The new TGFT/Spellbinder - Nowhere Boys

[Bobby K]

Hi everyone,

There's another awesome Australian children's TV show called Nowhere Boys. It borrows concepts and themes from both TGFT and Spellbinder, but to a more modern time (set around 2013-2018).

It explores science fiction and fantasy elments. The script writing is very clever and, the pace is very good. It's 13 episodes to a season, not the 26 we had for Spellbinder (unfortunately!) but Nowhere Boys does go to four seasons (two are feature length episodes).

Has anyone watched Nowhere Boys?

[Fanat]

Hi Bobby,

Thanks a lot for your message. I haven't watched Nowhere Boys yet but it seems I really should do it. I've just watched its trailer, and it's quite intriguing.

[Bobby K]

Great, if you end up watching it, let me know what you think

[Roja]

Thanks for letting us know about this show, Bobby! I just saw the trailer on YouTube and it looks really, really good, and they have chosen good actors!

Immediately I saw similarities with Spellbinder- the school trip in the first Spellbinder episode, and also the Nowhere Boys characters finding themselves in alternative realities just like Josh and Kathy did in the second Spellbinder series!

The writers of this show most DEFINITELY watched Spellbinder, I could see that just from the trailer Perhaps they watched it when they were kids and it inspired them to make this show!

I think Nowhere Boys might be on BBC iPlayer so I can watch it in the UK. Thanks again!

[Bobby K]

That's great to hear, Roja! Have you watched if all by now?

[Roja]

Hi Bobby,

No, I haven’t had a chance to check it out yet as I’ve been very busy over the past month But I will let you know my thoughts about it when I do.

I also hope to get back into my TGFT fan art again soon!