Time Trackers
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| Time Trackers | |
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| Narrated by | Georgia Rippin |
| Composer | Ash Gibson Greig |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Producers |
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| Production locations | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Cinematography | Simon Baumfield |
| Editor | David C. Jones |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Distributor | Portman Film & Television |
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| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 22 September – 15 December 2008 |
Time Trackers is a children's television series produced for the Seven Network in Australia and TV2 in New Zealand. The 13 half-hour episodes first screened in 2008. The series is a co-production of Gibson Group in New Zealand[1] and Taylor Media[2] in Australia.
Premise[edit]
Three teenagers, one from the future, the present day, and a cave-girl from the prehistoric past are on a time traveling mission to combat viruses aimed at destroying the greatest inventions of the world.
Captain Wiremu Love, the courageous 15-year-old navigator of future time-ship, The Chronos travels to 2008 joining forces with present-day whiz kid, Troy and together they meet Carmen, a wild and fearless cave-girl.[3]
Cast and characters[edit]
Main cast[edit]
- Joe Dekkers-Reihana as Captain Wiremu Love
- Kazimir Sas as Troy
- Felicity Milovanovich as Carmen
- Marcus Graham as Kevin (Dult version 10.1 and reprogrammed as a version 12.4)
- Vaughan Slinn as Stuart (Dult version 10.1)
- Jon English as Old Troy
- Georgia Rippin as the Narrator
- David Smyth as the voice of Balls (robot dog)
Guest cast[edit]
- Igor Sas as Galileo
- Angus Sampson as Leonardo da Vinci
- Erroll Shand as Isaac Newton
- Emmett Skilton as Ernest Rutherford
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Australian air date | N.Z. air date |
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| 1 | "Gadget 2008" | Thomas Robins | Donna Malane | 22 September 2008 | 14 March 2009 |
| 2 | "Round Spinning Thing 2088 PH" | Thomas Robins | Donna Malane | TBA | 21 March 2009 |
| 3 | "Pendulum Swing Like a Pendulum Do" | Thomas Robins | Donna Malane | TBA | 28 March 2009 |
| 4 | "Gutenberg" | Thomas Robins | Tim Gooding | TBA | 4 April 2009 |
| 5 | "Da Vinci" | Thomas Robins | Miranda Wilson | TBA | 18 April 2009 |
| 6 | "The Pacemaker" | Danny Mulheron | Donna Malane | TBA | 25 April 2009 |
| 7 | "Music Wars" | Danny Mulheron | Ron Elliot | TBA | 2 May 2009 |
| 8 | "Mad King George" | Thomas Robins | Tim Gooding | TBA | 9 May 2009 |
| 9 | "Newton" | Thomas Robins | Paula Boock | TBA | 16 May 2009 |
| 10 | "Fire-pop" | Danny Mulheron | Tim Gooding | TBA | 23 May 2009 |
| 11 | "The Future" | Danny Mulheron | Doug MacLeod | TBA | 30 May 2009 |
| 12 | "Split Atoms" | Danny Mulheron | Paula Boock | TBA | 6 June 2009 |
| 13 | "The Final Countdown" | Danny Mulheron | Donna Malane | TBA | 13 June 2009 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ http://gibson.co.nz/
- ^ http://www.taylormedia.com.au/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
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External links[edit]
Categories:
- 2008 Australian television series debuts
- 2008 Australian television series endings
- 2008 New Zealand television series debuts
- 2008 New Zealand television series endings
- Androids in television
- Australian children's television series
- Australian science fiction television series
- New Zealand children's television series
- New Zealand science fiction television series
- Seven Network original programming
- Television shows filmed in New Zealand
- Television shows funded by NZ on Air
- Television series about teenagers
- Television series about time travel
- TVNZ 2 original programming