Reference for “housemates”: China il (Week 05)

I am a fan of animation for adults and “China, Illinois” is my new discovery. It is a good example of the kind of humour I want to use for my housemates’ story; adult humour but at the same time a bit of childish nonsense. The events are ridiculous and totally unrealistic however, they are the kind of things that, as adults, cross our minds but we try to avoid all the time.

Before I introduce China IL I would like to point the fact that this show is also the format I would like to use for the housemates’ story. This show is episodic; which means the whole series share the characters but there is no need to watch the episode in certain order to understand the show. Every single episode works independently. This allows me to have different characters and a complex story in terms of relationships without having trouble with a time limit.

All the episodes are short and are focus in one single issue. The characters will be build throw out the different shorts but it won’t be necessary to know all the characters for all the episodes. Another example is Rugrats; this show is episodic, there is no need to watch all the show to know that Angelica was evil, Chucky is a coward and Tommy is brave.

Now, China, IL – meaning "China, Illinois" – is an animated television series for the cable network Adult Swim. The series is created by Brad Neely, and features Neely's existing characters from the China, IL web-series and special. Characters include Frank and Steve Smith, aka "The Professor Brothers," and Mark "Baby" Cakes.  Neely provides the voice for all three characters. The series is produced by Williams Street and animated by Titmouse, Inc. China, IL has been renewed for a second season with the possibility of a new half hour runtime. (Wikipedia)

Check this two videos; I hope you enjoy this nonsense as much I do....