US-based, leading Hellenic heritage service organization, the Order of AHEPA has sent a letter to Fox Entertainment, requesting the network to halt the production of animated TV series “Krapopolis.”
Released end September 2023, the series with a vulgar title “Krapopolis,” Crap-city!, is set in mythical Ancient Greece, the series centers on a flawed family of humans, gods and monsters that tries to run one of the world’s first cities without killing each other.
But apparently the series featuring an immoral family heavily involved in murders, infidelity, frivolous life-style and who-knows-what-else that is considered as “offensive” for the Greek diaspora community.
Supreme President Tsivicos sent a letter to Jean Guerin, Executive VP of Fox Entertainment, requesting the network halt production of “Krapopolis” Read More: https://t.co/gNxMPpYsgM pic.twitter.com/5fvBOeY4xT
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The national president of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), Savas C. Tsivicos, sent a letter to Jean Guerin, executive vice president of Fox Entertainment, requesting the network halt production of Krapopolis.
“We find the series demeaning to the contributions gifted to Western Civilization by the ancient Greeks,” Tsivicos writes. “These contributions, which also include the arts, architecture, and sciences; and ideals, which include notion of democracy and right of self-governance, inspired academicians, playwrights, and scientists; and revolutionaries, including our nation’s founding fathers, across centuries.”
Tsivicos also has requested a meeting with Guerin to discuss the Greek American community’s concerns and potential harmful implications of Krapopolis.
“Although irony of the ancient Greeks performing satiric comedies as far back as 500 B.C. is not lost on us, we strongly believe Krapopolis crosses a line that is offensive to our community, and perhaps others as well. Our aim is to have a constructive dialogue with the network and hopefully the show’s producers to explore if there’s a path forward.”
Tyrannis, the mortal son of a goddess, is the benevolent king of Krapopolis and is trying to survive in a city that lives up to its name.
Deliria is Tyrannis’ mother, goddess of self-destruction and questionable choices.
Within her extended Olympian family — forged in patricide and infidelity — she’s known as the trashy one. Shlub, Tyrannis’ father, is oversexed and underemployed and claims to be an artist and has literally never paid for anything, in any sense of the word, for his entire life. Stupendous is Tyrannis’ half-sister, daughter of Deliria and a cyclops.
Hippocampus is Tyrannis’ half-brother, the offspring of Shlub and a mermaid, and, obviously, a hot mess, biologically speaking.
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