The Wizards of Aus premieres January 19 on Australia’s SBS. This six-part comedy series from LateNight Films sounds like a cross between My Favorite Martian, Game of Thrones, and several Peter Jackson movies…
Fed up with the Magical Realm’s obsession with large-scale fantasy warfare, Jack the Wizard decides to migrate to the sanest place he can think of: Melbourne’s Western suburbs. After accidentally causing Flinders Street Station to turn ever so slightly into a giant Fish monster, his existence (and that of his fellow magical immigrants) is revealed to the Australian public. Fearing a backlash against himself and his kind, Jack swears off using magic in a bid to better assimilate into human life. But of course, fitting in was never going to be easy when people tend to get a bit ‘explode-y’ whenever you sneeze…
Lots more amusing details about making the series in the director’s statement.
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I would watch this!
Well 10 out of 10 for effort on the trailer. Hope the series delivers on that promise but even if it doesn’t bravo for trying 🙂
[Was that Guy Pearce as the chat show host?]
Sorry, but that trailer didn’t do much for me. It had lotsa ‘splosions and, uhm, very gag type jokey jokes, but is there a real story with characters in it? I hope there’s more to the finished product than over-the-top schtick, visual effects and slapstick.
Maybe I’m just being grumpy.
@ Camestros
At the link he says it is Guy Pearce.