I can't go on without there being a thread for Primal.

It's a cartoon by Genndy Tartakovsky, the guy who did Samarai Jack and Dexter's Laboratory.

There is no dialog. Spear is a Neanderthal, Fang is a T-rex. They have gory adventures, constantly rescuing each other from prehistoric beasts from all different epochs.

And it is the Citizen Kane of cartoon shows.

There are 6 episodes so far. Five they released last year, and five more are coming out now.

It's on HBO Max, and also Adult Swim on Cartoon Network.
I think the new episodes are coming out only on Adult Swim at first.

Episode 2 - Spear and Fang

They meet. Both are victims of family tragedy. So in some sense they are like the Punisher, if Punisher was a buddy cop movie.

I’ve heard good things about this cartoon.

You've heard well.

I watched the first season (or whatever the first group of episodes were called).
Loved it, but I love most everything that Genndy does.

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It keeps getting better and better. 3, 4, and 5 just crescendo

Yes, I watch it, like it, didn't know they were making or airing more yet. I better pay closer attention to what they are showing to make sure they are not new ones. I will want to see those.

Of course, one should overlook the fact humans and T-Rex and such didn't live at the same time - although, this might not be earth, or could be set up in some other ways. It doesn't really matter, though, since it's fun to watch and no one is claiming scientific accuracy.

When there's a Blu-Ray I'll buy it.

I guess they are playing those on Sundays, and I've missed the first two. Worse, I recorded them but tossed them thinking them season 1 repeats. Darn.

Season 1 is free On Demand, though.

S1E7 - Plague of Madness.

First aired last night on Adult Swim.

Zombie Dinosaurs! This one was awesome! It was terrifying.

I'll talk about it more when I get to it in order. I've seen them all to date, but was going to do small remarks as I rewatch.

I found because I subscribe to DISH, I could watch them on-line for free. Subscriptions to other services might allow one to do the same.

I rewatched #1 - the tale of both their tragic losses of their families and how they bonded with one another.

Then I watched the last of season 1, #5. I had forgotten the moment of incrediblization. I don't know why those ape men were so enraged to begin with but they had hate in their eyes. Wow. And what a sophisticated culture they had for ape men, too. More advanced that Spear's own.

Then I watched #6 and #7.

#6 was touching, though a little hard to believe he could move Fang like that with just his muscle power.

#7 was disgustingly horrifying. Zombi is right - what a nasty disease that was.

I have #8 on DVR yet but I'll watch those later. Maybe I can get 6 and 7 on DVR and watch them with my brother John yet.

I think #7 was clearly the most horrifying one yet.



One could read a synopsis of each episode at Wiki if they wanted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_(TV_series)

I guess the episode I have on DVR is Plague of Madness, #7, but it's listed as #8 there. DISH often seems to get such numbers wrong. Oh well.

I keep forgetting this exists out there in the world.

Hanzo, it is very Kirby-esque in the way it mish-mashes different kinds of creature-civilizations. A lot like Devil Dinosaur and Kamandi (though it is primordial past, not future).

FYI, #8 has not aired yet (ever). They come out each Sunday night (super late). And FYI, they dorked up the numbering of 6 and 7 in my channel listing. It seems to be a labeling problem from the source. They got the titles right on the episodes, but got the numbering wrong. The one numbered 7 in Youtube TV should be watched after 5. You seemed to have watched them in the correct order.

Then I can't blame DISH if somebody else mucked up the episode numbers.

NETFLIX also has been putting season numbers out of order. Chanel 2 describes one show but play a totally different one. It probably happens a lot in many places. It seems a simple thing, but I guess getting the episode numbers right just isn't that important to some people.

Anyway, John only missed one episode then and not two. Maybe he'll want to watch them now instead of hoping their air season 2 again in short order since there are only 5 episodes.

In terms of the nomenclature, they're calling all of this Season 1 (the first five, and the new five). Next year they will have a Season 2.

And Episode 5-6 are a cliffhanger set, and are the only ones that really need to be watched in order. (Other than watching the first episode first, I guess).

Just watched the "Plague" episode. Good stuff.

S1E8 -- Coven of the Damned


Sheesh -- another one to give me nightmares. Murderous Druids making magic babies.