Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Korgoth of Barbaria


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Sourcing has been provided. Star  Mississippi  02:43, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Korgoth of Barbaria

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Pilot episodes are not usually notable on their own. The only non-primary source is a "who would win?" clickbait article which pits it against another non-notable show. Despite the notable names involved, WP:NOTINHERITED is in full force here Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 00:14, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Television and Comics and animation. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 00:14, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete a pilot episode that never becomes a show needs lots of sourcing to show notability and we do not have that here.John Pack Lambert (talk) 12:55, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The review notes: "Despite some clever writing and well-executed animation, each episode comes with a super-sized serving of violence and a side order of misogynistic undertones. The bloodletting is particularly brutal and pervasive, and since there are no guns or out-of-this-world weapons in Korgoth's world, audiences might find the fight scenes more realistic than those in other animated series. The scenes in which women are held captive (in one episode, this happened twice) are also troublesome. Parents' best bet? Watch an episode or two before letting younger teens tune in, and keep Korgoth off the screen if young kids are watching."  The review notes: "The "Pilot" episode for the show actually surpassed our expectations, unlike the channel's last new program (ahem, Metalocalypse). But like Metalocalypse, Korgoth of Barbaria will be funniest to a particular audience; in Korgoth's case, that would be anybody who loved and laughed all the way through the Conan the Barbarian films. Bearing more than a small resemblance to said movie, Korgoth holds his own against Arnold Schwarzenegger's classic character. This show features the same brutal fighting, the same misogyny, and the same disregard for life as the Conan films did, and when you tie in humor that doesn't distract from the story you get an awesome new show."  The article notes: "But can it hold a candle to the legendary Korgoth of Barbaria, the hyperviolent, hyperhilarious animated 2006 pilot from Dexter's Laboratory director Aaron Springer and toon virtuoso Genndy Tartakovksy (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Samurai Jack)? After dropping jaws when it first aired on Adult Swim three years ago, the pilot was never picked up by Cartoon Network, although it still retains a dedicated fan base. Too bad, as its excessive gore and riotous jokes were perfectly subversive, which is to say the opposite of Krod Mandoon." Less significant coverage:  The article notes: "Originally intended as a series for Adult Swim in 2007, this heavy-metal and bloody parody of Conan the Barbarian was dropped for being too costly. Adult Swim has run the pilot created by Aaron Springer (Dexter’s Laboratory, SpongeBob SquarePants) twice since its rejection, and audiences still enjoy it now."  The encyclopedia notes: "Concept: It is a future time when all cities and structures have been destroyed and people have regressed to a medieval time. It is here that the adventures of Korgoth, a warrior are depicted as he goes about trying to survive in a savage land (even though animated, the pilot is violent, bloody and gory and had been designated to the evening Adult Swim time slot of Cartoon Network)."</li> <li> The book notes: "Concept: A rather violent (and gory) pilot about Korgoth, a barbaric warrior living in a cruel world following an apocalypse wherein only the fittest survive."</li> </ol></li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Korgoth of Barbaria to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 00:48, 1 May 2022 (UTC) </li></ul> Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  01:20, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 03:48, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep per the coverage provided above. 👨x🐱 ( Nina Cortex x Coco Bandicoot ) 01:22, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * <p class="xfd_relist" style="margin:0 0 0 -1em;border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 2em;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


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