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'Sigmund and the Sea Monsters'? Sure, Let's Make That a Movie

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Universal has recruited Simpsons writer/producer Dana Gould to write an adaptation of Sid and Marty Krofft's Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. That's it. Movie production is officially a form of archaeology, simply looking for absolutely any remnants of past civilizations to unearth and put on display in their forgotten, deteriorated forms. Have you seen this show? This is the intro:

God, I hope they keep that theme song. It's really catchy how, rather than a "song" per se, it's just someone reading the premise over a tune. All of my favorite hits are exposition-based.

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