Review: Spaceballs: The Animated Series
There was once a time when Mel Brooks was considered a pioneer of comedy, a trendsetter in satire, even a spoof master, but if the debut of [[[G4’s Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]], that time has long passed. This was a perfect example of how NOT to reinvent a franchise. It was bound to happen with films being made of Broadway shows and Broadway shows being made of his films that Mel Brooks (who is not only attached as Executive Producer, but also reprises his roles as Scrube and Yogurt) would try to reinvent the [[[Spaceballs]]] film with a poorly produced animated series, but whether it was a lack of his own creativity, or the network’s inane intention to hit a demographic, this show was terrible.
The series is supposed to follow the events of the film, provided that the ending never happened, and Lonestar and his band of heroes gets in wacky misadventures every week to foil the plans of Dark Helmet and President Scrube. There are various minor pop culture and [[[Star Wars]]] references, but it’s hard enough to get through the “jokes” as it is.
It’s unknown what legal issues went on during the production, but this show was originally slated to be released sometime in 2007, and then, without mention, disappeared until recently. The series has the feel of a flash-made web series, and is even edited for release on the G4 network. This only hurts the show more because instead of getting the vulgar visual humor, we get cut-and-paste images and voices that were changed in postproduction for the G4 demographic of boys under the age of 17.
The show could actually work, if they didn’t trade in the impeccable timing and vaudevillian dialogue of the movie with boob jokes and outdated Star Wars Episodes 1-3 references. The voicework falls in line with the poor production, as Brooks comes back to voice his characters President Scrube and Yogurt, while Daphne Zuniga comes back for Princess Vespa. The show, as a whole, is just awful and probably won’t last very long. If one day they decide to drop the censor bars and release the series on DVD or the web, it may be worth a watch, but until then; it should probably be avoided. RATING: 0/10
I was going back and forth about watching this and ultimately decided to pass. I am glad to see that I saved myself something that earned the "Avoid at all costs!" review.
Whew! Another bullet dodged thanks to the 2-Hour Premeire of Heroes!
You're being a bit harsh there, I enjoyed the series, beneath the bad animation and voices is a entertaining show. It just doesn't live up to the legendary awesomeness of the movie which most likely would never have happened.
i couldn't even get through an entire episode, and i REALLY tried to
Just awful!
Um. It's President "Skroob," not "Scrube." It's an anagram of "Brooks."Just sayin'.
Why thank you, Paul1963. I did not know that.
horrible cartooni think if they had played it more like the movie insted of doing a cartoon network adult swim humor that doesnt make any since it would have worked. insted the cartoon just made the movie look horrible.
I actually liked the show in general. It was funny at parts, the art and animation was decent, and the voice acting was passable. There were only a couple of episodes I didn't really like, but Watch your Assic Park was halarious and is my fav.I actually wish there were more episodes. You're gonna beat me up for saying that, though.