Comedy Central Pulls Out The Big Swords For “Kröd Mändoon”

One of the best things about Comedy Central is the diversity found within its programming. From animated TV shows such as “South Park”, to the comedic news reporting formats of shows like “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report”, there’s something for everyone, regardless of how zany or obscure. “Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire” is no different, and for those of the sword and sorcery style fantasy genre, this comedic series could be just what you’ve been waiting for.

Making its series premier this last April on Comedy Central (DirecTV channel 249, or channel 1249 for the handy Video On Demand version), “Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire” is already generating quite a bit of buzz.

Taking place in a medieval fantasy world, this series that is voice narrated by “Saturday Night Live” alumni Chris Parnell. The series follows the bumbling and skittish hero Kröd Mändoon (Sean Maguire), described as being a “thin-skinned and underconfident freedom fighter” as he tries to overthrow the evil crime lord ruler Chancellor Dongalor (Matt Lucas). Kröd and Chancellor Dongalor have been mortal enemies since their days of warrior training and the mutual hatred has escalated and continued to current times.

Kröd has a magical sword that bursts into flame when he is in danger or challenged. He also has his rag-tag band of friend-warriors that include Aneka (India de Beaufort), a pagan warrior whose weapon of choice happens to be her rampant sex drive, Loquasto (Steve Speirs), who plays Kröd’s not so bright servant, and Zezelryck (Kevin Hart), a warlock who has yet to hone his magical skills, who all band together to take down the Chancellor.

If you like comedy, and are even remotely a fan of the fantasy genre, ““Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire” is one of the most original shows on DirecTV, and a definite must-watch.

Nip/Tuck's Conclusion Snatched Up By FX

Nip/Tuck is a medical drama created by Ryan Murphy that revolves around the daily working lives of two plastic surgeons in Florida, Sean McNamara and Christian Troy, played by Dylan Walsh and Julian McMahon.

During the first season the show was aired, it was the highest-rated new series on basic cable in the United States, as well as the highest rated basic cable series ever for the 18-49 and 25-54 age brackets. It also provided the inspiration and fan interest to support the creation of plastic surgery reality show, Dr. 90210, which you can still catch on DirecTV.

The fifth season, with the most episodes of the shows career, was split into two segments, with the remaining eight episodes premiering in January of 2009. Now, another 19 episodes have been ordered by FX. The network plans to split the remaining episodes into two seasons which are slated to begin airing in January of 2010 and 2011. The 2011 batch will contain the series finale which will also be the show's 100^th episode.

FX bought the first-run rights to Nip/Tuck from Sky One as part of a series of high-profile new lineup acquisitions. FX has also purchased the rights the first four seasons, these will go into syndication on the rapidly growing network at some point in the not too distant future.

Also part of the network's new lineup will be seasons four, five, and six of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, the first season of 24, and seasons four through seven of Family Guy. FX will also be picking up a Farrelly Brothers comedy, The Rules For Starting Over, that chronicles the lives and loves of a group of newly single, middle-aged friends. From Sony, the network has grabbed Breaking Bad, a comedic drama that stars Bryan Cranston from Malcolm in the Middle. You're not going to want to miss the new FX, available on DirecTV.