Gravity (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Gravity |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Production company |
Kill That B ** ch Productions |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 10 ( list ) |
| genre |
Drama comedy |
| production | Jill Franklyn Eric Schaeffer Dan Pasternack Daniel Hank |
| music | Matthew Puckett |
| camera | Marc Blandori |
| cut | Anton Salaks sa Bromwell |
| First broadcast | April 23, 2010 (USA) on Starz |
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Gravity is an American comedy and drama series, which was produced in 2010 in the USA by Kill That B ** ch Productions for the station Starz . The premiere took place on April 23, 2010 on Starz. On June 30, 2010, Starz announced that it would not produce another season.
action
The television series is about the sometimes comical, sometimes tragic deeds of a group. This group belongs to an outpatient program of suicide survivors. Production began in New York City in October 2009.
Production and broadcast
United States
Franklyn created the series during the 2007-2008 writers' strike . In 2008 they brought this idea to Eric Schaeffer and together they worked on selling the series to Starz. Working titles for the series were Suicide for Dummies and Failure to Fly .
The series was first broadcast from April 23 to June 25, 2010 on the US cable station Starz .
On June 30, 2010, Starz announced that it would not produce another season.
Germany, Austria and Switzerland
The television series has not yet been broadcast in German for the first time.
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D / A / CH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Suicide dummies | 23 Apr 2010 | - |
| 2 | - | Namaste MF | Apr 30, 2010 | - |
| 3 | - | One Cold Swim Away | May 7, 2010 | - |
| 4th | - | Old People Creep Me Out | May 14, 2010 | - |
| 5 | - | Love At First Suicide | May 21, 2010 | - |
| 6th | - | Dogg Day Afternoon | May 28, 2010 | - |
| 7th | - | Let It Mellow | June 4th 2010 | - |
| 8th | - | Damn Skippy | June 11, 2010 | - |
| 9 | - | Calemnity | June 18, 2010 | - |
| 10 | - | Are We All Just Dead? | June 25, 2010 | - |
reception
David Hinckley of the York New daily newspaper Daily News assessed the series quite positive. He describes it as "very dark, very strange" and it is difficult to switch off. In addition to the, according to him, brilliant sitcom premise of a suicide self-help group, Hinckley praises the fact that the series resists the temptation to portray its characters too cartoon-like. For him, the characters' black humor feels natural and not like skirmishes written for sitcoms.
Mike Hale in the New York Times is more critical of the series. He compares Gravity to two other series about death with comedy elements: Six Feet Under and Dead Like Me , although according to him Gravity tries to make more jokes than the other two series. He criticizes the fact that instead of really funny elements - which could be perceived as bad taste - the makers prefer to use humor to wrinkle eyebrows and simple irony. For Hale, the characters appear condescending and also suffer from the fact that their backgrounds and motifs in the serious scenes sometimes seem fake. In the first four episodes, the characters are just simple stick figures that the authors would give neuroses of their choice.
"It might be possible to make a good show in which a suicide support group served as the framework for an offbeat relationship comedy, but for now" Gravity "is like that Mercedes, flying through the air and losing altitude fast."
“It may be possible to do a good series where a suicide support group serves as the setting for an unconventional relationship comedy. But so far Gravity has been like the Mercedes that flies through the air and quickly loses altitude. "
For Frazier Moore, television columnist for the Associated Press , the series is funnier than its description might suggest. He describes them as at times terribly twisted and sometimes very sad ("cringingly twisted at times and occasionally very sad"). And Hollywood Reporter's Barry Garron also rates the series positively. For him, the series combines fascinating characters, a solid cast and strong guest appearances with an open-minded approach to a taboo topic in television.
Web links
- Gravity in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Gravity at fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Nellie Andreeva: Starz To End Both 'Party Down' & 'Gravity' . In: deadline.com . June 30, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ↑ a b Krysten Ritter, Ivan Sergei, Ving Rhames and Rachel Hunter Join Cast of Starz New Original Dramedy Series, "Gravity" Set To Debut In Early Spring 2010, Only on Starz . October 14, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ↑ Frazier Moore: A dramedy about suicide and people who fail at it . Victoria Advocate. April 21, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ↑ Starz Orders Ten Episodes Of Failure To Fly . The TV Remote. July 29, 2009. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ↑ Gravity: Season 1 . In: Zap2it.com . Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ↑ David Hinckley: Sitcom 'Gravity', starring Ving Rhames, Krysten Ritter, centers on attempted suicide support group. Daily News , April 21, 2010, accessed July 6, 2013 .
- ^ A b Mike Hale: Suicide Support Group as a Scene for Singles. The New York Times , April 22, 2010, accessed July 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Frazier Moore: A dramedy about suicide and people who fail at it. Associated Press , April 21, 2010, accessed July 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Barry Garron: Suicide not such a heavy subject on "Gravity". The Hollywood Reporter via Reuters , April 21, 2010, accessed July 6, 2013 .
