As an Elvis fan, I knew about Agent Elvis for some time, watched the whole first season the day it came out and really enjoyed it overall. It is definitely not for everyone, though. It's a pretty insane show reminiscent of Tarantino movies with lots of violence and raunchy humor. I'm not really sure what the target audience for this type of adult animated series surrounding a fictionalized Elvis Presley really is, and the fact that it was even made is surely surprising. Kudos to Netflix and the makers for being bold!
I appreciate that there is original Elvis music in virtually all episodes! The series covers a timeframe from shortly before the '68 Comeback special to the day of the Aloha from Hawaii concert. It's cool to see and hear all the references-major and minor-to the Elvis world. I think many of the references will only be noticed or understood by Elvis fans but they are in most cases not relevant to the plot. There are other pop-cultural references as well, for instance to Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Stanley Kubrick and 2001, The Doors and Jim Morrison, George Clinton, and Little Richard, to name a few. The plot surrounding Elvis "Agent King" Presley and an obscure organization named TCB mostly parodies Mission Impossible/James Bond type spy movies, with a bit of Manchurian Candidate vibes mixed in, and adds over-the-top violence. "Austin Powers meets Quentin Tarantino" describes Agent Elvis quite well I would say.
The animation of Agent Elvis looks great and modern, and in the lead role we have the appealing voice of Matthew McConaughey, who talks in his signature Southern drawl but does not imitate Elvis' voice. Then there is Johnny Knoxville as Elvis' sidekick Bobby Ray and Don Cheadle as the agent boss man. Even show co-creator Priscilla Presley has a couple of cameo scenes throughout the series. The voice actor standout for me, though, is Kaitlin Olson as Elvis' agent colleague CeCe Ryder. She has some of the funniest lines and delivers them sharply.
What I especially like about the show is how cleverly and fluently it incorporates contemporary historical events and figures into the plot. Events such as the Altamont festival, the Moon landing or the meeting between Elvis and Nixon are depicted as well as figures such as a completely insane version of Howard Hughes (who is a major supporting character in the whole series), Robert Goulet as Elvis' nemesis or good-time Charlie Manson. By the way, besides his singing voice, there are some photographs of the real-life Elvis in this show as well. After watching all 10 episodes, I can say that I would like to see a second season of Agent Elvis. We will see if it turns out to be successful enough.
This show suffers from extremely poor dialogue - and bad writing. It's just lazy. Poor man's Tarantino... And those movies aren't even that amazing, they are kind of overrated. Not saying they're bad - just way way overrated, except maybe Dusk Til Dawn and Four Rooms.
Anyway, this... It's... Like someone trying to make an Anime, but it's not. Trying to sound super slick, but it's not. Trying to be soooo badass.... You know what this reminds me of? The network Showtime. :joy:
Too bad this star studded cast couldn't save it.
I feel bad for Tom Kenny and Don Cheadle.
It wants to be pc but its about elvis and beastiality. It mightve been an actual good show if it wasnt about him but i guess pricislla needed some coin
I liked it, including the raunchy humor and the animation style. If you have a dark sense of humor, you'll appreciate the excessive blood spatter and "heartwarming " family relationships. Would definitely watch a season 2 if there is one :)
Don't know who is behind this but whoever it is should never try and attempt comedy again.This was as funny as a kick in the balls!
I've seen 5 chapters and I really like it, very 80's comic style. I recommend it... but that's only for adults.
Shout by SpiderJerusalemInTheMountainsVIP 2BlockedParent2023-03-18T18:02:09Z
I am almost done with it, which I am immensely grateful for, I am not sure why I am finishing it, but I guess for the same reason I finished Velma... Just to see how stupid it can get.
This is a sure sign of, someone likes Elvis and had access to money at a studio. They hired big names to do voice-acting, and spent close to nothing on plot and/or story.
Maybe I am just too old for this, but I am only 41 at time of writing, so no clue.