‘Galaxy Quest’ TV Series Is Back On Track With Paul Scheer Writing
By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 17, 2017 12:44 pm EST
There’s no word on whether Galaxy Quest director Dean Parisot will still be back to direct the series, but the show still has Mark Johnson on board as executive producer by way of his Gran Via Productions partner Melissa Bernstein. Plus, writer Robert Gordon will executive produce as well.
Paul Scheer hasn’t taken on a project of this undertaking before, but he has a strong comedic background, both as an improviser and a writer. He’s worked on countless television shows and has had endless supporting roles and guest spots in movies and TV shows with some of the best comedy directors around. He’s also quite the devoted geek and cinephile (you surely know this if you’ve ever listened to How Did This Get Made?), so he’s the perfect kind of writer to tackle a Galaxy Quest TV series.
We reached out to Paul Scheer after finding out about this news to ask him how it all came about, and here’s what he had to say:
As for what we can expect from Paul Scheer’s take on Galaxy Quest, he can’t reveal much right now, but he did say this:
“This whole thing came about very organically. I was meeting with Paramount about developing a TV pilot that I had just brought to Sundance and during the conversation they asked what my dream project would be and I said to showrun and be in the new Galaxy Quest series and they were like it’s so funny you say that, because we wanted to ask you the same thing. My mind was totally blown, nothing ever happens like that. I’m so lucky to work with the people at Paramount and Gran Via who are just as passionate as I am about this film.”
“I don’t want to give away my take but I will say that – I love this movie. So I want to be respectful of what came before this but also capture what was so exciting to me when I first saw this film as a fan of Star Trek and the world of sci-fi.”
Are you excited for a Galaxy Quest TV series?
