Dork Hunters From Outer Space

TV Kids
Weekly, October 2, 2007

ORIGIN: An original idea by BKN International
AG

DISTRIBUTOR:
BKN International AG

CREATOR: Rick Ungar

TV SHOW: There are a total of 36×22-minute and
1×60-minute episodes in 2-D animation.

Episodes 1-26
will be delivered (in English) in January 2008, followed by episodes 27-36 in
June 2008.

SYNOPSIS: Who knew that a wrong turn at Saturn
would result in one of the funniest animated action shows destined to grace the
television screens of this, or any other planet?

Join Mac,
Nikki, Romeo, and their earthbound friends Eddie and Angie, as they take on the
nastiest, interplanetary villains ever to hide out on Planet Earth: The Dorks.

You know
them…you've seen them…you've smelled their breath! Dorks are among us and
they are everywhere! Sound like enough for a couple of teens to handle? Then
consider that our heroes must save the galaxy while struggling to cope with
life as average teenagers in Paramus, New Jersey. And, oh yes, they take their
orders from a goldfish! Starting to get the picture?

Dork
Hunters From Outer Space…because
nobody likes a Dork!

EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER: Rick Ungar

COMMISSIONING
BROADCASTER: GMTV
(ITV) in the U.K.

TV SALES: RTL II (Germany), CTC (Russia), Fox8
(Australia), TV7 (Bulgaria)

MAJOR TOY
LICENSEES: There is a
master toy deal with Character Options. The initial toy line will include an
assortment of action figures with accessories; a handheld accessory (A Dork
Detector); vehicles and plush.

STRATEGY
FOR ROLLOUT: “With
such prestigious business partners as ITV and Character Group, we have high
expectations for both the television launch and master toy sales for Dork
Hunters From Outer Space
here in the U.K.,” says Nicola Andrews, the managing director of BKN New Media.

“In Dork Hunters
From Outer Space we
use humor,” Andrews continues. “We’ve been careful to ensure that the jokes can
translate internationally, so that kids all around the world can easily
identify with the series’ visual humor as well as laugh and identify with the
silly predicaments our good guys find themselves in as they try to save the
universe on a daily basis.”

The first 18
episodes will launch in the U.K. on ITV in the fall of 2008, with repeats
throughout the year on CiTV. The initial toy line will be released to
complement the TV launch.

The following
18 episodes will launch on ITV in the fall of 2009, again with repeats
throughout the year on CiTV, and the release of the secondary toy line.

More licensing
and merchandising deals will be announced shortly.