Once upon a time ... space
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Once upon a time ... space |
| Original title | Il était une fois… l'Espace |
| Country of production |
France Japan Canada |
| original language | French |
| year | 1982 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 26 ( list ) |
| genre |
Documentary , science fiction |
| Theme music | "Do you know how ..." by Gabie Loh |
| idea | Albert Barillé |
| music | Michel Legrand |
| First broadcast | January 1, 1982 (France) on FR3 |
| German-language first broadcast |
November 18, 1993 to 1 plus |
Once upon a time ... space ( French Il était une fois ... l'Espace ) is a French animated series that was created in 1982 and is one of a series of series entitled Once Upon a Time .
content
Unlike the other series, purely fictional content is dealt with, which only shows superficial knowledge about space . It is about the possible further development of humanity in the future. In contrast to the other series, there are several cross-episode arcs and the characters not only look similar, but actually appear multiple times. Typical science fiction elements such as robots, supernatural forces, generation ships, interstellar conflicts and space battles are discussed.
In the future more than 1000 years away, the inhabitants of the earth have conquered space. The planet Omega, a human colony, is the seat of the interstellar confederation, an institution that is supposed to serve the peaceful coexistence of the space-traveling races of the galaxy. But the vile General Dicknase, ruler of the Cassiopeia system, has plans of his own. He wants to subjugate the confederation and make himself ruler of the galaxy. To this end, he was initially hiding his fleet from the Omega Space Police, with the help of an unknown force, and weakening the confederation through a series of acts of sabotage. With Cassiopeia's exit, Dicknose's demeanor becomes increasingly aggressive, and his initial provocations result in open hostility.
Meanwhile, during their visits to different planets, the protagonists of the series, the young space pilot Pierrot, the telepath Psi and the robot Metro find out who is Dicknase's overpowering ally: a powerful computer, once created by a scientist, has decided to protect humanity to subjugate the peoples of the galaxy so that war and violence will never again emanate from them. It turns out that all the incidents in the course of the series were only used by the Big Computer to find out everything about people and to test its own skills. With the help of the weapons of Cassiopeia, all peoples, starting with Cassiopeia itself, are now to be subjugated, if necessary with the use of the planetary annihilators. Before the decisive final battle between the confederation of states and the Big Computer takes place, a previously unknown transcendent power intervenes in the conflict and destroys the robot fleet.
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
The planet Omega | La planète Omega |
|
2
|
The dinosaurs | Les sauriens |
|
3
|
The green planet | La planète verte |
|
4th
|
What's going on on Andromeda | You côté d'Andromède |
|
5
|
trip to the past | Les cro-magnons |
|
6th
|
The uprising of the robots | La révolte des robots |
|
7th
|
A planet called Mytho | La planète myth |
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8th
|
The long journey | Le long voyage |
|
9
|
Caught on Cassiopeia | À cassiopée |
|
10
|
In secret mission | La planète déchiquetée |
|
11
|
Lost in space | Les naufragés de l'espace |
|
12
|
In search of life | Les géants |
|
13
|
The gods came from heaven | Les Incas |
|
14th
|
In the land of the dinosaurs | Chez les dinosaurs |
|
15th
|
The rings of Saturn | Les anneaux de Saturne |
|
16
|
Earth in danger | L'imparable menace |
|
17th
|
The blue planet | Terre! |
|
18th
|
The sunken city | L'Atlantide |
|
19th
|
Return with obstacles | L'étrange back vers Omega |
|
20th
|
The revenge of the robots | The revenge of the robot |
|
21st
|
Crash landing | Les humanoïdes |
|
22nd
|
Caught on Apis | Un monde hostile |
|
23
|
Off to Yama | Cité en vol |
|
24
|
The big computer | Le grand ordinateur |
|
25th
|
The clash of the titans | Combat de titans |
|
26th
|
The decision | L'infini de l'espace |
Production and publication
The series was produced by the French studio Procidis under the direction of Albert Barillé as well as by Eiken in Japan and Crustel in Argentina. The music was composed by Michel Legrand. The broadcasts happened as follows. A complete box of the series is now available in German.
| country | Charisma |
|---|---|
 France
|
FR3 , ARTE |
 Finland
|
MTV3 |
 Australia
|
SBS |
 Canada
|
CBC Television , Télévision de Radio-Canada |
 Italy
|
RAI |
 Spain
|
Televisión Española (TVE) |
 Netherlands
|
Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO) |
 Switzerland
|
SSR (French) |
 Belgium
|
RTBF , BRT |
 Japan
|
Fuji TV |
 Greece
|
ERT TV |
 Norway
|
NRK, Norsk Rikskringkasting |
 Federal Republic of Germany
|
WDR , SWF , ARTE |
 Austria
|
ORF |
 Sweden
|
SVT |
 Portugal
|
RTP |
 Ireland
|
RTÉ |
 Iceland
|
Sjónvarpið (RÚV) |
 United Kingdom
|
Channel 4 |
 Poland
|
Telewizja Polska (TVP), TV Puls |
 South Africa
|
SABC |
 Taiwan
|
Taiwan Television (TTV) |
 Hungary
|
Minimax |
synchronization
The synchronization was carried out by Legard Synchron Berlin. Michael Richter wrote and directed the dialogue .
| role | French speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| maestro | Roger Carel | Heinz Theo branding |
| metro | Roger Carel | Georg Tryphon |
| Pierrot | Vincent Ropion | Frank Schröder |
| Psi | Annie Balestra | Dorette Hugo |
| Pierre | Roger Carel | Hans-Jürgen Dittberner |
| Pierrette | Annie Balestra | Franziska Pigulla |
| Le Gros | Alain Dorval | Tilo Schmitz |
| teller | Josef Meinrad |
Web links
- Official website (German, English, French)
- Once Upon a Time ... Space in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Once upon a time ... space in the online movie database
- Once upon a time ... space at Fernsehserien.de
- Once upon a time ... space at Animated Series.de
- Once upon a time ... space in the German dubbing file