many episodes end on a curious note with story elements left completely unexplained. It gives me something to think about beyond the show's at-face value.
I find the series to be in the same niche as literary classics Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz and The Little Prince. Similarly, there is depth beyond the surface.
Give it a shot. I don't dislike but what unable to get into it like I did Regular Show. The characters are just better in the latter and I prefer it's humor.
I think it's a pretty good show! And it's better than a lot of what's on television these days.
I don't really watch TV, but I watch Breaking Bad and Adventure Time. I'd probably like several more shows, but because I don't watch them yet, Adventure Time is definitely one of the better shows on TV in general. Waaaay better than most of the random junk on network or cable. Maybe not one of "the best" (despite interest, not yet watching Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Portlandia, Parks & Rec, Community, New Girl, Homeland, Revolution, or keeping up with Burn Notice) but better than a lot of the chuff I've tried to get into.
I was only on board with Regular Show at first, but over time the deeper history to the world and darker undertones in Adventure Time lured me in. It's pretty good and some of the later episodes dealing with the Ice King's history are really engrossing.
There's an episode where some bears that party all day live inside a monsters stomach... and he eats lava to stop them partying. Yeah, you should at least give it a shot, episodes are only like 15 minutes long.
Yeah, go for it. At worse you'll have lost a relatively very small amount of time but can be sure you don't like it, and at best you'll have a new show that you love.
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