Adam Reed and Matt Thompson made the American animated cartoon show Frisky Dingo for Adult Swim. The show was about a supervillain named Killface and a superhero named Awesome X, whose real name was Xander Crews, a billionaire. A lot of the show's humor was based on making fun of superhero and action movie tropes. The first season started on October 16, 2006, and ended on January 22, 2007. The second season started on August 26, 2007, and ended on March 23, 2008. A third season was in the works, but because Adult Swim did not renew the contract, pre-production stopped. In the end, the production company, 70/30 Productions, closed its doors in January 2009. The Xtacles, a spin-off show, started on November 9, 2008, but only two episodes were shown before the production company went out of business.