SONY PICTURES FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
BRINGS HEAVY GEAR TO TELEVISION
Animated Action/Adventure Series Based on Dream Pod 9's Popular Game Debuts in Syndication Across the United States
 August 31st, 2001 -- Dream Pod 9 is pleased to announce that Sony Pictures Family Entertainment (SPFE) is bringing the Heavy Gear animated television show to screens across the United States. The first 26 episodes will begin airing in mid-September 2001: the majority of the 171 stations -- covering 86% of the United States' television markets -- will be airing the show on Saturday mornings (see listing below); please check local listings for the exact dates and times. SPFE licensed the worldwide television rights to DP9's popular Heavy Gear game universe in November 1999, and has commissioned Mainframe Entertainment to create a 40-episode series using cutting edge computer graphics.
Known throughout the game industry as one of the most highly acclaimed properties since its 1994 introduction, the Heavy Gear universe, created by Dream Pod 9, currently includes an extensive line of roleplaying and tactical game books, miniatures, models and other products. Heavy Gear already has a very loyal and devoted fan base.
Heavy Gear: the Animated Series follows the adventures of Marcus Steven Rover, a young Gear pilot just recruited into the Shadow Dragons, a special independent dueling squad of the Southern MILICIA. His team is pitted against the Vanguards of Justice, their counterparts from the Northern Guard. Both squads meet in a series of events and battles in the arena desert town of Trash City to determine who will take home the coveted Heavy Gear Championship cup and its associated glory. Major Alexander Wallis III, the leader of the Vanguards, will let his team do anything to secure a victory against the ragtag team of Southerners. Tensions are mounting between the polar confederations, and the stakes are high -- Marcus will need every ounce of his piloting skills to survive the coming conflagration!
The Heavy Gear animated series will also be shown on a number of television networks across the world, including Fox Kids Australia, VT4 in Belgium, MegaChannel in Greece, SBS in Holland, TV3 in Ireland and TVNZ in Australia. Please check local listings for dates and times. News about Canada and other markets will be released on the Dream Pod 9 Web site (http://www.dp9.com) as information becomes available; please check regularly.
Sony Pictures Entertainment's (SPE) global operations encompass motion pictures production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home video acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of new entertainment products, services and technologies, and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries.
Sony Pictures Family Entertainment (SPFE) produces animation and live-action properties for television and theatrical release around the world. The division will continue to expand SPE's leadership role by developing original content and proprietary franchises for its key family and children's audiences. SPFE also will seek to broaden its reach by developing filmed entertainment for underserved niches of its core audience, including the all-important young girl and pre-school audiences. The division's products will be designed for use across all of SPE's wide-ranging businesses, including feature film production, international film and television distribution, direct-to-video distribution, and licensing and consumer products.
Dream Pod 9 is a Montreal-based entertainment properties design studio. In addition to publishing games based on their creations, they also work on a large number of special projects, creating worlds and stories to order for a variety of clients. They are best known for their Heavy Gear, Jovian Chronicles, Tribe 8 and Gear Krieg universes, which have generated many games, models and miniatures. The company can call upon the talents of a well-rounded team of more than 50 writers, artists, graphic designers and modelers.
| The animated series will be shown on the following
stations in the United States -- please check local listings
for exact dates and times. |
| MARKET |
STATION |
AFFILIATE |
TIME PERIOD |
| Albany, NY. |
WEDG |
UPN |
Sun. 8:30 am |
| Albany, GA. |
WBSK |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Albilene-Sweetwater |
KWAW |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Albuquerque |
KASY |
UPN |
Sun. 6:30 am |
| Alexandria, LA |
KAXN |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Amarillo |
KDBA |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Anchorage |
KWBX |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Atlanta |
WATL |
WB |
Sun. 6:30 am |
| Augusta |
WBAU |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Austin |
KVC |
UPN |
Sun. 7:00 am |
| Bakersfield |
KWFB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Baltimore |
WNUV/WBFF |
FOX/WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Bangor |
WBAN |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Baton Rouge |
WBBR |
UPN |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Beaumont |
KWBB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Beckley-Bluefield |
WBBR |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Bend, OR |
KWBO |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Billings |
KWBM |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Biloxi |
WBGP |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Binghampton |
WBXI |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Birmingham |
WTTO |
WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Boise |
KWOB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Boston |
WLVI |
WB |
Sat. 7:30 am |
| Bowling Green |
WBWG |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Buffalo |
WNYO |
WB |
Sun. 6:30 am |
| Butte-Bozeman, MT |
KWXB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Casper-Riverton |
KWWY |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Cedar Rapids |
KFXA |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Charleston, SC |
WBLN |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Charleston-Hunt, WV |
WHCP |
WB |
Sat. 7:30 am |
| Chattanooga |
WFLI |
UPN/WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Cheyenne |
KCHW |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Chicago |
WCIU |
WB |
Mon. & Fri. 6:00 am |
| Chico |
KIWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Cincinnati |
WSTR |
WB |
Sat. 7:30 am |
| Clarksburg-Weston |
WVWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Cleveland |
WBNX |
WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Columbia-Jeff. |
KJWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Columbus, GA |
WBG |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Columbus, OH |
WTTE |
FOX |
Sat. 6:00 am |
| Columbus-Tupelo |
WBWP |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Corpus Christi |
KWDB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Dallas |
KTXA |
UPN |
Sun. 8:30 am |
| Davenport |
KLJB |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Denver |
KWGN |
WB |
Sat. 6:00 am |
| Detroit |
WKBD |
UPN |
Sat. 8:30 am |
| Dothan |
WBDO |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Duluth |
KWBD |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| El Mira |
WBE |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Erie |
WBEP |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Eugene |
KZWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Fargo |
WBFG |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Florence |
WFWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Fort Wayne |
WBFW |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Ft. Smith |
KWBF |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Glendive |
KWZB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Grand Junction-Mont. |
KWGJ |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Grand Rapids |
WXMI |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Great Falls |
KWGF |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Green Bay |
WIWB |
WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Greensboro |
WXLV |
ABC |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Greenville, NC |
WGWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Greenville, SC |
WASV |
UPN |
Sat. 7:30 am |
| Greenwood-Greenville |
WBWD |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Harlingen |
KHWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Harrisburg |
WPMT |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Hartford |
WTXX |
WB |
Sat. 7:30 am |
| Hattiesburg |
WBH |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Helena |
KWHA |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Houston |
KHWB |
WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Huntsville |
WZDX |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Idaho Falls |
KWIB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Indianapolis |
WTTV |
WB |
Sat. 7:30 am |
| Jackson, TN |
WBJK |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Jacksonville |
WJWB |
WB |
Sun. 9:30 am |
| Jonesboro |
KJOS |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Joplin |
KSXF |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Kansas City |
KSMO |
WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Knoxville |
WBXX |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| La Crosse |
WBCZ |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Lafayette, LA |
KLWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Lake Charles |
WBLC |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Lansing |
WBL |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Laredo |
KTXW |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Las Vegas |
KFBT |
UPN |
Sat. 7:30 am |
| Lexington |
WDKY |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Lima |
WBOH |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Lincoln |
KWBL |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Little Rock |
KLRT |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Lobbock |
KWBZ |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Los Angeles |
KCOP |
UPN |
Sun. 7:30 am |
| Louisville |
WBKI |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Macon |
WBMN |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Mankato |
KWYE |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Marquette |
WBMK |
WB |
|
| Medford |
KMFD |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Memphis |
WLMT |
UPN |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Meridian |
WBMM |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Miami |
WBFS |
UPN |
Fri. 6:30 am |
| Milwaukee |
WCGV/WVTV |
UPN/WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Minneapolis |
KMWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Minot |
KWMK |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Missoula |
KIDW |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Mobile |
WGMP |
WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Monroe |
KWMB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Monterey/Salinas |
KMWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Montgomery |
WBMY |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Nashville |
WNAB |
WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| New Orleans |
WGNO |
ABC |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| New York |
WPIX |
WB |
Sat. 6:00 am |
| Norfolk |
WVBT |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| North Platte |
KWPL |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Odessa-Midland |
KWWT |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Oklahoma City |
KOCB |
WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Ottumwa |
KWOT |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Paducah |
WDKA |
UPN |
Sun. 10:30 am |
| Pakersburg |
WBPB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Palm Springs |
KCWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Panama City |
WBPC |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Peoria |
WBPE |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Philadelphia |
WPHL |
WB |
Sat. 7:30 am |
| Pittsburgh |
WPGH |
FOX |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Portland, OR |
KWBP |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Presque Isle |
WBPQ |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Providence |
WLWC |
UPN |
Sun. 7:00 am |
| Quincey-Hannibal |
WEWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Raleigh |
WLFL |
WB |
Sat.11:30 am |
| Rapid City |
KDUB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Reno |
KWBV |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Roanoke |
WFXR |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Rochester-Mason City |
KWBR |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Rockford |
WBR |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Sacramento |
KTXL |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Salisbury |
WBD |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Salt Lake City |
KJZZ |
IND |
Sun. 8:00 am |
| San Angelo |
KWSA |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| San Antonio |
KABB/KRRT |
FOX/WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| San Diego |
XETV |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| San Francisco |
KBHK |
UPN |
Sun. 11:30 am |
| Savannah |
WBHV |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Seattle |
KTWB |
WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Sherman, TX |
KSHD |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Sioux City |
KXWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Sioux Falls |
KWJB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| St. Joseph |
WBJO |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| St. Louis |
KDNL |
ABC |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Syracuse |
WSYT |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Tallahassee |
WBXT |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Tampa |
WTTA |
FOX |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Terre Haute |
WBI |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Toledo |
WUPW |
FOX |
Sat. 7:30 am |
| Topeka |
WBKS |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Traverse City |
WBVC |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Tri-Cities |
WEMT |
FOX |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Tulsa |
KOKI/KTFO |
FOX/UPN |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Twin Falls |
KWTE |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Tyler |
KWTL |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Utica |
WBU |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Victoria |
KWVB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Washington, D.C. |
WBDC |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Watertown |
WBWT |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Wausau |
WBWA |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| West Palm Beach |
WTVX |
UPN |
Fri. 6:30 am |
| Wheeling |
WBWO |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Wichita |
KWCV |
WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Wichita Falls |
KWB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Wilkes Barre |
WSWB |
WB |
Sat. 6:30 am |
| Wilmington |
WBW |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Yakima |
KWYP |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Yuma-El Centro |
KWUB |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
| Zanesville |
WBZV |
WB |
Sat. 7:00 am |
Contact Information:
Sony Pictures Family Entertainment
David Palmer, Vice President Marketing (310) 202-3395
SSA Public Relations
Los Angeles: John Russel (818) 501-0700
New York: Kerri Tarmey (212) 679-4750
Dream Pod 9, Inc.
5000 Iberville, Suite 332
Montreal, Quebec, H2H 2S6
Canada
Phone: (514) 523-1350
Fax: (514) 523-8680
For the original announcement of the show, please refer to the official press release. For a brief description of the show, please refer to the summary. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.
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