Fraser Coull of Silly Wee Films has asked me to mention his upcoming new TV series, Night is Day. Since he's actually been nice enough to comment on this blog about the crapness of Torchwood, I'm happy to oblige. Says Fraser:
Okay, so “Night is Day” is an internet drama series about Glasgow's first superhero, and the first 6 episodes (each lasting 10-15 minutes, except for episode 6 which will last 25 minutes), the first episode will be shown on Sky channel Propeller TV at somepoint in the near future. Episode 1 which is completely free to watch, will be made available online on the 25th of November, and each following episode will be released monthly for only £2 each.
Inspired by the likes of “Doctor Who”, “Spider-Man” and “Angel” and not at all like “Torchwood”, you can find out more at http://www.nightisday.moonfruit.com.
There's a YouTube trailer for the series below and you can also read an interview with the Silly Wee Films people at Channel 4's IdeasFactory.
November 20, 2006 | Reply
Glasgow's first? I'm afraid Fraser doesn't know his comics history. In 1979 Grant Morrison created Captain Clyde, a Glaswegian superhero, for a strip that ran in the local press for about three years.
November 20, 2006 | Reply
I guess it's a question of whether he's Glasgow's first in the universe in which he inhabits (eg Edinburgh already has one, but Glasgow doesn't yet), or whether he meant the real world.
November 20, 2006 | Reply
I'd be surprised if it weren't the latter. Cap'n Clyde's almost as obscure as Captain Canuck.
November 21, 2006 | Reply
Ah I didn't realise we got a mention - cheers for that Rob!
We meant that Jason is Glasgow's first live-action superhero :) And I am ashamed to admit I was unaware of Captain Clyde.
One of the main reasons behind the series is that Scotland is known for their depressing dramas set in flats, or horror movies, we wanted to do another genre, and sci-fi is my favourite.
We've filmed 3 episodes and we're holding a premier on the 27th for episode 1 and if episode 2 is finished by then we'll be showing that too.
Cheers
:)