 K9
Adventures FAQ
New information January 2008. Stewart and Wall Entertainment
are financially backing the project. (Website still under contruction here:
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) As of December 2007 the series was still in contracting stage and a Director
has yet to be hired. >
It is hoped that it will be screened in Australia near the end of 2008.
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Information taken from the FFC website: >
K9 (26x30 minute mini-series) Stewart & Wall Entertainment Pty
Ltd
Executive Producer: Grant Bradley, Jim Howell. Producers: Penny
Wall, Richard Stewart, Simon Barnes
Director: TBA Writer: Bob Baker. Sales and Distribution: Network
Ten, Jetix, Park Entertainment
Synopsis: K9 is a highly refined robot in the guise and personality
of a dog!
However - K9 is nobody's pet - he is a highly intelligent creature
created from a form of 'living metal' and when we first meet this fantastic
robot he is guarding an abandoned prison transportation craft.K9 (26x30
minute mini-series)
What is it?
K9 adventures is a new spin-off series from Doctor Who, made in partnership
with Jetix Europe and the Walt Disney Corporation. It is made for young
children.
Is it set in the Doctor Who universe?
It is highly unlikely that any reference to Sarah Jane, the Doctor
or even Doctor Who aliens like Daleks and Cybermen will be mentioned in
the series as it will be a complete stand alone series, and the K9 of the
future will be a new generation K9. (K9 mark 6?) However, as K9 is owned
by Bob Baker and he has a lot of input into the series, it is likely to
fit comfortably into the Doctor Who timeline.
When does it start?
Bob Baker was recently interviewed and some of the information he gave
points to a 2008 start date. An episode has already been filmed for use
in shopping the series around. (Similar to the Doctor Who episode Rose
having an advanced version available to Canadian broadcasters before the
final version was available.) If enough interest is generated then principle
filming should begin late 2007. (Update: Series is in a contracting stage
as of December 2007)
How many episodes?
26 episodes including the pilot.
What's it about?
The new series has been described as a 26 episode comedy fantasy series
set in outerspace. K9's role will be to assist in the defence of a colony
or a space ship crew, much the same as AstroBoy assists in the defence
of a Japanese city.
Here's the blurb from the Park Entertainment Website:
K9 – The Series
Doctor who’s favourate companion returns in his own live action and
CGI series .
GENRE: Comedy
Running Time: 26 x 1/2 hr episodes
PREMISE
Somewhere in the future…
An old Prairie class spacecraft is drifting towards distant stars. She
is The “ Platte ” once used for the colonisation of Asteroids.
On board are:-
SLOCUM - mid-thirties, rugged, taciturn who thinks of himself as a
dealer in valuable commodities - others would say he just collects junk!
He is a loner – a space gypsy! It's the only way he knows. He's in
no hurry to get anywhere and he stays well off the beaten track.
DJINN - a V997 (F), an overactive computer module in the shape of an
attractive young woman. She was programmed by the ship's previous owners
to provide stimulating conversation. Something that SLOCUM would happily
change if only he had knowledge of her operating codes!
Together they discover an apparently abandoned battle cruiser. Whereupon
they meet K-9!
The adventures begin...
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Is it a cartoon?
The series will be live action mixed with state-of-the-art CGI. Remember
the Dalek going up the stairs in the Doctor Who New series episode - Dalek.
Well, it'll probably be better than that!
How will we see it?
The show will not only be shown on many children's Pay TV stations
world wide, it'll also be available for purchase and download to some mobile
phone networks.
Anything else?
The original voice of K9, John Leeson, will not be voicing the new
K9. The new K9 is likely to speak much faster (for kids) and not have a
BBC accent! Park
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