The Devil Made Them Do It

摘要

One look and it is quite obvious that the folks at Sextant Entertainment and Peafur Production were feeling a bit devilish when they created the new animated comedy series "The Mr. Hell Show." Appearing on the recently launched ShowTime Next channel and on the UK's BBC, the series features 13 24-minute shows made up of eight to nine sketches that star Mr. Hell―a sarcastic anti-hero―and a cast of equally warped recurring characters. "Mr. Hell, the politically incorrect host, is the cynical glue that binds together the various sketches and bits of weirdness," says Peafur's David Freedman. "The show has a dark, twisted sense of humor that focuses on human cruelty." With plots that take jabs at Switzerland's political neutrality, the British royal family, and even haute couture, "you either get the humor, or you don't," he notes. "It's definitely not for children." Freedman along with Alan Gilbey are the show's executive producers, creators, and writers.