Burnt Face Man (2004–2010) User Reviews

The Gay Adventures of Burnt Face Man

[thomasspencer · 10/10 · 23 November 2015]

Burnt Face Man is a wondrous creation which revels in comedic absurdity, dark humour and an incredibly imaginative concept. It follows the adventures of the titular hero as he asserts to society that he is still capable of saving the world, despite his disfigurement.

What makes this show so appealing is that it came out before vloggers, Google sponsorship and all that make the Internet entertainment circuit a bit more streamlined. It was just Firth, providing all the voices, doing all the animating and writing all the comedy. Leaving the creator to do his own thing without any studio involvement really allows this show to hit new highs (by reaching down to new lows) in comedy. The show is offensive to just about every race, gender, sexuality and species on this planet and possibly a few others, but that's what makes it so great. It's shock humour at its best. Random, thoughtless, uncomfortable shock humour that just attacks you in each episode and forces you to laugh. It cannot be explained through a simple review. It must be seen to be believed.

Just check it out, the show is on Youtube and Firth's own website.

An extremely thrilling show that I would recommend for everyone.

[danm-28104 · 10/10 · 17 June 2019]

Burnt Face Man is without a doubt the most well-written superhero you've never heard of. Forget your Avengers or your DC heroes; none of them come close to the blood, sweat and grit that embodies Burnt Face Man.

A man who has suffered insurmountable odds his entire life, we can trace Stanley Sage's origins back to a horrific welding accident that occurred at the tender age of three. Such an event would lead any other kid to live as a recluse for eternity, but young Stanley made it his mission to never allow such horrors to happen to other folk. He deals with crime-inals, criminals, in humane, respectful form; despite his strength and impressive immune system, at his angriest, BFM would only threaten to rip one's ankles off. He also reasoned with his most prominent rival B****** Man that he would allow his curated stench to permeate Frying Pan City knowing that citizens would become accustomed to the smell.

That's why people love BFM so much. He is, at his heart, an ordinary bloke, just like you or me, with a little more ambition. Also, he is definitely not gay.

This show breaks conventions like no other show before, or even after. A self-written episode. An announcer who doubts our protagonist's motives, a revolving cast of sidekicks and partners in crime (who could forget the intense plot surrounding Burnt Face Dog?) and a temporary switch to the Dark Side that makes Revenge of the Sith look like SpongeBob and Patrick's rivalry in the Frycook Games. I will always remember the pain I felt when I first saw the cliffhanger in which Slighty Bruised Man forced our hero into retirement. Through it all, BFM always comes out on top, teaches us invaluable life lessons such as anti-bullying and bravery.

The show ended at its absolute peak; in the final episode, BFM both acquired and cured himself of AIDS, then engaged in a duel with a giant snail which landed him in grave trouble with the Islam population. Sadly, we were never able to watch the conclusion to the snail-sage, as the network axed the show to make way for such filth as The Big Bang Theory and Game of Thrones. I guess we don't appreciate genius when it's still in our grasp.

Do yourself a favour and watch Burnt Face Man today. Your life will be forever changed, and you may yet become motivated like never before to take action in a world more polluted by crime than ever. We're in need of a real life BFM.