Flash - The Red Lightning
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Flash - The Red Lightning |
| Original title | The Flash |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1990-1991 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 22 in 1 season |
| genre | Science fiction , fantasy |
| idea | Danny Bilson |
| production | Danny Bilson , Paul DeMeo |
| music | Danny Elfman , Shirley Walker |
| First broadcast | September 20, 1990 (USA) on CBS |
| German-language first broadcast |
January 3, 1993 on RTL |
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Flash - Der Rote Blitz (Original title: The Flash ) is an American television series based on the templates of the DC comic books . It's about Barry Allen, the second incarnation of the superhero Red Lightning , who becomes the fastest person in the world after a laboratory accident.
action
Barry Allen is a police chemist who was working in the lab one evening when he was struck by lightning. He crashes into a shelf of test tubes and is showered with chemicals that affect him. From then on he has super powers. The accident makes him the fastest person in the world - he is so fast that he can no longer be seen with the naked eye. One of the few people who know his secret is scientist Christina "Tina" McGee. Together they try to end this condition, but in time they have to admit that it is impossible. Since his brother is murdered by a motorcycle gang, Barry takes up the fight against the crime as "Flash, the red lightning". He fights, among other things, against the opponents known from the comic series Captain Cold, Mirror Master and Trickster.
backgrounds
John Wesley Shipp also starred in The Neverending Story II - In Search of Fantasies together with Jonathan Brandis , who appeared in episode # 6 Treacherous Paradise . Amanda Pays also worked on the sci-fi series Max Headroom . Mark Hamill , who plays the trickster in the series , also portrayed Luke Skywalker in Star Wars . All three actors also appeared in the new television series that aired in 2014 , with all three reviving their roles from the old series, while Shipp also played the father embodied the title character.
DVD
There is an Australian DVD box with region code 4 for Australia and South America . In addition to the Spanish and English versions, it contains a completely German version, with language in Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, German subtitles and with German menus on four double-sided DVDs .