Pale Force is ridiculous. Let's just get that out of the way. Originally aired in pieces on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," it follows the adventures of a superhero called Pale Man, a taller, fitter version of creator Jim Gaffigan. Pale Man is the coolest most popular guy on the planet. Everyone loves him and admires him deeply, including Conan O'Brien, whose dream comes true when he becomes Pale Man's sidekick.
However ridiculous it may be, Pale Force is absurd in a completely awesome way. Every little episode, under the pretense of pale jokes, is basically an ongoing jab at Conan: in the Pale Force universe, he's assumed to either be gay or a woman by virtually everyone who comes across him, and, let's face it, for good reason; he's effeminate, bizarrely weak, and has a squeaky pre-pubescent voice (provided by Gaffigan).
That -- Gaffigan's steadfast devotion to keeping the...
However ridiculous it may be, Pale Force is absurd in a completely awesome way. Every little episode, under the pretense of pale jokes, is basically an ongoing jab at Conan: in the Pale Force universe, he's assumed to either be gay or a woman by virtually everyone who comes across him, and, let's face it, for good reason; he's effeminate, bizarrely weak, and has a squeaky pre-pubescent voice (provided by Gaffigan).
That -- Gaffigan's steadfast devotion to keeping the...
- 12/4/2009
- by Jess Goodwin
- JustPressPlay.net
Conan O'Brien and Jim Gaffigan's "Pale Force" arrives next week on Tuesday, December 1st. The Legion of Pale possess extraordinary valor, matched with freakish pallor. The series has been a fixture of .Late Night with Conan O.Brien. featuring Jim Gaffigan.s hilarious guest appearances and exclusive never-before-seen making-of featurettes "Pale Force" is a raucous series of animated shorts starring Jim Gaffigan that appeared on .Late Night with Conan O.Brien.. Drawn by New Yorker cartoonist Paul Noth and nominated for a Daytime Emmy, the series follows the adventures of the muscle-bound Pale Man, voiced by comedian Jim Gaffigan and his scrawny sidekick Conan O.Brien (also voiced by Gaffigan).a crime-fighting duo with the superpower of paleness. Whether thwarting their...
- 11/27/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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