Pacific Heat

First of all, this show is not "trying to be Archer". The two have very similar concepts, but so do a lot of shows & movies. Also, in the Trivia section it clearly states "Despite being compared to Archer the concept for this show dates back to 1996 with the Working Dog radio serial Johnny Swank."

Secondly, for the people saying that it's offensive, it is no where near as bad as South Park, which millions adore. It's a comedy. It is certainly not the first or only comedy/comedian to have jokes like that.

It's not as good as Archer, but it is more ridiculous. It's quick-fire, outrageous, and daring. It's at least worth a chance.

The impulse is to compare this with Archer, because the aesthetic and premise are similar, but the shows are structured differently. Pacific Heat has a much faster joke delivery; it's easy to miss the jokes if you aren't listening. It relies more on wordplay and dialogue jokes instead of the esoteric reference jokes found in Archer. Also, unlike Archer, there is no one obvious protagonist. The characters are understated and static, but this is only the first season, so that may change as the show finds its groove. If you come in hoping for a rehash of Archer, you will be disappointed. If you accept it as a totally new show, you may enjoy it.

Pros: Snappy dialogue, funny characters,fast delivery, lots of potential

Cons: Audio sometimes is muddled or unintelligible due perhaps in part to production value, the speed of dialogue, and the thick accents. Also, Asian/Middle Eastern character voices/accents are cringe- worthy and come off as a bit racist.

I was in here months ago and saw so many negative reviews, mostly all of them jumping on the "Pacific Heat is trying to be Archer" bandwagon (talk about unoriginal, guys!). Snore.

But as the pro-PH reviews explain, this show isn't trying to be Archer. At all. It's making fun of itself that it's not Archer! Plus, another important distinction is the tone of the humor: Archer is biting and sarcastic and the characters make fun of the Other, whereas the humor in Pacific Heat is innocent and silly and the characters are making mistakes or being airheads. Both shows are funny as hell, but they have different slants.

And for the Archer fans who are calling Pacific Heat racist, just...what??!! Every episode of Archer (and every other comedy out there, incidentally) is oozing with offensive humor aimed at one gender or demographic or another. So, you know. Stop.

Since there's only one season and I find it so delightful, I'm watching Pacific Heat now for the third time. One of the things I love about this show is that the banter is so constant and delivered so under-the-breath, as it would be in real life, that I'm STILL hearing one-liners that I missed the first two times around (the accent is heavy, too, which is another reason. I'll confess, I've used the subtitles more than once). It just makes me giggle so much.

Final analysis: Pacific Heat is silly and fun and clever and weird and I am hoping against hope that there will be more.

The comparisons are obvious. Both are adult oriented animated comedies about teams of agents. It is not as well made, written or acted as Archer. However, I still think it is funny. The jokes are crap, but, there are so many of them and delivered in Australian accents. It kind of wears you down until you laugh along with it. If you like Archer and don't go into this expecting too much, you will probably like it.

I got exactly what i expected from this series, its like archer, which isn't a bad thing at all.

Its a well written and animated series with interesting characters and light humor.

Its about a group of cops that work on impulse instead of orders and get in trouble with the higher ups because of it but it all works out in the end.

The plot is sort of like bad boys but with an archer theme.

Its well executed and paced, the viewer gets enough time to absorb the key points in the story and there's a gorgeous blond character to grab your attention.

The only problem i had with this series is that they keep using literal- ism as a means to induce humour which gets old really fast.

other than that its a great show and i recommend it as long as you don't have anything else lined up.