This isn’t so much about composed, creative plates as it is about mezze and charcoal-grilled meat. ![]() This should not surprise: The 130-seat restaurant is located atop the Hoxton hotel in Williamsburg and boasts panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline.įans of Solomonov’s famed Zahav should note that Laser Wolf is a very different venue. The open-fire skewer spot, named after a wealthy butcher from “Fiddler on the Roof” - it bears no relation to the Adult Swim cartoon about an English-speaking canine with a destructive light weapon - has been a tough reservation since its May opening. Daniel knows that the owls are not what they seem, that Psycho II is better than the original, and he’s always game to discuss Space Dandy.Philadelphia’s Michael Solomonov, one of the country’s most renowned Israeli chefs, once ran a quick-service hummus spot in Manhattan, but Laser Wolf in Brooklyn marks his full-scale, let’s-have-a-night-out-in-New-York debut. This review is based on three quarter-hour episodes from Lazor Wulf’s ten-episode first seasonĭaniel Kurland is a published writer, comedian, and critic whose work can be read on Den of Geek, Vulture, Bloody Disgusting, and ScreenRant. Lazor Wulf premieres on Adult Swim on April 7 at midnight with back-to-back episodes Give Lazor Wulf and his entourage a chance and you may find yourself surprised at how soothing some existential hang time with fantastical beasts can be. It’s certainly a calmer alternative to some of Adult Swim’s more aggressive recent programs like Tropical Cop Talesor Krft Punk’s Political Party. That’s not to say that the show doesn’t-and can’t-get more complex over time, but as it stands it’s a fun romp that may not stand out amongst Adult Swim’s lengthy and varied library. Lazor Wulf feels like a lesser impact series and while it’s perfectly pleasurable and serves its purpose, I wish there was maybe more of a twist to it. Hopefully there will be more occasions like this where the show can really take risks and refine its voice even further. There are also hints that the show can get progressively weirder with its comedy, like one instance where a character is shown to be reading their lines from the episode off of their script. It’s a technique that definitely wouldn’t be as forgiving if Lazor Wulf was a 22-minute show, but at a breezy eleven minutes these characters can make getting lost in conversation part of the experience. ![]() On top of that, the unique, stylized setting and art style also makes things visually interesting while these characters banter. ![]() This minimal impact storytelling may not be enough for some viewers, but the chemistry between these peculiar My Little Pony rejects is palpable. All the while, Gawd watches and looms over Strongburg’s activities as he tries to rein in any chaos and act as the perpetual buzzkill. This is very much a “hang out comedy” where Lazor Wulf and company just chill and rib each other while the plots revolve around fairly low stakes situations, like needing a new restaurant for mozzarella sticks, a holiday devoted to bicycles, or improving your basketball skills. King Yeti, and Black Kelsey Grammer, and basically these slacker creatures just get up to no good together and try to get the most out of life. Around him are friends like Stupid Horse, Dr. The series operates within a bizarre, elastic universe where Lazor Wulf isn’t even the most extreme of these ridiculous, yet lovable, characters. There’s also a rather infectious quality to the show’s Dadaist energy.įurther reading: The Best Venture Bros. It just wants to have fun and not waste time on the details. I also genuinely don’t understand who or what some of these characters are or how the rules of this show operate, but the fact that Lazor Wulf is not at all interested in explaining any of that to the audience is commendable. Lazor Wulf is set in Strongburg, a community where ghosts, cryptids, anthropomorphic animals, and deities co-mingle and debate over the best breakfast cereal. ![]() Moving Co. There’s a gentle, patient quality to the show’s comedy where you cozy up with its characters. The series feels like a pastel-dipped cross between The Jellies and China, Il, in terms of tone, but to be honest it’s a lot closer in spirit to Nick Weidenfeld’s work for FOX’s short-lived ADHD animation block, like Stone Quackers or Lucas Bros. Lazor Wulf is created by Henry Bonsu and executive produced by the supergroup of Bonsu, Daniel Weidenfeld, rapper Vince Staples, and The Boondocks‘ Carl Jones (“Gawd” is black in this show, if there was any doubt over Jones’ thumbprint on this project).
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