As we all know, working with, around, or near Sterling Archer, and especially being Sterling Archer, for any length of time inevitably leads to head trauma. So perhaps it’s no surprise that in the latest season, everybody’s got amnesia. Now if only somebody could find Comrade Question to get to the bottom of this.
In case you somehow missed it, after the events of last season, the series is jumping back in time to the 1940s, switching all of the cast into new roles with Archer as a Sam Spade-esque private eye unraveling a conspiracy. And to celebrate, Archer has dropped a bunch of new promos, all done as if they were newsreels, illustrating the subtle humor and classy behavior we’ve come to expect from Sterling and the rest of his coworkers:
But at least they manage to debunk rumors in between gun fights:
Compare Sterling to an era-appropriate superhero:
And, naturally, taking potshots at their own network:
The clips, short though they are, do offer a nice look at the next season. It’s an interesting change, to say the least, and looks to be a nice tribute to the noir of yesteryear, much like the seventh season riffed on classics like Chinatown. Although whether Archer will survive either is an open question.
(via FXX)
