Cybergirl

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Australian-French children's television series

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num_episodes	26
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Action-adventure
Science fiction
Cyberpunk
Superhero fiction | creator = Jonathan M. Shiff | director = {{Plainlist|
Mark Defriest
Michael Carson | starring = {{Plainlist|
Ania Stepien
Craig Horner
Mark Owen-Taylor
Jennifer Congram
Ric Anderson
Septimus Caton
Winston Cooper
Peter Mochrie
Jovita Shaw | composer = {{Plainlist|
Garry McDonald
Lawrence Stone | country = {{Plainlist|
Australia
France | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 26 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
Jonathan M. Shiff
Kay Ben M'Rad | producer = {{Plainlist|
Daniel Scharf
Jonathan M. Shiff | location = Brisbane, Australia | cinematography = Ian 'Thistle' Thorburn | editor = {{Plainlist|
Angie Higgins
Andrew Macneil | camera = | runtime = 25 minutes | company = {{Plainlist|
Pacific Film and Television Commission
Melbourne Film Office
Network Ten
France Animation
Australian Film Finance Corporation
New South Wales Film and Television Office (uncredited)
Australian Children's Television Foundation (uncredited)
Jonathan M. Shiff Productions | network = Network Ten | first_aired = | last_aired =

Cybergirl is an Australian-French children's television series that was first broadcast on Network Ten in Australia. The 26-episode series, debuting in 2001, was created by Jonathan M. Shiff, whose previous series include Ocean Girl. It stars Ania Stepien in the title role.

Plot

Cybergirl is a Blue superheroine Human Prototype 6000 living under the secret identity of ordinary teenage girl Ashley Campbell. In reality, she is a "Human Prototype 6000" from a distant planet.

Her powers include super-human strength, super-human speed, and the ability to interface directly with electronic devices and computers; she is also able to physically change her appearance between that of the blue-haired, ethereal-looking Cybergirl and the less conspicuous, mousy-haired Ashley, and can alter her clothing at will.

She was originally known as the Cyber Replicant Human Prototype 6000, the only one of her model to be built. Not only are her powers far and above that of earlier models, she has a much wider emotional scope than her predecessors. She ran away from her planet of origin in order to explore the beings she was modeled after, namely humans.

Two other Evil Red Replicants called Isaac and Xanda are sent after her and their sole mission is to destroy her. She lands on Earth in the fictional city of River City, Australia which is modeled on and filmed in Brisbane; nevertheless, "River City" is another popular nickname for Brisbane. She meets Jackson and Hugh Campbell, who take her in, and she adopts the name Cybergirl as her superheroine identity. Jackson calls her "Cy" and she later uses her powers to make herself look more human; this identity is called Ashley, in which she poses as Jackson's cousin and Hugh's niece. The only other person besides Hugh and Jackson to know her identity is Kat, her friend and neighbour.

She is pursued not only by Xanda and Isaac but also by a powerful software mogul named Rhyss. She is well loved by the populace of River City, however, and she enjoys the approval of Mayor Buxton, whose twin daughters Emerald and Sapphire are big fans of the superheroine. Ironically they snub her, as Ashley, at school.

Cast

Main

Ania Stepien as Ashley Campbell / Cybergirl
Craig Horner as Jackson Campbell
Mark Owen-Taylor as Hugh Campbell
Jennifer Congram as Xanda
Ric Anderson as Isaac
Septimus Caton as Rhyss
Winston Cooper as Giorgio
Peter Mochrie as Rick Fontaine
Jovita Shaw as Kat Fontaine

Recurring

Christine Amor as Mayor Burdette Buxton
David Vallon as Romirez
Michelle Atkinson as Anthea
Jessica Origliasso as Emerald Buxton
Lisa Origliasso as Sapphire Buxton
Tony Hawkins as McMurtrie

Guest

John Dommett as Mr. Southerly
Jason Klarwein as Sales Assistant
Daniel Amalm as Marco
Julie Eckersley as Julia
Damien Garvey as Paramedic
Remi Broadway as Zak Furnace

Episodes

Home media

Cybergirl was released on DVD on 4 December 2006 as CyberGirl: The Superhero for a New Generation – The Complete Series. The set includes all 26 episodes on 4 DVDs and is Region 0. The release includes making of/behind-the-scenes featurettes created from a period Electronic Press Kit and the packaging makes frequent references to the fact that the series features "before they were famous" appearances by The Veronicas.

Reception

The first episode won the 2001 AFI Award for Best Children's Television Series and was nominated for the 2002 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program.

In a negative review, Vicki Englund of The Courier-Mail wrote, "After a disappointingly slow debut episode, this Brisbane-based children's series seems to be gathering momentum, although some quickening of the pace would still be advisable to keep the young'uns from channel-surfing." The Courier-Mails Amelia Oberhardt praised the show, stating, "Cybergirl is, surprisingly, an entertaining way to spend 30 minutes. ... We can only assume Cybergirl is a spoof and is therefore more than a bit of fun. Ania Stephen, who plays Cybergirl, is either one of the most wooden actors of all time or a genius at playing spoofs." Leanne Younes of the Canberra Times gave it a rating of "Fast action, great make-up and cool music."

References

(2000-06-18). "Keen teens chase Cybergirl fame". [[The Courier-Mail]].
Carbone, Suzanne. (2001-07-19). "New teen hero takes on megabytes of action". [[The Age]].
Burnstock, Tammy. "Cybergirl – Series 1 Episode 1 (2000)". National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
Hood, Danielle. (12 August 2001). "Girl power saves day".
Nankervis, David. (22 July 2001). "Cybergirl powers in".
Brygel, Jackie. (25 July 2001). "My mate the alien".
(17 November 2001). "AFI winners".
Juddery, Mark. (25 April 2002). "Lighten up for TV's critical cringe".
Englund, Vicki. (2001-08-11). "Life". [[The Courier-Mail]].
Oberhardt, Amelia. (2001-07-17). "E-Mail". [[The Courier-Mail]].
Younes, Leanne. (27 August 2001). "Cyber adventures for young sci-fi fans".

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