One of several slightly dystopian subjects made in the 1950's by arguably Hollywood's most inventive comic animator,Tex Avery,TV OF TOMORROW has the usual Avery traits of cramming as many gags as possible into it's brief running time,though there is a somewhat mordant quality to much of the material on show,a rather statelier pace than is normal for Avery,and no proper narrative is clearly evident,just a series of briefly stated jokes,most of which are amusing but lacking the ferocious subtlety evident in other Avery cartoons such as RED HOT RIDING HOOD and WHO KILLED WHO?.The best aspects are considerable technical adroitness (mixing animation and live action very smoothly)and a very funny running gag involving a Western allied with the "William Tell" theme,easily this subject's highlight.
TV OF TOMORROW represents not quite the best of Tex Avery's unique artistry,but still pleasantly lingers in the mind afterwards;some of Avery's predictions of TV from a 1950's standpoint have indeed more or less come to fruition,although perhaps not for the better.
RATING:7 out of 10.
TV OF TOMORROW represents not quite the best of Tex Avery's unique artistry,but still pleasantly lingers in the mind afterwards;some of Avery's predictions of TV from a 1950's standpoint have indeed more or less come to fruition,although perhaps not for the better.
RATING:7 out of 10.