Mercy (TV series)

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Television series
German title Mercy
Original title Mercy
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2009-2010
Production
company		 Universal Media Studios ,
Berman Braun
length 45 minutes
Episodes 22 in 1 season
genre Drama ,
Doctors / Hospital Series
Theme music Better Get Right - Devin Moore
idea Liz Heldens
production Gail Berman ,
Liz Heldens,
Aaron Harberts,
Lloyd Braun,
Gretchen J. Berg
music Lisa Coleman
Wendy Melvoin
First broadcast September 23, 2009 (USA) on NBC
German-language
first broadcast		 August 22, 2011 on ORF eins
occupation
synchronization

Mercy is an American television series produced by Universal Media Studios for the US broadcaster NBC . The series is about the lives of three nurses. In the US, the series opened on September 23, 2009 on NBC.

action

Mercy is a drama ensemble set in the fictional Mercy Hospital in Jersey City , New Jersey . The series revolves around the lives of three nurses, Veronica Flanagan Callahan, Sonia Jimenez and Chloe Payne. Veronica is a nurse who has just returned from her assignment in Iraq , while Chloe is just starting her job as a nurse.

production

Much of the interior filming was done in the disused Barnert Hospital in Paterson . For the exterior shots of Mercy Hospital, 4th Street, between Newark Ave. and Colgate St. in New Jersey . It's the back of a public school. The exterior of Lucky 7's Bar was filmed on the corner of 2nd Street and Coles Street in Jersey City, while the interior of the bar was filmed in the Park Tavern on Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City. The exterior shots of the Red Fox Saloon were shot at the Monaghan House in south Amboy, New Jersey and the interior shots at Ted's Bar in Sayreville, New Jersey.

Mercy was originally planned as a midseason series, but it started in the fall after the premiere of Parenthood was postponed to 2010 due to production problems. The series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 8 a.m. in the fall of 2009 and from April 2010 at 9 a.m.

On October 23, 2009, Mercy received a full season of 22 episodes, and on May 14, 2010 NBC announced that Mercy has been discontinued and that there will be no second season.

Cast and dubbing

Michelle Trachtenberg played the role of Chloe Payne

The German dubbing was created by the dubbing company Arena Synchron GmbH in Berlin after the dialogue direction by Ralph Beckmann .

Main cast

Role name actor Voice actor
Veronica Agnes Flanagan Callahan Taylor Schilling Katrin Fröhlich
Chloe Payne Michelle Trachtenberg Ilona Otto
Sonia Jimenez Jaime Lee Kirchner Natascha Geisler
Dr. Chris Sands James Tupper Viktor Neumann
Mike Callahan Diego Klattenhoff Alexander Doering
Ángel García Guillermo Díaz Tommy Morgenstern
Dr. Dan Harris James LeGros Axel Malzacher

Supporting cast

Role name actor Voice actor
Dr. Alfred Parks Delroy Lindo Engelbert von Nordhausen
Paul Kempton David Call Karlo Hackenberger
Jeannie Flanagan Kate Mulgrew Gertie Honeck
Jim Flanagan Peter Gerety Andreas Mannkopff
Ryan Flanagan Michael Chernus Michael Iwannek
Nick Valentino Charlie Semine Jaron Lowenberg
Dr. Gillian Jelani KK Moggie Anna Carlsson
Helen Klowden Margo Martindale Regina Lemnitz
Simone Sands Jill Flint Kristina von Weltzien
Dr. Joe Briggs James Van Der Beek Gerrit Schmidt-Foss

Charisma

In the United States, the series was broadcast from September 23, 2009 to May 12, 2010. The series saw an average of 6.33 million people, making it 76th among the most successful series of the season. The German-language first broadcast of the series could be seen from August 22, 2011 on later Monday evening on ORF eins . In Switzerland, the series was initially broadcast on SF two on Monday evening at prime time from October 31, 2011 , but was postponed to the night program after five episodes due to a lack of viewer interest.

In addition to the USA, the series was also broadcast in Australia , Brazil , Belgium , France , Italy , Canada , the Netherlands , Poland and Portugal .

Episode list

No. German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (A)
1 New life and old love Can We Get That Drink Now? 23 Sep 2009 22 Aug 2011
2 Sad farewell I believe you Conrad Sep 30 2009 29 Aug 2011
3 rabies Hope you're good, smiley face Oct 7, 2009 5th Sep 2011
4th Pain of rejection Pulling the goalie Oct 17, 2009 Sep 12 2011
5 Sleepwalker You Lost Me With The Cinder Block Oct 21, 2009 19 Sep 2011
6th Love can't be difficult The Last Thing I Said Was Nov 4, 2009 26 Sep 2011
7th Goodbye to the prom queen Destiny, Meet My Daughter, Veronica Nov 11, 2009 Oct 3, 2011
8th Catfight I'm not that kind of girl Nov 18, 2009 Oct 10, 2011
9 Just live Some of Us Have Been to the Desert Dec 9, 2009 Oct 17, 2011
10 What to do with the pig I Saw This Pig and I Thought of You Jan. 6, 2010 Oct 24, 2011
11 Stroke of fate We're all adults Jan. 13, 2010 Oct 31, 2011
12 The strong Bill Wake up, Bill Jan. 20, 2010 Nov 7, 2011
13 Play for love Can We Talk About the Gigantic Elephant in the Ambulance? Feb 3, 2010 Nov 14, 2011
14th Happy Valentine's Day I have a date Feb 10, 2010 Nov 21, 2011
15th The illusion of normal life I Did Kill You, Didn't I? 3rd Mar 2010 Nov 28, 2011
16 Home call I'm fine 10 Mar 2010 Dec 5, 2011
17th The flower and its gardener There is No Room For You on My Ass 17th Mar 2010 Dec 12, 2011
18th wish and reality Of Course I'm Not 24 Mar 2010 Dec. 19, 2011
19th Motherly love There is no superwoman Apr 21, 2010 Jan. 2, 2012
20th Heavy guys We All Saw This Coming Apr 28, 2010 Jan. 9, 2012
21st Crime and Punishment Too Much Attitude and Not Enough Underwear May 5, 2010 Jan. 16, 2012
22nd Buried That Crazy Bitch was Right May 12, 2010 Jan. 23, 2012

DVD release

The entire first season was released in the US on August 3, 2010 and in Australia on September 29, 2010.

criticism

The series has a metascore of 41/100 at Metacritic based on 17 reviews. On TV.com the series has a rating of 7.8 / 10 based on 431 votes and at IMDb.com the series has a rating of 6.7 / 10 based on 889 votes. Tiffany Connors of the New York Post gave Mercy a "B +" rating. Many reviews describe Mercy as a poor copy of Showtime's Nurse Jackie .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The Tipsheet: 'Mercy' Brings Jersey City to the Small Screen, AhoraJC, Biking the Studio Tour and More . The Jersey City Independent . September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on October 18, 2009. 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 November 18, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jerseycityindependent.com
  2. ^ Brian Gallagher: EXCLUSIVE: Guillermo Diaz Takes Us Into the World of Weeds . MovieWeb . June 11, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  3. ↑ Brian Stelter: Citing Star's Condition, NBC Delays 'Parenthood' . New York Times . July 10, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ Ken Tucker: Rating NBC's new fall shows: 'Parenthood,' a 'Trauma,' a 'Community,' '100 Questions,' and oh 'Mercy'! . Entertainment Weekly . May 4, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  5. ↑ Michael Ausiello: This just in: NBC picks up 'Community,' 'Parks and Recreation,' and 'Mercy' for full seasons . Entertainment Weekly . October 23, 2009. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. 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 November 18, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ausiellofiles.ew.com
  6. ↑ Michael Ausiello: Breaking: NBC cancels 'Mercy,' 'Trauma' . Entertainment Weekly . May 14, 2010. Archived from the original on May 16, 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 November 18, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ausiellofiles.ew.com
  7. ↑ a b c Mercy. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on January 27, 2012 .
  8. ^ Bill Gorman: Final 2009-10 Broadcast Primetime Show Average Viewership . TV By the Numbers . June 16, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  9. ↑ Mercy: broadcast dates of the TV series on ORF eins . Fernsehserien.de . Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  10. ^ "Mercy": broadcast in the night program . SFtwo.sf . Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  11. ↑ Mercy: broadcast dates of the TV series on SF two . Fernsehserien.de . Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  12. ↑ David Knox: Returning: Mercy . TV Tonight . February 5, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  13. ^ LIV o novo canal de entretenimento da Discovery . March 24, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  14. ^ Mercy débarque le 6 mai sur la RTBF . SeriesLive . April 14, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  15. ↑ M6 s'offre "Mercy"! . Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  16. ^ Ziekenhuisseries Mercy en Trauma nieuw bij RTL 5 . November 25, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  17. ↑ David Lambert: Mercy - Box Art Arrives for the Just-Renamed 'Complete Series' DVDs . TV shows on DVD . May 20, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  18. ^ Mercy - The Complete Series . Ezy DVD . Archived from the original on November 12, 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 November 18, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ezydvd.com.au
  19. ↑ Mercy: Season 1 . Metacritic . Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  20. ^ Mercy Show Reviews . TV.com . Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  21. ↑ User ratings for "Mercy (2009)" . Internet Movie Database . Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  22. ^ Tiffany Connors: New York Post Fall Season Report Card . New York Post . October 18, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  23. ^ Matthew Gilbert: Nurses need to inject some originality into 'Mercy' . The Boston Globe . September 23, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved on November 18, 2010.
  24. ↑ Randee Dawn: Mercy - TV Review . The Hollywood Reporter . September 22, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved on November 18, 2010.
  25. ^ Robert Bianco: NBC programmers should show no 'Mercy' . September 23, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved on November 18, 2010.
  26. ^ Ro Owen: 'Mercy' needs a transfusion, STAT . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 23, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved on November 18, 2010.

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