The Incredible Hulk (TV Series)
| Television series | |
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| German title | The incredible Hulk |
| Original title | The Incredible Hulk |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1978-1982 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 82 in 5 seasons |
| genre | Action , science fiction |
| idea | Kenneth Johnson |
| music | Joseph Harnell |
| First broadcast | March 10, 1978 (first pilot from 1977) on CBS |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 5, 1987 on RTLplus |
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The Incredible Hulk (original title: The Incredible Hulk ) is an American science fiction series that was filmed from 1978 to 1982 with Bill Bixby (as Dr. David Banner) and Lou Ferrigno (as the Hulk) in the lead roles. The series is based on the Marvel Comics " The Incredible Hulk " by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and was also filmed as an animated series. Six years after the series ended, three more Hulk television films were made with Ferrigno and Bixby in the lead roles. A recurring element of the series was the ripping of Banner's shirt during the transformation into the Hulk.
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The scientist Dr. David Banner becomes radioactive with an overdose of gamma rays during an experiment in a laboratory . Since then, Banner has been transformed into a monster with incredible powers in stressful situations: the Hulk . The being has green skin, green hair, white eyes and cannot speak. After his transformation, however, the scientist can no longer remember anything that he did as a mutated monster. Dr. Declared dead after the explosion of his research laboratory, Banner travels the United States in search of a cure, but has nowhere to stay because of his regular transformations into the Hulk. He is also being followed by sensational reporter Jack McGee. Nevertheless, despite or precisely because of his transformations, he is able to help people in need whom he meets on his journey.
Differences to the comic template
In contrast to the original comic, Dr. Banner here is not Bruce, but David, and does not become the Hulk through an accident, but through a failed self-experiment, who is nowhere near as superhumanly tall and strong as in the comics. To make the series a little more realistic (many comic book heroes have names with alliteration ), Kenneth Johnson changed the name to David, his son's name. However, David's middle name is Bruce. This is shown at the end of the pilot episode when the tombstone with David Bruce Banner is shown at the funeral. Johnson said in an interview, which can be seen on the DVD for the second season, he also wanted to change the color of the Hulk from green to red. He justified this by saying that the color of anger is red, and that red, unlike green, is a human color. However, Stan Lee refused, as the Hulk's green color was its iconic trademark.
Intro
"Dr. David Banner, doctor and scientist, is looking for a way to activate the hidden forces that dwell in every person. If you try yourself, a breakdown occurs. An overdose of lethal radiation changes his body chemistry. The result is: When David Banner becomes angry becomes or loses temper, a terrifying metamorphosis takes place. The being that develops superhuman powers in anger is being pursued by a sensational reporter. [David Banner: Mr. McGee, don't make me angry. I could get very angry if you make me angry.] The entity is wanted for a murder it did not commit. David Banner disappears and is pronounced dead, and he must make the world believe he is dead - until he finds a way to do that to bring uncanny powers that dwell in it under control. "
Movies
Directed by leading actor Bill Bixby, three films were made after the end of the series that told the story of the Hulk: The Return of the Eerie Hulk (1988), The Eerie Hulk in Court (1989) and The Death of the Eerie Hulk in 1990.
In 2003 the material was remade by director Ang Lee under the title Hulk . Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno has a cameo appearance in the film together with Hulk inventor Stan Lee .
Another film was made in 2008, The Incredible Hulk , this time with Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, also with cameo appearances from Lou Ferrigno (security guard) and Stan Lee (lemonade drinking person). Billy Bixby, who died at the time, can also be seen briefly at the beginning (on TV while Bruce switches over banners)
In the superhero compilation Marvel's The Avengers , published in 2012, Hulk and Bruce Banner are played by Mark Ruffalo .
Web links
- The Incredible Hulk in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The incredible Hulk at Fernsehserien.de
- The Incredible Hulk in the online movie database
- The unbelievable Hulk in the German dubbing record
- Timon Karl Kaleyta: Green with anger . In: Spiegel Online , May 11, 2014