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Archer (2009) - General Information
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Status: Returning Series
Series Preview: September 17, 2009
Series Premiere: January 14, 2010
Classification: Animation
Genre: Adult Cartoons | Action | Comedy
Network: FX (USA)
Airs: Thursdays at 10:00 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Season 3 -- 13 episodes (3 specials + 10 regular) -- Sept. 15, 2011 to March 22, 2012
Season 4 -- ?? episodes -- Unknown/TBA
On the 23rd February 2012 it was announced FX had ordered a 13 episode 4th season of Archer as well as signing a multi-year deal with Adam Reed and Matt Thompson's Floyd County Productions, meaning there will be at least a 4th season with a strong likelihood of additional series after that.
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Season 3 Notes
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There was some confusion this past season due to the three-and-a-half month long break between airings of the show. Some sites counted the 3 part special as part of season 3 and some did not. It is common for specials, or in-between-seasons mini-series, to be listed or counted separately, rather than part of the full regular season.
Season 3 -- 13 episodes (3 specials + 10 regular) -- Sept. 15, 2011 to March 22, 2012
Specials:
#1 -- Sept. 15, 2011 -- Heart of Archness
#2 -- Sept. 22, 2011 -- Heart of Archness
#3 -- Sept. 29, 2011 -- Heart of Archness
Regular Episodes:
3x01 -- January 19, 2012 -- The Man from Jupiter
3x02 -- January 26, 2012 -- El Contador
3x03 -- February 2, 2012 -- The Limited
3x04 -- February 9, 2012 -- Drift Problem
3x05 -- February 16, 2012 -- Lo Scandalo
3x06 -- February 23, 2012 -- Bloody Ferlin
3x07 -- March 1, 2012 -- Crossing Over
3x08 -- March 8, 2012 -- Skin Game
3x09 -- March 15, 2012 -- Space Race (1)
3x10 -- March 22, 2012 -- Space Race (2)
Hope this helps resolve some of the confusion.
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About the show
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Archer is an American animated television series created by Adam Reed for the FX network. Set at the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS) in New York City, suave but incredibly self-centered master spy Sterling Archer deals with global espionage; his domineering, hypersexual mother/boss, Malory Archer; his ex-girlfriend (and fellow ISIS agent), Lana Kane; her ISIS accountant boyfriend, Cyril Figgis; and a less-than-masculine code name, "Duchess".
The show has an unusual style and ambiguous time setting, in which technologies/clothing styles and historical backdrops of different decades coincide. The characters wear 1960s clothing and hair styles and several episodes feature references to the Soviet Union as a current nation and to Fidel Castro as the current leader of Cuba. The technological sophistication within the series varies, with characters using computers that are dated (e.g. reel-to-reel mainframe systems, dot-matrix printers and punchcards), but also cell phones, GPS devices, and laser gunsights. In addition, modern day insults are prevalent (such as "suck it", "screw you", and "douche bag"). Adam Reed was asked about the conflicting style, and concluded, "I just think it's ill-defined."
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Date of last review or update: March 25, 2012
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