How to Stay a Sane Adult Swim Fan

Since September 2, 2001, Adult Swim has aired anime series and quirky cartoons catered towards adults. Some fans of Adult Swim have mixed feelings about the network. While Adult Swim offers a highly interactive viewing experience, the powers that be seem to have no problem insulting and aggravating their fans. Bumpers make fun of viewers. The schedule may change on a whim and anime gets little advertising. There are ways to stay sane during the trials and tribulations of a rocky relationship with Adult Swim.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Your sanity
• High tolerance for insults
• Sense of humor
• Patience

1. Be grateful the bumpers airing before and after shows aren’t making fun of you. If you agree with the poor soul who’s just been mocked on national television because he had the gall to find fault in Adult Swim, take solace in the fact that somebody out there agrees with you. If you passionately disagree with that viewer, you can be amused with the bumpers. You’re probably already laughing.
2. If you’ve been insulted on national television because you had the gall to find fault in Adult Swim, know that there are other viewers just like you who agree with your position. You’ve also become somewhat of an Adult Swim icon. Many fans would love to have Adult Swim respond to them on national television. You can brag about it on the official Adult Swim message boards.
3. Log on to an Adult Swim message board to vent your frustrations about that night’s programming. You can do this on the official Adult Swim message boards but certain fans there will stick up for anything the network does. You want to express your outrage with likeminded fans. There are several fan-run message boards focused on the Adult Swim network and its shows. Logging on to a message board is especially helpful if the network’s schedule changes without warning and you need to know where to find your shows.
4. Anime fans, remember that Adult Swim does support anime even though the bumpers taunt you and claim no one’s interested in the anime block.
5. If you can’t stand the comedy block, don’t watch it. If you hate anime, don’t watch the anime block. If you like both, know that it’s perfectly natural even though the fan wars on the official message boards suggest otherwise.
6. When you’re absolutely fed up and tell yourself you’re swearing off Adult Swim forever, remember that the network is one of the very few places you can find this kind of programming for adults. Yes, Adult Swim’s powers that be can be obnoxious and puerile at times, but they know what you like. Ultimately, they want to give it to you.