Ghostbusters John Sinclair (TV series)
| Television series | |
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| Original title | Ghostbusters John Sinclair |
| original language | German |
| year | 1999 |
| Production company |
Endemol |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 9 in 1 season |
| genre | horror |
| Director | Daniel Anderson (4 episodes), Robert Sigl (3 episodes), John van de Rest , Bernd Fiedler (cameraman) (1 episode each) |
| script | Josine van Dalsum , Felix Meyer |
| music | Karel Svoboda |
| First broadcast | from January 6, 2000 on RTL |
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Ghost hunter John Sinclair is a German horror - television series and is based on the same Heftroman series of the author Jason Dark .
backgrounds
The series was shot in 1998 in the Barrandov film studios in Prague and the surrounding area. Endemol produced the series on behalf of RTL . According to the main actor Kai Maertens , there were disputes between RTL and Endemol after completion. RTL was dissatisfied with the quality and did not initially want to broadcast the series. After threatening not to get the rights to Big Brother (TV show) , RTL gave in and broadcast the series within a week without any major application. According to Maertens, the series' pilot film had over 3 million viewers and a market share of around 16%.
The broadcast started on January 6, 2000 and was canceled after the eighth episode Die Rattenkönigin by RTL. In 2009 the series was released on DVD . In 2011, all nine episodes ran on RTL Crime .
The four episodes: The Rat Queen, Death Carousel, Angels Tomb and Witches Club were directed by Daniel Anderson . In three episodes: The Grim Reaper as a wedding guest, Call from the afterlife, The Horror Cabinet was directed by Robert Sigl . The pilot was directed by John van de Rest and the episode Der Gerechte Bernd Fiedler (cameraman) .
Episode list
I kill every Sinclair (pilot - 90 min)
John pursues the demon Duncan , who ravages his parents' grave and tries to kill everyone at a Sinclairs family reunion.
First broadcast: January 6, 2000
The cabinet of horrors
John fights a demon that turns children into murderers.
First broadcast: January 13, 2000
The witch club
A witch turns men into murderers and wants to kill the last descendants of a family of magicians.
First broadcast: January 20, 2000
Call from beyond
The Black Baptist tries to seize Sheila Conollys and her newborn son.
First broadcast: January 27, 2000
The Grim Reaper as a wedding guest
The Black Death wants to use the wedding of a friend of John for his own purposes.
First broadcast: February 3, 2000
Angel grave
A fallen angel pursues a reckless boy and kills his guardian angel.
First broadcast: February 10, 2000
Death carousel
Shandra takes revenge on his village by turning a resident into a vampire and trying to kill the mayor.
First broadcast: February 17, 2000
The rat queen
John meets a woman who rules rats and uses them for revenge.
First broadcast: February 24, 2000
The fair
Raniel kills several inmates of a prison and wants to become an angel. Horst Buchholz and Ralf Richter have guest roles in this episode .
The first broadcast on RTL broke off after the 8th episode. This episode went unaired and was released on DVD in 2009. It was first broadcast on RTL Crime on June 7, 2011.
Reviews
Similar to the movie Ghostbusters John Sinclair: The Demon Wedding , fans criticized the changes to the series of novels. In addition, the scripts, the special effects and the performances of the actors were sometimes very criticized.
“Wooden dialogues, amateur effects and images similar to the comic template could make“ Sinclair ”a trashy cult for boozy ghost parties. Laughing horror hour with a high trash factor "
meaning
The series is the second television adaptation of the novel series Geisterjäger John Sinclair and the only German television horror series. The three main actors had their first leading roles in the series.
Web links
- Ghost hunter John Sinclair in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ [1] List of references on the Barrandov film studios website
- ^ [2] Bar-Talk Last round with Kai Maertens
- ^ Ghostbusters John Sinclair . Article on www.fernsehserien.de.
- ↑ Article on sf-fan.de
- ^ Website of TV feature film