And it’s fun to use But dealing with the problems of a 23-year-old blue jay and racoon in “Regular Show” was child’s play compared to juggling family commitments with career aspirations in “Close Enough.”“‘Regular Show’ was based on my college experiences at CalArts and by the end of the [seven-year] run, I had settled down and started a family,” Quintel said. “I got to use the ‘Regular Show’ crew to flesh it out more, and we came up with a couple of scripts and short sizzle reel revealed at Comic-Con in 2017,” he said.In “Close Enough,” millennial couple, Josh (Quintel) and Emily (Gabrielle Walsh), live in an LA duplex in Silver Lake with their five-year-old daughter, Candice (Jessica DiCicco), and their two divorced best friends, Alex (Jason Mantzoukas) and Bridgette (Kimiko Glenn). To alleviate Emily’s stress, Josh agrees to buy her ham with Alex and Candice, while Bridgette gets her high to calm her nerves. Those events always morph into something much wilder and crazier — in this case, a club that takes a cue from the 1976 film Logan's Run and executes any visitors who happen to be over 30.Each episode is like a fuse burning down to an explosion of dynamite — and often with light but effective social commentary — which is appropriate considering the occasionally shocking violence that befalls the Ramirez family and their cohorts. “And then taking advantage of being more adult. The animated series is delayed multiple times. Start Free Trial. RETURN TO CLOSE ENOUGH. Stream Close Enough on HBO Max. If you're older or younger, it's probably not going to hit as hard. Close Enough Releasing On HBO After So Many Delays Finally, Close Enough is coming on the WarnerMedia's upcoming streaming service, HBO Max. Despite its excellent voice acting and crazy mix of the mundane and manic, it never does any one thing better than the mass of other adult-oriented animated comedies out there, but it's entertaining enough that all eight of its episodes went by like a breeze. It works, though: When Quintel tries to extend to these antics past 11 minutes in the final episode, they lose some of their power. However, they stumble upon a stolen ham distribution scam and stripper clowns.“If you want to give your partner a no-stress day and you’ll take care of all the stuff, what would that look like in this world with these characters?,” said Quintel. These in-jokes are funny, but they also keep Close Enough from elevating to the wide appeal of a show like King of the Hill, which drew in viewers for the relatability of a wide range of characters despite its setting in small-town Texas. “And so it was natural to have the new series reflect that.”Luckily, it’s been a smooth transition producing the series at Cartoon Network Studios and Saerom Animation in Korea, despite the fact that Quintel first developed it at TBS in 2017. Quintel embraces more adult misadventures in the animated sitcom, “Close Enough,” on HBO Max… The series finally found its home on HBO Max, but the future of the show is looking not so bright. It largely works, too, which is probably a good sign for anyone living through that transition.Here we have the story of 30-somethings Josh (Quintel) and Emily Ramirez (Gabrielle Walsh), who live with their five-year-old daughter Candice (Jessica DiCicco) in Los Angeles. “HBO Max even developed it into a real playable version of the game during the middle of the pandemic,” Quintel said.Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft.Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox But wait, it's a little more complex than that! But Close Enough never gets close to that show's excellence, perhaps in part because seven of the eight episodes follow Regular Show's lead by consisting of what are effectively two 11-minute mini-episodes. Quintel of Regular Show fame, the comedy was originally supposed to land on TBS' adult animation block in 2017, but this week it made its debut on a streaming service that's better suited to its brand of adult humor.It looks a lot like Regular Show, even if the main characters now consist of weary millennials rather than oddities like an anthropomorphic raccoon and blue jay.