Reviewing an animated comedy based on only a few initial episodes is a herculean task — you know, by TV critic standards. There’s so much to set up and so little room for experimentation. Audiences need to understand the rules of the narrative, while also receive reasons this new show is special. Pile on the typical constraints of broadcast television — 22 minute episodes, broad accessibility, etc. — and suddenly, three entire episodes fly by within the span of an hour, and it can feel like you’ve barely scratched the surface of the show’s true self.
Knowing how hard it is to gauge success after seeing three full episodes of “Krapopolis,” it’s hard for me to imagine how Fox executives already ordered three full seasons of it. Perhaps it’s best to start at the beginning: In early 2021, “Community” and “Rick & Morty” creator Dan Harmon signed on to create...
Knowing how hard it is to gauge success after seeing three full episodes of “Krapopolis,” it’s hard for me to imagine how Fox executives already ordered three full seasons of it. Perhaps it’s best to start at the beginning: In early 2021, “Community” and “Rick & Morty” creator Dan Harmon signed on to create...
- 9/25/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Fox executives have been waiting a long time to invite their audience to step in Krapopolis, and are betting they’ll want to keep doing it for a long time. I’m just not sure they’re right.
In mid-2020, Fox signed a deal with Community boss Dan Harmon to develop a new animated comedy. This was a year after Disney had bought most of 20th Century Fox, but not the broadcast network. Without an affiliated studio to provide new scripted shows under the same corporate umbrella, Fox network execs...
In mid-2020, Fox signed a deal with Community boss Dan Harmon to develop a new animated comedy. This was a year after Disney had bought most of 20th Century Fox, but not the broadcast network. Without an affiliated studio to provide new scripted shows under the same corporate umbrella, Fox network execs...
- 9/18/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
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