Here's something that really annoys me about cartoons, why are the most awesome ones cancelled and yet Gormiti's latest CGI series was green lit despite being the worst made CGI cartoon of all time?
Lets answer that with Korgoth of Barbaria.
Korgoth was designed as a Black comedy paying homage to the likes of Conan the Barbarian in an ultra violent world where anything goes and anything happens.
In one trailer Korgoth slices through a number of enemies Itchy & Scratchy style in one of the funniest trailers I've seen for a while.
The show was made by Aaron Springer who spent many years as a storyboard artist for Dexter's Lab, Samurai Jack and Billy & Mandy not to mention a lot of work on Spongebob Squarepants. Korgoth was his first ever creation and the initial response to the series was extremely positive but Adult Swim played around with the idea for a year before cancelling it full stop citing costs as the main issue.
This isn't Adult Swim's only failing, the channel has a huge history of playing with ideas and then ending them in favor of it's more regular shows, it also messes with it's schedule far worst than what Cartoon Network did when it tried to do live action stuff.
Korgoth was an idea that suited their tastes but couldn't be bothered to make a series out of it, next post tomorrow will go through what else Adult Swim missed.
Urban Legends: Korgoth of Barbaria
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