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fringey
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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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Oh, I am gonna go crazy waiting on this show!!!!
Patrick
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scryer41
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I'll wager you fifty quatloos that it doesn't last for more than six episodes! It was great as a movie, but I don't think it has the staying power for Television.
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fringey
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I dunno. Animated shows are always hard to try and judge how well they will do in the ratings. If it is done well, it could last a while. Don't forget, it is on G4, so won't have to pull huge ratings to stay on the air. For G4, a million or so would keep it going.
Patrick
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ninjabear
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Maybe I'll finally be able to find a Spaceballs: the Flamethrower at Wal-Mart!
Seriously, I have given thought to scratchbuilding an Eagle-5 from time to time these last 19 years, but never got around to it (procrastinators of the world UNITE...someday.)
Perhaps this will at last afford me the chance to complete my sci-fi collection.
I do wonder if this series will be a "prequel" as well.
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