SFX Issue 44

November 1998

News:

K-9 Goes Digital

Beloved Who companion set for comeback

The dog’s Oscar-winning creator Bob Baker, author of Aardman Animation’s Wallace and Gromit tales, is working with producer Paul Tams on K-9 Adventures under the tag-line: “In space, there’s only one top dog!” Whereas K-9 And Company kept the anally retentive pooch on terra firma, the new version designed by Rory McLeish can hover and adapt himself for a variety of different tasks using special add-on “collars.”

Production of a showreel narrated by Tom Baker is already underway, but in the meantime here are two exclusive images of the dog’s new look...

Dave Golder
Freelance Writer

Dave is a TV and film journalist who specializes in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He's written books about film posters and post-apocalypses, alongside writing for SFX Magazine for many years. 

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