Smash (TV series)

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Television series
German title smash
Original title smash
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2012-2013
Production
company		 DreamWorks Television ,
Universal Television
length 42 minutes
Episodes 32 in 2 seasons ( list )
genre Musical , drama
Theme music Marc Shaiman
idea Theresa Rebeck
production Jim Chory
camera M. David Mullen
First broadcast February 6, 2012 (USA) on NBC
German-language
first broadcast		 January 3, 2013 on RTL II
occupation
synchronization

Smash is an American musical - drama - television series by Theresa Rebeck . The series was produced between 2011 and 2012 by DreamWorks Television in collaboration with Universal Television for the US broadcaster NBC . It is about the plan to create a new Broadway musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe . It first aired in the US on February 6, 2012 on NBC. The German-language first broadcast was shown on RTL II from January 3, 2013 .

action

The series revolves around the creation of a musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe , which the songwriters Tom and Julia put together. However, the two have completely opposite ideas about the piece. Julia wanted to say goodbye to Broadway and adopt a child with her husband Frank, but then she got the opportunity to realize the musical. This leads to a crisis in Julia and Frank's marriage.

As soon as the songs are finished, a dispute between Karen and Ivy Lynn begins, because the two want to have the main roles. And then there is the persistent producer Eileen, who discovers the project and brings the brilliant director Derek on board, who upsets the others with his self-centered, sly and amoral behavior.

characters

Julia Houston
She is a successful Broadway writer who has won several awards. Together with her good friend Tom, she writes the musical about Marilyn. She is married to Frank, who is not enthusiastic about her work. When her childhood sweetheart Michael Swift reappears, she begins an affair with him. She has a son with Frank, Leo.
Derek Wills
He is the bad boy, director and choreographer of the musical who will stop at nothing to make the show a success. He has an on and off relationship with Ivy Lynn, though he also shows interest in Karen Cartwright and Rebecca Duvall. He doesn't get along with Tom, which makes working together difficult.
Karen Cartwright
She is an inexperienced Iowa beauty who is a serious contender for the lead role of Marilyn Monroe . However, she has to prevail against Ivy Lynn and in the end gets the lead role. She is hoping for the big breakthrough. She is in a relationship with Dev.
Tom Levitt
He is a composer and Julia's longtime songwriting partner. He and Derek Wills have a hostile relationship because something has happened between the two. Although it is not officially addressed, Tom is gay. He would love to star Ivy Lynn since the two are friends and have known each other for a long time. He would also like to make her fame.
Ivy Lynn
She is an experienced stage actress who only ever made it into the choir. She has been trying for years to get out of the background into the spotlight, but it keeps being thrown back. During the season she is in constant competition with Karen to get the lead, but has to admit defeat again.
Dev Sundaram
He is Karen's friend and the mayor's press officer. His duties for the mayor could destroy Karen's dream.
Frank Houston
He is Julia's husband and was a high school chemistry teacher. He sacrificed his job for his family. That's why he's not thrilled that Julia is writing another musical. When Michael also shows up, he believes that his marriage is over. He has a son with Julia, Leo.
Eileen Rand
She is the persistent and tenacious producer of the musical. She has to make sure that the budget doesn't skyrocket because her ex-husband has her money frozen. She has a passion for art, which is why she also produces Julias and Tom musicals.
Ellis Boyd
He is Tom's assistant and later Eileen's assistant. He has an unscrupulous determination as he tries to get credit for the musical to stand as a producer himself.

production

At the end of January 2011, NBC's managing director , Robert Greenblatt, appointed a serial pilot based on an idea by Steven Spielberg . Actually the pilot was developed for the pay-TV channel Showtime . It was also announced that the Grammy - and Tony -prämierten songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman will produce the music for the series. On May 12, 2012, the broadcaster ordered the series for spring 2012. In June 2011, Columbia Records secured the rights to the songs and signed the lead actress Katharine McPhee .

In March 2012, NBC announced the production of a second season of 17 episodes. Since the ratings fell even further during the second season and the series could not convince on Saturday either, NBC announced the discontinuation of the series in May 2013.

Casting

At the beginning of February 2011 the main role was given to Debra Messing . A few days later, Megan Hilty received another leading role. On February 15, 2011 it was announced that former American Idol participant Katharine McPhee would play a central role. Furthermore, it was Christian Borle and Jack Davenport cast in lead roles. On March 7, 2011, Deadline.com reported that Oscar winner Anjelica Huston had been signed to a lead role.

For the second season, Leslie Odom Jr. was promoted from supporting to leading actor. In June 2012, Jennifer Hudson was hired for a story arc. In addition, were Daniel Sunjata and Jesse L. Martin cast in supporting roles.

Restructuring after the first season

Due to decreasing audience ratings during the first season, the decision was made to make some changes in the second season. In April, for example, the post of showrunner was given to Josh Safran , who had previously been carried out by Theresa Rebeck . In addition, the main actors Raza Jaffrey , Jaime Cepero and Brian d'Arcy James and the supporting actor Will Chase had to leave the series. At the same time, three new leading roles were sought to enrich the series. So were Jeremy Jordan , Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez cast in the second season.

Cast and dubbing

The German dubbing of the first season was done in 2012 at the dubbing company Interopa Film in Berlin under the dialogue direction by Oliver Feld , who was also responsible for the dialogue book .

Main cast

role actor Main role
(episodes) 		Supporting role
(episodes) 		Voice actor
Julia Houston Debra Messing 1.01-2.17 Christine Stichler
Derek Wills Jack Davenport 1.01-2.17 Peter Flechtner
Karen Cartwright Katharine McPhee 1.01-2.17 Marie Bierstedt
Tom Levitt Christian Borle 1.01-2.17 Oliver Field
Ivy Lynn Megan Hilty 1.01-2.17 Antje von der Ahe
Eileen Rand Anjelica Huston 1.01-2.17 Marianne Gross
Dev Sundaram Raza Jaffrey 1.01-1.15 Karlo Hackenberger
Ellis Boyd Jaime Cepero 1.01-1.15 Nico Sablik
Frank Houston Brian d'Arcy James 1.02-1.15 1.01 Bernd Vollbrecht
Sam Strickland Leslie Odom Jr. 2.01-2.15 1.04-1.15 David Turba
Jimmy Collins Jeremy Jordan 2.01-2.17 Roland Wolf
Ana Vargas Krysta Rodriguez 2.01-2.15 Wicki Kalaitzi
Kyle Bishop Andy Mientus 2.01-2.14 Vanya Gerick

Supporting cast

role actor Supporting role
(episodes) 		Voice actor
Leo Houston Emory Cohen 1.01-2.12 Christian Pointer
Mrs. Cartwright Becky Ann Baker 1.01–1.03 Cornelia Meinhardt
Roger Cartwright Dylan Baker 1.01–1.03 Hans-Jürgen Dittberner
Jerry Rand Michael Cristofer 1.01-2.14 Reinhard Kuhnert
Michael Swift Will Chase 1.03-1.15 Tommy Morgenstern
Monica Swift Michelle Federer 1.03-1.08 Julia digit
Linda Ann Harada 1.04-2.11 Gabriele Schramm-Philipp
John Goodwin Neal Bledsoe 1.04-1.10 Sven Gerhardt
Bobby Wesley Taylor 1.04-2.17 Marius Clarén
Nick Fields Thorsten Kaye 1.06-2.05 Oliver Stritzel
Zach Hale Appleman 1.03, 1.06 Edwin Gellner (episode 3)
Daniel Montoya (episode 6)
Lyle West Nick Jonas 1.04, 1.15 Dirk Stollberg
Leigh Conroy Bernadette Peters 1.07, 1.15 Anita Lochner
Rebecca Duvall Uma Thurman 1.10-1.14 Petra Barthel
Veronica Moorel Jennifer Hudson 2.01-2.04 Dana Friedrich

Charisma

United States

The first season was shown between February 6 and May 14, 2012 on NBC behind an edition of the talent show The Voice . After initially very good ratings with over ten million viewers and a rating of 3.8 in the advertising-relevant target group , which they did after Once Upon a Time - Once Upon a Time ... and Touch, they made the third best start of a drama series in the 2011/2012 season In the course of the broadcast, viewers were repeatedly lost, so that only just under six million and a rating of 1.8 came out in the season finale. Despite this drop in ratings, a second season was ordered in March 2012 and began broadcasting on NBC on February 5, 2013. After the broadcast of the ninth episode of the second season, the broadcast of the remaining episodes has been postponed to Saturday. The one-hour series finale was shown on Sundays on May 26, 2013.

German-speaking area

For Germany , the RTL Group owns the broadcasting rights. The entire first season was broadcast on RTL II from January 3 to 6, 2013 . In some cases, the series was below 2.0% in the advertising-relevant target group, well below the station average.

In Austria, ORF Eins showed the first season from January 26th to May 11th, 2015. After a break of more than three years, the station has also been broadcasting the second season since June 11th, 2018.

International

Internationally, Smash is already being distributed in over 18 countries in North and South America , Europe , Southeast Asia and Australia . In addition to the United States, the series has also been broadcast in Canada , Latin America , Italy , Iceland , France , Israel , Portugal , Sweden , the Philippines , the United Kingdom and in some Asian countries such as India , South Korea and Malaysia since 2012 . Smash is broadcast on many different channels in the respective countries, for example it is shown in Latin America on the Universal Channel, in Southeast Asia on Diva Universal and in Canada on CTV . Otherwise, most of the broadcast can be seen on the country-specific free-to-air private channels.

Episode list

season 1

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
1 1 The new musical pilot Feb 6, 2012 Jan. 3, 2013 Michael Mayer Theresa Rebeck
2 2 The callback The callback Feb 13, 2012 Jan. 3, 2013 Michael Mayer Theresa Rebeck
3 3 Your appearance, Mr. Joe DiMaggio! Enter Mr. DiMaggio Feb 20, 2012 Jan. 3, 2013 Michael Mayer Theresa Rebeck
4th 4th The price of art The cost of art Feb. 27, 2012 Jan. 3, 2013 Michael Morris David Marshall Grant
5 5 Wild passion Let's be bad 5th Mar 2012 Jan. 4, 2013 Jamie Babbit Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky
6th 6th Side effects Chemistry March 12 2012 Jan. 4, 2013 Dan Attias Jacquelyn Reingold
7th 7th The workshop The workshop 19 Mar 2012 Jan. 4, 2013 Mimi leather Jason Grote
8th 8th The experiment The coup 26th Mar 2012 Jan. 4, 2013 Paris Barclay Theresa Rebeck
9 9 hell of Earth Hell on Earth Apr 2, 2012 Jan. 5, 2013 Paul McGuigan Scott Burkhardt
10 10 Understudy Understudy Apr 9, 2012 Jan. 5, 2013 Adam Bernstein Jerome Hairston
11 11 The filmstar The Movie Star April 16, 2012 Jan. 5, 2013 Tricia Brock Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky
12 12 Competition publicity 23 Apr 2012 Jan. 5, 2013 Michael Mayer Theresa Rebeck
13 13 jealousy Tech Apr 30, 2012 Jan. 6, 2013 Roxann Dawson Jason Grote & Lakshmi Sundaram
14th 14th Trial performances Previews May 7, 2012 Jan. 6, 2013 Robert Duncan McNeill David Marshall Grant
15th 15th The decision Bombshell May 14, 2012 Jan. 6, 2013 Michael Morris Theresa Rebeck

season 2

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (A) Director script
16 1 Broadway, we're coming On Broadway Feb 5, 2013 June 11, 2018 Michael Morris Joshua Saffron
17th 2 Hidden talents The fallout Feb 5, 2013 June 12, 2018 Craig Zisk Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky
18th 3 The dramaturge The dramaturge 19th Feb. 2013 June 13, 2018 Larry Shaw Bryan Goluboff
19th 4th The concert The song Feb. 26, 2013 June 14, 2018 Michael Morris Bathsheba Doran
20th 5 The reading sample The read-through 5th Mar 2013 June 15, 2018 David Petrarch Liz Tuccillo
21st 6th Wrong game The fringe March 12 2013 June 18, 2018 Dan Lerner Julia Brownell
22nd 7th Days of decision Musical chairs 19 Mar 2013 19th June 2018 Casey Nicholaw Becky fashion
23 8th New ways The Bells and Whistles 26th Mar 2013 20th June 2018 Craig Zisk Noelle Valdivia
24 9 Shadow of the past The Parents Apr 2, 2013 June 21, 2018 Tricia Brock Jordon Nardino
25th 10 Ivy's birthday The surprise party Apr 6, 2013 June 22, 2018 SJ Clarkson Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky
26th 11 The countdown is running The Dress Rehearsal Apr 13, 2013 - Mimi leather Julia Brownell
27 12 Eileen goes all out Opening night April 20, 2013 - Michael Morris Bathsheba Doran & Noelle Valdivia
28 13 decisions The Producers Apr. 27, 2013 - Tricia Brock Becky fashion
29 14th The shock The Phenomenon 4th May 2013 - Roxann Dawson Jordon Nardino & Joshua Safran
30th 15th Competitors The transfer May 11th, 2013 - Holly Dale Justin Brenneman & Julia Brownell
31 16 The nominations The Nominations May 26, 2013 - Michael Morris Bryan Goluboff
32 17th The Tonys The Tonys May 26, 2013 - Michael Morris Joshua Saffron

reception

“More serious than the competition, but still lively produced and equipped with singers who are blessed with both singing talent and charm, make the series pilot to Smash a worth seeing whole for series junkies with a preference for rags-to-riches to millionaire stories. There is still some room for improvement, but the start is already very promising. "

- Adam Arndt, serial junkies Smash - Review of the serial pilot

DVD publications

United States
  • The first season was released on January 8, 2013
  • The second season was released on August 6, 2013
Germany, Austria
  • The first season was released on March 28, 2013

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bernd Michael Krannich: NBC orders musical from Steven Spielberg . In: serial junkies . January 23, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Smash: NBC orders series from Steven Spielberg . In: serial junkies . May 12, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Columbia Records secures Katharine McPhee and Smash . In: serial junkies . June 11, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ James Hibberd: NBC renews 'Smash' for second season; showrunner to step down . In: Inside TV . March 22, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  5. ^ Nellie Andreeva: NBC Cancels 'Smash' After Two Seasons . In: Deadline.com . May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Smash: Debra Messing in Spielberg's musical pilot . In: serial junkies . February 8, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Broadway actress Megan Hilty in Spielberg musical . In: serial junkies . February 10, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  8. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Ex-American Idol participant McPhee in series pilot "Smash" . In: serial junkies . February 15, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  9. ↑ Hanna Huge: Anjelica Huston in Spielberg series Smash . In: serial junkies . March 7, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  10. ^ A b Rainer Idesheim: Smash: Leslie Odom Jr. promoted, Krysta Rodriguez newly signed . In: serial junkies . July 9, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  11. ↑ Jennifer Hudson strengthens the second "Smash" season , accessed from wunschliste.de on June 24, 2012
  12. ↑ Thordes Herbst: Smash: Daniel Sunjata comes as Love Interest in season 2 . In: serial junkies . August 10, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  13. ↑ Rainer Idesheim: Smash: Bernadette Peters returns, Jesse L. Martin committed . In: serial junkies . September 26, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  14. ↑ Rainer Idesheim: Gossip Girl: Josh Safran becomes a showrunner at Smash . In: serial junkies . April 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  15. ↑ Rainer Idesheim: Smash: Four actors have to go . In: serial junkies . May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  16. ↑ Thordes Herbst: Smash: Three new characters are supposed to spice up the 2nd season . In: serial junkies . May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  17. ↑ Thordes Herbst: Smash: Jeremy Jordan secures lead role in season 2 . In: serial junkies . June 16, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  18. ↑ Rainer Idesheim: Smash: Andy Mientus comes as the main actor in season 2 . In: serial junkies . July 5, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  19. ↑ a b c Smash. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on December 8, 2012 .
  20. ↑ Lesley Goldberg: NBC Slots 'Community' for February Return, Sets Midseason Schedule . In: The Hollywood Reporter . October 30, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  21. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: NBC Announces 'Smash' Saturday Burn-Off, Shuffles 'Go On' and 'The New Normal' Finales & Moves 'Ready for Love' Into Post-Voice Tuesday Slot . In: TV by the Numbers . March 13, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  22. ↑ Michael Slezak: Smash Series Finale Moved to Sunday; Two-Hour Adieu to Include a [spoilers! and a [spoiler!]] . In: TVLine.com . April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  23. ↑ Markus Ruoff: The Expert Special: When does Series XY start? . In : quotemeter.de . September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  24. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Smash: RTL II shows musical series in event programming . In: Serienjunkies.de . November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  25. ↑ Alexander Krei: RTL II: "A-Team" is convincing, "Smash" fails miserably . In: DWDL.de . January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  26. ↑ Adam Arndt: Smash - Review of the serial pilot . Serienjunkies.de . February 6, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2013.