A space caster explores trippy animated worlds, engaging in cerebral, absurdist conversations about existence.
Dreamlike, with absurdist humor. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
No surprises for a TV-MA: some innuendo or implied sex and no real violence.
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Traversing trippy worlds inside his universe simulator, Clancy the space caster explores existential questions about life, death and everything in between.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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Regular Show (2010)Absurdist humor · whimsical · comfort watch · briskTwo groundskeepers, a blue jay and a raccoon, find their mundane jobs twisted into brisk, absurdist adventures.
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