Galavant was the decades most underrated show that no one watched

2019 is coming to a close, and with it comes the end of the decade. Prestige TV has never been better. Marvel turned on-screen superheroes into the biggest (and most profitable) trend of the era. Streaming is the new battlefield for viewer eyeballs. To close out the 20-teens, Verge staffers break down their favorite moments, media, and what they believe was the most overlooked in entertainment from the last 10 years.

“Way back in days of old / there was a legend told / about a hero known as Galavant…”

So begins the tale of Galavant, a short-lived ABC TV series that ran in 2015 and (somehow) returned for an even longer second season the following year.

On the surface, it’s a generic send-off of the fantasy genre that plays like a watered...

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