Aussie Sci-Fi concept Welcome To The Cosmos already has its pilot shot; now it just needs funding to continue working on the series and hopefully launch another successful Australian Sci-Fi series. Got a few spare bucks?
The makers are using Kickstarter to try to raise the necessary $50,000 to produce a second episode, and are promising extra credit for those who pitch in; $10 will buy you a thanks in the credits while $5,000 will buy you an executive producer credit. Which at least answers one question that’s been bugging me for all these years; it turns out that executive producers don’t actually do that much after all.
That aside, Australia’s got a pretty decent track record when it comes to producing science fiction for the international market, from Farscape to Space: Above And Beyond and currently Terra Nova. The donations only roll if the $50,000 target is met — so what are you waiting for? [Welcome To The Cosmos]
eccentric
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 5:17 PMGalaxy Quest meets Farscape!
JonBOY26
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 5:47 PMSpeaking of Terra Nova, these beings look like Triceratops that evolved, built some fancy craft and conquered space!
Realist
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 5:54 PMFarscape was awful and you know it.
You know it.
Danny Allen
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 6:03 PMDisagree ;)
Ozoneocean
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 6:41 PMIn which alternate universe? It was the best freaking thing in ALL TV SciFi for decades.
Steve
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 8:26 PMDeep Space 9? Battlestar Galactica (new one)?, Firefly?
Ozoneocean
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 9:35 PMDefinitely. Beyond the flash, all those fully US series are really far too conservative and conventional.
Max
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 11:28 PMHow did you leave out Babylon 5?
Rossco
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 2:19 PMLexx wins you all :P
Another Aaron
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 1:40 PMI’m pretty sure I don’t.
Farscape was terrific. Low budget but high class, the way I like by scifi shows AND ladies. Oh yeah.
… okay there are no ladies.
Elias
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 6:06 PMthe title makes it sound like a kids show
Angrypeanut
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 6:18 PMI prefer to give my money to
Help Nathan Buy Firefly
http://unstoppablesignals.com/hnbf/
Kyron
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 6:42 PMArgh, that name! Great to see such proactive determined film makers rising up to bring their vision to life, but “Welcome to the Cosmos?”
It’s such a naff name! having said that I love Sci Fi and I hope they get their funding. And somebody convinces them to think of a cooler name.
Ozoneocean
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 7:08 PMI definitely support Aussie SciFi TV production! We’ve been bogged down for way too long with crappy police/crime/soap drama rubbish. We can do SO much more here.
Farscape proved we could do top tier SciFi and a lot of the stuff these guys are saying was said almost word for word by the Farscape production crew: non-military characters, smaller, smarter, productions etc.
The treatment they’ve given is here about the show is far too generic though, that’s the only fault. But I’ll still give my $5 to them.
Ozoneocean
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 7:14 PM$25 in the end. :)
jj
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 9:15 PMWhat you need is is quality scripts first and foremost…. Only very densly written drama with strong characters would work like st:tng, firefly and battlestar galactica or babylon 5 with their arcs across seasons. This might be a little light… However, I applaud them for what they are doing and Godspeed to them. +$5
Andrew
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 9:15 PM$25 here to. FB and Twitter promoted :)
Ozoneocean
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 9:17 PMI asked the guy behind it (Nick Hallam), about the title and its similarity to Galaxy Quest and this is what he said:
“Tonally we’re kind of in a similar ballpark to Galaxy Quest. We wanted a title that denotes Adventure with a hint of Comedy.
We’re certainly open to other titles if a better one presents itself.”
Luke Evans
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 10:34 PMAnother sucessful Aussie SciFi show? What was the first one ocean Girl?
Sky Bolt
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 11:15 PMDoes anyone else look at the blue chick and just think “She’s an Asari”?
Nick Hallam
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 11:41 PMThanks for the support everyone.
Welcome to the Cosmos was a title we came up with way back in the projects infancy. As ozoneocean quoted me, if a better one presents itself, we’ll certainly open to changing it. Its certainly not a kids show. More like the tone of a Joss Wheedon series like Firefly and Buffy/Angel. Drama/Adventure with a sprinkling of comedy.
Re Asari – I had to google that one to find out what you meant, have never played Mass Effect games so if theres any resemblance its purely coincidence.
Thanks for the pledges, tell your friends! :)
andronicus
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 12:21 AMHorrible name I think we can all agree. Good on them for having a crack but those aliens look like out of an ABC kids show.
Tibicen
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 1:16 PMAgreed. Maybe they should rename the show “Welcome to the Cosmetics Department”. Sorry, but everything about this show looks lame. Personally I wouldn’t give 5c to the show’s developers. I’d rather give money to people who really need it (and on this planet, there are plenty of those) than to a bunch of people committed to making lameness, but calling it quality because it features Australian accents. Sorry, but my money only goes to people who alleviate suffering and not to those who cause it.
Tibicen
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 9:26 AMMy god! It’s full of latex!
canberracubicle
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 10:00 AM+1, and it looks like they spent a fair bit of time on tvtropes.org for concept/character development…
…might kick in some cash.
Actually, the only reason I would be giving $ would be because its made in Oz and its SciFi but is that really enough?
Thoughts?
Mike
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 2:42 PM$25 pledged, hoorah.
scalfy
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 7:37 PMAll seems like a bit of a rehash to me… The cinematography in the flying sequence look very BSG … and lady get some style to you if you’re going to an interview to try and sell your show! You look like my mother.
Spock
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 2:12 AMThis looks utterly awful. Why reward mediocrity? These people should work harder.
Caesar Wong
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 12:49 PMThe usual question about how an Aussie managed to get a Kickstarter listing (which requires US citizenship).