Sanctuary - guardian of creatures
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Sanctuary - guardian of creatures |
| Original title | Sanctuary |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2007 (web) 2008–2011 (series) |
| length | 15 or 42 minutes |
| Episodes | 8 web episodes and 59 television episodes in 4 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | Fantasy , mystery , sci-fi , horror |
| idea | Damian Kindler |
| music |
Andrew Lockington , Ian Browne |
| First broadcast | October 3, 2008 (USA) on Syfy |
| German-language first broadcast |
November 9, 2009 on SciFi |
| occupation | |
Sanctuary - Guardian of the Creatures (Original title: Sanctuary ) is a Canadian science fiction / mystery television series that was broadcast from October 2008 to December 2011 on Syfy . The series was originally produced as a web series by producer and writer Damian Kindler, who was previously known for his work on the television series Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis . Triggered by the success of the web series, Syfy commissioned the production of a regular television series .
The German-language first broadcast takes place on the German Syfy channel. ProSiebenSat.1 Media and ATV have secured the broadcasting rights to the series for the German-speaking free TV space .
content
One follows the adventures of Dr. Helen Magnus, her protégé Dr. Will Zimmerman and her daughter Ashley Magnus. They track down unusual creatures, such as monsters, witches, werewolves and mutants, to either kill them, capture them, and study them, or to protect them from the dangers of the world - or the world from them. In the course of the series, the story of the “five chosen ones” is told, to whom Magnus injected a serum obtained from “original blood ” - which came from an extinct vampire race - and who were thereby given special abilities; these were Helen Magnus, John Druitt, Nikola Tesla, James Watson and Nigel Griffin.
characters
- Doctor Helen Magnus is a doctor and scientist dedicated to protecting the abnormalities. She founded the Sanctuary as a sanctuary for all abnormalities to protect and explore. She is 157 years old and is one of the “five chosen ones” who injected the “original blood”.
- Doctor Will Zimmermann is a brilliant forensic psychiatrist who was recruited to the Sanctuary by Doctor Magnus.
- Henry Foss is a weapons specialist and computer scientist. He is a werewolf-like abnormal and fights it for a while, but eventually learns to accept it and even finds it useful at times.
- John Druitt - one of the "five chosen ones", used to be with Doctor Magnus. He's a teleporter . After he and the other four of the “five chosen ones” had injected the “original blood”, his character changed. It made him an emotionless killer. While this has been addressed, Druitt is still fighting his evil self. In the first 3 seasons he is blamed for the murders of Jack the Ripper , but in season 4 he is exonerated.
- Kate Freelander worked for "The Connection". After she was chased by this, she switched sides to the Sanctuary.
- The big guy (sometimes also Bigfoot) is a former patient of Doctor Magnus, whose life she saved. Since then he's been the butler , chauffeur , bodyguard and girl for everything in the Sanctuary. He is an intelligent, Neanderthal- like abnormal anomaly.
- Ashley Magnus is Doctor Magnus' daughter with John Druitt. She is a talented monster hunter and often does not understand why her mother wants to protect all beings. At the beginning of the second season she dies after the "connection" manipulated her and used her against the Sanctuary.
- Nikola Tesla - one of the "five chosen ones" who became a vampire after taking in the "original blood". Tesla is extremely intelligent and charismatic and keeps making plans for the return of the vampires.
- James Watson - one of the “five chosen ones”, whose mental abilities were enhanced after the injection of the “blood of origin”. He is a brilliant inventor, "Profiler" and is also compared with the fictional character Sherlock Holmes , for whom he is considered a role model. Watson dies during the course of the first season because the suit that keeps him alive fails.
- Nigel Griffin - one of the "five chosen ones", who received the ability to make himself invisible after taking in the "original blood". His gift was given to his daughter Anna after his death and to his granddaughter Clara Griffin after her death, who is killed in the course of the second season.
occupation
The series was synchronized at Studio Hamburg Synchron based on dialogue books and directed by Astrid Kollex .
main characters
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Magnus | Amanda Tapping | Christin Marquitan |
| Will Zimmerman | Robin Dunne | Christian Stark |
| Ashley Magnus | Emilie Ullerup | Celine Fontanges |
| John Druitt / Bigfoot | Christopher Heyerdahl | |
| Henry Foss | Ryan Robbins | Oliver Boettcher |
| Kate Freelander | Agam Darshi | Simona Pahl |
Minor characters
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| James Watson | Peter Wingfield |
Stephan Schwartz (1st voice)
Wolfgang Wagner (2nd voice) |
| Nikola Tesla | Jonathon Young | |
| Declan MacRae | Robert Lawrenson | |
| Gregory Magnus | Jim Byrnes | |
| Abby Corrigan | Pascale Hutton | |
| Meg | Kandyse McClure |
production
Web series
Sanctuary is the first professionally produced series to be primarily produced for distribution over the Internet.
Inventor and producer is Damian Kindler , executive producer and director is Martin Wood , executive producer and leading actress is Amanda Tapping .
On the series website, the first eight “Webisodes” could be downloaded individually for prices starting at 1.99 USD, or in “bundles” of four episodes starting at 6.99 USD. The also available HD versions were priced at $ 2.49 and $ 8.75, respectively. Microsoft's Windows Media Video and Apple's QuickTime format were available as video formats . However, broadcasting on television and publication on conventional media such as DVDs was never ruled out by the producers.
There are currently eight web episodes, each lasting around 15 minutes, which together result in two one-hour story arcs. However, the eighth web episode ends with a cliffhanger rather openly. A number of well-known faces from Stargate Atlantis also appear in guest roles in the web episodes. The first five web episodes of Sanctuary can be viewed for free on syfy.de, the homepage of the German pay TV broadcaster Syfy (Germany) .
Full episodes
On February 1, 2008, the US TV station Syfy announced that it had commissioned a thirteen episode first season. Filming was scheduled to start in March 2008. The pilot film and the first regular episode are a compilation of the plot of the web episodes, in which some scenes have been re-shot and some newly added. You can also find some scenes from the webisodes in later episodes. Syfy ordered a third season with 20 episodes on December 12, 2009. On January 18, 2011, Syfy extended the series by a fourth season, which consists of 13 episodes.
In May 2012, Syfy announced the discontinuation of the series.
music
The title topic and the music of the webisodes as well as the music of the first TV season are from Ian Browne. The title theme for the TV series comes from Joel Goldsmith and is called “Symphonie pour un monde étrange” (“Symphony for a strange world”). The music from the second season comes from Andrew Lockington.
Charisma
United States
In the US, Syfy began broadcasting the thirteen episodes of the first season on October 3, 2008. A second season was broadcast from October 9, 2009 in the United States. The first ten episodes of the third season aired from October 15 to December 17, 2010, while the remaining ten aired between April 15 and June 20, 2011.
The fourth season was ordered and shown from October 7th to December 30th, 2011.
Germany
Between November 9th and 30th, 2009 SciFi aired the first season of the series daily at 8:15 pm. The second season was shown as a German-language premiere on Syfy between August 9 and 30, 2010 . The station broadcast the third season from August 25, 2011. The fourth season has been broadcast in double episodes on Sky since August 2, 2012.
On free TV , ProSieben showed the first season of the series from November 24, 2012 and the second from April 6, 2013. From September 9, 2013, the third season began to be broadcast on the recently restarted ProSieben MAXX channel .
Austria
Between January 2 and April 10, 2010, ATV broadcast the first season every Saturday at 2:45 p.m.
DVD release
The first season was released on DVD in the US on September 15, 2009; on it are also the eight web episodes. In Germany, the first season was released on August 4, 2010. The second season was released on June 15, 2010 in the USA and on March 4, 2011 in Germany on DVD. The third season was released in Germany on November 11, 2011 in two halves on DVD. The fourth season was released in Germany on September 7, 2012 on DVD.
particularities
It is the first production that was shot exclusively on RED ONE . This camera records with more than twice the HDTV resolution, hard drives and hard drives serve as media. Most of the shots for the series were filmed with the actors in front of a green screen , and the background scenes created on the computer were added afterwards.
Web links
- Sanctuary - Guardian of the creatures in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Official website of Syfy.com
- Official website of Syfy.de
- Sanctuary Wiki - A wiki about Sanctuary
Individual evidence
- ↑ German synchronous index | Series | Sanctuary - guardian of creatures. Accessed December 31, 2018 .
- ^ Bill Gorman: 'Sanctuary' Renewed For A Fourth Season By Syfy . TV by the Numbers . January 18, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ↑ a b Philiana Ng: Syfy's 'Sanctuary' Will Not Return for Season 5 . In: The Hollywood Reporter . May 21, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ↑ Syfy is showing “Caprica” in October, “Sanctuary” on Fridays . Serial junkies. September 9, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ↑ Syfy Announces Spring Premiere Dates for 'Stargate: Universe' 'Sanctuary,' 'Marcel's Quantum Kitchen' and More . TV by the Numbers. February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ Robert Seidman: Syfy's Fall Programming Features Premiere of 'Paranormal Witness,' Return of 'Sanctuary' and 'Neverland' . TV by the Numbers . August 23, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ↑ Michael Brandes: "Sanctuary": Syfy shows the third season . Wishlist . June 18, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: "Sanctuary": Syfy shows the fourth season . serienjunkies.de . July 3, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Sanctuary Season 1 . Amazon.de. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ↑ Sanctuary Season 2 . Amazon.de. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ↑ Sanctuary - Season 3.1 (DVD). In: amazon.de. Amazon.de, accessed November 12, 2011 .
- ↑ Sanctuary - Season 3.2 (DVD). In: amazon.de. Amazon.de, accessed November 12, 2011 .
- ↑ Sanctuary - Guardian of Creatures (Season 4). In: amazon.de. Amazon.de, accessed August 2, 2012 .