"SAF3" (various directors, 2013-2014, TV series)

[Jox]

It's not "24" and it's gonna be ground-breaking that's for sure. I know Dolph wants to bring his own take on the character to make him more interesting and I don't know how much pull he has, but the more it departs from the cheesyness of BAYWATCH the better (for quality and depth at least, because I guess BAYWATCH was very successful)...

[bomaz]

It should start shooting within days not, isn't it ?

[shooby]

unclear, the beginning of shooting is constantly postponed and we have no new about the cast on imdb

[Jox]

It should start shooting within days not, isn't it ?

Yes, Dolph arrives in South Africa this week.

we have no new about the cast on imdb

TV productions can be more secretive than movies sometimes... I don't expect a great cast though (unknown bimbos and hunkies?) because I don't think they can afford a lot of guest stars like "Chuck" for instance. We'll see.

[Jox]

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-500-club

I don't really get this campaign from one of the producer Greg Bonnan's friends... is it aimed at promoting the community of chiropractors in the show?

[DRC2013]

Apparently they promised him that they would write in a chiropractor character to the show if he gives them half a million in funding.

The funding campaign is flexible, which means that if they don't reach the goal of $500,000, and it looks like they won't, since they have only 11 hours left, they still get to keep all the money.

So what happens if the guy only raises 1/5 of that? I suppose most of the donators are chiropractors and friends and colleagues of his.

Seems a bit sketchy to me. Also a bit silly, I am imagining a scene where a guy has been bitten by a shark and is bleeding to death on the beach and the rescuers arrive, first rescuer on the scene says "You're in luck my friend, I happen to be a licensed chiropractors and I will fix you up in no time!"

A chiropractor as a lifesaving hero? Really?

[Jox]

Table read yesterday.
I think filming should start this week.

Models Lydia Hull and Katie Meehan seem to be part of the team (3 chicks and 4 guys or some thing).

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/dolph-l ... z2aQ5VD4PJ

But I’m actually doing this series, this TV series called Rescue 3, and that has to do with saving people. I think I’ll fly some choppers, drive some boats and things, but I don’t think I fire any weapons or anything like that, so that should be cool. It’s actually kind of refreshing for me, because I’ve done so much action that it all blends together and loses its excitement after a while.


What’s the premise of Rescue 3?

It’s based on this unified command off California coast, where the lifeguards, the fire fighters and the coastguards they coordinate these rescue operations, like if part of the Pacific Coast highway collapsed and a bunch of cars end up in the water, that’s the kind of marine environment that it’s about. In the series I play the second in command, and my boss gets killed in a fire in the Catalina Island and I’ve got to take over – I don’t want to do it, but we’re both ex-military and I have some kind of pain killer addiction that I’m dealing with.

So when I do have to take over, I do it because he was a great friend of mine, so the premise is that the series is about me leading these three or four guys and three or four girls in these rescue operations. Every week there’s a new situation, and of course, you have a lot of character based drama between the characters and so forth, so it’s interesting and it’s modelled on real people, so there’s nothing super heroic about it, there’s no super hero and no gun play, so it’s different for me and it feels kind of exciting to do something like that.

It sounds like the more grounded, real life heroism…

Yeah, yeah it is, and actually and one of the producers – I don’t know if I should mention to you – he did Baywatch, so you know I don’t think I’ll be wearing those red trunks [laughs] but it is that kind of show, Saturday night, eight o’clock, it’s action no violence, romance no sex - it’s a tamer environment than I’m used to on features, but I think it could be interesting for me, and it certainly shows the more normal side of me that people haven’t seen.

[Jox]

Sounds like it's now called "SAF3".

[Jox]

Also cast are Texas Battle (what a ridiculous name), Danielle Anderson and Janna VanHeertum.

https://twitter.com/AreYouSAF3


Still photographer with some of the cast members and producer Tai Collins

BTS of the #SAF3 promo shoot with @JannaVanHeertum @sarahmaxwellmua Lydia Hull and @danielleandy - http://flic.kr/p/fdo2DB #AreYouSAF3

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kefski/9329090713/


and I don't know who is @DiannasEye

BTS of the #SAF3 promo shoot with @Texas1Battle Tai Collins and @DiannasEye - http://flic.kr/p/fdo2Ec - #AreYouSAF3

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kefski/9329090747/

[Tom]

Maybe Danielle Anderson will be the new Pamela Anderson?? Ha ha.

[shooby]

http://www.youtube.com/user/AreYouSAF3

[Tom]

That's a very quick turnaround if they're going to be premiering it in September.

[Jox]

First set pic from D himself (producer Greg Bonann on the left, probably directing this episode as well):
http://instagram.com/p/cZtn3slEmp/





15'' spots





30'' spots

[hansson55]

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[DRC2013]

Well, at least SAF3 is a much better title than Rescue 3.

Can't wait to see actual footage from the show.

Does anyone know if the show actually takes place in South Africa, or will they be trying to pass off South Africa as California?