Korgoth of Barbaria

Another wonderful piece of work from the brains behind Spongebob Squarepants,although don't be fooled by who made it,this isn't your little kids cartoon,while this is drawn by Genndy Tartakovski (from Rugrats,and various others) it has a very big feel along the same lines as Heavy Metal (not 2000)with the nitty gritty animation,metal soundtrack,and violence galore!though the pilot's just getting around now,I think this show could be another hit for Cartoon Networks Adult Swim lineup!although the title may suggest that this is a Midievil based cartoon series,that's actually an incorrect statement,as the story actually takes place years in the future,in a very bleak future where it seems as though all the worlds cities and structures have crumbled,forcing people to "regress" to an earlier time frame,this being why it seems so medieval.though somethings apparently still carry over to this time frame (ie-Bubblegum wrapped up like Juicy Fruit gum) and some other things that i can't think of at the moment,just watch it and see for yourself.

So there's only been one episode so far and it might be the best new cartoon in ages. Korgoth is a Brock Sampson meets Conan brute who only speaks in raspy one-liners provided by Diedrich Bader who leads ultra violent adventures filled with sexy interchangeable women and ugly interchangeable henchmen. All of this is accompanied by some serious asskicking power metal. This show dances the line between being an homage to 80s 2D animation and a parody of it. I'm glad adult swim allows entertainment like this to air. The shows creator worked on Spongebob and occasionally you can see it in the animation, esp the character movements and expressions. All around very funny and entertaining show, I hope it sticks around.

This is the kind of show America has been needing for a long time. Blood, Violence and the occasional maiden in distress. Korgoth meets all the needs of teenagers who are tired with the Disney channel and Nickelodeon cartoons. This show needs to be kept alive for as long as possible. The best part of the show is that you don't expect what comes next. He may ride a giant bird, or chop a body in half. This randomness doesn't occur often in cartoons, well neither does a lot of blood and violence. Thank you Aaron Springer for creating this show.

"You may take 12 of my finest men, and one or two of the weaker ones, just for fun." Gog-Ma-Gogg

... that can explain just how awesome this 'toon is. If you find animated violence offensive, run far, far away, as fast as you can. If you, like me, find it to be excellent in the ways of humor and/or stress relief, then Korgoth is PERFECTION. The men are ugly, guttural, simplistic and brutal. The woman are beautiful and maidenly. The battles are gruesome and fantastic, unbridled violence, gore and bloodshed in the extreme. To top it all off, it's funny as all hell! The humor comes at you at multiple levels starting with basic low-brow bathroom jokes leading up to amusing parodies of more subtle situations. Obviously, while a cartoon, this is intended only for adults. Kids, turn it off and go to bed, already! Make more episodes, for God's sake and, Cartoon Network, air them, please!

Have you ever been to an animation film festival? Imagine one of the funniest of the violent independent animations you've seen, fill it full of gag humor like you might see on Futurama, apply a mini-epic plot, add copious amounts of heavy metal, and you've got Korgoth of Barbaria.

Made by Aaron Springer of SpongeBob SquarePants fame, the brilliant pilot suggests someone who has been under the constrains of a animation for children for a little too long. While the drawing style is like few other things on TV (it really does have that independent feel), the animation direction of Genndy Tartakovsky is very apparent in the quick, jerky action oriented style, very similar to his Samurai Jack.

This show shows promise like few others I've seen and is part of a lineup that will probably go down as a golden age in original programming for adultswim.