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[RatskyWatsky]

good see the show is getting some recognition, about time!

For what was, by far, the worst season yet. Oh Emmys.

 

[Niraj]

For what was, by far, the worst season yet. Oh Emmys.

No kidding.

 

[Matt_]

For what was, by far, the worst season yet. Oh Emmys.

I did think that, but I wasnt going to complain!

 

[Cornballer]

Clip from the NYCC panel:

- Slater

Notes from Warming Glow/Daily Beast:
- ‘Archer’ Has Dumped The Name ISIS From Its Spy Agency For Obvious Reasons
- Everything We Learned From the ‘Archer’ Panel At New York Comic-Con 2014

Also, from a few weeks ago:

- Archer + James Bond GIFs really...crap, we had something for this.

 

[Nappuccino]

Clip from the NYCC panel:

- Slater

Notes from Warming Glow/Daily Beast:
- ‘Archer’ Has Dumped The Name ISIS From Its Spy Agency For Obvious Reasons
- Everything We Learned From the ‘Archer’ Panel At New York Comic-Con 2014

Also, from a few weeks ago:

- Archer + James Bond GIFs really...crap, we had something for this.

I'm a little bummed that they aren't addressing the ISIS thing head on . . . but I also understand. I hope the transition feels natural.

 

[Savitar]

Only got into the show during this past summer, once I began to watch I was hooked.

Cruised through season one to five.

Loved it.

Figured that they were going to ditch the name after everything lately.

Do got one question.

Why did they change up the last seasons premise? I enjoyed the season but it changing things up, then going back, was odd. Was it a matter of trying something different only to find out they liked the previous basis better.

 

[big ander]

Why did they change up the last seasons premise? I enjoyed the season but it changing things up, then going back, was odd. Was it a matter of trying something different only to find out they liked the previous basis better.

Here's a good interview from the end of the season: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/21/archer-creator-adam-reed-on-the-big-twist-and-the-end-of-vice.html

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Notes from Warming Glow/Daily Beast:
- ‘Archer’ Has Dumped The Name ISIS From Its Spy Agency For Obvious Reasons

Ooh, that's right, Archer's organization is named ISIS. Ack.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Well the t-shirts are still available elsewhere.

Hmm. I am surprised that they won't address any part of it.

 

[jwk94]

So how was Vice as a whole? I stopped at the episode where Cyril and Archer got stuck in some forest.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

So how was Vice as a whole? I stopped at the episode where Cyril and Archer got stuck in some forest.

Awful as a whole, though there were a few good episodes here and there.

 

[BigAT]

So how was Vice as a whole? I stopped at the episode where Cyril and Archer got stuck in some forest.

I thought it was the first down season of the series. Not as a result of the Vice concept (which I was really excited for), the writing in general was just noticeably worse.

 

[kirblar]

Well the t-shirts are still available elsewhere.

Hmm. I am surprised that they won't address any part of it.

A new name actually makes complete sense in the wake of S5 so the timing works out for them.

 

[zychi]

I thought it was the first down season of the series. Not as a result of the Vice concept (which I was really excited for), the writing in general was just noticeably worse.

The fake trailer ruined the season for me. They didn't do any of that. I hope they do change the name from ISIS to something stupid like IZIZ just to mock what's going on.

 

[Cornballer]

Clips:
- Archer NY Comic-Con: Jessica
- Archer NY Comic-Con: Better Lover
- Archer NY Comic-Con: Favorite Moments
- Archer NY Comic-Con: H. Jon Benjamin

Also:

- NY Mag: What We Learned About Archer Season 6 at Comic-Con

 

[BigAT]

Clips:
- Archer NY Comic-Con: Jessica
- Archer NY Comic-Con: Better Lover
- Archer NY Comic-Con: Favorite Moments
- Archer NY Comic-Con: H. Jon Benjamin

Also:

- NY Mag: What We Learned About Archer Season 6 at Comic-Con

"My lunch satchel! It's been raided..."

 

[Cornballer]

- Paleyfest NY Live: Archer

Doesn't look like it's started yet, but it should be on soon.

 

[Linius]

Oh Judy <3

 

[demosthenes]

When is season 5 going to be on netflix in USA or for sale on blu ray......... UGH

 

[Rembrandt]

So how was Vice as a whole? I stopped at the episode where Cyril and Archer got stuck in some forest.

I enjoyed it, but it was definitely the worst season. They played out the Pam angle really, really quickly.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

When is season 5 going to be on netflix in USA or for sale on blu ray......... UGH

Probably a few weeks before the premiere of season 6.

 

[demosthenes]

Probably a few weeks before the premiere of season 6.

._.

 

[Cornballer]

- Allison Tolman discusses her character in S6 of Archer *some minor spoilers*

 

[Cornballer]

- Daily Beast: ‘Archer’ Season 6 Preview: Cast and Crew on Rebranding and Dropping ISIS *lots of spoilers towards the bottom*

 

[J. Bravo]

so yesterday i watched the first 2 eps of bobs burgers, not knowing that bob is voiced by archer. then last night with my friend i watched the first episode of archer season 4. i was freaking the fuck out because archer was in bobs burgers. with bobs family. and then archer referred to the health inspector showing up and i realized that happened in bobs burgers.

it was just a super weird but enjoyable experience lol.

 

[ncsuDuncan]

Posted this in the Halloween thread, but I'll share it here too. My friends and I did an Archer group costume:

I was Ray:

Dukes!

 

[TheOddOne]

- EW: 'Archer' team reports for duty in season 6 teaser.

 

[Cornballer]

- EW: 'Archer' team reports for duty in season 6 teaser.

Nice!

 

[J. Bravo]

just finished season 5. that was seriously one of the best endings to a season i have ever seen for any show. i teared up a little bit. when does season 6 get here??? this is definitely my favorite show of all time.

 

[big ander]

good teaser!

just finished season 5. that was seriously one of the best endings to a season i have ever seen for any show. i teared up a little bit. when does season 6 get here??? this is definitely my favorite show of all time.

- EW: 'Archer' team reports for duty in season 6 teaser.

Having tried their hands at cocaine dealing and/or country singing in last season’s Archer Vice adventures, the Archer crew will get back to doing the thing what they do best (or, possibly, worst) when the animated FX show returns in January: spying.

 

[Kano on the Phone]

so yesterday i watched the first 2 eps of bobs burgers, not knowing that bob is voiced by archer. then last night with my friend i watched the first episode of archer season 4. i was freaking the fuck out because archer was in bobs burgers. with bobs family. and then archer referred to the health inspector showing up and i realized that happened in bobs burgers.

it was just a super weird but enjoyable experience lol.

How???

 

[J. Bravo]

How???

it was more that as i turned on the episode of archer, i thought i had picked the wrong show. but it was clearly archer, but with characters from bobs burgers. and the 2 main characters had the same voice.


i was reallllly high at the time.

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

As someone who has only seen Season 1, then got sidetracked by other stuff, is it worth watching the whole show or did the quality drop as it went on? I kinda liked it back then but i got so much on my plate nowadays hmm

 

[Cornballer]

As someone who has only seen Season 1, then got sidetracked by other stuff, is it worth watching the whole show or did the quality drop as it went on? I kinda liked it back then but i got so much on my plate nowadays hmm

I'd argue that it gets better. Keep watching if you liked S1. There were some complaints about some of the changes in S5, but overall the show has been consistently hilarious.

 

[LaneDS]

As someone who has only seen Season 1, then got sidetracked by other stuff, is it worth watching the whole show or did the quality drop as it went on? I kinda liked it back then but i got so much on my plate nowadays hmm

Seasons one through four are fantastic and I'd be hard pressed to rate them. Hadn't finished watching season five because I felt the writing really did drop off and judging by comments in here that is largely agreed upon.

That said, do we have any idea why there was such a noticeable drop in quality this past season? Do we expect season six to be better?

 

[BigAT]

As someone who has only seen Season 1, then got sidetracked by other stuff, is it worth watching the whole show or did the quality drop as it went on? I kinda liked it back then but i got so much on my plate nowadays hmm

Definitely keep going, the quality improves after the first season IMO.

 

[big ander]

As someone who has only seen Season 1, then got sidetracked by other stuff, is it worth watching the whole show or did the quality drop as it went on? I kinda liked it back then but i got so much on my plate nowadays hmm

Yeah seasons 2-4 are the top of the show. 1st season has some of the top episodes all time, but 2-4 are more consistently amazing I think.

even s5 isn't terrible. it's still quite good. Just a drop from the previous seasons that is eventually corrected.

 

[LaneDS]

Yeah seasons 2-4 are the top of the show. 1st season has some of the top episodes all time, but 2-4 are more consistently amazing I think.

even s5 isn't terrible. it's still quite good. Just a drop from the previous seasons that is eventually corrected.

So it picks up some towards the end? That's encouraging. They sure did love their Pam likes cocaine jokes in the first half of the season, woof.

 

[big ander]

So it picks up some towards the end? That's encouraging. They sure did love their Pam likes cocaine jokes in the first half of the season, woof.

yeah it was baaaad. and honestly those never completely disappear. but they do taper off some.

 

[Cornballer]

FX starting to run teasers for the new season:

- Bucket List

 

[Cornballer]

One more teaser:

- "Bender"

 

[Dan]

I know I saw yet another teaser during Sons of Anarchy, something about Archer needing to be intoxicated to listen to Lana talk while she breastfeeds the baby. Something like that.

 

[Cornballer]

"Archer" has its sixth season premiere on Thursday, January 8 at 10 p.m.

.

 

[Cornballer]

- Daily Beast: ‘Archer’ Season 6 Exclusive: Watch Six ‘Certified’ Videos and See the FX Series’ New Key Art

The Daily Beast is exclusively premiering six “Certified” videos depicting the mad scientist Krieger training your favorite Archer characters for their sixth season duties, as well as new key art signaling the show’s return.

 

[Matt_]

Ooh a dragon
following skyfall to hong kong/china?

 

[Complistic]

I liked vice for what it was, but I'm ready for things to get back to "normal". So excited for more Archer.

 

[Cornballer]

- "Listen" teaser

 

[Cornballer]

- Matt Thompson interview with Gold Derby

A couple casting tidbits, some of which we already knew:

Thompson also discussed some upcoming stories for the new season, including Sterling Archer meeting Lana's parents (to be voiced by CCH Pounder and Keith David) and the introduction of Edie (Emmy-nominee Allison Tolman from "Fargo"), sister of Pamela Poovey, the head of HR at the spy agency. Joining that list of special guest stars will be Matthew Rhys ("The Americans") in a storyline involving Welsh separatists.

 

[Cornballer]

- Happy New Year from Archer (new holiday themed teaser vid on Twitter, ~40 seconds)

 

[Cornballer]

Archer S6 OT is up. Please continue posting there.