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From comingsoon.net:
I'm pretty excited for this. I've always loved the movie (I can't believe its almost twenty years old), and Brooks' involvement only sweetens the deal. I'm glad to see the original writers will play a role in this series. Now I just have to get my cable company to broadcast G4 TV.
Mel Brooks' Spaceballs Gets Animated
Source: Variety September 21, 2006
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.
Encompassing a one-hour pilot and 13 half-hour episodes, the project represents the first scripted series greenlit by the new TV division at MGM, led by Jim Packer, president of the worldwide TV distribution group. Series kicks off on G4 in fall 2007.
Although the movie grossed only $38.1 million in U.S. theaters, Packer said Spaceballs has become "a successful franchise for our library" through sale in video and DVD and to cable and pay TV nets.
Brooks and Thomas Meehan, who co-wrote the movie with Ronnie Graham, have penned 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.
I'm pretty excited for this. I've always loved the movie (I can't believe its almost twenty years old), and Brooks' involvement only sweetens the deal. I'm glad to see the original writers will play a role in this series. Now I just have to get my cable company to broadcast G4 TV.