Son of Zorn - Season 1 Discussion Thread

[JD]

Son of Zorn is a new live action/animation sitcom from Chris Miller and Phil Lord, the creators of The Last Man on Earth, the directors of the Jump Street movies, and the writers/directors of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and The LEGO Movie.
The series follows Zorn, an animated He-Man style barbarian, as he moves from his animated home of Zephyria to the live action Orange California to be closer to his live action ex-wife and teenage son.

Cast:
Jason Sudeikis as Zorn
Cheryl Hines as Edie, Zorn's ex-wife
Johnny Pemberton as Alan(gulon), Zorn and Edie's teenage son
Tim Meadows as Craig, Edie's fiance
Artemis Pebdani as Linda, Zorn's boss at his new job

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This is one of my most anticipated new shows this season, I'm a big fan of The LEGO Movie and The Last Man on Earth, and the trailers have been hilarious.
There is a "special preview" episode this Sunday at 6/7c before it starts at it's regular time on Sept. 24.

 

[Mr Light]

I'm very curious to try this!

 

[Hugo Rune]

General reviews have been kind to this and I am a fan of Lord/Millers work in general. But, after Last Man on Earth I am wary of their high concept ideas actually pushing beyond the set up. LMoE is a strong example of a brilliant conceit that quickly devolved in a more generic format and eventually lost all of its interest and ingenuity.

Zorn has that immediate flavour to it, so I hope that the showrunners have a more managed plan for its 13 episodes allowing the show to grow beyond its silly (but fun) concept.

But anything with Cheryl Hines is always worth a gander

Hugo - had a crush on her since the beginning of Curb Your Enthusiasm

 

[JD]

I watched the pilot of the Fox app this morning and I really enjoyed it.
The whole cast was great, with Sudiekis as the standout as the hilarious Zorn.
Poor Headbuttman.

 

[Mr Light]

I thought it was just alright. More "cute" than "funny".

 

[JD]

IGN has posted an interview with Zorn.

 

[1001001]

The first episode was pretty funny.

"You know what I drink?"

Spoiler: What I drink

"The blood of my fallen enemies, out of the skulls of their children!"

 

[JD]

The second one was pretty good to.
I like that a The Stone of Seeing, a Zathyrian artifact was such a big part of the plot. It added a fun twist to the standard clueless dad tries to help some get the girl story line.