SCI FI Wire | The News Service of the SCI FI Channel: "12:00 AM, 21-SEPTEMBER-06
G4 To Air Spaceballs Series
MGM TV has commissioned an animated series based on Mel Brooks' 1987 Spaceballs movie and sold exclusive rights in the U.S. to Comcast's G4 cable network, Variety reported.
Encompassing a one-hour pilot and 13 half-hour episodes, the project represents the first scripted series green-lighted by the new TV division at MGM, led by Jim Packer, president of the worldwide TV distribution group. The series kicks off on G4 in fall 2007, the trade paper reported.
Although the movie grossed only $38.1 million in the United States, the Star Wars satire has become a successful franchise on DVD and in cable and pay TV reruns.
Brooks and Thomas Meehan, who co-wrote the movie with Ronnie Graham, have written the one-hour pilot, and Meehan will supervise the writing of the 13 half-hours. Brooks will do two of the voices, President Skroob and Yogurt. Germany's Berliner Film Companie will provide the animation.
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We've gone from suck to blow.
I'm actually looking forward to this. Since the prequels came out to whiny fanboy dissapointments, I think there's plenty of material to spoof. Plus, hopefully the writing crew won't forget to throw in some jabs at other science fiction (like Battlestar Galactica).
If you want real parody, you should hope that Will Smith gets cast in the leading role. He would of course play himslef.
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