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The studio might have had another problem with the script…

The studio might have had another problem with the script…

Together they form… CAPTAIN PLANET!

Together they form… CAPTAIN PLANET!

White guys go into space like this, and black guys go into space like this

White guys go into space like this, and black guys go into space like this

@avclub-01f78be6f7cad02658508fe4616098a9:disqus Dr. Dan Streetmentioner, is that you?

@avclub-01f78be6f7cad02658508fe4616098a9:disqus Dr. Dan Streetmentioner, is that you?

Ask your doctor if Tambien is right for you.

Ask your doctor if Tambien is right for you.

Ilyn Payne lost his tongue after he said he didn't like the nickname Cooter Burger.

Ilyn Payne lost his tongue after he said he didn't like the nickname Cooter Burger.

Five words. Suck it, Hemingway!

Five words. Suck it, Hemingway!

Jiminy Jillikers!

Jiminy Jillikers!

But the parallel exists in the service of the setting, not to make a statement on the inspiration for it. The show is a Space Western, and the Western genre took place after the Civil War and much Western fiction features former Southerners who lost the war. And yes, much of the Western genre romanticizes the South.

But the parallel exists in the service of the setting, not to make a statement on the inspiration for it. The show is a Space Western, and the Western genre took place after the Civil War and much Western fiction features former Southerners who lost the war. And yes, much of the Western genre romanticizes the South.

Lame, NBC. This is a ripoff, while History Channel had the Real McCoy. 

Lame, NBC. This is a ripoff, while History Channel had the Real McCoy.