Blunt Talk
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Blunt Talk |
| Original title | Blunt Talk |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2015-2016 |
| Production company |
Media Rights Capital , Fuzzy Door Productions |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 20 in 2 seasons |
| genre | Sitcom |
| idea | Jonathan Ames |
| production |
Patrick Stewart , Seth MacFarlane , Sam Sklaver |
| music | Moby |
| First broadcast | August 22, 2015 (USA) on Starz |
Blunt Talk is an American sitcom directed by Jonathan Ames and starring Patrick Stewart . The first broadcast took place on August 22, 2015 on Starz . The series has a total of 20 episodes in 2 seasons.
action
The British news anchor Walter Blunt plans to conquer the American television world from Los Angeles . Blunt is of advanced age and four times divorced , as well as a father. He consumes drugs , including alcohol and cocaine , and medication indiscriminately . Blunt faces various private, psychological and physical as well as professional challenges: his evening news program is threatened with discontinuation after a scandal , and he himself shows signs of borderline personality disorder .
Production and broadcast
The cable broadcaster Starz ordered a total of 20 episodes of Blunt Talk in April 2014 , which are divided into two seasons . The premiere took place on August 22, 2015 on Starz, the other episodes of the first season were shown there weekly until October 24, 2015. The second season aired from October 2, 2016. On December 20, Starz announced that it would not order a third season of the series due to insufficient audience ratings.
synchronization
The German-language dubbing was done by Berliner Synchron . The dialogue books wrote Werner Böhnke and dialogue director led Heike Schroetter .
| role | actor | Main role | Supporting role | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Blunt | Patrick Stewart | 1.01-2.10 | Kaspar Eichel | |
| Rosalie Winter | Jacki Weaver | 1.01-2.10 | Heike Schroetter | |
| Harry Chandler | Adrian Scarborough | 1.01-2.10 | Gerald Schaale | |
| Celia | Dolly Wells | 1.01-2.10 | Mareile Moeller | |
| Jim | Timm Sharp | 1.01-2.10 | Jaron Lowenberg | |
| Shelly Tinkle | Mary Holland | 2.01-2.10 | 1.01–1.10 | Patrizia Carlucci |
| Martin Bassi | Karan Soni | 2.01-2.10 | 1.01–1.10 | Niclas Lutz |
| Dr. White | Richard Lewis | 1.01, 1.03, 1.05-1.06, 1.09-1.10 | Stefan Staudinger | |
| Vivian | Golden Brooks | 1.04, 1.08, 1.09, 2.03, 2.07 | Katrin Fröhlich | |
| Teddy winter | Ed Begley junior | 1.03-1.08, 2.10 | Bodo Wolf | |
| Dr. Mendelson | Fred Melamed | 1.10, 2.01, 2.03 | Peter Reinhardt | |
| Bob Gardner | Romany Malco | 1.01-1.03, 1.07-2.01, 2.03, 2.06, 2.09-2.10 | Felix Spit | |
| Phil | Brent Spiner | 1.01, 1.05, 1.09, 2.01 | Michael Pan |
reception
Blunt Talk received mostly mixed reviews. At Metacritic , the series received a Metascore of 54/100 based on 24 reviews; at Rotten Tomatoes , 53 percent of the 34 reviews were positive.
Mike Hale of the New York Times says it is “fair to say that Blunt Talk is offering us Patrick Stewart ” “like we have never seen him before. Walking around in the men's room at the airport, pants around his ankles, losing patience when trying to cover the toilet seat without success, or when a transgender prostitute seriously asks whether he can suckle her breasts ”.
Brian Moylan of the Guardian asks if the "show is good". He continues: “ Blunt Talk is a weird bird. […] [For example, when] Blunt leads a group of police officers in a Benny Hill-like chase for his jaguar . It makes you giggle, but it's stupid-funny, not the deep-existential funny from smarter programs. Blunt talk is best when it comes to closely watched comedy from an old world man trying to live in the modern world. […] These moments seem rare ”.
Barbara Oswald from the Süddeutsche Zeitung thinks the series is “insane - and unfortunately tiring” and asks herself “why [you] put such a screwed-up figure in a thirty-minute sitcom format”. Furthermore, she finds “Patrick Stewart's insane one-man show” seems “after a short time no longer entertaining, but above all tiring” and ensures that the secondary characters would appear “like pure extras”. Guest star Brent Spiner “definitely has to be right when he says to Stewart: 'I'm worried about you'” in a scene.
Web links
- Blunt Talk in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Blunt Talk at starz.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erik Pedersen: Starz's' Ash Vs. Evil Dead '&' Blunt Talk 'Get Season 2 Premiere Dates - TCA . In: Deadline.com . August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ http://tvline.com/2016/12/20/blunt-talk-cancelled-no-season-3-starz/
- ↑ a b Blunt Talk. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on January 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Mike Hale: Review: On 'Blunt Talk,' Patrick Stewart Is Far From Home and Caught With His Pants Down , The New York Times website, August 21, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Brian Moylan: Blunt Talk: Patrick Stewart's new show is duller than it should be , The Guardian - Website, August 21, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ↑ Captain Picard auf Koks , sueddeutsche.de, accessed on December 15, 2015