What Odd Future’s ‘Loiter Squad’ has in common with gangsta rap’s most-loved villain
Odd Future’s new live action show is just another ‘Jackass’ for a new generation. But is that such a bad thing?
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Atlanta’s Adult Swim recently released the trailer for the new Odd Future TV show “Loiter Squad”.
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Dickhouse, the production team behind “Jackass,” brings us this 15 minute live-action show featuring sketches, man-on-the-street segments, pranks, and music from the LA-based rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, set to air March 25 with a promotional March tour to several cities including the A.
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Interestingly enough, the show airs the same date that Odd Future plans to stop by the Tabernacle, marking OF’s second Atlanta date since appearing at Center Stage last October. The concert will include a pre-screening of the show along with the typical hyped up, break your ankle, crowd-surfing performance from OF.
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Shooting videos has been a part of the OFWGKTA shtick for a good minute, but an official television spot is a new milestone. Every so often a simple homemade video finds its way onto OF’s Tumblr page and racks up hundreds of thousands of hits. Tyler the Creator has even appeared on Adult Swim before in a cameo on the “Regular Show” alongside Childish Gambino. OF crew members have some experience with acting, too, appearing in a Funny or Die sketch.
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We can speculate on whether or not this show will exponentially increase OF’s popularity, but that’s really not the point. After all, OFWGKTA’s bread and butter comes from Internet heads, but there’s a takeaway here.