Comedy Central has come up with another half-hour, live-action series that will have audiences amused.
Granted, it may not be hysterical, but “Krod Mandoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire” is filled with some subtle jokes, some obvious jokes and some jokes that will make audiences cringe in disgust and laughter.
“Krod Mandoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire” is placed in ancient times, where lands are ruled by the evil Chancellor Dongalor (Matt Lucas of “Shaun of the Dead”), who possesses the ultimate weapon of power and mass destruction, the Eye of Gulga Grymna, even though it is not really clear what it does just yet.
The only ones that can stop him are Krod Mandoon (Sean Maguire of “Meet the Spartans”), “The Golden One,” who is the son of a blacksmith and stay-at-home mom, and his group of freedom fighters.
There is also Aneka (India de Beaufort of “Run, Fatboy, Run”), the captivating, Zelda-like, pagan heroine who sees no harm in having sex to do what needs to be done (such as get a set of keys to a prison, or get past the guards, or even to find out what time it is); Zezelryck (Kevin Hart of “Fool’s Gold”), the warlock whose powers are greater than anything else the world has seen but that, unfortunately, the world has yet to see; Loquastro (Steve Speirs of “Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”), Krod’s loyal grouple, half man/half swine creature; and finally, Bruce (Marques Ray of “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out”), the gay and proud two-week lover of the late General Arcadius, Krod’s mentor.
Together, they will fight for the resistance against Chancellor Dongalor and anyone that the chancellor might send to stop them.
Much like another one of Comedy Central’s shows, “Mind of Mencia,” no one is safe from this series’ barrage of jokes and minor insults. The insults are not as shocking as other shows (such as “Family Guy”), but they do give the feeling that it’s only a matter of time before the show uses jokes that hit everyone beneath the belt.
Thankfully, the jokes within the first episode are not so blatantly obvious that they dull the mind.
Although this show is a bit like Monty Python with the British influences, it deals more with issues of today’s world rather than wild, hysterical and eccentric humor.
All in all, “Krod Mandoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire” is a show that appeals to many viewers and is worth turning their televisions to Comedy Central on Thursday at 10 p.m.
