When I was young I read a lot of fantasy novels.  I still do (not quite as much).  But it seems that back in the day there were more fantasy books that also were very funny.  This subgenre of fantasy/humor was a favorite of mine.  I could be wrong, but I think there are much less novels in that vein today.  I’m not saying there are none (i.e. Terry Pratchett) but I definitely recall there being a lot more when I was a kid.  I’m not sure that this is at all valid proof but Wikipedia’s short summary of comic fantasy novels only lists pretty old books.  Even those they call “modern” are from quite a few years back.

But I’m still a fan of the genre, which is why you would think I would jump at the chance to watch a humor based fantasy television series.  I was surprised to hear one was even actually being aired…Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire.  When I saw the commercials on Comedy Central, I intended to watch it.  But I wasn’t that fired up because I had a feeling it would be corny and have the kind of humor featured in Meet the Spartans, which I thought sucked.  And when it came out - there was absolutely zero buzz.  I mean nothing.  I didn’t see any discussion on internet forums.  None of my geek friends even mentioned it or was watching it.  And that’s a bad sign when geeks aren’t watching a fantasy series.

But I was watching TV one night and checking out Comedy Central on Demand and I saw you could watch Krod episodes.  I figured…why not.  Believe it or not, for the most part - I ended up liking it.

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