If you’re looking for your next fantasy fix, you’ll want to set your DVR for tomorrow night as the four-part musical comedy Galavant premieres on ABC.  From the barrage of previews released you can see several tropes from classic and modern fantasy films will be woven into the series.  From the quirky romance in A Princess Bride to the strange twist on medieval ways in Monty Python’s Holy Grail to the tomfoolery of Shrek, from the humor and debauchery of Tom Jones to the break-into-song of Ella Enchanted, the mini-series looks like it will be a blast.

First, it’s got a holy grail of guest stars with Ricky Gervais, Hugh Bonneville, Rutger Hauer, John Stamos, and even Weird Al Yankovic.

Second, it’s got a catchy theme and classic storybook-style animated credits, albeit with a seemingly raunchy twist on Beauty and the Beast:

It stars Psych’s Detective Lassiter, the very funny Timothy Omundson, as King Richard:

And it has a small band of heroes on an epic journey as in A Knight’s Tale:

There’s a funny trailer edited with Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” here.

Galavant airs the next four Sundays starting tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Central on ABC.

C.J. Bunce
Editor
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