The second episode is here and we're Fighting Mother! Are things making more sense yet? Let's see!

Semi Pertinent News

• ScreenRant Article
• https://screenrant.com/rick-and-morty-highest-rated-episodes-old-show-changed/
• By Ben Sherlock
• Reddit Post of the Week
• I knew I’d seen that haircut before - godlessaudio
• https://www.reddit.com/r/rickandmorty/comments/1eywut5/i_knew_id_seen_that_haircut_before/

Main Thang

• Air Date: 8/23/2024
• Written/Directed: Takashi Sano

Discussion

• Space Beth Adventure
• The bit between Space Beth and Summer where they are tracking Rick. That made almost no sense to me. What was I supposed to get out of the red dots other than that there were are ton of Ricks?
• Key line: “Time doesn’t really matter Summer, especially when it comes to my dad (Rick).”
• Space Beth has a really smart Smartphone
• The return of Tammy (Phoenix Tammy?)
• Morty crying about loving Elle in the VR game
• ANIME FIGHT SEQUENCE
• Beth telling Tammy she is a mom? That was hidden from both parents?
• Post Credits with Tammy seeing Birdperson and Bird Kid (Forgot their name)
•  Rick is doing some Time Travel?
• Lands at the Smith family home where a Rick is already living with the family. 
• Summer is young and Morty is a baby
• Meets the inventor of the Time Bomb?
• Rick C-137?!?! Stole the invention AND Family? Is this supposed to be the family’s OG Rick?
• “Dimensional Havok” caused by two Ricks fighting doen’t jive with OG canon
• Intro of President in Anime
• Why is he flying a fighter jet?
• Did that energy crisis stuff make sense to you?
• Is this the origin story for how Rick came to live with the Smith family?

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Here it is, the first episode review of the new Rick and Morty Anime! Check out our review and let us know what you thought!

Semi Pertinent News

• Voice Actors out at comic cons!
• Panel of Rick and Morty Voice Actors at Colorado Springs Comic Con Aug 23-25
• Parnel, Grammer, Belden, & Cardoni
• LA Comic Con, Oct 5th and 6th
• Grammer, Belden, & Cardoni
• They are making lots of appearances! 
• Reddit Post of the Week
• https://www.reddit.com/r/rickandmorty/comments/1er893f/what_was_the_intended_joke_with_this_guy_was_it/

Main Thang

• Air Date: 8/15/2024
• Broh-nopsis: Morty is in VR broh. Did you watch the dub or sub, broh?
• Official Synopsis: While Summer helps Rick fight the Galactic Federation, while Rick is resting, Morty plays with his VR Multiverses.
• Written/Directed: Takashi Sano

Discussion

• Return of the Galactic Federation
• Summer as Rick’s assistant (more active role)
• Rick is more distant and aloof on a distant planet
• Holding a bomb that makes the flow of time go backwards
• Time travel in RaM
• Rick clone is also being interrogated for the time bomb
• Morty is wrapped up in a VR simulation
• Soft Roy vibes
• How the second half of the episode bounces between different versions of Morty’s life and shows him growing older in different lives?  
• Political Morty
• The Morty Ball?  What was that?
• Repeating instances of the same encounters with the chance to learn from them (and giant worm monsters)
• The crossover between the game and the multiverse
• The way time kind of jumps around in the episode
• Long flowing hair Rick that crossed into the game from his dimension explaining that the game is real?  Did you get that?

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We’re back for 10 episodes of the new Rick and Morty: The Anime series! But before we get going, here’s an interview with the creative team!

Semi Pertinent News

• Rick and Morty Season 8 in 2025
• Rick and Morty Boxed Set Seasons 1-7 on September 10th
• Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1-7 includes all 71 episodes from seven seasons of the award-winning series, copious special features, audio commentary, deleted scenes, “Inside the Episode” segments, numerous featurettes, animatic sketches, and more. 
• SDCC 2024 Coverage
• https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/exclusive-sneak-peek-oni-press-wbdgcp-launch-rick-and-morty-10th-anniversary-special-comics-spectacular/
• Oni Press & WBDGCP Launch ‘Rick and Morty: 10th Anniversary Special’ Comics Spectacular!
• Return of the Rick Mobile
• It’s driving across America right now, as we speak (as of 12 August 2024 anyway)

Main Thang

• Rick and Morty: The Anime: The Interview
• Creator/Director: Takashi Sano
• Executive Producer/Senior Vice President of Action and Anime at Adult Swim: Jason Demarco
• Producer, Takenari Maeda 
• Executive Producer, Joseph Chou
• 10 episodes, August 15th, next day on Max

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In preparation for San Diego Comic Con 2024, we bring you an episode of Apathetic Enthusiasm to prime you on some happenings!

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We have panels slated for Adult Swim, we're spending time on the Pirrrate Party, checking out the RETURN OF THE RICKMOBILE... PLUS, we have an interview lined up with the creators of Rick and Morty: The Anime!

Stay tuned to our socials for our on-site coverage! Can't wait to bring it to you!

Brandon and Travis

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We're bringing you an episode of Apathetic Enthusiasm along with a very special interview from Wondercon 2024. Brandon gets to hang out with the creators of Smiling Friends, Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel!

Semi Pertinent? Nope, definitely pertinent!

Because this is a little bit from our other show Apathetic Enthusiasm, there's some of us talking about X-Men 97, too!

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On the Rick and Morty front, we're looking to have a few more interviews AND some Comic Con 2024 coverage, so we'll be around!

Brandon and Travis

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We discuss the 2025 release timeframe for Season 8, the new anime in 2024, and something else which I forget and could easily check the show notes for...

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We've got some time before the new season, so we definitely intend to chat more! Thanks for all your support, Unity! Talk soon!

Brandon and Travis

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It's bonus episode time!

We talk to the phenomenal voice cast of Rick and Morty! That's right, we chatted with Sarah Chalke, Harry Belden, Spencer Grammer, Chris Parnell, Ian Cardoni, and Executive Producer, Steve Levy!

Semi Pertinent? Nope, definitely pertinent!

We're honored and thrilled to bring you this glimpse behind the scenes with some amazing talent.

Shout out to Adult Swim and these incredible folks for making time for us.

Finally, thank you, one and all for sharing this fandom with us in 2023, Season 8, and beyond!

Happy Holidays!

Brandon and Travis

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It's time to face our fears because it's time for the season finale of Season 7 with "Fear No Mort"--be afraid, be very afraid!

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• Scott Marder teases full "10 Season Saga"
• Holiday Gift Guide 2023

1. https://www.boxlunch.com/product/rick-and-morty-rick-mug-socks-and-ornament-gift-set/20975914.html
2. https://www.boxlunch.com/product/rick-and-morty-happy-holidays-ugly-christmas-t-shirt/20291660.html
3. https://wbshop.com/collections/rick-and-morty/products/rick-and-morty-fear-hole-adult-sweatshirt
4. https://wbshop.com/collections/rick-and-morty/products/rick-and-morty-the-official-coloring-book
5. https://wbshop.com/collections/rick-and-morty/products/rick-and-morty-seasons-greetings-unisex-3-4-sleeve-raglan-shirt

• Dan Harmon Social Media Minute

My Baldur’s Gate power move. The key is eye contact

Main Thang

Episode Info: Fear No Mort

• Air Date: 12/17/2023
• Written by: Heather Anne Campbell
• Directed by: Eugene Huang
• Guest Stars: Liev Schreiber

Broh-nopsis: Only thing to fear is fear itself, broh

Our Synopsis: We all fear something, amirite?

Discussion:

• Different Aspects of Fear
• Favorite Bits

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Is heaven real? Can it be measured? Does it have a bigfoot? All these answers and more with our discussion for Mort: Ragnarick!

Semi Pertinent News

• George Kittle is King of Froopyland
• Reddit Post of the Week!
• Dan Harmon Social Media Minute https://www.threads.net/@danharmon/post/C0iFN9Hpj5x

Main Thang

Episode Info: Mort: Ragnarick

• Air Date: 12/10/2023
• Written by: Jeremy Gilfor and Scott Marder
• Directed by: Kyounghee Lim

Broh-nopsis: Heaven is for real, broh. I saw it, broh, I swear.

Our Synopsis: Rick learns the secrets of the afterlife, and then drills them for unlimited power

Discussion:

• Religion and Afterlife
• Live, Die, Repeat

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Oh boy oh boy, if you want puns about letters and numbers, we gotem for you with Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie!

Semi Pertinent News

• 10 years of Rick and Morty!
• Ryan Elder's Snake Jazz Spotify Challenge
• Reddit Post of the Week!
• Dan Harmon Social Media Minute https://www.threads.net/@danharmon/post/C0AQh_Cx4Ib

Main Thang

Episode Info: Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie

• Air Date: 12/3/2023
• Written by: Rob Schrab
• Directed by: Lucas Gray
• Guest Stars: Ice T, Keith David, Peter Serafinowicz

Broh-nopsis: Action! Adventure! It's a whole movie, broh! 

Our Synopsis: It’s a whole lot of numbers and letters

Discussion:

• Scifi action Movies and stuff
• Letters and Numbers
• Teaching is Hard - Mr. Goldenfold's Opus

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