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==Production== | ==Production== | ||
The show was produced by [https://b2bhint.com/en/company/za/goolash-development-projects--M2006016873 Goolash Development Projects], which was incorporated in June of 2006. Susan Kemp was responsible for designing the Goolash character designs.<ref>[https://susankempart.wordpress.com/2019/10/13/i-designed-voopa/ Susan Kemp's post about the show.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref><ref name="youtube"/> The animation was made using Vue and Maya softwares.<ref>[https://abhikala.blogspot.com/2009/11/photonvfx-april-2007-december-2007.html CGI artist Abhi Kala's blog post about the show' s production.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref><ref>[https://au.linkedin.com/in/damienpaon Damien Paon's LinkedIn profile.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref> According to creator Craig Whyte, around $5 million went into the production and it was set to broadcast into 27 countries.<ref name="youtube"/> Mediaset Italy, Bulgarian channel TV7 and Content Union Russia were a few of the companies that had signed deals with UK distributor The Production Team for a September 2008 broadcast date,<ref name="miptv"/><ref>[https://www.cynopsis.com/wednesday-april-30th-2008-3/ ''Cynopsis: Kids!'' April | The show was produced by [https://b2bhint.com/en/company/za/goolash-development-projects--M2006016873 Goolash Development Projects], which was incorporated in June of 2006. Susan Kemp was responsible for designing the Goolash character designs.<ref>[https://susankempart.wordpress.com/2019/10/13/i-designed-voopa/ Susan Kemp's post about the show.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref><ref name="youtube"/> The animation was made using Vue and Maya softwares.<ref>[https://abhikala.blogspot.com/2009/11/photonvfx-april-2007-december-2007.html CGI artist Abhi Kala's blog post about the show' s production.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref><ref>[https://au.linkedin.com/in/damienpaon Damien Paon's LinkedIn profile.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref> According to creator Craig Whyte, around $5 million went into the production and it was set to broadcast into 27 countries.<ref name="youtube"/> Mediaset Italy, Bulgarian channel TV7 and Content Union Russia were a few of the companies that had signed deals with UK distributor The Production Team for a September 2008 broadcast date,<ref name="miptv"/><ref>[https://www.cynopsis.com/wednesday-april-30th-2008-3/ ''Cynopsis: Kids!'' April 30th, 2008 briefing.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref><ref>[https://www.tv-pedia.com/zapzaptv/viewtopic.php?t=780 Listing of the show as part of Italia 1's then-upcoming programs, on the Zap Zap TV forum.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref> that seemingly never came to fruition. | ||
As Craig Whyte writes: | As Craig Whyte writes: | ||
<blockquote>[...] this was way back in 2007. It created a shitstorm that was hard to grab onto. Before I knew it it was in the hands of Jeff Taylor who put the Teletubbies on the map for BBC Worldwide. And a few other avaricious bloodsuckers from the children's entertainment business.</blockquote> | |||
<blockquote>[...] Sadly it ended up in a cataclysmic bunfight between the original investors and Jeff Taylor and his cronies. The big swinging dicks did their swinging and although there were 13 episodes in the can it never went to market as the studio withheld the masters at the time of broadcast due to a spat over monies due from the NZ film commision.<br>It was an utter tragedy and ended up with me darn near taking my life. For real. It really was my way of putting back something to the world for all the blessings I had enjoyed despite my unbridled rampage through life - and I was crushed that it never got out to the little people!<ref name="youtube"/></blockquote> | |||
Jeff Taylor appears to be one of the directors of New Zealand-based company [https://opencorporates.com/companies/nz/1918129 Goolash Administration Limited] (since it's inception on March | Jeff Taylor appears to be one of the directors of New Zealand-based company [https://opencorporates.com/companies/nz/1918129 Goolash Administration Limited] (since it's inception on March 8th, 2007), which was dissolved on January 20th, 2013; another one called [https://opencorporates.com/companies/nz/1918130 Goolash Productions Limited] was incorporated four days later, and was dissolved on February 3rd, 2015. | ||
On a October | On a October 15th, 2014 issue of the MIPCOM newspaper, an article about a Dubai-based comapny called Goolash International Holdings distributing the show to UK-based group OCTOPUS TV was published.<ref>[https://issuu.com/mipmarkets/docs/mipcom_2014_news_3 mipcom NEWS, October 15, 2014.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref> On an issue of the Virgin Islands Official Gazzette, a company with the same name was stricken from the Register of Companies on May 3rd, 2016 for the "non-payment of annual fees".<ref>[https://www.mossackfonseca.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/27-19th-May-2016-Part-1.pdf The Virgin Islands Official Gazzette, May 19th, 2016.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref> | ||
One actress has allegedly worked on an Italian dub of the show.<ref>[https://sabrinabonfitto.weebly.com/doppiatrice.html Sabrina Bonfitto's profile.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref> | One actress has allegedly worked on an Italian dub of the show.<ref>[https://sabrinabonfitto.weebly.com/doppiatrice.html Sabrina Bonfitto's profile.] Retrieved 26 Mar '21</ref> | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
The English version of Episode 1 was uploaded on YouTube by Craig Whyte on October 13, 2019. Episode 2 was uploaded on November | The English version of Episode 1 was uploaded on YouTube by Craig Whyte on October 13, 2019. Episode 2 was uploaded on November 17th, 2019. Other than the two and two Vimeo clips, there are no English videos of the series online. | ||
The only known broadcaster of the show is Greek kids' station Smile TV, as well as associates and other stations where it distributes its programs (such as Vergina TV, Zeus TV, KRITI TV1 and Alpha TV Cyprus). It premiered in late 2012 (back when it was named 0-6; a few months before rebranding to its current name), and still airs daily as of March 2021, at 3:30am (UTC+2). All 13 episodes air with a Greek in-house dub. Only surfacing clips on the web are Greek trailers for the dub. | The only known broadcaster of the show is Greek kids' station Smile TV, as well as associates and other stations where it distributes its programs (such as Vergina TV, Zeus TV, KRITI TV1 and Alpha TV Cyprus). It premiered in late 2012 (back when it was named 0-6; a few months before rebranding to its current name), and still airs daily as of March 2021, at 3:30am (UTC+2). All 13 episodes air with a Greek in-house dub. Only surfacing clips on the web are Greek trailers for the dub. | ||
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! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | ||
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|1||The Igazi Stone||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxDUEaCnf1M<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |1||"The Igazi Stone"||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxDUEaCnf1M<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|2||The Great Skort Race||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okxOej0bjyM<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |2||"The Great Skort Race"||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okxOej0bjyM<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3||Growing Pains||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |3||"Growing Pains"||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4||The Floon Lands||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |4||"The Floon Lands"||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|5||Stealing the Crown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |5||"Stealing the Crown"||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6||Why Me||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |6||"Why Me"||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|7||The Wise One||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |7||"The Wise One"||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8||Spirits of the Forest||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |8||"Spirits of the Forest"||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9||Voopa Gets Rich||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |9||"Voopa Gets Rich"||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|10||A Floon Wedding||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |10||"A Floon Wedding"||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11||Ant Wars||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |11||"Ant Wars"||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12||How the Goodoop Got his Strips||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |12||"How the Goodoop Got his Strips"||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|13||The Tale of the Comet||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |13||"The Tale of the Comet"||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | ||
The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash - character designs.jpg|Character designs for the show's antagonists by Mat Brady | The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash - character designs.jpg|Character designs for the show's antagonists by Mat Brady | ||
The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash - background art (1).jpg|Background art by Mat Brady (1) | The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash - background art (1).jpg|Background art by Mat Brady (1) | ||
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|description2 =Reel of scenes from the series with English voices. Uploaded by CGI and effects artist Abhi Kala. ([https://abhikala.blogspot.com/2009/11/photonvfx-april-2007-december-2007.html see respective blog post]) | |description2 =Reel of scenes from the series with English voices. Uploaded by CGI and effects artist Abhi Kala. ([https://abhikala.blogspot.com/2009/11/photonvfx-april-2007-december-2007.html see respective blog post]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131025235430/http://tvsmile.gr/component/k2/item/25-voopa-the-goolash.html Smile TV page] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131025235430/http://tvsmile.gr/component/k2/item/25-voopa-the-goolash.html Smile TV page] | ||
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Revision as of 21:09, 26 March 2021
The series' characters.
Status: Partially Found
The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash is a 2007 New Zealand animated series, originally conceived in South Africa and created by digital graphics artist Craig Whyte; it was developed and animated by Photon VFX (Scooby Doo, Superman Returns, Animalia).[1] It's based on a 2005 SMS and web-based initiative, in which children would protect the Goolash species that are persecuted for the much-loved Goolash soup.[2] It was meant to have an environmental message about "sustainable living, in harmony with nature and all other living creatures". It was co-developed by Dennis and Gnasher and Shaun the Sheep writer Charles Hodges, who wrote half of the series' episodes. 13 episodes were produced and a bible for a possible second season[1][3] was delivered by Hodges.[4] Despite the fact it was set to broadcast in 27 countries,[5] the show ultimately received little to no distribution.
Production
The show was produced by Goolash Development Projects, which was incorporated in June of 2006. Susan Kemp was responsible for designing the Goolash character designs.[6][5] The animation was made using Vue and Maya softwares.[7][8] According to creator Craig Whyte, around $5 million went into the production and it was set to broadcast into 27 countries.[5] Mediaset Italy, Bulgarian channel TV7 and Content Union Russia were a few of the companies that had signed deals with UK distributor The Production Team for a September 2008 broadcast date,[3][9][10] that seemingly never came to fruition.
As Craig Whyte writes:
[...] this was way back in 2007. It created a shitstorm that was hard to grab onto. Before I knew it it was in the hands of Jeff Taylor who put the Teletubbies on the map for BBC Worldwide. And a few other avaricious bloodsuckers from the children's entertainment business.
[...] Sadly it ended up in a cataclysmic bunfight between the original investors and Jeff Taylor and his cronies. The big swinging dicks did their swinging and although there were 13 episodes in the can it never went to market as the studio withheld the masters at the time of broadcast due to a spat over monies due from the NZ film commision.
It was an utter tragedy and ended up with me darn near taking my life. For real. It really was my way of putting back something to the world for all the blessings I had enjoyed despite my unbridled rampage through life - and I was crushed that it never got out to the little people![5]
Jeff Taylor appears to be one of the directors of New Zealand-based company Goolash Administration Limited (since it's inception on March 8th, 2007), which was dissolved on January 20th, 2013; another one called Goolash Productions Limited was incorporated four days later, and was dissolved on February 3rd, 2015.
On a October 15th, 2014 issue of the MIPCOM newspaper, an article about a Dubai-based comapny called Goolash International Holdings distributing the show to UK-based group OCTOPUS TV was published.[11] On an issue of the Virgin Islands Official Gazzette, a company with the same name was stricken from the Register of Companies on May 3rd, 2016 for the "non-payment of annual fees".[12]
One actress has allegedly worked on an Italian dub of the show.[13]
Availability
The English version of Episode 1 was uploaded on YouTube by Craig Whyte on October 13, 2019. Episode 2 was uploaded on November 17th, 2019. Other than the two and two Vimeo clips, there are no English videos of the series online.
The only known broadcaster of the show is Greek kids' station Smile TV, as well as associates and other stations where it distributes its programs (such as Vergina TV, Zeus TV, KRITI TV1 and Alpha TV Cyprus). It premiered in late 2012 (back when it was named 0-6; a few months before rebranding to its current name), and still airs daily as of March 2021, at 3:30am (UTC+2). All 13 episodes air with a Greek in-house dub. Only surfacing clips on the web are Greek trailers for the dub.
Episodes
| # | Episode | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Igazi Stone" | Found |
| 2 | "The Great Skort Race" | Found |
| 3 | "Growing Pains" | Lost |
| 4 | "The Floon Lands" | Lost |
| 5 | "Stealing the Crown" | Lost |
| 6 | "Why Me" | Lost |
| 7 | "The Wise One" | Lost |
| 8 | "Spirits of the Forest" | Lost |
| 9 | "Voopa Gets Rich" | Lost |
| 10 | "A Floon Wedding" | Lost |
| 11 | "Ant Wars" | Lost |
| 12 | "How the Goodoop Got his Strips" | Lost |
| 13 | "The Tale of the Comet" | Lost |
Gallery
Images
Character designs for the show's antagonists by Mat Brady
Background art by Mat Brady (1)
Background art by Mat Brady (2)
Toy product designs by Lionsorbet
Concept art for marketing purposes by Lionsorbet
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Videos
External links
- The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash IMDb page
- Clubgoolash website (contains info about the crew and merchanidising plans)
- Princ Films page
- Smile TV page
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Photon VFX's animation credits. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ Craig Whyte's LinkedIn profile. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Press release: Voopa the Goolash a massive hit at Miptv. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ Charles Hodges' CV, as featured on the Shiel Land Associates agency website. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Craig Whyte's word about the show's production on the video's description. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ Susan Kemp's post about the show. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ CGI artist Abhi Kala's blog post about the show' s production. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ Damien Paon's LinkedIn profile. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ Cynopsis: Kids! April 30th, 2008 briefing. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ Listing of the show as part of Italia 1's then-upcoming programs, on the Zap Zap TV forum. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ mipcom NEWS, October 15, 2014. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ The Virgin Islands Official Gazzette, May 19th, 2016. Retrieved 26 Mar '21
- ↑ Sabrina Bonfitto's profile. Retrieved 26 Mar '21