The UK cable channel Disney XD appears to have probably set an all-time record for "short notice". According to the Doctor Who News Page, the channel has announced it will be airing a special preview of the Australian-made spinoff series K-9 this Saturday night.
http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2009/10/k9-to-launch-this-weekend.html
The report isn't clear as to whether this will be a trailer or a full episode (which would see K-9 following the lead of the Sarah Jane Adventures which similarly aired its pilot as a holiday special months before the series itself began). And no I haven't heard anything about whether the show will air in North America.
The show looks interesting, and they got John Leeson back which is all I care about (that, and apparently the show does give a canon-friendly reason for why K-9 looks different). It's also an interesting experiment in that it's the first long-term spinoff not produced by the BBC (which may explain why they managed to make 26 episodes, instead of the usual 10 or 13).
As usual there'll be those who bemoan it for being too much of a kiddie show (as they do with SJA) but it looks impressive and if one approaches it as a kid's show and doesn't expect it to be another Torchwood, it should be fine. And if some folks really get offended by it as they are SJA, at least there's less chance of any crossovers or necessity to watch it unlike that one SJA story that was required viewing in order for people to understand all the references in Turn Left* (and this week's one featuring the Doctor, of course).
Speaking of SJA, it's just been announced that the show's been nominated for the BAFTA for best children's program for the second year in a row.
Alex
* Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane Smith, which introduced the Trickster, shown conducting a trial run of what later occurred in Turn Left.
http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2009/10/k9-to-launch-this-weekend.html
The report isn't clear as to whether this will be a trailer or a full episode (which would see K-9 following the lead of the Sarah Jane Adventures which similarly aired its pilot as a holiday special months before the series itself began). And no I haven't heard anything about whether the show will air in North America.
The show looks interesting, and they got John Leeson back which is all I care about (that, and apparently the show does give a canon-friendly reason for why K-9 looks different). It's also an interesting experiment in that it's the first long-term spinoff not produced by the BBC (which may explain why they managed to make 26 episodes, instead of the usual 10 or 13).
As usual there'll be those who bemoan it for being too much of a kiddie show (as they do with SJA) but it looks impressive and if one approaches it as a kid's show and doesn't expect it to be another Torchwood, it should be fine. And if some folks really get offended by it as they are SJA, at least there's less chance of any crossovers or necessity to watch it unlike that one SJA story that was required viewing in order for people to understand all the references in Turn Left* (and this week's one featuring the Doctor, of course).
Speaking of SJA, it's just been announced that the show's been nominated for the BAFTA for best children's program for the second year in a row.
Alex
* Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane Smith, which introduced the Trickster, shown conducting a trial run of what later occurred in Turn Left.
