Aqua Teen Hunger Creators Shocked to See Series End This Year

Debuting in 2001, the animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force has had an incredible run on television, by any measure. The show is the sixth-longest running animated show of all-time and the longest running original show in the history of Adult Swim. The series helped establish Adult Swim as a pioneer in animation and outside-the-box programming. Yet last month, it was revealed that the 11th season of the show would be the last.

Fans presumed that, after a terrific run of 11 seasons, the creators opted to end the show on their own terms. However, in an interview with VICE, co-creator Matt Maiellaro stated otherwise. “We were told it’s over. If it were our decision, we’d still be making it.”

He characterized the reaction when Adult Swim informed them that they would not renew the show as “shocking” and “a bummer.” Even months after the news, Maiellaro still cannot make sense of why Adult Swim would call for an end to Aqua Teen Hunger Force. “The show does well, it generates a lot of revenue, it’s not too expensive to make. So for them to let it go is just a bit odd.”

Co-creator Dave Willis said that they were halfway through the eleventh, now final, season when the network told them. “So we were able to do a finale that I think does justice to the series.” Any viewers that have seen Aqua Teen Hunger Force can expect a finale that is as irreverent and bizarre as the show has been for over a decade.

The second episode of the final season of the now-renamed Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever airs this Sunday at midnight on Adult Swim.

Aqua Teen Contest Announced

Adult Swim has launched an Aqua Teen B-N-G-O Force Sweepstakes – a weekly, digital game that gives fans the chance to win commemorative prizes. Everyone who participates is automatically entered to win one of four trips to visit Adult Swim in Atlanta, where they’ll compete for a chance to win a replica of Carl Brutananadilewski’s “2 Wycked,” a real, tricked out 1991 Dodge Stealth.

Starting each Saturday at noon ET, participants can get a new digital B-N-G-O Sweepstakes game card by registering online at www.AdultSwim.com/BNGO (or, for returning participants, by simply logging-in) using a smartphone, tablet or computer. After every new episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever a series of ten (10) numbers will appear on-air. If a participant matches four (4) numbers consecutively on the same row, column, or diagonally on his/her game card, the participant can win one of 200+ weekly prizes. New episodes air Sunday nights at Midnight (ET, PT).

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