TV: The Maxx

MTV used to show a lot of animation before it lapsed into the doldrums of reality television. Instead of "True Life: I'm in Therapy" or "MTV Cribs," the network aired classics like "Beavis and Butthead" and "Aeon Flux."

One of the more obscure MTV cartoons was "The Maxx," part of the one-two punch provided under the "MTV Oddities" moniker (typically, segments of "The Maxx" were paired with an episode of "The Head"):

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I've never read the comic, but apparently the show was a faithful adaptation. The Maxx, the purple-suited protagonist, feels a connection with Julie, a social worker who looks after him. They both exist in The Outback, an alternate world seemingly drawn from Julie's subconscious. How the two are linked, and the struggles they face against the mysterious Mr. Gone, make for interesting television. You can thankfully watch full episodes of "The Maxx" on MTV's website.