Korgoth of Barbaria (Cartoon Network)

Part of the Cartoon Network's late-night Adult Swim block, Korgoth of Barbaria, is billed as an animated fantasy-action-adventure-comedy modeled on Conan the Barbarian. It's definitely full of action -- Korgoth slays his enemies with brute force (he rips one foe's arm out of its socket, releasing rivers of blood, and hurls an axe at another). But it's irreverent, too; in one episode, when Korgoth and his band of men encounter a woman who's been taken against her will and tied to a tree, one of Korgoth's comrades asks her "What's your sign, baby?"

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.