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  • ABC’s upcoming series sees a woman US President

    MUMBAI: US broadcaster ABC has announced that production work has begun on the drama series Commander In Chief.

    The show will star Oscar winner Geena Davis The Acccidental Tourist as the first female president of the US. The series will air Tuesdays at 9 pm at a later date.

    Davis’ character Mackenzie Allen the 45-year-old Independent Vice President of the US is about to venture into territory no woman has entered before. While at an official ceremony with husband and Chief of Staff Rod Allen (Kyle Secor), she is informed by the President’s Chief of Staff and the Attorney General that President Bridges is about to undergo emergency brain surgery for a tumor.

    Mackenzie is stunned when she is told that in the event the President does not recover, the party doesn’t want her to succeed him. Instead, she’s asked to step down in order to allow the Speaker of the House to assume the post, as he shares the party’s ideals.

    Mackenzie’s doubts are confirmed when she visits President Bridges at the hospital and hears from him directly that he wants her to resign. Bridges dies before transition plans are finalised. However after sitting through an insulting and sexist conversation with Speaker of the House Nathan Templeton (Donald Sutherland), Mackenzie decides to forge ahead and assume the presidency, despite the obstacles that lie ahead.

    Aside from the challenges Mackenzie faces, her husband has his own hurdles to overcome, as he finds himself being ushered into a pink and feminine office by the First Lady’s aide. Her children, six-year-old Amy (Jasmine Anthony), as well as twins Horace (Matt Lanter), one of the most popular kids in school, and Rebecca (Caitlin Wachs), a rebellious teenager with raging hormones. They must also learn to deal with their mother’s new role as leader of the free world.

  • MGM’s new TV series sees ‘Spaceballs’

    MUMBAI: MGM’s latest plan for television involves adapting the Mel Brooks comedy classic Spaceballs.

    MGM Domestic Television Distribution has teamed up with the German based Berliner Film Companie (BFC) for this purpose.

    The television series will be animated. The 1987 film Spaceballs focussed on Planet Spaceball’s President Scroob, who sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal Planet Druidia’s abundant supply of air to replenish that of his own planet. Only the hero, Lone Star, can stop the evil plan.

    Under the agreement, BFC and MGM will produce an hour-long pilot and 13 half-hour episodes. Additionally, MGM will distribute the series in the US, Canada and other countries with the exception of Germany.

    Brooks and Thomas Meehan, who had written the film’s screenplay, will write the series pilot. They will also supervise writing on the rest of the series. Brooks and Soehnlein will serve as executive producers and Brooks will provide the voice of two main characters- President Scroob and Yogurt.

    MGM executive VP television distribution, North America Jim Packer said, “Primetime animation has become a powerful staple. With the unmatched comedic talents of Mel Brooks and BFC’s expertise, you’ve got quite a winning combination. To this day, Spaceballs is incredibly successful on television and in video, and with the abundance of Sci-fi films that have come out in the past decade, there’s no shortage of material for Mel.”