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“Justice League” is almost porn to those us raised on DC comics. Kevin Conroy, the voice of “Batman” from the ‘90s animated series, returned in 2001 to voice again the Caped Crusader, but the series brought to animated life many theretofore unvisited corners of the DC Universe. Speaking roles: Alfred Pennyworth: Efram Zimbalist Jr. Amanda Waller: CCH Pounder Amazo: Robert Picardo Antiope: Maggie Wheeler Aquaman: Scott Rummell Ares: Michael York Aresia: Julie Bowen Atom: John C. McGinley Atomic Skull: Lex Lang Bat Lash: Ben Browder Big Barda: Farrah Forke Billy Batson: Shane Haboucha Bizarro: George Newbern Black Canary: Morena Baccarin Blockbuster: Dee Bradley Baker Booster Gold: Tom Everett Scott Bouncing Boy: Googy Gress Brainiac: Corey Burton Brainiac 5: Matt Czuchry Bwana Beast: Peter Onorati Captain Atom: Chris Cox Captain Boomerang: Donal Gibson Captain Marvel: Jerry O’Connell Carter Hall: James Remar Cat Man: Stephen Root Cheetah: Sheryl Lee Ralph Chronos: Peter MacNicol Chuck Sirianni: Seymour Cassell Clayface: Ron Perlman Clock King: Alan Rachins Copperhead: Jose Yenque Darkseid: Michael Ironside Deadshot: Michael Rosenbaum Despero: Keith David Devil Ray: Michael Beach Diemos: Douglas Dunning Doomsday: Michael Jai White Dove: Jason Hervey Dr. Destiny: William Atherton Dr. Fate: Oded Fehr Dr. Light: Lauren Tom Dr. Polaris: Michael Rosenbaum Draaga: William Smith Dreamslayer: John DiMaggio El Diablo: Nestor Carbonell Elongated Man: Jeremy Piven Emerald Empress: Joanne Whalley Emil Hamilton: Robert Foxworth Etrigan: Michael T. Weiss Felix Faust: Robert Englund Fire: Maria Canals-Barrera Firefly: Mark Rolston Flash: Michael Rosenbaum Galius: Rene Auberjonois Gentleman Ghost: Robin Downes Giganta: Jennifer Hale Glorious Godfrey: Enrico Colantoni Gorilla Grodd: Powers Boothe Granny Goodness: Ed Asner Green Arrow: Kin Shriner Green Guardsman: William Katt Green Lantern: Phil LaMarr Harley Quinn: Arleen Sorkin Hath-Set: Hector Elizondo Hawk: Fred Savage Hawkgirl: Maria Canals-Barrera Hermes: Jason Bateman Highfather: Mitch Ryan Hro Talak: Victor Rivers Huntress: Amy Acker Inza Nelson: Jennifer Hale J’onn J’onzz: Carl Lumbly Jason Marden: Snapper Carr Java: Richard Moll Jimmy Olsen: David Kaufman Joe Chill: Kevin Conroy Joker: Mark Hamill Jonah Hex: Adam Baldwin Jonathan Kent: Mike Farrell Jor-El: Christopher McDonald Kalibak: Michael Dorn Katana: Karen Maruyama Katma Tui: Kim Mai Guest Killer Frost: Jennifer Hale Kilowog: Dennis Haysbert Kim Mai Guest: Linda Park King Paradise: Scott Patterson Kyle Rayner: Will Friedle Lex Luthor: Clancy Brown Lightray: Rob Paulsen Lobo: Brad Garrett Lois Lane: Dana Delany Lord Hades: John Rhys-Davies Martha Kent: Shelley Fabares Maxwell Lord: Tim Matheson Mera: Kristin Bauer Mercy Graves: Lisa Edelstein Metallo: Malcolm McDowell Metamorpho: Tom Sizemore Metron: Daniel Dae Kim Mirror Master: Alexis Denisof Mister Miracle: Ioan Fruffudd Mongul: Eric Roberts Mordred: Soren Fulton Mr. Terrific: Michael Beach Music Master: Udo Kier Oberon: Dick Miller Orion: Ron Perlman Orm: Richard Green Parasite: Brian George Poison Ivy: Diane Pershing Queen Hippolyta: Susan Sullivan Question: Jeffrey Combs Ray Thompson: Neil Patrick Harris Red Tornado: Powers Boothe Rick Flagg: Adam Baldwin Roulette: Virginia Madsen Sapphire Stagg: Danica McKellar Sgt. Rock: Fred Dryer Shade: Stephen McHattie Shadow Thief: James Remar Shining Knight: Chris Cox Silver Banshee: Kim Mai Guest Simon Stagg: Earl Boen Sinestro: Ted Levine Sir Swami: Jeffrey Jones Skeets: Billy West Solomon Grundy: Mark Hamill Solovar: David Ogden Stiers Speedy: Mike Erwin Sportsman: Michael McKean Star Sapphire: Olivia d’Abo Stargirl: Giselle Loren Steel: Phil LaMarr Steve Trevor: Patrick Duffy Streak: David Naughton Stripesy Dugan: Phil LaMarr Supergirl: Nicholle Tom Superman: George Newbern Tala: Juliet Landau Terra-Man: Ed O’Ross Terry “Batman” McGinnis: Will Friedle Tharok: Tomas Arana Tom Turbine: Ted McGinley Toyman: Bud Cort Trickster: Mark Hamill Ultra-Humanite: Ian Buchanan Vandal Savage: Phil Morris Vermin Vundabar: Arte Johnson Vigilante: Nathan Fillion Vixen: Gina Torres Volcana: Peri Gilpin Warlord: Paul Guilfoyle Weather Wizard: Corey Burton Wildcat: Dennis Farina Wonder Girl: Serena Berman Wonder Woman: Susan Eisenberg Zatanna: Jennifer Hale

A yappy, wearying and mostly unfunny series that struggles to make sport of, among other things, “The Lord of the Rings,” “Krod Mandoon And The Flaming Sword Of Fire” was created by Peter Knight, whose credits include UPN’s “Sweet Valley High” and “Breaker High” and Fox Family’s “Big Wolf On Campus.” The title character is played by Sean Maguire, the fitness-model-like actor who played King Leonidas in 2008’s big-screen “300” parody “Meet The Spartans.” An unusually expensive-looking series for Comedy Central, “Krod” is in no danger of making anyone forget about the less expensive-looking but utterly hilarious “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” which did this sort of thing with far more confidence and aplomb 35 years earlier. Entertainment Weekly gives it an “C-plus” and says:

… The fantasy spoof's gags are infantile, but a John Rhys-Davies cameo brings class to a show that boasts a running joke about bestiality. …

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says:

… reminiscent of Mel Brooks' later, more broad and less funny films (think: "Robin Hood: Men in Tights") …

The Boston Herald says:

… The show should be stamped with a warning label: It’s yet another dismal effort from Media Rights Capital, producers of ABC’s “Surviving Suburbia” and several short-lived CW shows. Go ahead and watch, but don’t blame me when brain matter starts to dribble out your ears.

The Boston Globe says:

… Very early in tonight's hourlong premiere, at 10 on Comedy Central, I wanted to find an escape hatch out of the relentless, mediocre spoofery that so desperately wants to remind us of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." …

Variety says:

… has the sword-and-sorcery look and trappings down, as well as a feel for the stilted dialogue and conventions associated with the genre. It's all so broadly played, though -- and, as underscored by Maguire's feature resume, has been done so many times before -- that even a less jaded audience is less likely to laugh lustily than simply nod along in recognition. …

The Hollywood Reporter says:

… The lines that are meant to pass for jokes in a fantasy-action spoof fall flat, and the series humps its one-note premise to death within 10 minutes, making the premiere episode one of the longer one-hour slogs in recent TV memory. …

Before Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof ginned up “Lost,” they were coming up with adventures for Cheech Marin’s character in “Nash Bridges.”

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