Fury (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Fury - The Adventures of a Horse |
| Original title | Fury - later also " Brave Stallion " in the syndication |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1955-1960 |
| length | approx. 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 116 in 5 seasons |
| genre | Western film |
| music | Ernest Gold |
| First broadcast | October 15, 1955 (USA) on NBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 5, 1958 on Das Erste |
| occupation | |
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Fury (English for anger, fury ) is the name of a horse from the novel Fury by Albert G. Miller and a television series of the same name from American production.
To the series
The 114-part television series was produced in black and white in the USA from 1955 to 1960 by ITC Entertainment and TPA and from 1958 onwards was broadcast weekly in Germany in the afternoon program of the First German Television . Each episode had about 25 minutes of broadcast time.
The series is based on a book by Albert G. Miller for young people from the early 1950s, which was later published as a hardback edition on the German-speaking market. The series and book are set in the American West. In the 1960s there were also radio plays - records with the speakers from the television series.
People and actors
The series heroes and their actors were:
- Fury (an American Saddlebred Horse , black stallion )
- Robert Leroy ("Bobby") Diamond as Joe Newton (Original: Joey), the orphan boy who was about 9 years old at the beginning
- Peter Graves as Jim Newton, Joey's adoptive father , a rancher
- William Fawcett as Pete Wilkey, the foreman of the ranch ("Mother")
- Jimmy Baird as Rodney Pee Wee Jenkins
- Roger Mobley as Homer Packy Lambert
At the beginning of the plot, Joe had several friends; a franky occurs more often. Later it is regularly Pee Wee, who is replaced by Packy in an episode. Sometimes women and girls also appear in supporting roles.
action
The plot of the first episode of "Fury" largely corresponds to the original book, even if it has been shortened (it should be mentioned that this episode was only dubbed in German 30 years after its creation). All other episodes come from the pen of the television authors.
The approximately 9-year-old orphan boy Joey comes through a decision of the guardianship court to the Broken Wheel Ranch by Jim Newton (Peter Graves). There he is the only one who succeeds in soothing and riding the wild Mustang Fury. Since the rancher Jim Newton frees him from a suspected theft, he befriends him and stays on the ranch, especially since the older foreman Pete also takes care of him and partly takes on the role of mother . These protagonists now experience many adventures in which Fury always plays a leading role. Joey gets along with a horse like a human being - Fury can guard gangsters, get help and much more. One of Fury's recurring behaviors is nudging - either to tease someone or to take him to a place where help is needed.
There are different plot patterns in the series. Threats to the existence of the horse or Joey, competitions with bad boys and / or their fathers as well as natural disasters are mentioned. Over the course of five years of shooting, "Fury" shows both sentimental and comedic behaviors. What is special about this children's series is the meticulous and varied character drawing of the main characters. It is never just about the adventure itself, rather an attempt is always made to find possible solutions for everyday conflicts in accordance with general moral concepts.
Fury in Germany
Premieres
By the mid-1960s, only 57 of the 114 episodes were dubbed. Reruns initially ran until the late 1960s. In the mid-1980s, these episodes were shown again by some ARD stations. It was not until the holiday program in 1987 that 40 “new” episodes were shown for the first time, and in 1988 another 16 more with a new opening credits. The last repetition ended at the beginning of 1997. Since October 2007, Fury sequels have been released on 4 DVDs in box.
Episode not shown in German-speaking countries
There are 113 German-dubbed episodes. The only episode was Sonic Boom (dt .: sonic boom ) is not broadcast in Germany. It's about jets that thunder over the Broken Wheel Ranch and disturb its residents. In the course of the episode, everyone came to the conclusion that the military was of great importance to the United States. Sonic Boom contains lavish scenes with a helicopter and a seemingly real American Army commercial.
synchronization
| character | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Newton | Peter Graves |
Nils Clausnitzer (1st synchronization) Norbert Langer (2nd synchronization) |
| Joe Newton | Bobby Diamond |
Elmar Wepper (1st synchronization) Rainer Hoffmann (1st synchronization) Michael von Block (1st synchronization) Boris Lehmann (2nd synchronization) |
| Pete Wilkey | William Fawcett |
Anton Reimer (1st synchronization) FG Beckhaus (2nd synchronization) |
Opening credits
Opening credits for the episodes of the 1950s / 1960s
Joey shouts his friend's name out loud into the prairie . The horse, which is listening for miles away, hears this call and gallops over mountains and valleys and hill and dale to his human friend. He now pats the black stallion's neck and says: “ Well, Fury, how about a little ride, do you feel like it? "Whereupon Fury (to Joey better ascend can) to" kneel ", joyful neighing and both ride off.
New opening credits
Fast-paced scenes from the first episode underlaid with exciting music.
Trivia
The former German rock band Fury in the Slaughterhouse (in German: Aufruhr im Schlachthof ) based its name on the stallion of the popular television series, which, after protests, was later denied by some band members in interviews, with many fans using the somewhat cumbersome band name colloquially simply reduced to Fury.
literature
- Albert G. Miller: Fury. Loewe Verlag, Bindlach 1994, ISBN 3-7855-2709-8 .
swell
- ↑ Ralph Päckers & Fury: Shit Rock 'n' Roll - Fury in the Slaughterhouse. Trignon GmbH, 1997
Web links
- Fury in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- TV nostalgia: Fury