Posted by Kevin

So I’ve been a Spaceballs fan for a long time now, and it wasn’t until highschool that I got to watch the other Mel Brooks movies like History of the World Part I and Blazing Saddles, and I laughed my ass off.

Today, I read on CNN that they are planning on making an animated series based on Spaceballs:

“Like the 1987 movie, which parodied well-known science-fiction movies, “Spaceballs: The Animated Series” will spoof current blockbusters as well as every genre of entertainment from movies and reality TV to culture and politics.

It is set to debut on cable network G4 in fall 2007. Production has already started on an initial batch of 13 episodes.

Brooks, who will voice two characters in the show, co-wrote the pilot with longtime collaborator Thomas Meehan, who will oversee all writing for the series.” — From CNN

I think they’ve figured out the key demographic for this show by choosing to air it on G4TV. I wonder if they’re trying to avoid the cancellation that shows like Clerks: The Animated Series went through. I think that lasted like 4 or so episodes on the air before ABC pulled the plug. (Partially for good reason too, those cartoons weren’t any good).

Anyways, I hope they do a good job with these and that they get lots of celebrity voice cameos to bring some attention to the show like The Simpsons did early on. May the Schwartz be with you!

[tags] CNN, Spaceballs, Mel Brooks, TV [/tags]