Call of the Wild (TV series)

Call of the Wild
Genre Adventure
Written by David Assael
David Fallon
Directed by Zale Dalen
Jorge Montesi
David Winning
Starring Nick Mancuso
Shane Meier
Rachel Hayward
Kathleen Duborg
Crystal Buble
Ben Cardinal
Bill MacDonald
Country of origin USA
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Location(s) Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Call of the Wild Productions
Release
Original network Animal Planet
Original release 31 March – 26 June 2000

Call of the Wild is an adventure television series based on the best-selling novel of the same title by author Jack London. It was shown on Animal Planet. The thirteen episodes of Call of the Wild would later be released on DVD into 120 minute full-length movie.

The series received a Leo Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series (Stephen McNutt), and for Best Production Designer (Brian Davies) in the episode The Attack and was also a 2000 LEO nominee for Best Overall Sound/Drama (Miguel Nunes). The series also received a nomination for a 2000 Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music (Hal Beckett). <http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/jack-londons-call-of-the-wild-complete-series-dvd-18933/> <http://miguelnunes.com/bionic/awards-nominations/>

Plot

Pilot - Part 1 We are introduced to the inhabitants of Forty Mile in Yukon, Canada during the 1890s Gold Rush. A caged Buck arrives and is promptly auctioned off as a sled dog. He makes an immediate impression on young Miles, who bids on Buck. However, Buck is purchased by The Swede, who uses Buck on a sled team delivering mail throughout the Yukon. As Buck heads out on the trail with The Swede's team, he makes an enemy of Spitz, the team's lead dog. After several incidents on the trail, including severe weather, wolf attacks, and a fight with Spitz, Buck as the much reduced team's new lead dog, is able to bring the Swede to safety. The Swede is grateful to Buck, who has saved his life, but must sell Buck in order to buy a new sled team. While Buck is on the trail with the Swede's team, Miles chafes under his fathers direction back in Forty Mile. Miles longs to prove himself as a guide, and offers to guide some prospectors, but backs out after they show irrational behavior. We meet Emma, a capable teenager similar in age to Miles, who helps run her fathers hotel. Both Emma and Miles' mother, Adoley Thornton want to support Miles in his quest to prove himself as a guide. Miles has several run-ins with his step-dad John Thornton, who wants a different future for Miles. A fatigued Buck is bought at auction by brother and sister, Hal and Mercedes, who want to use Buck on a team to help them travel the Yukon and Alaska. Miles, encouraged by his mother and Emma, offers to guide them.

Cast

Main cast

DVD release

Mill Creek Entertainment released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 on September 14, 2010.[1]

References

  1. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Wild-The-Complete-Series/14298

External links

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