UPDATE February 2010: The show is now about 5 episodes in and it gets funnier and funnier with every racist/sexist/anti PC joke it delivers. The cast was perfectly chosen and I believe will be a strong newcommer for the world of TV comedy this year!

Ok, now that I have your attention… and your anger… seriously, try this show out. From the producers of… Oh, I don’t know… let’s go with Sealab 2021 and… Space Ghost (I’m making this stuff up cause i’m way too lazy to check the facts)… comes this animated and insanely inappropriate new comedy “Archer”. [Note: After writing this article I realized that the producers were FX but once again, I'm far too lazy to go back and change my previous attempts at creator credits... so deal with it].

Based on a 007-esque ladies-man, “Archer” is the story of a nepotistically appointed undercover agent who sleeps his way- along with his trusty ping pong paddle- into hilarity. While the voice of the protagonist stud doesn’t even come close to matching up with his well-built and chiseled (I wish) avatar… the show nonetheless offers a lot of laughs for a 21 min long cartoon.

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