"The Venture Bros." [Publick, 2003] Season 3 [Jun.-Aug. 2008] [Full-length]

A quasi-legitimate hybrid of action/adventure and (taking slightly a backseat here) comedy following the multifarious, surprisingly (except for the whole "legitimate" thing) cohesive escapades of brothers Hank and Dean Venture. Indeed, its amalgamation of the two genres is altogether brilliant, because it manages, owing to its quasi-legitimacy, to capture the very best facets of the "action" (or whatever) genre, while incorporating thoroughly well-written humorous dialogue to capture the best of the comedy genre. It is far better (i.e. more successful) any of the other attempts at genre transcendence found in this column (i.e. that I have yet reviewed). And okay, so maybe it isn't PERFECT per se. But it's pretty freaking close. Grade: A