#k9 (2009)

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Suzuki GSX-R1000 Yoshimura [K9] 8 Hours Suzuka, 2009

[walks-the-ages]

Everyone always says Doctor Who needs to be constrained to a shoe -string budget to be good again, but no one ever articulates *why*.

It's because show runners, without access to ~beautiful amazing stunning CGI~ to prop up their episodes would instead have to rely on actually telling meaningful, coherent stories , not just having CGI scenery.

Good writing and characters can make a cardboard set held up with duck tape meaningful and heartrending because the writing brings meaning to the setting.... But the most beautiful, breathtaking CGI in the world can't save a boring and unintesting story or it's flat characters.

You could have the most breathtaking special effects, but if your story is shallow people are going to be snoozing during the climax or so bored they "watch" the whole thing twice over but still can't remember the plot.

It's not a bad thing that Doctor Who has a higher budget than it started out with, but it DOES allow writers to hang onto the coattails of CGI effects and looking pretty instead of being able to hold meaning and significance by the weight of the writing and performance.

[rjalker]

The K9 episode "The Fall of the House of Gryffyn" is just. filled with flashing lights.

The opening for the show itself is also very flashy. I'd recommend skipping it.

[walks-the-ages]

Fantastic that this came across my dash as we're watching K9 (2009), a show almost no one has heard of and those that HAVE heard of it have most likely never watched it and consider it "cursed" from looking at promopics of K9s redesign and nothing else -- completely missing out on a very fun and well written, creative show set just slightly to the left of Doctor Who Canon, that's allowed to world build instead of keeping the present day always locked in step with the real modern world instead of having continuity from the constant, global alien invasions

And we're only on episode 6 so far :)

You’ve heard of doctor who canon get ready for doctor who apocrypha

[stargazerlily7210]

Do new Whovians know about Chameleon Circuit?

Not the chameleon circuit, the ever broken TARDIS mechanism.

Chameleon Circuit, the fan band from, like, 2009-2011?

Because their music honestly still holds up. I'd forgotten about them until the 2023 specials threw me right back into my DW hyperfixation head first. But damnit if they're not at least as good as I remembered. Some of the songs are even better than I remembered!

Now, unfortunately, they only made the two albums in 2009 and 2011. Therefore, most of their songs refer specifically to events and characters from series 4 and 5, the ones that don't are more about the general lore.

So I wouldn't recommend checking them out unless you've seen series 4 and 5.

But they're on YouTube and Spotify, if you're interested in some utter bops.

May I recommend:

Gallifreyan History 101, The Sound of Drums, Mr. Pond, K9's Lament, and The Doctor is Dying/Still Got Legs (yes they're two different songs but I like listening to them together)

To start you out

You're welcome.

[legok9]

The Saga of K9

1977: Bob Baker and Dave Martin create K9 for the Doctor Who story The Invisible Enemy. He was only supposed to be in that serial, but production made him a companion as he would be popular with kids.

After four seasons as a companion, K9 became an icon of classic Doctor Who. Due to a quirk of character rights at the time, Bob Baker and Dave Martin owned K9 as a character. This spawned decades of attempts to make a spin-off featuring K9...

1979: The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures:

1980: The Adventures of K9 books are published. K9 fights the Time Lord "Omegon" in one:

1981: A pilot episode is made for K9 and Company. The BBC does not pick it up for a full season:

1982: The K9 Annual 1983 is published:

1997-98: DWM 253 announces a four-part pilot for a K9 series is being developed. DWM 269 reveals concept art made by Rory McLeish:

2006: K9 returns to Doctor Who in School Reunion:

2007: K9 is relegated to small cameos in The Sarah Jane Adventures as Bob Baker is still developing his own K9 spin-off:

2007: Dave Martin passes away.

2009-10: A K9 spin-off series is finally made in Australia, independently from the BBC. K9 had to be redesigned because the BBC owns his original design. The series has mixed reviews at best and lasts one season:

2015: The Essential Book of K9 is published. It features another redesign of K9 in the comic Short Circuit.

2015: A film titled K9: TimeQuake is announced and slated for a theatrical release in 2017. It will feature K9 fighting the Time Lord Omega.

2017 comes and goes with no news.

2018: A multi-million dollar K9 TV series is being developed to lead into K9: TimeQuake:

2020: The anthology book K9: Megabytes is released and promoted as a prequel to TimeQuake.

2021: Bob Baker passes away. His obituary mentions he has written scripts for a K9 film and TV series:

2023: Concept art for K9: Omega Rises is shown at the conversion Invasion Blackpool. The concept art shows K9, a new male character, Omega, Matter Beasts, and Dinodragons. The status of this project is unknown.

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Tracklist:

An Awful Lot Of Running

Gallifreyan History 101

Count The Shadows

Shipwrecked

Type 40

Blink

Exterminate, Regenerate

K9's Lament

Journey's End

Friends Of The Ood (Acoustic)

Exterminate, Regenerate (Demo)

Spotify | YouTube

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[davidtennantontwitter]

#DavidTennant Daily Photo!

David with Elisabeth Sladen and K9 when he filmed The Sarah Jane Adventures in 2009

#DoctorWho

[gohandinhand]

today on this day of spotify wrapped i would like to explicitly state that the evil jukebox in my brain has been playing the short version of the 2009 k9 advantix commercial jingle for twelve hours

[balloons-and-shadows]

December Advent Calendar

December 14 - Gävlebocken

For the second day of the advent calendar, I will introduce you to my most favourite christmas tradition ever; Gävlebocken.

Gävlebocken is the Swedish Christmas goat. Turns out the Swedes have the tradition to erect a statue of a goat made of straw in Gävle, at the beginning of the Christmas period. That’s the official tradition. However, since its start in 1966, a second unofficial tradition has started; to try and destroy the christmas goat. As of this year, 38 out of the 56 goats have already been destroyed. 

Because of this, the group of people that were originally responsible for building the goat stopped for a few years. During this time, the local natural science club decided to build their own miniature version of the goat. However, this one also got destroyed most of the time. 

That’s why the goat is under constant surveillance every year since 2017. It has double fences, cameras, 24-hour CCTV and guards along with a K9-unit. There is a sentence of 3 months in prison for destroying the goat. This, however, doesn’t stop people from trying to destroy it. These are the most bizarre attempts at vandalizing it;

1973: Someone stole the goat and put it in his backyard

1976: A car drove into one of the legs and the goat collapsed

2001: An American tourist was imprisoned for two weeks for setting the goat on fire, claiming “his Swedish friend had said it was okay”

2005: a group dressed as santa and gingerbread men fired flaming arrows into the goat

2009: hackers disabled the cameras and set the goat on fire

Also, in 2010 a guard has claimed to have turned down a bribe to let 2 men use a helicopter to fly away the goat.

You can can see the live footage of the goat here

The goat in question: 

For the second day of the advent calendar, I will introduce you to my most favourite christmas tradition ever; Gävlebocken.

Gävlebocken is the Swedish Christmas goat. Turns out the Swedes have the tradition to erect a statue of a goat made of straw in Gävle, at the beginning of the Christmas period. That’s the official tradition. However, since its start in 1966, a second unofficial tradition has started; to try and destroy the christmas goat. As of this year, 38 out of the 56 goats have already been destroyed. 

Because of this, the group of people that were originally responsible for building the goat stopped for a few years. During this time, the local natural science club decided to build their own miniature version of the goat. However, this one also got destroyed most of the time. 

That’s why the goat is under constant surveillance every year since 2017. It has double fences, cameras, 24-hour CCTV and guards along with a K9-unit. There is a sentence of 3 months in prison for destroying the goat. This, however, doesn’t stop people from trying to destroy it. These are the most bizarre attempts at vandalizing it;

1973: Someone stole the goat and put it in his backyard

1976: A car drove into one of the legs and the goat collapsed

2001: An American tourist was imprisoned for two weeks for setting the goat on fire, claiming “his Swedish friend had said it was okay”

2005: a group dressed as santa and gingerbread men fired flaming arrows into the goat

2009: hackers disabled the cameras and set the goat on fire

Also, in 2010 a guard has claimed to have turned down a bribe to let 2 men use a helicopter to fly away the goat.

You can can see the live footage of the goat here

The goat in question: 

[blondetwinsisters]

I want them all to gng bng me. I think im in love with with their outfits and war guys becuz when i was younger I used to play cod and I had a crush on the call off duty character soap

Call of duty 4 2007 lol and then obviously ghost mw2 2009 I searched it up cuz I missed these games and then the k9’s anyways. Real life I want them to do anything they want to me 🖤

[walks-the-ages]

For Screen readers, this is a poll.

The question is, does this link allow you to watch the video?

Option one is "yes" (please list country in tags)

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the link in question is

^please click the above link, and if applicable push 'play' and see if the video loads, or see if it says "not available in your country".

I was trying to find where to buy/stream the Doctor Who unofficial australian spinoff, K9 (2009, and completely unrelated to the K9 and Company spinoff of the 70's/80's that only had a pilot episode) , since Pluto TV only has the first episode now, and after ordering the DVD, I discovered that the show creators are intelligent since the DVD and have the entire series, all 26 episodes, available to stream completely for free on their website!

If you have not watched K9 (2009) yet, or if its been years since you've seen it, this is your sign to watch it !

the poll is because someone said the link said it was unavailable in their country, so now I'm curious who gets to also watch K9 for free :)

Don't forget to reblog to share the Doctor Who love :)

[rjalker]

[ID: Three versions of drawing version of K9 from the show K9 (2009), in front of different pride flags: Nonbinary, xenogender, and xenogender nonbinary. K9 is a light blue dog-like robot with grey ear-like antenne and a red plate for eyes. End ID.]

:)

[lakelandg]

Lakeland Police Department K9s Drax, Judah, Kodiak, and Summit have received donations of body armor

Lakeland Police Department K9s Drax, Judah, Kodiak, and Summit have received bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. All vests were sponsored by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of K9 Hobbs, Des Moines, IA – EOW 12/12/23.” Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., established in 2009,…

[usagirotten]

Movie Review: Code 8: Part II is an honest, simple and interesting sequel

Ordinary people who become extraordinary when they acquire extra human power or abilities is a very recurring theme in the superhero genre, whether in comics, novels, movies, video games, and more, each of them tries to tell their version of things by opening the possibility of new universes, new franchises, and new sagas that aim to be to the taste of locals and strangers. Independent productions such as Unbreakable (2000), Sky High (2005), Hancock (2008, Jumper (2008), Push (2009), Chronicle (2012), and Power Rangers (2017) to name a few, the streaming giant Netflix has also collaborated with Code 8 (2019), Project Power (2020), The Old Guard (2020) and Samaritan (2022) have been their projects that have tried to compete with the large productions of Warner Bros and Marvel Studios respectively. We know well that this genre is already very worn out, there are no new things that can show us and surprise us now or it is the remake or it is the reboot of everything that we already know and that they try to tell over and over and over again, on the one hand we have to the mutants in Marvel and on the other hand we have other types of mutants on this platform. Code 8 had a very different premise, its approach of people with abilities that they could not use because they were considered dangerous to the rest of the rest and forming rebel groups to help citizens had its moment, the plan was to make all of this a new saga that will further explore what happens with these super powerful ones, in 2024 director Jeff Chan returns with Code 8: Part II that promises to have more action than his first installment.

What is the movie about?

Five years after the events of Code 8, the LCPD has reformed its military technology division program by replacing the armed humanoid robots known as Guardians with non-lethal K9 robots, Pav (Sirena Gulamgaus), a teenager with special abilities, seeks the help of an ex-convict (Robbie Amell) and his ex-accomplice (Stephen Amell) after witnessing the murder of his brother by these new robots and their subsequent cover-up, together they will face a unit of corrupt police officers who use advanced robotic technology to avoid being exposed. Thinking about this being a nascent film saga was to be expected, although its first part was well received we were left with more questions than answers that we believed would never be answered, this could be a strong sequel that could almost feel more evolved and more complete, the films place us in a world where 4% of the world's population are people endowed with a special ability, which means that they have some type of mutant power that they can use for good or evil and it is proposed that they cannot there are good people without people being doing the opposite and benefiting from this. The first film focuses on the construction of this world and the presentation of its characters, this sequel, and with the previous already stated focuses more on a story about the powerful oppressing the weak and about the rights that each one has and how they do justice, from corruption in large government and military spheres to those who are persecuted for defending their values and ideals and what both sides are willing to do to avoid crossing that fine line between those who are considered fugitives and criminals and those who are considered fugitives and criminals. Corrupt police officers seeking to gain the power to control everything. This second installment begins when Connor (Robbie Amell) finishes his prison sentence, he pays his part for the crimes committed and more without ratting out anyone else who was involved, having paid his debt and feeling good about himself, he now works as a janitor in a center community, an unnecessary site for that world, he likes to be busy and maintain a very low profile in addition to not wanting to know or have anything to do with his former criminal partner Garrett who is still on the streets. Garrett sees Connor the day he gets out of prison and tells him that he owes him a favor for taking the blame and not ratting out anyone, an event that will be important later, however, all Connor wants from Garrett is to never meet again. never see him again something that Garrett is not willing to fulfill so easily because he has plans to continue with this alliance and this "friendship" Connor's idea of living calmly and without problems away from the criminal world changes radically when he wants to help Pav, a teenager who is being chased by corrupt police officers. From the beginning, he considers that in this world things are not what they seem. and you cannot trust others, there is a very thin line between police officers and criminals and alleged criminals, when you are chased the only ones who can help you escape are the criminals who have connections within that underworld.

It is very interesting how you have a clear vision of how both sides operate, on the one hand, the police within all their corruption is organized so that the citizens who know what is happening do nothing about it, and on the other how criminal groups and fugitives are organized with the skills to not be discovered and continue operating without the world knowing that they exist and what they are willing to do to protect themselves and others. Connor feels a very special connection with Pav and decides to help her, his pursuers are led by Sergeant King (Alex Mallari Jr.) who we can define not as the typical antagonist but as a specific son of a bitch who doesn't even care about the laws. nor the others if this does not bring him a benefit that is mostly economic, much to his regret and after everything that has happened to him he sees the need to ask for help once again from Garrett and his team, it will be quite a feat that they manage to agree and put aside their motivations for a common goal that does not benefit either of them. In the first part, we met some variations of Superhumans, this sequel has new characters with new abilities, the main story is that of Pav who is a "Transducer" She can connect with communication devices, hear and see in her mind everything that is is transmitting, having this ability is dangerous for a corrupt police force and for anyone who does not want their secrets to be revealed or at least known to a stranger, upon witnessing the death of his brother he discovers that there is something else, a well-kept secret that if it came to light it would change everything they have known until now as their security. The secret Pav uncovers is directly related to the LCPD's new non-lethal robotic dogs known as K9. apparently and then we know it's true these robots are interconnected to a central brain that has a hidden directive one that Sergeant Kingston is leading after the robotic officers of the previous installment, the Guardians, created a lot of controversy and mistrust due to their brutality, something is taken out of Terminator (1984) and the goal of the LCPD is to avoid violence at all costs or at least that is what they make citizens believe without revealing their true intentions. The K9 that Pav sees carries with him a needle with enough Psyke to cause an overdose, murder without the police being involved, even though the brother surrendered and with his hands up Kingston orders the robotic dog to inject him with the drug until they kill it, the last thing these robotic dogs do is protect others. They are just a more effective and violence-free way to get rid of people with special abilities, and for that and many more things they were created. It is inevitable not to make a comparison with the episode of the series Black Mirror in its 4th season in episode 5 titled Metalhead where in a shocking black and white we see very similar creatures, it is not surprising that being also a product of Netflix these universes are connected later and this may be a less evolved version, being aware that they cannot flee forever especially when the alert has been given on television that they are fugitives and that the police have their data and the necessary resources To find them, Connor and Pavani plan to expose Kingston's hidden plan to the world. As expected and very predictable, Garrett pretends but betrays them, he has been collaborating with Kingston for several years and paying the police so that his business prospers and goes unnoticed, an agreement that allows him to offer more humane conditions to cerebrospinal fluid donors and return money to the community, a noble act with good intentions but one that is based on illegality and that removes too much credibility from what it does and why it does it. Connor and Pav's plan is to steal Kingston's personal K9, which contains the videos they need to expose him, which will not be easy. First, they will have to face the police and then the robot who is not so willing to let them know. information that is encrypted is copied or stolen, the action handled here has a dose of suspense that makes this film one of the best planned in terms of its sequences. Garrett tries to negotiate a new deal with Kingston using the blackmail of knowing about the videos but things don't go well as the sergeant stabs him and breaks into the building looking for Pav to eliminate her before she reveals anything he already knows. The confrontation between police and criminals is inevitable while Connor faces a K9 and his lethal needle full of Psyke, Pav finds a way to help him by controlling his ability affecting his technological devices with his weakened powers they manage to leave the building with the memory device and they can send the images to the whole world through the camera of a television crew and this is how the death of Pav's brother is broadcast throughout Lincoln City, it is also revealed that Kingston has powers that he hid to rise through the ranks in the LCPD and is arrested.

Three months later, the future for everyone looks hopeful, Connor has reopened the community center offering a safe place for children like Pav and people who have been persecuted or have no resources, Lincoln City is recovering and Kingston is found guilty of massive corruption and the K9 program is suspended and under a deeper investigation involving senior military officials, the city council announces that to help those affected by the Kingston crimes they will pass a bill that will release millions of dollars to the community of Monumental Hill and will restrict the use of robotics as citizen protection since Psyke's rates are increasing and come from an unknown source. In the last scene, we see that Garret is serving his sentence in the Lincoln City prison while his organization continues to operate on the streets now in a much more discreet way, which opens the possibility of a third party that at some point will see the light. The fact that most of the technical team returns make this production feel like a sequel and not like a self-contained independent film. Director Jeff Chan knows very well how to handle drama and action sequences without any of them losing impact. In the audience, the writers Chris Paré, Sherren Lee, Jesse LaVercombe, and Chan himself take elements from films and television series and do not worry about hiding it, the message is clear and forceful, and values ​​such as friendship and helping are present since the previous installment, assuming the consequences of actions and blah blah blah is very trite and here it works without having to be so obvious and pretentious. The special effects and the creation of this decadent world have evolved, the new characters and their new abilities make this universe more and more concrete, the K9 looks sinister, dangerous, and imposing, as secondary antagonists they are a good resource at the service of the plot and that could give more as a subplot and know more in-depth about its creation, its time on screen is just and bordering on only what is necessary, there are no shots or scenes in which we see that there are thousands of them on the streets accompanying to police officers or doing what they are supposed to do, they are simply lethal machines and that's it, there is no further explanation, the powers that these characters now present are telekinesis, electrokinesis, cryokinesis, pyrokinesis, techno kinesis, telepathy, healing, super strength, shapeshifters, high-resistance skin, camouflage, and super speed that if they had been more developed would have more impact. The fault it has is that although the story is interesting and the script is well structured, the time that has passed between its first part and this one, that everything happens 5 years later as it has been in real-time makes us think that this can also be used to tell stories that exist with other characters in that period, there is a lot of material that can be used in the right way and this work shows that things can go from good to better. The cast is made up of Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Sirena Gulamgaus, Altair Vincent, Alex Mallari Jr., Moe Jeudy-Lamour, Aaron Abrams, and Jean Yoon who do what they should do with their characters, the chemistry between the Amell brothers is The strongest point, the jokes and interaction they have is real and we see that they are having fun embodying these mutants. Ryan Taubert returns as composer of the soundtrack, doing a much superior job than the previous one, each piece is perfectly designed to be part of what we see audiovisually, he is another character that has the importance and relevance of him. In conclusion, Code 8: Part II is a good work despite its non-existent promotion, it is honest, simple, and very interesting that develops, concretizes, contributes, and entertains but once again leaves us with more questions than answers, it does not offer more answers, unfortunately, It does not explore beyond what we see, it does not risk telling everything or revealing more data that could be important, so we will surely have to wait for a possible third chapter. Code 8 and 8: Part II are available on the Netflix platform. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omBi2KxEcRk Read the full article