[This post bumped back to the top of the page because a) Cory McAbee is a hugely underappreciated genius, b) this new project looks ten kinds of awesome and c) the trailer is now in the Twitch Player below the break.]

There are several fans around these parts of The Billy Nayer Show frontman Cory McAbee and his delightfully offbeat film projects. His first feature film, The American Astronaut gets a fair bit of play in the Halfyard household, and has developed tidy cult following that should welcome what looks to be this quasi-sequel of sorts. Judging by the stills found on the official site, Stingray Sam looks to be a serialized project that is shaping up to a full feature for Sundance 2009 (echoes of Guy Maddin's peep-show assembled feature, Cowards Bend the Knee). There simply are not enough space-western-musicals out there - nice to see that the BNS is looking out for us.

A dangerous mission reunites Stingray Sam with his long lost accomplice, The Quasar Kid. Follow these two space-convicts as they earn their freedom in exchange for the rescue of a young girl who is being held captive by the genetically designed figurehead of a very wealthy planet. This musical space-western miniseries is designed for small screens and perfect for screens of all sizes.

We also anxiously await any movement on Werewolf Hunters of the Midwest (Let the stars align for this, please) and Stingray Sam looks like a very pleasant surprise until that happens.