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Animation and live action collide when a cartoon Barbarian dad leaves his war-torn village to re-connect with his moody, non-animated teenage son in suburbia.Animation and live action collide when a cartoon Barbarian dad leaves his war-torn village to re-connect with his moody, non-animated teenage son in suburbia.Animation and live action collide when a cartoon Barbarian dad leaves his war-torn village to re-connect with his moody, non-animated teenage son in suburbia.
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On the South Pacific Island of Zephyria, Zorn (Jason Sudeikis) is the heroic violent barbarian leader. It's his son Alangulon (Johnny Pemberton)'s birthday and he travels to Orange County, California to see him. His ex-wife Edie (Cheryl Hines) has new fiancée Craig (Tim Meadows), a professor of psychology in an online college. She's putting her wild days behind her. He decides to stay close to his son and gets an office sales job working for Linda Orvend (Artemis Pebdani) as the diversity hire. Layla (Clara Mamet) becomes Alan's girlfriend.
It's a fun irreverent show. The cartoon element is fun. The live actors are all terrific and they interact well with the cartoons. There is some good light comedy. It is a little different from the rest of Fox's cartoon slate. It doesn't have the biggest laughs but it's perfectly good fun.
It's a fun irreverent show. The cartoon element is fun. The live actors are all terrific and they interact well with the cartoons. There is some good light comedy. It is a little different from the rest of Fox's cartoon slate. It doesn't have the biggest laughs but it's perfectly good fun.
There are some Zorn scorners here, but this show has an original premise: Father who hasn't seen his son--or his ex-wife--for many years decides to drop in for his son's birthday to reconnect, but finds they have little in common as they come from different worlds. The ex-wife shames him into moving locally so he can be present in his son's life like a responsible father. Makes you want to watch it right now, huh? Maybe not. But what if the father is a cartoon and he has to move into the unanimated world? That's the premise that makes it all interesting--an ANIMATED fish out of water story.
Jason Sudeikis voices the titular Zorn--a Conanesque warrior who also makes jokes and acts silly on occasion. Cheryl Hines is the ex-wife who moved from "Suburgatory" to suburbia and tries to forget the wild excesses of her former life with Zorn.
Much of the comedy originates from the juxtaposition of a cartoon with modern reality as when Zorn is hired for a sales job because he satisfies management's desire for diversity (not that cartoon characters are a protected class).
I was going to mention an error in the show in another section of IMDb, but I will list it here: At the beginning of the first episode, the volcanic island they show for Zephyria is actually the island of Xenaphydria--a common mistake, but the inhabitants--especially the Phydradites--are touchy about it.
There is a lot of potential in this comedy, but its success will depend on clever writing.
Jason Sudeikis voices the titular Zorn--a Conanesque warrior who also makes jokes and acts silly on occasion. Cheryl Hines is the ex-wife who moved from "Suburgatory" to suburbia and tries to forget the wild excesses of her former life with Zorn.
Much of the comedy originates from the juxtaposition of a cartoon with modern reality as when Zorn is hired for a sales job because he satisfies management's desire for diversity (not that cartoon characters are a protected class).
I was going to mention an error in the show in another section of IMDb, but I will list it here: At the beginning of the first episode, the volcanic island they show for Zephyria is actually the island of Xenaphydria--a common mistake, but the inhabitants--especially the Phydradites--are touchy about it.
There is a lot of potential in this comedy, but its success will depend on clever writing.
I need to know what happens after the season 1 finale! This show isn't the best out there but it's definitely more entertaining than most of the other shows that are running. :( The concept and the cast are wonderful. I would love it if Hulu or Netflix picked this one up.
I'm not going to waste my time rebutting the negativity surrounding this show. I loved this pilot and look forward to the future episodes. I grew up watching He-man and Thundercats in the late 80s early 90s. I also watched the Conan movies as a boy. The pairing of this aesthetic with a coming of age sitcom is just genius to me and wonderfully nostalgic. I am a big fan of traditional animation and miss the days of mixing live action with drawing. I am really excited and pleased that in 2016 this is being allowed to happen. I don't want this show to get cancelled because the wrong audience are reviewing it. So please if its not for you just walk away. i'm the target audience and I love it.
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This show was amazing and everyone who says it "wasnt executed well" just cant seem to handle the visuals of cartoon and live action
it was the funniest show on tv since a long time and its a shame it was canceled.
it was the funniest show on tv since a long time and its a shame it was canceled.
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- TriviaJohnny Pemberton plays a teenager, despite being 35 years old in the first episode.
- GoofsAlthough Zorn is flying into Orange county, the scene with him "walking" through the airport was filmed at Ontario airport (ONT).
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