In early 2007 there was a short little pilot that got released to the internet. It was the birthchild of some fun, quirky, and talented creative people and the end result was a fun, quirky, and creative little show called Adventure Time. In this pilot, Jake (the dog) and Pen (the human) were adventure buddies who saved the lovely princess from the doofus the Ice King. There were dragons and penguins and Abraham Lincoln on Mars. And in short time, this eccentric little cartoon that was the brainchild of Pen Ward gained internet fandom with phrases like “Mathematical!” and “That was totally math!” becoming favorites of certain online communities.
But for reasons unbeknown to us, the executives at Nickelodeon never though this little pilot was worth giving a series. Despite its relative widespread fan following created almost entirely through word of mouth, this little cartoon languished for almost a year and a half waiting for something to happen. In the meantime, those talented creative people dispersed to other series where there work brought much joy and laughter to all (i.e. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack).
But luckily this is not the end of our story. Cartoon Network, riding high on its recent success with more esoteric cartoons like Chowder and Flapjack, has decided to give Adventure Time a chance to shine. So sometime in 2009 we will see the continued adventures of Jake and Pen.
So check out the Adventure Time blog and search for the video for the show (its online if you Google for it). It’s well worth your time to take a little sojourn into pure imagination and entertainment (imaginetainment).
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