Apollo Gauntlet is an American adult animated television series created and written by Canadian animator Myles Langlois, which is an adaptation of his independent web series of the same name,[1] released in 2012 on Rug Burn, a YouTube network born from a partnership between Titmouse, Inc. and 6 Point Harness.[2][3] It follows the eponymous superhero as he fights evil in a futuristic medieval society.
| Apollo Gauntlet | |
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| Created by | Myles Langlois |
| Written by | Myles Langlois |
| Directed by | Greg Franklin |
| Voices of | (See Characters) |
| Theme music composer | Myles Langlois |
| Opening theme | "Apollo Gauntlet Theme" |
| Composer | Myles Langlois |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (+ Pilot) (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 11 minutes |
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| Network | Adult Swim |
| Release | July 9 – August 13, 2017 |
Produced for Adult Swim by the companies 6 Point Harness (its first television series as a production label for Mondo Media), Mosaic and Williams Street, its pilot episode was aired on December 4, 2016, while the series aired from July 9 to August 13, 2017.[4] The series was not picked up for a second season.[5]
Plot
editApollo Gauntlet is the pseudonym of Paul Cassidy, a police officer from Winnipeg, Manitoba who gets sent to a futuristic medieval society by Dr. Benign. His namesake derives from the pair of sentient talking gauntlets he wears along with his magical suit. In this society, Apollo Gauntlet fights evil while trying to capture Dr. Benign and undo the Oracles of Doom.[6]
Characters
edit- Apollo Gauntlet (voice by Myles Langlois)
- King Bellenus (voice by Tom Kenny)
- Daphne (voice by Kelsy Abbott)
- Superknife (voice by Ryan Kwanten)
- Monty (voice by Mark Proksch)
- Rubis (voice by Betsy Sodaro)
- Orenthal Bellenus (voice by James Urbaniak)
Episodes
editPilot (2016)
edit| No. | Title | Storyboarded by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | "Apollo Gauntlet" | Myles Langlois, Greg Franklin, Brock Gallagher, and Saharat Tantivaranyoo | December 4, 2016 | 0.727[7] |
Season 1 (2017)
edit| No. | Title | Storyboarded by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Origin" | Frank Macchia | July 9, 2017 | 0.709[8] | |
| 2 | "Eros" | Jennifer Shang | July 16, 2017 | 0.551[9] | |
| 3 | "Lunacy" | Frank Macchia, Zach Ramirez, Sakari Singh, and Chris Toms | July 23, 2017 | 0.513[10] | |
| 4 | "Dinner Party" | Zach Ramirez, Sakari Singh, and Chris Toms | July 30, 2017 | 0.825[11] | |
| 5 | "Demon" | Kai Akira, Zach Ramirez, Sakari Singh, and Chris Toms | August 6, 2017 | 0.676[12] | |
| 6 | "Bellenus Blade" | Zach Ramirez, Sakari Singh, and Chris Toms | August 13, 2017 | 0.868[13] |
Release and reception
editApollo Gauntlet began airing on Adult Swim in July 2017.[6] The pilot aired in December 4, 2016,[14] and was previously released on Adult Swim's official website in August 2016, along with the pilots for several prospective television series, including Brian Wysol's Hot Streets. Viewers could rate each pilot by clicking one of five buttons corresponding to their reactions.[15]
Daniel Kurland of the Den of Geek called the plainness of its animation style unique, identifying influences from the He-Man animated series and other animated fares from the 1960s and '70s. Kurland wrote that its setting would allow many stories to be told and that the "rogues' gallery of creatures" prevalent in the pilot were indicative of many more "exciting" creatures.[1] The A.V. Club's William Hughes called both Apollo and Hot Streets "very Adult Swim–esque", writing that they felt in tandem with Adult Swim's "core aesthetic of cheap-looking, surrealist animation mixed with self-aware dialogue, delivered with a distinctive slacker vibe".[16]
References
edit- ^ a b Kurlan, Daniel (August 18, 2016). "Ranking Adult Swim's New Prospective Pilots". Den of Geek. DoGTech. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Langlois, Myles (creator). Apollo Gauntlet. Rug Burn. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (December 7, 2012). "[6] Point Harness and Titmouse Launch Rug Burn Channel". Animation. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Pressroom, Turner (June 8, 2017). "Battle the Oracles of Doom with "Apollo Gauntlet" Premiering July 9th on Adult Swim". Turner Broadcasting System. Turner.
- ^ @swimpedia (May 29, 2019). "After reaching out to creator Myles Langlois, we were informed that there are currently no plans for more televisio…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (March 30, 2017). "Adult Swim Greenlights New Animated Series From Robot Chicken Producers & Mondo". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 30, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (December 6, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: Westworld ends with season highs, Walking Dead stops 5-week slide". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.9.2017 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.16.2017 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.23.2017 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.30.2017 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.6.2017 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.13.2017 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Apollo Gauntlet: Season 1 Episode 1 – 'Pilot'". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Wright, Megh (August 16, 2016). "Adult Swim Asks Viewers to Watch and Rate Four New Pilots from Rob Corddry, Paul Scheer, and More". Splitsider. The Awl. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Hughes, William (March 30, 2017). "Adult Swim greenlights two new, very Adult Swim–esque shows". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.