The Visitors (TV Series)

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Television series
German title The visitor
Original title Návštěvníci
The visitors.svg
Country of production ČSSR ,
Germany ,
Switzerland ,
France
original language Czech
Year (s) 1981-1983
Production
company		 ČST , WDR , BR , SRG , Télécip Paris u. a.
length 30 minutes
Episodes 15 + making-of
genre Science fiction ,
children's and youth series
idea Ota Hofman ,
Jindřich Polák
music Karel Svoboda
First broadcast September 1983 (preview in Prague)
German-language
first broadcast		 January 1, 1984 on German television
occupation

Visitors (Original title: Návštěvníci ) is a Czechoslovak science fiction - television series for children from the years 1981 to 1983. It was a co-production between the Czechoslovak television , and several other European countries. The series was also seen on GDR television ; there it ran under the title Expedition Adam '84 . It was directed by Jindřich Polák , the score was written by the composer Karel Svoboda . The series was shot in Czechoslovakia ( Filmstudios Barrandov and others), the Netherlands ( Dolfinarium Harderwijk ) and the GDR ( Göhren on Rügen ). A large part of the outdoor shots was taken in Pelhřimov .

content

In the year 2484 mankind is well advanced: time travel is possible, even if only permitted in exceptional cases, in order to avoid temporal paradoxes. The earth is ruled by the World Council, which is advised by the central thinker (in the original Centrální Mozek Lidstva = "central brain of mankind"), a computer.

At the beginning of the series, the central thinker states that the earth is threatened by a "rotating fog", which could shift the earth's axis when it is about to fly past the earth . (This nebula is later referred to as a comet and in summary comments at the beginning of each episode.) As an alternative to an evacuation of threatened areas, continents are to be shifted with the help of a formula by the genius Adam Bernau and thus saved from catastrophe. According to his memoirs, the later Nobel Prize winner Bernau is said to have developed this formula in 1984 when he was still a young student. Unfortunately, the exercise book with the formula was destroyed in a fire on his eleventh birthday in the past.

Under the direction of the historian Filip, an expedition team is being put together to travel 500 years back in time to the city of Kamenice using a time machine that is built into a Lada Niva for camouflage, in order to track down the formula from its destruction, to preserve it and to use it in Bring the future to save the earth. After the formula could not be saved after many entanglements, the time travelers return to their time. Mr. Drchlík, who was also traveling, noticed that the central computer was a bit crooked and corrected this error with a small wooden wedge. The central thinker then corrects his original, incorrect calculation and determines that the earth was not endangered at all.

Episode list

Original version

The science fiction series aired in 15 episodes. In addition, the making-of visit to the visitors was the 16th episode. The first broadcast of the approx. 30-minute episodes took place on Czechoslovakian Television (ČST) from November 5, 1983 to February 11, 1984 on a weekly basis. In West Germany , ARD showed the series from January 1 to April 15, 1984.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast ČSSR ( ČST ) German language first broadcast ( ARD ) Director script Title on GDR television
1 1 In 2484 Země roku 2484 0Nov 5, 1983 0Jan. 1, 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman , Jindřich Polák The earth in 2484
2 2 Steps into the past Výprava do minula Nov 12, 1983 0Jan. 8, 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák Expedition into the past
3 3 Contact Návštěvníci přicházejí Nov 19, 1983 Jan 15, 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák The visitors are coming
4th 4th Action booklet 1 Akce: Sešit 1 Nov. 26, 1983 Jan. 22, 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák Issue No. 1
5 5 Just don't attract attention Hlavně nenápadně 03 Dec 1983 Jan. 29, 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák The main thing is inconspicuous
6th 6th The Great Teacher's Secret Tajemství velkého učitele Dec 10, 1983 0Feb 5, 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák The Great Teacher's Secret
7th 7th Fair at midnight Půlnoční kolotoč December 17, 1983 Feb 12, 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák Midnight carousel
8th 8th Genius behind walls Génius v hladomorně Dec 25, 1983 19 Feb 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák The genius in the hunger tower
9 9 43 degrees fever Sólo pro návštěvníky Dec 26, 1983 Feb. 26, 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák Solo for the visitors
10 10 Adam 84 - please report! Stav nouze Dec 31, 1983 04th Mar 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák Emergency
11 11 It happened tomorrow Stane se zítra 0Jan. 7, 1984 11th Mar 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák It will happen tomorrow
12 12 Millions from the future Peníze z hvězd Jan. 14, 1984 18 Mar 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák Money from the stars
13 13 Discovered Prozrazení Jan. 21, 1984 25th Mar 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák Treason
14th 14th Water and tears Po nás potopa Jan. 28, 1984 0Apr 1, 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák After us the flood
15th 15th Small repair of the world Návrat do budoucnosti 0Feb. 4, 1984 0Apr 8, 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák Return to the future
16 16 Visiting the visitors Návštěva u Návštěvníků Feb 11, 1984 Apr 15, 1984 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák -

Miniseries

In 1986, the Czechoslovakian Television (ČST) broadcast The Visitors as a seven-part mini-series including the making-of from March 31 to May 10 of that year. The first three episodes were combined into a long sequence of 80 minutes and the twelve further episodes into six parts, each with a playing time of around one hour. In Germany, MDR television showed the seven-episode version for the first time from June 26 to July 10, 2002.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast ČSSR ( ČST ) German language first broadcast ( MDR ) Director script
1 1 In 2484 Země roku 2484 31 Mar 1986 June 26, 2002 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák
2 2 Just don't attract attention Hlavně nenápadně 0Apr 6, 1986 June 27, 2002 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák
3 3 The Great Teacher's Secret Tajemství velkého učitele Apr 12, 1986 June 28, 2002 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák
4th 4th 43 degrees fever Sólo pro návštěvníky Apr 19, 1986 0July 3, 2002 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák
5 5 It happened tomorrow Stane se zítra Apr. 27, 1986 04th July 2002 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák
6th 6th Discovered Prozrazení 0May 2, 1986 0July 5, 2002 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák
7th 7th Small repair of the world Návrat do budoucnosti May 10, 1986 July 10, 2002 Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák
8th 8th Visiting the visitors Návštěva u Návštěvníků May 10, 1986 - Jindřich Polák Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák

Publications

  • The soundtrack was released on LP in 1984 on Supraphon 1113 3473H. It also contained the film music from The Flying Ferdinand . In 2004 a CD with both soundtracks was released by Universal in the Czech Republic.
  • The series was released on DVD in Germany by Universum Film on May 22, 2009.

Others

  • After a legal battle with the widow of a real professor Filip , the producers had to rename the character in the original Czech version. Since 1989 he has been called Professor Richard there.
  • The title music of the series was played by the band Elektrovox Pražský výběr .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Návštěvníci. In: filmovamista.cz. Retrieved February 7, 2019 (Czech).
  2. ^ Návštěvníci - The Visitors - The Visitors: Title Track, Music by Karel Svoboda. In: youtube.com . November 20, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2019 .