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At Ludicrous Speed Or In Painstaking Slow Motion!! Behold the Orb-Centric Promo For SPACEBALLS: THE ANIMATED SERIES!!

yay by cesaria	Sep 12th, 2008 10:29:18 PM
first!?
Second by MilkyLicker	Sep 12th, 2008 10:42:59 PM
I hate myself for doing this.
This is real? by phaedrus007	Sep 12th, 2008 10:48:08 PM
Cool. I think.
No sequel? Not looking for more money? by PirateEmery	Sep 12th, 2008 10:52:33 PM
Just a crappy animated porn looking thing?
Wow by Dogma_Jedi	Sep 12th, 2008 10:54:53 PM
That sucked. Brooks & Lucas.... killing fond memories at ludicrous speed.
Spaceballs: The Flamethrower by Dogma_Jedi	Sep 12th, 2008 10:56:39 PM
... the kids love that one.... sigh........
I heard it's a Flash cartoon. by Chief Joseph	Sep 12th, 2008 11:09:04 PM
And I hate Flash cartoons. I almost never watched Venture Bros. because I thought it was going to be a Flash cartoon like all the other cable cartoons. He had to swear on his life that it wasn't.
I saw the first episode - holy SHIT it sucks by ShiftyEyedDog2	Sep 12th, 2008 11:17:55 PM
first of all, who asked for this? nobody, thats who. Brooks hasn't been relevant for decades. But holy shit - the animation, the story, the jokes... its such a piece of crap. dont bother ever watching it.
That looks like shit by darthvedder81	Sep 12th, 2008 11:20:08 PM
Homestar Runner looks better than this crap. Also, is Spaceballs supposed to be that filthy? The movie had some mildly randy stuff but it was mostly a sweet and gentle farce. Penis spaceships? Really??
I will reserve judgement until... by Royston Lodge	Sep 12th, 2008 11:26:52 PM
...I hear some actual dialog actually spoken by Brooks, Zuneda, and whatever noname actors they get to do the other voices. However, I would have liked to hav seen some more direct jabs at Lucas in that trailer.
Should've gotten Genndy and his crew by Dingbatty	Sep 12th, 2008 11:29:30 PM
so that it resembled the original Clone Wars toons.
where to begin? by WolfmanNards	Sep 12th, 2008 11:42:26 PM
The animation looks like shit. And last time I remembered, spaceballs wasn't a blatant FLESH GORDON esque sex comedy.
whoa. by frankenfickle	Sep 12th, 2008 11:48:14 PM
uhh... is this supposed to be... a satirical take on star wars? because it kind of just looks like guys making a (bad) cartoon about what nerds think boobs look like.
Holy crap! by redshirt	Sep 12th, 2008 11:48:31 PM
That animation would have looked like crap 10 years ago! It's a worse porn attempt than "Tripping the Rift". Spaceballs is a movie I can watch with my kids and have a few laughs. This, not so much. maybe Mel Brooks and Stan Lee (stripperella) need to get together and make some hentai porn.
Mel Brooks approved this? by MetalMickey	Sep 12th, 2008 11:55:44 PM
Who's the audience? Can we expect "The Erotic Adventures Of Young Frankenstein" next?
"Gordon's alive!" by LarryTate	Sep 12th, 2008 11:58:56 PM
sorry.. had flashback to an old tb
ginrei724 by redshirt	Sep 13th, 2008 12:02:03 AM
Fast fingers! Keeps my wife happy too!
This has been airing here in Canada for a while... by DougMcKenzie	Sep 13th, 2008 12:04:52 AM
and it is without a doubt absolute garbage. Like Uwe Boll type awful. Mel should of packed it in earlier. His turn on CYB would have been a fitting final bow. This show is really that bad.
That Looks... by TheRealMoriarty	Sep 13th, 2008 12:20:59 AM
... so insanely bad. Wow, Mel, is there nothing you will not do to ruin my affection for your catalog? How about HIGH ANXIETY ON ICE? Or maybe you could do a special version of HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART ONE that just consists of Cirque Du Soleil performers punching me in the dick for three hours. Sheeeeeesh.
If Mel Brooks thinks dick-shaped shapeships... by zacdilone	Sep 13th, 2008 12:27:31 AM
...entering large-hole spaceships is funny, then my respect for the man just dropped significantly. Is this the same man who brought us "Blazing Saddles" and "High Anxiety?"
Yikes, so it is Flash.. by Chief Joseph	Sep 13th, 2008 12:30:59 AM
...and all comments here are negative. Not one "give it a chance, don't judge" or "turn of your brain and enjoy" guy. I won't even bother watching this preview then. Thanks for warning me!
looks fucking TERRIBLE by RokurGepta	Sep 13th, 2008 12:39:48 AM
DAMN YOU MICHAEL BAY
~~SPACEBALLS 3: THE SEARCH FOR SPACEBALLS 2~~ by The Marquis de Side 3	Sep 13th, 2008 12:48:57 AM
I thought Mel was making that. what happenned? he was supposed to make a live action sequel.
TheRealMoriarty by pierrelabite1	Sep 13th, 2008 01:07:46 AM
I think he could hook that up. But seriously, I'm unimpressed by this...And I liked the Chrinicles of Riddick.
It's on G4? DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!! by Mr Spork	Sep 13th, 2008 01:41:11 AM
I can't watch it. My piece of shit cable company, Charter Communications, moved G4 from expanded basic to digital cable. In it's place there's no channel, just static.
RAPED MY CHILDHOOD by wash	Sep 13th, 2008 02:01:04 AM
I think even Mori would agree.
It looks about as funny as the film... by smellmycheese	Sep 13th, 2008 02:31:52 AM
... which is "not very".
Spaceballs? Oh shit...there goes the internet... by Circean6	Sep 13th, 2008 02:49:01 AM
What did the team from Booberlla get a new gig, only more unfunny?
Damn G4 for producing this. by Ayii	Sep 13th, 2008 03:29:00 AM
They paid for this. Seriously. I knew G4 lacked taste, but I didn't think it was this low.
Christ, it looks like The Big Bang... by Charlie & Tex	Sep 13th, 2008 03:51:36 AM
...boy, we haven't seen that for nearly 20 years. We think they're barking up the wrong tree with this one - it seems WAY too smutty.
Darn it... by hillvalley	Sep 13th, 2008 04:07:39 AM
Smut, shmut. Todays comedy honestly has to go blue, especially on a third tier cable channel. But it definitely doesn't have to look like flash from shockwave, circa 8 years ago. And I was looking forward to this...sigh
Cheap Cash-in by killmeagain	Sep 13th, 2008 04:11:48 AM
That's not Spaceballs. It was never an out-and-out sex farce. My heart bleeds.
Looks spectacular! by Lloytron	Sep 13th, 2008 04:28:56 AM
Spectacularly shit.
looks more like animated Flesh Gordon by RokurGepta	Sep 13th, 2008 05:19:27 AM
...
better than movie by LeftFoot	Sep 13th, 2008 06:22:01 AM
That little promo was funny than the whole original SpaceBalls movie. Grow up. The movie was almost unwatchable. Just endless Star Wars gags and lame sci-fi jokes. The animation looked very similiar to the animation in the upper left hand corner of AICN.
Moichandizing! by BrandLoyalist	Sep 13th, 2008 07:09:32 AM
At least it ain't a stage show... LeftFoot, there were a lot of jokes in the movie. Well, two or three. But at least Rick Moranis was really good. Ok, you're right, it was awful.
Maybe I'm still a 14 year old, at heart... by Darkman	Sep 13th, 2008 07:38:23 AM
...but that was a great preview. I'm sure there are other kinds of humor, but that's enough for me. As far as movie-based cartoon shows, it looks much better than "Lilo and Stitch", "Emperor's New School" and "101 Dalmatians". (So, I watch a lot of cartoons. As I said, 14 year old at heart.)
Mel Brooks raped my childhood! by Bramton1	Sep 13th, 2008 07:49:55 AM
You knew it was coming.
Brooks has lost it. by thedarklinglord	Sep 13th, 2008 08:58:08 AM
I remember several years back, not too long after The Phantom Menace came out, I saw a Photoshop image for the perfect follow-up to Spaceballs. It was a mock-up movie poster for Episode 0 that had a little kid with Dark Helmet's glasses, standing in the desert, holding the helmet. All the crap that could be mined from the Star Wars prequels and Brooks doesn't have it in him to make a proper parody prequel? That's fucking sad.
Finally. Aired in Canada months ago. by jimbojones123	Sep 13th, 2008 09:09:09 AM
I don't care how bad it sucks. I'll give it 3 episodes out of the goodwill of the original. Oh, and I'm still sad about John Candy.
I once dated a beautiful 6' Blonde who Loved... by conspiracy	Sep 13th, 2008 09:19:51 AM
Spaceballs.....so I watched it out of a burning desire to empty my ballsack into her moist hot baby oven. WORST movie EVER, silly, stupid, corny, Borscht Belt humor. Its like Brooks just shat it out without the least bit of thought..a pure cash in on his good name and the "Star Wars" phenomena. I hated it so much it tainted all later sexual experiences with her, and not even the offer to sample her plush anal pleasures, and her warm hungry mouth could repair my new lowered opinion of her.
Typical G4 crap. by ZeroCorpse	Sep 13th, 2008 09:22:33 AM
So bad, I almost thought it was going to air on Spike. Here's a tip: NOBODY likes flash toons.
Just watched an episode... by hillvalley	Sep 13th, 2008 09:26:55 AM
...on You Tube. It's easy enough to find by just searching. It was pretty bad. Mel Brooks almost saves the show with his voice acting as Skroob and Yogurt, but everyone else's was awful, sounded like they weren't talking to each other and worse, didn't sound at all like the characters. This includes returning cast members Zunniga and Rivers. Part of the later problem is the script homogenized all the characters to irrecognizability. Dark Helmet's Napoleon complex is gone. He's there only as a lacky to Skroob and occasionally to deliver a Garfield-ish one-liner when plans go awry. Vespa isn't a brash beyotch, Lonestar isn't a roguish a-hole. All the characters exist as empty vessels to deliver exposition or a stale joke without regard to characterization. Why couldn't this have been done right or was this project really just "The Search for More Money"?
12 episodes are available on itunes by bluebottle	Sep 13th, 2008 09:38:45 AM
not worth it though...
Spaceballs the Movie was awful. by Chewtoy	Sep 13th, 2008 09:45:44 AM
If there's a single movie that illustrates bad comic timing, it has to be 'Spaceballs'... and Mel Brooks movies just got worse from there.
Wow.... by VoteRoslin08	Sep 13th, 2008 09:51:40 AM
I guess if the show isnt funny just show animated boobs bouncing through the whole commercial.. and then talk specifically about the animated boobs bouncing... Nobody will be able to tell there aren't any jokes.
Wow -- What's with all the Spaceballs hate? by phaedrus007	Sep 13th, 2008 10:09:31 AM
Yeah that cartoon looks like schmeg, but the movie was hilarious (Brooks' last funny movie). I'm genuinely surprised to see how much hate it's getting here.
I shall reserve judgement until I've seen an episode by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Sep 13th, 2008 10:27:52 AM
Could be funny, shit animation and all.
Herc always sounds like such a whore by I Dunno	Sep 13th, 2008 10:45:35 AM
Whether he's peddling shit for Amazon or trying to drum up enthusiasm for dreck like this, he makes me want to pull out a $5 bill so he can let me pee on him.
I know I know, u all hate G4TV & wish you still had TECHTV by Orionsangels	Sep 13th, 2008 11:17:22 AM
Blah blah blah! Well too bad. The late 90's are over. Shows like Screensavers and Call for help existed back then for one reason. Computers and the Internet were still in their infancy then. Many were early adopters, using both for the first time. They needed help using windows and finding shit online, but today Computers and the Internet are grown up. We don't need that shit anymore! Now they only exist in boring podcast that no one listens too. That's were they belong. Put out to pasture. So just accept G4TV. It's been 8 years now. Get over it you whiners!
Spaceballs has it's moments by BizarroJerry	Sep 13th, 2008 12:11:10 PM
It's a bad to mediocre movie with a good few laughs sprinkled in. This 'toon just looks so... immature. "Moichandizing! Moichandizing!" I still chuckle at, "You idiots! You've captured their stunt doubles!" Of course, some of the humor is completely un-sci-fi related. "I knew it! I'm surrounded by assholes."
Spaceballs doesn't hold up very well by I Dunno	Sep 13th, 2008 12:37:21 PM
Sure, it was a riot when I was a kid but watching part of it recently, not so much.
NOW I'M NOT RACIST OR NOTHIN'...... by J-Dizzle	Sep 13th, 2008 01:29:42 PM
but my favorite part of that movie was Darth Helmet flying into the wall of Spaceball 1 after doing an emergency stop from Ludicrous speed. "Bullshit! Stop this thing, I order you! Stop!"
S-U-U-C-K! S-U-U-C-K! S-U-U-C-K! by alice 13	Sep 13th, 2008 01:36:40 PM
hilarity ensues.
Sure, the animation sucks. . . by Nice Marmot	Sep 13th, 2008 02:17:03 PM
. . . but how can you judge it w/out hearing any dialogue? It was all just bouncing tits.
Brooks is a one hit wonder by Wrecks	Sep 13th, 2008 02:25:17 PM
Young Frankenstein. The rest are schlocky, juvenile unfunny shit. This looks the same.
I am not a member of Cirque Du Soleil... by Alonzo Mosely	Sep 13th, 2008 02:45:38 PM
But I am available to punch Mori in the balls for three hours at any point. Just have your people contact my people...
Absolute... by sirbroiler	Sep 13th, 2008 02:45:57 PM
....CRAP!
wow... I'm saddened by MurderMostFowl	Sep 13th, 2008 03:15:50 PM
PLaying up the least funny throw away jokes of Spaceballs? Turning it into an animated Benny Hill show episode? WTF
All you morons saying SPACEBALLS sucked... by brokentusk	Sep 13th, 2008 03:29:20 PM
Fuck you.
I mean that in a nice way, obviously. by brokentusk	Sep 13th, 2008 03:31:06 PM
Honestly, I love SPACEBALLS. That part where they rent SPACEBALLS: THE MOVIE and fast forward in order to find out where the princess is? Genius.
I love Spaceballs by Pop_aristocrat	Sep 13th, 2008 04:19:04 PM
This is not Spaceballs. Comments from lovers of the old saying the characters are flat and unrecognizable, and the comedy doesn't mesh at all with the style of the old show...all totally correct. I found a full episode on Youtube and could barely get through ten minutes of an episode. For those of you questioning why it was made as a Flash Animation; because when they started on this, Aquateen and Sealab were still ruling the nighttime airwaves, and they're nothing more than cheap flash. (of course, they had the writing to back it up). We created a monster. Mel, did you have to sully your own name with this shyte? It was looking bad enough as it was...
FWIW... by Chief Joseph	Sep 13th, 2008 06:24:06 PM
I hated Aquateen and Sealab, too. I realize that's not a popular thing to say. The animation sucked and the jokes are only funny if you're stoned. My pothead friend loves those shows and actually believes that the world is run by 5 Jewish bankers now. Thanks a lot, Flash.
Holy Crap! by Merrick	Sep 13th, 2008 06:26:17 PM
That "cartoon" actually makes the movie seem good!
Spaceballs hate? by Audio_of_Being	Sep 13th, 2008 07:56:20 PM
It's nice to finally see that I'm not the only one who thinks that movie is crap. I guess the cartoon is just the apple not falling far from the tree.
No one is going to say it?? by thefutureoffilm	Sep 13th, 2008 09:19:44 PM
Daphne Zuniga gotta eat!
Bad Flash animation would have worked... by Royston Lodge	Sep 13th, 2008 09:37:15 PM
...for a "Special Edition" reissue. It could have been hilarious. You could have Mel Brooks in a bad fake white beard do an introduction at the beginning about how only today has technology caught up to his "original vision", and then have REALLY CHEESY Flash animation (or better yet, Commodore 64 animation) clips cut at random points in the original movie. NOW, with ENHANCED special effects!!! Now THAT is a DVD I would have paid money for...
Where's Bill Pullman? by Royston Lodge	Sep 13th, 2008 09:38:25 PM
It must be REALLY lousy if he's not willing to compromise his artistic integrity...
Bastardization by Xaximus	Sep 13th, 2008 09:44:06 PM
Oh. My. God. They resurrect Spaceballs to churn out this fucking atrocity?!?
Doesn't Futurama already do sci-fi farce pretty good? by Drath	Sep 13th, 2008 10:32:33 PM
I mean if you're gonna make a Spaceballs cartoon, maybe it should cater to people who liked that movie and not just try to do what Futurama already did? Whatever. We will always have Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles, and History of the World Part 1 (and to a lesser extent, High Anxiety, and Silent Movie). I remember Attack of the Killer Tomatoes made for a surprisingly funny cartoon series, but that wasn't a sex romp either. It wasn't Brooks either, but shit it was good.
"We ain't found shit!" by Heckles	Sep 13th, 2008 11:19:03 PM
Actor who delivered the best line in the film would later play Tuvok on Voyager. Fun facts are fun. And Spaceballs was great.
it's just gone from SUCK to BLOW!! by Maniaq	Sep 14th, 2008 03:59:59 AM
'sall I got
She's gone from suck to BLOW! by Doc_Hudson	Sep 14th, 2008 04:48:11 AM
That movie has a shitload of oneliners in it you cant say in public to this day!.. Screw you haters,....it aint hardware wars! "Water my ass!.....get this man some pepto bismo!"
id be up for by BrainFart	Sep 14th, 2008 06:25:39 AM
spaceballs episode one featuring frankie munez as a young dark helmet.
"Spaceball-Busting" episodes air at 5pm? by Immortal_Fish	Sep 14th, 2008 12:15:40 PM
Great! The kids still have plenty of time to absorb all the sexism before mom and dad get back home.
That was worse than the Holocaust by smackfu	Sep 14th, 2008 03:09:36 PM
You heard me.
G4 suicide bombs another fond memory.. by AssassinWithSon	Sep 14th, 2008 08:54:07 PM
I was excited until I saw it was on G4. Could that network suck harder!?!? 2 years ago it was great, now it has 80 year old Cops episodes and a game show about eating until you puke. I will give this a shot, but CODEMONKEYS sucks (even with DANA SNYDER!) so this will probably suck too.
PS on G4 by AssassinWithSon	Sep 14th, 2008 08:56:04 PM
Is it just me, or does it seem that after every sentence that Kevin Perrera(SP?) speaks he might as well add "Also...I am the funniest coolest, and most attractive person ever in case you havent noticed." ??
Oh I get it! The cats are after Vespa because by AssassinWithSon	Sep 14th, 2008 09:32:01 PM
she smells like fish. Wow, classic ending, my main concern now is will I EVER stop laughing? Thanks to Youtube I was able to watch an episode of this shit without even having to give G4 any ratings. Whose bright idea was it to make Dark Helmet Vern Troyer? It's always fun to ruin your best character. And Lonestar being all, "You know you want me." When did he become Stiffler? I still love the movie, but this is truly awful.
G4 by redshirt	Sep 14th, 2008 11:20:42 PM
I miss Liana K. That was one hot woman!
Only one man would dare by worldofwarcraft	Sep 14th, 2008 11:43:09 PM
give me the raspberry... Lone Star.
Absolutely Diabolical by Samson_K	Sep 15th, 2008 12:39:08 AM
I love Mel Brooks - he's a funny, funny guy I love Mel Brooks on the strength of 3 movies - 'Young Frankenstein', 'Blazing Saddles' and 'High Anxiety'.I kind of like 'The Producers and the 12 Chairs I hate 'Silent Movie', 'History of the World Part 1' (apart from the Inquisition which I fucking adore), 'Spaceballs', 'Robin Hood:Men in Tights', Dracula Dead and Loving it, Life Stinks - With anyone else I think I'd have given up but everytime I hear of a new project I get excited and hope that he'll do something great again. Mel, this looks absolutely diabolically bad. It looks like the work of an old guy who doesn't know what makes the young people laugh! Please - no more, just retire Mel and let us love you - don't keep eating away at that with substandard crapo. Please!?
Why was this even posted? by happybunni	Sep 15th, 2008 01:41:56 AM
This show is godaweful horrible, I don't see anyone actually enjoying it. Also real world blows and that topic should not have been created either. Wastes of space, so many better shows out there that don't get covered.
I just threw up a little in my mouth... by digitalcos	Sep 15th, 2008 01:45:52 AM
Holy Crap! I could barely tolerate the opening titles. I managed to get threw about eight minutes of it on the youtubes before I threw in the towel. Wow.
I love everything from by papabendi	Sep 15th, 2008 02:29:53 AM
The Producers through to High Anxiety. History of The World part 1 is very very hit and miss. Everything afterwards isn't worth mentioning so let's just forget any of it happened. People in the industry should stop encouraging his output. It like watching Harold Zoid trying to make his movie in Futurama.
I 'effing HATED Spaceballs by malificus	Sep 15th, 2008 07:20:42 AM
That corny-assed shit went out with vaudeville and Lucy fucking Arnez.
Cartoon boob jokes by Heckles	Sep 15th, 2008 12:49:50 PM
It's gold, Mel! Gold!
Suddenly Clone Wars & Jabba's little shit son... by Engelhast	Sep 15th, 2008 01:25:08 PM
is not looking so bad is it?
4 episode mini marathon... by jimbojones123	Sep 15th, 2008 11:06:50 PM
Sandwiched between airings of the movie. News keeps getting better and better.
nice by slkboxrman	Sep 16th, 2008 12:01:59 AM
watched the boob preview and the standard promo, looks great, ill check it out...i wont say fuck u to all the haters like someone did earlier but spaceballs is hillarious...yes i say IS, it still holds up today...all of mel brooks movie parodies are hillarious....spaceballs and men in tights are 100 times funnier than any pardody movie made since then ...u all have to admit that..this cartoon should be good, mel brooks made it , has to be decent, ill check it out...cant be much worse than FACTORY on spike.

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