Dogstar, an award-winning children's animated series, follows the misfortunes of the inhabitants of a future Earth–and their dogs. According to the production company's website:
'After thousands of years of wars, pollution, undrinkable water and silly
cartoon shows, humans are forced to leave Earth and move everything and
everyone to a new planet: New Earth. But not everything goes to plan
and the Dogstar, a giant space ark containing all of the world's dogs,
becomes lost in space. On New Earth, the evil Bob Santino makes his
fortune selling canine replacement units, Robogs, and plots to ensure
the Dogstar is never found. But the Clark kids desperately miss their
real dog, Hobart, and begin a quest through space to find the Dogstar -
with Santino in hot pursuit'
Source: Media World website, http://www.mediaworld.com.au/ (Sighted: 3/5/2012)
As of 2012, Dogstar runs to 52 episodes, or two seasons of 26 episodes each, both of which were (almost exclusively) written by Doug MacLeod and Philip Dalkin. Series one aired in 2007, and series two will air in 2012.
The first series has been adapted into book form (see note above).
The official Dogstar website is www.dogstar.tv (Sighted: 3/5/2012).
A Dog's Tale
Australia
:
Media World Pictures
,
2007
6043903
2007
single work
film/TV
'In the year 2347, when Old Earth is pronounced uninhabitable, the Clarks load their family dog Hobart onto an intergalactic ark called the Dogstar to be transported to New Earth. Unfortunately, the Dogstar never arrives. All the dogs from old Earth and two confused robot pilots, Zeke and Alice are lost. But the Clark kids (and Gran) are determined to find the Dogstar and bring those dogs home. Robotics entrepreneur Bob Santino is just as determined to stop them.'
Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 12/6/2013)
Australia : Media World Pictures , 2007
Man Bites Dog
Australia
:
Media World Pictures
,
2007
Z1523474
2007
single work
film/TV
children's
humour
'The Dogstar goes through a microwave radiation anomaly and ends up the size of a tennis ball. It arrives at New Earth where, by a stunning coincidence, it ends up inside the very Robog that belongs to Mark and Greta Clark. As Zeke says, 'Stranger things have happened,' though he can't think what.
'Meanwhile, a damaged Valiant crash-lands on Old Earth and the kids meet up with Ramon Ridley who is still trying to clean up the planet. This is difficult because Bob Santino has been dumping all his toxic waste on Old Earth.'
Source: Media World Pictures website, http://www.mediaworld.com.au/
Sighted: 19/08/2008
Dogstar
Camberwell
:
Puffin
,
2007
Z1481182
2007
single work
children's fiction
children's
Dogstar : A Christmas in Space
( dir. Scott Vanden Bosch
)
Australia
:
Media World Pictures
,
2016
9368195
2016
single work
film/TV
children's
science fiction
'In space, no one can hear you open your presents.'
Source: Screen Australia.
