Famous 5: On the Case
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| Famous 5: On the Case | |
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 The characters, from top left: Jo, Max, Allie, Dylan, and Timmy the dog |
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| Format | Animated television series |
| Created by | Enid Blyton (original books) |
| Written by | Douglas Tuber[1] Tim Maile[1] |
| Country of origin |  France UK |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Laura Clunie[2] |
| Running time | approx. 0:22 (per episode) |
| Production company(s) |
Marathon Media Group Chorion Disney Europe France 3 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | UK Disney Channel |
| Original run | May 05 2008 – present |
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| IMDb profile | |
Famous 5: On The Case an animated television series which is currently broadcast in the United Kingdom, on the Disney Channel. It is a British and French television co-production,[3] loosely based on The Famous Five series of books created by Enid Blyton. At least some of the episodes have been developed by for television by Douglas Tuber and Tim Maile, the writers of the former Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire.[1] On June 21, 2008 the show will also debut in Italy and Australia on Disney Channel.
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[edit] Plot
Jo, Max, Allie and Dylan are the children of the original Famous Five[4] - George, Julian, Anne, and Dick - who live in the town of Falcongate. Max, Allie and Dylan are all cousins whilst Jo is their second cousin.
They, like their parents before them, are accompanied by a pet dog named Timmy and they embark on a new series of adventures. During these adventures the new Famous Five are able to make use of newer technology such as laptop computers and mobile phones which had not been invented in their parents' day.[4]
[edit] Characters
- Jo - Short for Jyoti, a Hindi word meaning light,[4] she is the daughter of George Kirrin who like her mother before her is a tomboy and prefers to shorten her name to a more masculine form. She is of Anglo-Indian descent, her father is man named Raavi who George met in the Himalayas.[4]
- Max - Son of Julian Kirrin, an adrenaline junkie, who enjoys sports such as mountain biking and skateboarding.
- Allie - Daughter of Anne Kirrin, who moved to California after University and who is now a successful Art dealer.[4] Allie, who was born in California before moving to Falcongate, is a shopaholic and who uses her cellphone to stay in contact with America.
- Dylan - Son of Dick Kirrin, a fan of gadgets and aspiring entrepreneur who likes to look for ways to make money.
- Timmy - The Famous Five's trusty pet dog.
[edit] Criticism
The show has attracted some criticism from some Blyton fans. Vivienne Endecott, a member of the Enid Blyton Society has said she was "wary" of the show, telling The Daily Telegraph "I don’t really see how you can take the Famous Five out of their era, which is 1940s Britain, anybody can write about four children and a dog, and my concern is that modern kids who watch this will think that the Famous Five is all about gadgets and multi-culturalism.";[2] Blyton's biographer, Barbara Stoney told the Daily Mail "I am not in favour. How can you say it is Enid Blyton when it is nothing like her original stories and the characters are not the same? I don't think Enid Blyton would have appreciated too much the mucking around with her stuff."[5]
Tony Summerfield, also of the Enid Blyton Society, stated "The only loose connection is that they are the Famous Five's offspring. Inevitably, anything that is brought up to date is likely to be different, shall we say."[5] Steve Aranguren, the vice president of global original programming at the Disney Channel stated that "We wanted to bring the sense of adventure in the original books to a new generation of Famous Five fans, however, we needed to give the characters a contemporary voice."[2] Jeff Norton, of Chorion Limited, the company that owns the television rights to Enid Blyton's works, told The Press Association "We tried to imagine where the original Famous Five would go in their lives."[4] he also stated "we spoke to Enid Blyton's daughter and she thought her mother would love what we have done".[4]
[edit] International sales
According to the online magazine License! Global the series has been sold to several international broadcasters.[3] These are Super RTL (Germany), RTBF (Belgium), the Netherlands version of Jetix, and LNK (Lithuania); along with Disney France, Disney Africa, Disney Middle-East and Disney Asia and Australia.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Famous Five. Chorion.co.uk. Chorion Limited. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ a b c Martin, Nicole (2008-04-18), “Enid Blyton's Famous Five reborn as cartoon”, The Daily Telegraph, <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1582156/Enid-Blyton's-Famous-Five-reborn-as-cartoon.html>
- ^ a b c “'Famous 5' Delivered to Disney Channel Europe”, License! Global Weekly E-news, 2008-01-21, <http://www.licensemag.com/licensemag/Entertainment/lsquoFamous-5rsquo-Delivered-to-Disney-Channel-Eur/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/485747>. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Famous Five return for TV series", BBC News, BBC, 2008-04-20. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ a b Revoir, Paul (2008-05-20), “Gosh! Look what Disney's done to Enid Blyton's Famous Five”, Daily Mail, <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-540056/Gosh-Look-Disneys-Enid-Blytons-Famous-Five.html>
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