Galaxy Quest TV series in the works

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

This has the potential for awesome, even with a no-name cast:

‘Galaxy Quest’ Series In Works At Paramount Television

by Nellie Andreeva • tip
April 21, 2015 12:31pm

Cult sci-fi comedy feature Galaxy Quest is headed to television. I’ve learned that Paramount Television is in the process of putting together a TV series project based on the 1999 DreamWorks movie about the cast of a long cancelled space TV show who become reluctant real space heroes when they are accidentally transported to a spaceship and tasked with saving an alien nation.

Like with other library movies, which Paramount is mining for TV series, Galaxy Quest is being adapted with key auspices from the film on board. That includes the feature’s writer, Robert Gordon — who is expected to pen the TV version — director, Dean Parisot, and producer Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad). The three are expected to executive produce the potential series along with Johnson’s Gran Via Prods. partner Melissa Bernstein. Paramount TV declined comment.

Galaxy Quest, a sendup of classic TV series Star Trek, starred Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell and Enrico Colantoni and introduced young Justin Long in his feature debut. The film has been embraced by sci-fi fans, quickly achieving a cult status.

Other movie titles from the Paramount catalogue that the studio’s TV division iparamounttvs turning into series with the original auspices include straight-to-series comedy School Of Rock at Nickelodeon, with the film’s director Richard Linklater and producer Scott Rudin; drama Shooter, which has a pilot order at USA, with the movie’s star Mark Wahlberg producing; as well as a Shutter Island series for HBO with Martin Scorsese that is among Pat TV’s projects in development. Additionally, Paramount TV is co-producing the Minority Report Fox pilot, which is considered likely to go to series.

Gordon, whose credits also include Men in Black II, is repped by ICM Partners.

 

[CaptainWacky]

They could probably get Tony Shalhoub back anyway.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

It could be good, but it really is the cast that made the original so good. Will be intersting to see how they structure it, though. Rehashing only the story of the movie over a season would be a waste of time, but the alternative would be some kind of Star Trek?

 

[Dr Dave]

Meh.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

I'd be happy with rehashing the movie over 2/3 of season 1, and then a twist that turns them into someone's real space crew. Like a crew full of Fry's in a Futurama scenario. Except they pick things up quicker because the world they are thrust into is based on their show.

It will definitely be a new cast in the same roles, but I think it would work fine. Makes them lean less on the movie that way.

OR, they could double down on the twist, and it's the cast of a TNG reboot of Galaxy Quest! YAAAAS GURL! Then the movie cast could make occasional cameos.

I'm optimistic.

 

[CaptainWacky]

They should record all the actors swearing but then dub them with non-swear words to make it really authentic.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

IT'S NOT DEAD OMG

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Amazon's 'Galaxy Quest' TV Revival Back on Track With New Writer (Exclusive)

August 17, 2017 12:14pm PT by Lesley Goldberg

Amazon's Galaxy Quest TV revival is back on track.

Writer-actor-comedian Paul Scheer (The Disaster Artist) has been tapped to pen the script for the Paramount Television-produced series. Scheer takes over for the feature film's original scribe, Robert Gordon, who was on board to pen the script for the Amazon reboot.

The Amazon series is described as a new take on the cult movie that starred Tim Allen and the late Alan Rickman as well as Sigourney Weaver. It remains unclear if any of the original stars, such as Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell and Enrico Colantoni, will return. The original 1999 movie centered on the cast of a canceled, beloved sci-fi show that was forced to reunite to save the planet after aliens believe their show was real.

Mark Johnson, who produced the movie, is still attached to exec produce via his Gran Via Productions banner partner, Melissa Bernstein. It's unclear if Galaxy Quest director Dean Parisot is still attached. Gordon will exec produce.

Plans for the Amazon series were put on hold after Rickman's death. "We were ready to sign up, and [then] Alan Rickman passed away and Tim Allen wasn't available — he ha[d] [Last Man Standing] — and everybody's schedule was all weird. It was going to shoot, like, right now. And how do you fill that void of Alan Rickman? That's a hard void to fill," Rockwell said in April 2016.

Rickman died of cancer in January 2016 at 69. Shortly after his co-star's death, Allen talked with The Hollywood Reporter about the revival: "Galaxy Quest is really close to being resurrected in a very creative way. It's closer than I can tell you, but I can't say more than that. The real kicker is that Alan now has to be left out. It's been a big shock on many levels."

For his part, Allen is now available for the Galaxy Quest project after ABC canceled Last Man Standing.

Scheer, repped by UTA and Schreck Rose, counts acting credits that include Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Childrens Hospital, Veep and Fresh Off the Boat. On the writing side, his work includes NTSF:SD:SUV, Childrens Hospital and The League, among others.

 

[Colonel Kira's Left Tit]

Oh, I thought this morphed into The Orville.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Sigourney Weaver does tv now so maybe that's a thing!