Time tunnel
Television series | |
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German title | Time tunnel |
Original title | The Time Tunnel |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Year (s) | 1966-1967 |
length | 48 minutes |
Episodes | 30th |
genre | Sci Fi |
idea | Irwin Allen |
music | John Williams |
First broadcast | September 9, 1966 (USA) on ABC |
German-language first broadcast |
June 19, 1971 on German television |
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Time Tunnel (original title The Time Tunnel ) is an American science fiction - series , emerged from the years 1966/67 a total of 30 episodes with a length of 48 minutes. From 1971 to 1972 13 episodes of the series were broadcast on ARD . From 1996 to 1997, SAT.1 showed all 30 episodes in a completely re-dubbed version.
The series first aired on ABC on September 9, 1966 .
action
In a secret research facility under the desert, the Americans are working on the development of a time machine that will allow them to travel both into the past and into the future. When the funds are to be canceled for the "Time Tunnel" project due to insufficient progress, the scientist Tony Newman ( James Darren ) undertakes a self-experiment and gets on board the Titanic . He is followed by his colleague Doug Phillips ( Robert Colbert ) to support him . Although the two scientists succeeded in getting them off board at the last moment, a return to the present does not seem to be possible.
In each episode, Doug and Tony therefore find themselves in a different time period and mostly in the middle of a real historical event , for example the British-American War , the French Revolution , the volcanic eruption on Krakatau , the landing of the Allies or the Dreyfus Affair . However, you will also encounter fictional situations (flight to Mars), mythical figures ( Robin Hood , Merlin ) and aliens . The two time-traveling scientists try to warn people of impending disasters and help them, but cannot change the historical events.
At the present time, the team of the time tunnel project around General Kirk is trying to help the time travelers in dangerous situations or to transfer them to another, albeit indeterminable, time.
Episode overview
No. | Original title | US premiere on ABC | ARD title / SAT.1 title |
First broadcast: ARD version / SAT.1 version |
Director | script | Arrival of the time traveler / place of arrival / historical reference |
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01. | Rendezvous with Yesterday | Sep 9 1966 | Reunion with the past Rendezvous with the past |
Jun 19, 1971 Nov 23, 1996 |
Irwin Allen |
Harold Jack Bloom & Shimon Wincelberg Idea: Irwin Allen, Shimon Wincelberg & Harold Jack Bloom |
Apr. 14, 1912 RMS Titanic sinking of the Titanic |
02. | One way to the moon | 16 Sep 1966 | Death is waiting in space One way to the moon |
Sep 11 1971 Dec. 7, 1996 |
Harry Harris | William Welch | 1978 (SAT.1 version: 1998) Spaceship to Mars , moon |
03. | End of the world | 23 Sep 1966 | (not broadcast on ARD) The end of the world |
none Nov. 30, 1996 |
Sobey Martin | Peter Germano & William Welch Idea: William Welch |
May 21, 1910 Halley Comet Mining Community |
04. | The Day the Sky Fell In | Sep 30 1966 | (not broadcast on ARD) The day the sky discharged |
none Dec. 27, 1996 |
William Hale | Ellis St. Joseph | Dec. 6, 1941 Honolulu , Hawaii Attack on Pearl Harbor |
05. | The Last Patrol | Oct 7, 1966 | (not broadcast by ARD) The last patrol |
none Dec. 28, 1996 |
Sobey Martin | Wanda Duncan & Bob Duncan | Jan. 6, 1815 at New Orleans , Louisiana Battle of New Orleans |
06. | Crack of Doom | Oct 14, 1966 | Nine hour deadline The day of perdition |
Jul 31, 1971 Dec. 30, 1996 |
William Hale | William Welch | 27 Aug 1883 Krakatau , Dutch East Indies Destruction of Krakatau |
07. | Revenge of the Gods | Oct 21, 1966 | The Trojan Horse The vengeance of the gods |
Jul 17, 1971 Dec 14, 1996 |
Nathan Juran & Sobey Martin | Allan Balter & William Read Woodfield | Apr 23, 1184 BC Chr. Near Troy , Anatolia Trojan War |
08. | Massacre | Oct 28, 1966 | (not broadcast on ARD) The massacre |
none Jan. 4, 1997 |
Murray Golden | Carey Wilber | 24./25. Jun. 1876 Big Horn County , Montana Battle of Little Bighorn |
09 | Devil's Island | Nov 11, 1966 | (not broadcast on ARD) The Devil's Island |
no Jan. 18, 1997 |
Jerry Hopper | Wanda Duncan & Bob Duncan | 14 Mar 1895 Devil's Island , French Guiana The Dreyfus Affair |
10. | Reign of Terror | Nov 18, 1966 | (not broadcast on ARD) Under the rule of terror |
none Jan. 25, 1997 |
Sobey Martin | William Welch | Oct 8, 1793 Paris , France The French Revolution |
11. | Secret weapon | Nov 25, 1966 | Secret weapon A-13 The secret weapon |
Aug 14, 1971 Dec 21, 1996 |
Sobey Martin | Theodore Apstein | June 16, 1956 Southeastern Europe |
12. | The Death Trap | Dec 2, 1966 | (not broadcast on ARD) The death trap |
none Feb. 1, 1997 |
William Hale | Leonard Stadd | Feb. 21, 1861 Baltimore , Maryland Assassination of Abraham Lincoln |
13. | The Alamo | Dec 9, 1966 | (not broadcast on ARD) Fort El Alamo |
none Feb. 8, 1997 |
Sobey Martin | Wanda Duncan & Bob Duncan | 6th Mar 1836 Alamo , Texas Battle of the Alamo |
14th | Night of the Long Knives | Dec 16, 1966 | The night of the long knives The night of the long knives |
Aug 28, 1971 Feb 15, 1997 |
Paul Stanley | William Welch | Mid-May 1886 Thar Desert , India Rudyard Kipling |
15th | invasion | 23 Dec 1966 | (not broadcast on ARD) The invasion |
none Feb. 22, 1997 |
Sobey Martin | Wanda Duncan & Bob Duncan | Jun 4, 1944 Cherbourg , France D-Day |
16. | The Revenge of Robin Hood | Dec 30, 1966 | Robin Hood Robin Hood |
Dec 11, 1971 Mar 1 1997 |
William Hale | Leonard Stadd | Jun 14, 1215 King John's Castle, England Magna Carta |
17th | Kill Two by Two | Jan. 6, 1967 | (not broadcast on ARD) The Kamikaze plane |
no 16. Mar. 1997 |
Herschel Daugherty | Wanda Duncan & Bob Duncan | Feb. 17, 1945 Minami-Iwojima , Japan Battle of Iwojima |
18th | Visitors from Beyond the Stars | Jan. 13, 1967 | (not broadcast on ARD) The extraterrestrials |
none 8. Mar. 1997 |
Sobey Martin | Wanda Duncan & Bob Duncan | 1885 in space over the Arizona Territory |
19th | The Ghost of Nero | Jan. 20, 1967 | (not broadcast on ARD) Emperor Nero's ghost |
no 22 Mar 1997 |
Sobey Martin | Leonard Stadd | 23 Oct 1915 Alps , Northern Italy Mountain War 1915–1918 |
20th | The Walls of Jericho | Jan. 27, 1967 | The walls of Jericho The walls of Jericho |
Dec. 4, 1971 Apr. 5, 1997 |
Nathan Juran | Ellis St. Joseph | late bronze age near Jericho The biblical fall of Jericho |
21st | Idol of Death | Feb. 3, 1967 | (not broadcast by ARD) The gold mask of the Aztecs |
none Apr. 12, 1997 |
Sobey Martin | Wanda Duncan & Bob Duncan | October 12, 1519 near Veracruz , Mexico Hernán Cortés with the Aztecs |
22nd | Billy the Kid | Feb 10, 1967 | Billy the Kid Billy the Kid |
Oct. 2, 1971 Apr. 19, 1997 |
Nathan Juran | William Welch | Apr 23, 1881 Lincoln, New Mexico Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid |
23. | Pirates of Deadman's Island | Feb. 17, 1967 | The pirates of the island of the dead The pirates of the barbarian coast |
Nov 6, 1971 Jan 11, 1997 |
Sobey Martin | Barney Slater | Apr. 9, 1805 Barbarian Coast , North Africa American Tripolitan War |
24. | Chase Through Time | Feb. 24, 1967 | The Hunt Through Time Hunt Through The Times |
Jan 8, 1972 Apr 26, 1997 |
Sobey Martin | Carey Wilber | 1547 - Grand Canyon 1 million AD - City of the future 1 million BC BC - rainforest |
25th | The Death Merchant | 3rd Mar 1967 | (not broadcast on ARD) Dealer of Death |
none May 3, 1997 |
Nathan Juran | Wanda Duncan & Bob Duncan | Jul 2, 1863 Adams County , Pennsylvania Battle of Gettysburg |
26th | Attack of the Barbarians | 10 Mar 1967 | The attack of the Mongols The heirs of Genghis Khan |
Nov 27, 1971 May 10, 1997 |
Sobey Martin | Robert Hamner | 1287 East Asia encounter with Marco Polo |
27. | Merlin the Magician | 17th Mar 1967 | (not broadcast on ARD) The magician Merlin |
none May 24, 1997 |
Harry Harris | William Welch | 544 Cornwall , England Encounter with King Arthur |
28. | The kidnappers | 24 Mar 1967 | (not broadcast on ARD) Die Entseelten |
no May 17, 1997 |
Sobey Martin | William Welch | 8433 Planet in orbit of Canopus |
29 | Raiders from Outer Space | 31 Mar 1967 | (not broadcast on ARD) The destruction of the world |
none May 31, 1997 |
Nathan Juran | Wanda Duncan & Bob Duncan | Nov. 2, 1883 near Khartoum , Sudan Siege of Khartoum |
30th | Town of Terror | Apr 7, 1967 | City of Terror City of Terror |
Oct 16, 1971 Jun 7, 1997 |
Herschel Daugherty | Carey Wilber | Sep 10 1978 fictional town of Cliffport, Maine |
Remarks:
- ↑ The data given are the Germany-wide first broadcast of the new synchronization on SAT.1. This version was shown for the first time on TV Munich in 1993/94 ; but only in the greater Munich area .
Television films
No. | English title | Episodes |
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1. | Raiders from Outer Space | Episode 1 Rendezvous with Yesterday , Episode 28 The Kidnappers and Episode 2 One Way to the Moon |
2. | Aliens from Another Planet | Episode 1 Rendezvous with Yesterday , Episode 24 Chase Through Time and Episode 18 Visitors from Beyond the Stars |
3. | Old Legends Never Die | Episode 1 Rendezvous with Yesterday , Episode 27 Merlin the Magician and Episode 16 The Revenge of Robin Hood |
4th | Revenge of the Gods | Episode 1 Rendezvous with Yesterday , Episode 7 Revenge of the Gods and Episode 20 The Walls of Jericho |
5. | Kill or Be Killed | Episode 1 Rendezvous with Yesterday , Episode 17 Kill Two by Two and Episode 4 The Day the Sky Fell In |
In 1981, similar to Moon Base Alpha 1 and UFO , several episodes were cut into feature films (see compilation film ). A German version of these films does not exist.
production
Inspired Irwin Allen through the book Time Tunnel ( companies time tunnel and the tunnel into the past ) of the science fiction writer Murray Leinster . There are also similarities to the series Doctor Who , which was seen since 1963. The series was produced by 20th Century Fox Television for the US broadcaster ABC . Since everyone could access the archive of the production company, it was possible for him to produce the series inexpensively, as he could use excerpts from old films to depict the different epochs. For example, he used scenes from the 1953 film The Fall of the Titanic for the pilot, footage and costumes from the film Endstation Mond for the second episode Easy Journey to the Moon , and the dinosaurs from the episode Hunt through Time became Allen's film Sunken World taken. The series was realized on a low budget, so that you often had to use the same props and decorations and also fell back on the fundus of the series Lost in Space , also produced by Allen . Music was also reused: large parts of the film music for the episode Emperor Nero's Spirit come from the films The Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) and The Day on which the Earth Stood Still (1951) by Bernard Herrmann .
Everyone insisted that Time Tunnel is an action series and that lengthy, even philosophical, dialogues should be avoided. For example, he deleted a dialogue in which Doug and Tony are concerned that they must not warn Abraham Lincoln about the murder of him (Ep. 12 The Death Trap ).
The series aired on ABC from September 9, 1966. Separately, the science fiction series Spaceship Enterprise started the day before on NBC . Although a second season was planned and Time Tunnel received quite good reviews, the new management of ABC decided not to continue the time travel series. The reasons given for this are low ratings and a reorientation of the station.
synchronization
From 1971 onwards, 13 episodes were dubbed on behalf of NDR in the Alster Studios in Hamburg and broadcast in the first ARD program. Most of the episodes were written by John Pauls-Harding , who also directed the dialogue . Doug Philips' first name was changed to Dan in this version. This German version was published by Studio Hamburg in a box with four DVDs.
In 1993 the series was completely re-dubbed by Studio Hamburg . The dialogue book was written by Eberhard Storeck and directed by Michael Grimm . This version ran from 1993 to 1994 on the local TV station in Munich before it was shown for the first time across Germany on SAT.1 in 1996/97. The re-synchronization appeared in four sets with two or four DVDs each by Marketing Film and Laser Paradies.
role | actor | Voice actor (ARD) | Voice actor (SAT.1) |
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Tony Newman | James Darren | Peter Kirchberger | Gernot Endemann |
Doug Philips | Robert Colbert | Horst Stark (role name: Dan Philips) | Edgar Hoppe |
Heywood Kirk | Whit Bissell | Helmo Kindermann | Harald Halgardt |
Raymond Swain | John Zaremba | Günther Jerschke | Franz Rudnick |
Ann MacGregor | Lee Meriwether | Renate Pichler | Brita Subklew |
Jerry | Sam Groom | Christoph Bantzer | Walter Wigand |
Jiggs | Wesley Lau | Hans Daniel | Joachim Richert |
teller | Dick Tufeld | Sebastian Fischer | Peter Kirchberger |
Awards
In 1967 LB Abbott won an Emmy for the series' photographic special effects.
Failed reprints
Pilot (2002)
In 2002 Fox showed interest in a new "The Time Tunnel" television series. The pilot was produced by 20th Century Fox , Regency Television and Irwin Allen Properties. After the pilot, FOX did not commission the series.
Doug Phillips (David Conrad) is the main character, and Tony Newman is now Toni (Antonia) Newman, a woman. The pilot film takes place in the 21st century in a dark parallel world in which u. a. the Soviet Union carried out the first successful moon landing and New Jersey no longer belongs to the USA. A failed energy research experiment creates a time storm that threatens to spiral out of control, with grave consequences for the past, present and future. The end of the storm leads to Germany, to the time of the Second World War , where Doug and Toni also find a person from 1546. During the mission, Doug meets his grandfather, who was killed in the war.
The non-broadcast pilot film is included in the USA, England and France as bonus material on DVD for the classic "The Time Tunnel" television series. It was not published in Germany.
Second planned new edition (2005)
The Sci Fi Channel announced on April 13, 2005 a new "The Time Tunnel" television series. The television series should start in 2006/2007. Kevin Burns and Jon Jashni (two producers of the 2002 version) worked on the project with Irwin Allen's wife, Sheila. John Turman ( Hulk ) wrote the script for the new pilot. The project was then discontinued.
See also
- Captain Z-RO , the first science fiction television series in the world to address the theme of time travel.
Web links
- Time Tunnel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Time Tunnel in the online film database
- Episode guide at fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Ghost of Nero - Trivia on IMDb.de
- ↑ a b c d Inken Eibinger, Time Tunnel - Journey through time in fantastic series - A TeleVision publication . No. 1, 2001, MPW-Verlag, pp. 92-102.
- ↑ Time Tunnel in the German dubbing files - ARD dubbing version
- ↑ Time Tunnel in the German dubbing index - SAT.1 dubbed version
- ↑ Time Tunnel broadcast of the entire series on TV Munich
- ↑ Broadcast on TV Munich at OFDb.de