Comedy Central entering new realm of fantasy
By Kimberly Nordyke
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Comedy Central is moving into the fantasy arena with a live-action series dubbed "Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire."
In addition, the cable network is partnering on projects with Snoop Dogg, Andy Richter and David Alan Grier.
"Krod Mandoon," set to premiere in the first quarter of 2009, centers on a sensitive, clueless freedom fighter who becomes the last great hope in a medieval struggle. Though the show is set in historic times, it features contemporary dialogue. No actors have been hired yet.
"It's big, bold, loud and something we've never done before," said Lauren Corrao, the network's president of original programming and development. "It was a real opportunity to get into a world that people, at least with features, seem to be loving these days."
Snoop Dogg, meanwhile, is developing a pilot for an untitled animated comedy based on his teen years in 1980s Long Beach, while Richter will star in a pilot for a sketch show, also untitled. The fake-magazine show "David Alan Grier's Chocolate News" covers urban pop culture topics.
Comedy Central also confirmed that "Gay Robot," which originally was developed as a live-action series, is now an animated project. "Robot," from Adam Sandler's production company, was first ordered to pilot in 2005 as a scripted, live-action adaptation of a character featured on Sandler's comedy album "Shhh . . . Don't Tell" -- voiced by Nick Swardson.
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