Korgoth of Barbaria

Korgoth of Barbariais an Americanadult animatedtelevision pilotcreated byAaron Springer,a storyboard artist, writer and director forDexter's Laboratory,The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy,Samurai Jack,andSpongeBob SquarePants,who previously created another failed pilot atCartoon Network StudioscalledPeriwinkle Around the World.He would later go on to produceBilly Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean SummerforDisney XD.Genndy Tartakovsky,creator ofDexter's LaboratoryandSamurai Jack,directed the animation for the pilot. This was not the only time he worked on a pilot created by Springer, as Tartakovsky also produced and directedPeriwinkle Around the World.It is the first Cartoon Network Studios production to be co-produced byWilliams Street.

Korgoth of Barbaria
Genre	Black comedy Action Splatter
Created by	Aaron Springer
Written by	Aaron Springer
Directed by	Aaron Springer Genndy Tartakovsky(animation)
Voices of	Diedrich Bader Corey Burton John DiMaggio Tom Kenny Craig T. Raisner Susan Spano
Narrated by	Corey Burton
Composer	Lee Holdridge
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No.of episodes	1
Production
Executive producer	Aaron Springer
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Cartoon Network Studios Williams Street
Original release
Network	Adult Swim
Release	June 3, 2006(2006-06-03)

It was first aired in the United States on June 3, 2006, at 12:30 AM (EST) onAdult Swim.On June 18, Adult Swim ran abumperannouncing thatKorgoth of Barbariawas officially picked up as a series, because of its critical and commercial success with garnering high ratings. Later events, including a formal petition to revive the showand an Adult Swim bumper announcement mentioning its cancellation,indicate that it was dropped before production began due to high production costs.

Overview

As ofComic-Con2006 the show was scheduled to release sometime in spring of 2007. As of December 29, 2007, the only mention of the show on theAdult Swimwebsite was an intro graphic with the words "you couldn't handle more than one anyway".

Adult Swim re-aired the pilot episode on the night of October 31, 2008, as part of an advertised "HalloweenStunt "night, where rarely seen programs such asWelcome to EltingvilleandBoo Boo Runs Wildwere aired, rather than the usual programming line-up for a Friday evening.

In November 2010, Adult Swim ran a bumper listing shows that were not picked up and brief reasons why. Korgoth was listed with the explanation as "too expensive".

Adult Swim re-aired the pilot (teased as a "surprise" ) on November 3, 2013, as a part of theirToonamiblock.

Adult Swim re-aired the pilot again on January 29, 2019.

Episode

Summary

From the Adult Swim website:

In a dark future wasteland, the great cities have risen and fallen, primordial beasts have reclaimed the wilderness and thieves and savages populate sparse, dirty towns. From the frozen north emerges a warrior known as Korgoth, and his merciless savagery may be his only key to survival.

Korgoth of Barbariafollowed the exploits of the eponymous Korgoth (voiced by actorDiedrich Bader),andparodiedConan the Barbarian,as well as thesword and sorcerysubgenrein general. The show was set in apost-apocalypticworld where sorcery and the remnants of technology exist simultaneously. Theheavy metal/thrash metalmusical theme was composed byLee Holdridge.

Plot

Korgoth is infected with a deadly parasite by Gog-Ma-Gogg and extorted to steal an item known as "The Golden Goblin of the Fourth Age" from the wizard Specules, who Gog believes to have recently died. He journeys with a group of Gog-Ma-Gogg's henchmen to Specules' castle, picking up a girl and killing several things along the way. The group reaches the castle and begin to plunder it. As Korgoth searches for the Golden Goblin, Specules returns, explaining that he was on vacation. Specules uses his magic to kill or incapacitate all but Korgoth, who proves too strong for the ridiculous creatures that the wizard conjures throughchewing gum.As a last resort, Specules uses his magic directly against Korgoth; however, he is knocked off-balance and accidentally kills Korgoth's girl. Angered, Korgoth takes a two-pronged candle stick holder and impales Specules through the eyes, only to find that the wizard has magically transferred his head onto the dead girl's body. Specules proceeds to fly out the window. Korgoth returns to Gog-Ma-Gogg with the Golden Goblin (a simple novelty item) and gets the elixir for the deadly parasite, though the elixir takes many seasons to take effect. Korgoth is last seen walking away, pulling a cart full of medicine bottles.

Voice cast

The main character, Korgoth

• Diedrich Baderas Korgoth, Henchman #1
• Corey Burtonas Specules, Narrator, Doorman, Henchman #2
• Craig T. Raisneras Gog-Ma-Gogg, Bargrot
• John DiMaggioas Stink, Scrotus, Henchman #4
• Tom Kennyas Hargon, Henchman #3
• Susan Spano as Orala

Home media

Adult Swimand distributorWarner Home VideoreleasedAdult Swim in a Boxin October 2009, aDVDbox set of a variety of different Adult Swim shows.Korgoth of Barbariawas featured on this box set on a special DVD along withWelcome to Eltingville,the pilot episode ofPerfect Hair Forever,Totally for Teens,andCheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge.In June 2010, the bonus DVD from "Adult Swim in a Box" was made available for separate purchase on (the now defunct) Adultswimshop.com.

External links

• Korgoth of Barbariaat Adult Swim
• Korgoth of BarbariaatIMDb