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Rick And Morty S01e01 4k Official

The episode that started it all——has recently become a point of discussion for fans upgrading their libraries to 4K. But does the jump to Ultra HD benefit an adult animated comedy from 2013? The Source Material Reality Check First, a crucial detail: Rick and Morty was animated in standard 1080p HD. The show’s early seasons were not produced with a 4K pipeline. Any “4K” version available today (via streaming on Netflix Premium, Amazon, or digital purchase on Apple TV/iTunes) is an upscale , not a native 4K render.

It’s hard to believe that the belching, catchphrase-slinging chaos of Rick and Morty began with a relatively simple (by the show’s later standards) premise: get mega seeds, shove them up your butt, and dimension-hop away from a Cronenberg-esque disaster. rick and morty s01e01 4k