I think that was the point. To prove that "Yes, we realy can show that realy, realy, weird stuff, but will you like it when we do? LET'S FIND OUT." They might have also been trying to ride an imaginary "weird stuff is cool" wave that they think happened after Katamari Damay was such a hit. I liked the first episode, but that's the only one I bothered watching for some reason.