Next time Gadget...

I've just been reading some reviews on Ain't it Cool, not impressed by M. Night Shamalamadingdongs latest offering The Happening, I didn't think it was that bad. (If you like the premise check out The Signal.)

Anyway, main reason for the post was the upcoming Get Smart. I didn't realize that the new Steve Carell spy spoof is a feature remake of a long running 60's US TV show. (I thought it was Hollywood's answer to Johnny English) Created by Mel Brooks it starred Don Adams, known better to us dogs as the voice of Inspector Gadget. Get Smart ran for 5 series from 1965/1970 and won 2 Emmys and got a few Golden Globe nominations. Inspired by the Man From U.N.C.L.E. Mel Brooks created the original spy spoof, paving the way for Police Squad and the like. The re-runs probably had some affect on a young Mike Myers leading him to develop his most lucrative character; Austin Powers. Indeed Peter Segal who helms the film had previously directed Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult the third installment in the escapades of Lt. Frank Drebin previously of Police Squad. Lets hope it's better than that.

The few reviews I have read have given Get Smart the green light, mainly complementing Anne Hathaway on her performance as Agent 99 and her newly found sexual chemistry with the leading man. Can't say I've seen much of her acting career, perhaps this is a move away from dull teen chick flicks like Elle Enchanted and The Devil Wears Prada and could be her breakthrough performance.

Looking around at Get Smart trivia I learned that there was an attempt to revise the original TV series back in '95, 25 years after the original. It flopped and only managed one season. No idea if Mel Brooks had anything to do with it but I did find out that there is an Animated series of Spaceballs! How cool is that? And why didn't I know about it? Brooks voices some characters also with a return from Daphne Zuniga aka Princess Vespa. Gonna try and get hold of it.
Woof...