Revenge according to plan

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Television series
German title Revenge according to plan
Original title Vengeance Unlimited
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1998-1999
length 60 minutes
Episodes 16 in 1 season ( list )
genre Crime series , drama
idea John McNamara ,
David Simkins
production John McNamara
music Mark Morgan
First broadcast September 29, 1998 (USA) on ABC
German-language
first broadcast		 November 2, 1999 on ProSieben
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Revenge According to the Plan is an American crime series that was produced in a 16-episode season and aired on ABC from September 1998 to February 1999 . The TV series starred Michael Madsen , who played Mr. Chapel, a mysterious and pragmatic character who gave people justice that they couldn't get in court. The plot is based on a similar concept to the television series The Equalizer - The Guardian Angel of New York . The television series was originally broadcast in the United States on Thursday evenings in competition with the high-audience sitcoms by NBC , Friends and Jesse . The German first broadcast took place on November 2, 1999 on ProSieben . The series was later repeated on Tele 5 .

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When Mr. Chapel takes a case, his claim is easy. Either you pay him $ 1 million or you promise to do him a favor at some point in the future; only then will the debt be paid. In doing so, Mr. Chapel determines the type, time and place of the favor. A running gag when settling the debt of one of Mr. Chapel's previous customers is that Mr. Chapel then says, "We are even. I'm gone from your life forever." And the customer replies, "Thank God!".

In the pilot it becomes clear that Mr. Chapel must have been doing this for a long time because he asked several favors to help his client.

Chapel makes few promises. When he does this, he fulfills it. On one occasion, he handcuffed a man in a car approached by a garbage truck; When the man gives up, Chapel dives into the car from above to open the handcuffs and at the last moment pulls the man to safety.

Episode list

No. German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
1 A trap for the killer Cruel and Unusual 29 Sep 1998 Nov 2, 1999
2 The price of fame Victim Of Circumstances Oct 1, 1998 Nov 9, 1999
3 Fatal friendship Eden Oct 8, 1998 Nov 16, 1999
4th To the bitter end Bitter end Oct 15, 1998 Nov 23, 1999
5 The only witness Justice Oct 22, 1998 Nov 30, 1999
6th In the name of the law ambition Oct 29, 1998 Dec 7, 1999
7th Lust for power Security Dec 10, 1998 Dec 14, 1999
8th Hunter and hunted Dishonorable discharge Dec 17, 1998 Dec 21, 1999
9 Late justice Noir Dec 24, 1998 Jan. 4, 2000
10 The black widow vendetta Jan. 7, 1999 Jan. 11, 2000
11 Fateful affair Confidence Jan. 14, 1999 Jan. 18, 2000
12 Unscrupulous business Judgment Jan. 21, 1999 Jan 25, 2000
13 Right instead of justice clique Jan 28, 1999 Feb. 1, 2000
14th A murder among friends Critical Feb. 4, 1999 Feb 8, 2000
15th The Edge of Reason Legalize Feb 11, 1999 Feb 15, 2000
16 The invisible death Friends Feb 25, 1999 Feb 22, 2000

Audience ratings and dismissal

The television series was canceled by ABC because it only reached 109th place out of 156 television series with an average audience of 7.1 million viewers. The television series reached only fourth place in its time slot and was followed by the television series Friends (No. 2 with 23.5 million) and Jesse (No. 4 with 20.1 million) by NBC , Promised Land by CBS (No. 51 with 11.5 Millions) and In Action - The most spectacular police videos in the world by Fox (77th place with 9.6 million viewers) exceeded. However, it beat the UPN and The WB programs Thursday Night at the Movies (145th place with 2.5 million), The Wayans Bros. (134th place with 3.5 million) and The Hotelboy (129th place with 3.8 million viewers).

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present . Ballantine Books, 2003, ISBN 0-345-45542-8 , p. 1264.