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by Nick Zaino, posted Oct 7th 2009 5:01PM
I've just learned from a source at Comedy Central that Krod Mandoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire will not return be returning for a second season. Now, I'm sure this wasn't anyone's favorite show, and there won't be too many online petitions for its return. But I was fond of it, and was hoping it would get a chance to grow a bit more. For one thing, a fantasy comedy was a departure for Comedy Central's schedule. It was a little island of oddity amongst the more modern-looking programming, a pleasant change of pace. I also enjoyed the crew of supporting characters. Mandoon himself was kind of the standard altruistic oaf, but there was plenty of room for development, especially learning the others.
Mandoon was broad enough to be able to fit accommodate Kevin Hart, a stand-up comedian from Def Comedy Jam and Superhero Movie, Little Britain's Matt Lucas, and Run, Fatboy, Run's India de Beaufort. Although Lucas probably wouldn't have served as a long term nemesis with so many other projects to tend to, it would have been interesting to see a new enemy every season tailored to a new quest, someone who could step in for a six-episode arc. Perhaps Anthony Head could have been pried away from Merlin (if it continued past its own first season), or someone like Dana Carvey, who hasn't had much luck lately but would be wonderful in something like this.
For now, you can still see clips and deleted scenes on the Comedy Central Web site. As a remembrance for a quirky little show that died before its time, here's Lucas as the evil Dongalor.
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