TV Incarnations of 'Spaceballs' and 'Crash' Land Promos

by William Goss Sep 13th 2008 // 10:32AM

Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Trailers and Clips

Well, it's sure been quite the week for movie-inspired television series that no one asked for. First up, by way of Ain't It Cool News, is a spot for G4's Spaceballs: The Animated Series. I'm not sure what prompted this Flash-animated wonder -- I mean, it's not like I want to give The Clone Wars that much credit for anything, let alone the likes of this -- but at least we know that something's keeping Mel Brooks and Daphne Zuniga from over-twiddling their thumbs.

Secondly, via /Film, is a promo for Starz' Crash, inspired by Paul Haggis' awards-sapping drama (and not David Cronenberg's psycho-sexual noir of the same name). Apparently, every other character is a corrupt cop, Dennis Hopper is the biggest actor in the cast, and it's shot like a faux-Showtime dose of pay cable conflict. Yeah, let's see the Emmys try and stay away...

I'll be impressed if one or the other lasts beyond a single season (the former premieres on September 21st; the latter, on October 17th). Are any of you genuinely compelled by either prospect? How about a show of hands for those who'll be driven by morbid curiosity and/or mere DVR convenience to give an episode of each the once-over?

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Tags: crash, daphne zuniga, DaphneZuniga, mel brooks, MelBrooks, paul haggis, PaulHaggis, spaceballs

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9-13-2008 @ 1:19PM

Kurifurisan said...

It seems that animated Spaceballs has been coming soon for almost a year now. I remember seeing promos for it early 2007.

9-13-2008 @ 5:03PM

Kaeli said...

I was excited until I saw the breast-filled promo.

I mean, not that I'm super-feminist, I like boobie-related humor. Testosterone-induced fanservice is fine... but when you fill your 90-second trailer with huge, heaving, bouncing cartoon breasts, with nipples the size of baseballs stretching the too-small clothing to its limit... I dunno, it's just lost on me ;)

Although, it is G4, so considering their audience, this is probably spot-on. :P

9-14-2008 @ 10:53AM

AJ Wiley said...

Damn it, I loved Crash.

If I had Starz, I would definitely watch it.

9-24-2008 @ 2:34AM

MarcusC said...

Crash?! Gak!!!

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