I love Drawn Together. I consider it to be one of the best adult animated sitcoms ever made, and it is such a shame it was so short lived, being cancelled before its time.
Being a huge fan of that series, I decided to give it a try to the other show where both Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein also worked, and I wasn't disappointed: Golan is a fun, deranged show with many points in common with Drawn Together, particularly on its use of black comedy.
The titular character reminds me a bit to Captain Hero, being prone to outrageous antics and unpredictable mood swings; I think this short does a better job with the premise of a villain protagonist becoming the father figure of a troubled little girl than the corny Despicable Me movie, being unfortunately nowhere as succesful as that movie.
Shame Golan was even more short lived than Drawn Together. Maybe it was due the ugly animation: While I like the writing of the show, I do have to admit it was pretty bad looking, with most of the characters having a weird appearence and inflated butts. Not as bad as Big Mouth, but not very appealing either. The original story published online used a Tim Burton-esque look for the ilustrations, no idea why such cool aesthetic wasn't used in the cartoon.
Another reason why this show failed was probably due censorship. Since the shows was in Fox instead of Comedy Central, the jokes never went to the shocking extremes of Drawn Together, feeling a little bit more tamed in comparison.
In addition to that, I think most of Fox watchers only want to see shows similar to The Simpsons or Family Guy, and refuse to give a chance to any series that diverts from that format.
Maybe if the show had been in Netflix it would have been a little bit more succesful. Who knows.
The original stories published in Something Awful are pretty fun, try to check them out!
Being a huge fan of that series, I decided to give it a try to the other show where both Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein also worked, and I wasn't disappointed: Golan is a fun, deranged show with many points in common with Drawn Together, particularly on its use of black comedy.
The titular character reminds me a bit to Captain Hero, being prone to outrageous antics and unpredictable mood swings; I think this short does a better job with the premise of a villain protagonist becoming the father figure of a troubled little girl than the corny Despicable Me movie, being unfortunately nowhere as succesful as that movie.
Shame Golan was even more short lived than Drawn Together. Maybe it was due the ugly animation: While I like the writing of the show, I do have to admit it was pretty bad looking, with most of the characters having a weird appearence and inflated butts. Not as bad as Big Mouth, but not very appealing either. The original story published online used a Tim Burton-esque look for the ilustrations, no idea why such cool aesthetic wasn't used in the cartoon.
Another reason why this show failed was probably due censorship. Since the shows was in Fox instead of Comedy Central, the jokes never went to the shocking extremes of Drawn Together, feeling a little bit more tamed in comparison.
In addition to that, I think most of Fox watchers only want to see shows similar to The Simpsons or Family Guy, and refuse to give a chance to any series that diverts from that format.
Maybe if the show had been in Netflix it would have been a little bit more succesful. Who knows.
The original stories published in Something Awful are pretty fun, try to check them out!