Soul Mates (TV series)
| Soul Mates | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Christiaan Van Vuuren Connor Van Vuuren |
| Directed by | Christiaan Van Vuuren Connor Van Vuuren |
| Starring | Christiaan Van Vuuren Nicholas Boshier |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Chloe Rickard |
| Running time | 29 mins |
| Production company(s) | Australian Broadcasting Corporation Soul HQ |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC2 |
| Original release | 23 October 2014 |
Soul Mates is a 2014 Australian comedy series starring Christiaan Van Vuuren and Nicholas Boshier, screened on ABC2.[1][2]
Soul Mates follows the story of a couple of friends who are continually drawn together across the course of human history. In 2014, they are a pair of fashion-obsessed Bondi Hipsters. In prehistoric times, they experience all of life's firsts as a couple of cavemen. In 1981 they are two New Zealand secret agents known as the Kiwi Assassins. In the year 2093 they are working in a time travel agency called Ticky Time Tours, tackling time travel conundrums.[3]
Soul Mates is created, written, produced and directed by Connor Van Vuuren, Christiaan Van Vuuren and Nicholas Boshier. Their previous online projects include Bondi Hipsters, Beached Az, Trent from Punchy and The Fully Sick Rapper.[4]
Contents
Plot summary
Cavemen
Sticks (Boshier) and Rocky (Van Vuuren) are two cavemen, who tackle the new questions of prehistoric life. How do you find a woman? Is it alright to eat babies, or gods? They also tackle Rocky's self-destructive addictions to staring at the sun and spinning.
Kiwi Assassins
Possum exterminator Terry Thinge (Boshier) is recruited by the New Zealand Munustry of Dufinse, and paired with disgraced rugby player Roger Blade (Van Vuuren). Their first mission as the Kiwi Assassins is to convince a young actor named Russell Crowe to forsake Australia and return to his native New Zealand. Their next task is to restore New Zealand's dairy supremacy by infiltrating a farm where the Aussies claim to have invented "Fizzy Milk".
Bondi Hipsters
Adrian (Boshier) and Dom (Van Vuuren) are hipsters living together in Bondi. They are setting up a fashion label and seek yoga master Phoenix as their brand ambassador. Dom secretly works as a vacuum cleaner salesman, and their friendship and label are put in peril when Adrian finds out.
Time Travel Agency
Best mates Rob (Boshier) and Dave (Van Vuuren) work at a time travel agency called Ticky Time Tours, and are planning an epic party across all the best parties in history. Rob is given a promotion and promises it won't change him, but he returns upgraded to the terrifying cyborg Roboss. A resentful Dave fetches himself from another timeline to be his new best mate, and their ensuing adventures result in the deaths of Hitler, Jesus and eventually Dave himself.
