Mel Brooks' "Spaceballs" to become TV series

Spaceballs, Mel Brooks' zany 1987 "Star Wars" spoof, will be remade into an animated television series. I'm not sure if this is a good thing, or a bad thing. Trivia note: the tagline for Spaceballs the movie? May the schwartz be with you.
Link to comingsoon.net's rehashing of this subscribers-only Variety report. Link to press release.

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