Touch (TV series)

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Television series
German title Touch
Original title Touch
Touch-Logo.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2012-2013
Production
company		 20th Century Fox Television ,
Chernin Entertainment,
Tailwind Productions
length 44-49 minutes
Episodes 26 in 2 seasons
genre Mystery , drama
idea Tim Kring
production Carol Barbee ,
Suzan Bymel ,
Peter Chernin ,
Tim Kring ,
Francis Lawrence ,
Katherine Pope,
Kiefer Sutherland
music Wendy Melvoin ,
Lisa Coleman
First broadcast January 25, 2012 (USA) on Fox
German-language
first broadcast		 February 27, 2012 on ORF eins , ProSieben
occupation
synchronization

Touch (German: contact ) is an American Mystery - television series , which from Heroes -creator Tim Kring developed by 20th Century Fox Television , a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox , the US channel Fox was produced. It's about Martin Bohm, whose autistic son Jake apparently can predict the future. The pilot episode premiered on Fox on January 25, 2012. The regular broadcast began on March 22, 2012. The German-language first broadcast of the pilot episode took place on February 27, 2012 on the German free-to-air television station ProSieben , as well as on the Austrian broadcaster ORF eins .

action

The newspaper reporter Martin Bohm was once successful until his wife was killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 in one of the towers of the World Trade Center . Since then, his job has been to take care of his autistic son Jake. Martin not only fails to communicate with his son, but is also overwhelmed with his behavioral problems. The youth protection authority will soon be switched on. Clea Hopkins thinks it would be best if Jake came to a home. Martin sees it differently, because he noticed that his son ran away from school three times in a row at the same time to climb a transmission tower . He realizes that Jake can predict the future. He receives support from Arthur Teller, an expert on children with unusual talents.

characters

Martin Bohm
Martin is a former journalist and now a porter. He lost his wife in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and now has to look after his autistic son Jake on his own.
Jacob "Jake" Bohm
Jake is Martin's 11 year old autistic son. He does not speak, is obsessed with numbers, and can predict future events.
Professor Arthur Teller
Arthur is an expert on children who have a special gift for numbers. He supports Martin.
Clea Hopkins
Clea is a social worker who has to convince herself of the Bohms' living conditions.
Amelia Robbins
Amelia is a girl who, like Jake, can predict the future. Because different people want to use their abilities for their plans, their death has been faked.
Lucy Robbins
Lucy is the mother of Amelia. She never believed her daughter was dead and never stopped looking for her. Martin Bohm and Jake help her with this.

production

The broadcaster Fox announced a new series from the Heroes creator Tim Kring with Kiefer Sutherland in one of the leading roles in the summer of 2011 . In addition to Sutherland, the young actor David Mazouz was cast as Jake - the autistic son of Sutherland's role - and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Clea Hopkins' social worker. In October 2011, the Fox broadcaster gave the green light for the series and initially ordered thirteen episodes.

The first official trailer for the series was released just a few days later. Furthermore, Roxana Brusso was cast for a recurring role.

In the course of further program decisions, Fox announced the extension of the series by a second season in May 2012, although the number of episodes ordered was not mentioned. For the second season, Maria Bello was included in the main cast. On August 2, 2012 it was announced that Lukas Haas had received a leading role in the second season. Furthermore, Gugu Mbatha-Raw is no longer part of the regular cast. In mid-August, Saïd Taghmaoui joined the series as the new lead actor. In May 2013, it was announced that Fox would end the series after the second season.

Cast and dubbing

The German synchronization is created for a dialogue book by Martin Kessler and the dialogue director of Ralph Beckmann by the synchronous company Arena synchronous in Berlin .

  • Kiefer Sutherland (2008)

  • Danny Glover (2008)

  • Maria Bello (2010)

  • Lukas Haas (2007)

  • Said Taghmaoui (2009)

Role name actor Main role
(season) 		Supporting role
(season) 		Voice actor
Martin Bohm Kiefer Sutherland 1.01-2.13 Tobias Master
Jacob "Jake" Bohm David Mazouz 1.01-2.13 Cedric Eich
Clea Hopkins Gugu Mbatha-Raw 1.01–1.12 Julia digit
Arthur Teller Danny Glover 1.01–1.06 Jürgen Kluckert
Sheri Strepling Roxana Brusso 1.03-1.12 Claudia Kleiber
Avram Hadar Bodhi Elfman 1.09-2.13 Stefan Krause
Lucy Robbins Maria Bello 2.01-2.08 1.11–1.12 Katrin Fröhlich
Calvin Norburg Lukas Haas 2.01-2.13 Marcel Collé
Amelia "Amy" Robbins Saxon Sharbino 2.01-2.13 Soraya judge
Trevor Wilcox Greg Ellis 2.01-2.13
Guillermo Ortiz Said Taghmaoui 2.01-2.10 Martin Flavio Nunez
Frances Norburg Linda Gehringer 2.02-2.06 Karin Buchholz
Nicole Farington Frances Fisher 2.08-2.13 Katharina Lopinski

Charisma

United States

After Touch was officially ordered as a series in October 2011, the station announced a launch date in spring 2012. The pilot episode was finally shown on January 25, 2012 as a preview right after an edition of the American Idol music show . It was seen by a total of just over 12 million Americans and thus achieved a rating of 3.9 in the advertising-relevant target group . The official start of the series was March 22, 2012. For the finale of the first season on May 31, 2012, two episodes were shown in a row. On September 14, 2012, the previously omitted thirteenth episode of the first season was shown. The broadcast of the second season was originally supposed to take place from October 26, 2012 and then from January 2013, but was then postponed to February 8, 2013. The second season finale, which is also the series finale, was shown on May 10, 2013.

Germany

In Germany, ProSiebenSat.1 Media had secured the broadcasting rights and decided to broadcast them on the ProSieben station . The pilot episode was shown on February 27, 2012 - as a preview of the premiere of the Terra Nova series, which is also based on the US broadcaster Fox . The remaining episodes have been running every Monday at 9:10 p.m. since March 26, 2012. On May 9, 2012, ProSieben announced that the series would no longer be shown in prime time due to low ratings and that the remaining episodes would be broadcast on the station's night program. An average of 1.05 million people watched the first season. The target group reached 0.74 million viewers. On December 19, 2015, the last episode of season 1 was shown, and then the second season began on the pay-TV channel ProSieben Fun in German-language first broadcast.

Austria

In Austria, ORF eins showed the first episode together with ProSieben on February 27, 2012 as a preview. From March 26, 2012, the series was broadcast as a German-language first broadcast on ORF eins.

Episode list

Overview

Season Number of episodes First broadcast in the USA German-language first broadcast
Season start Season finale Season start Season finale
1 13 January 25, 2012 September 14, 2012 February 27, 2012 June 18, 2012
2 13 February 18, 2013 May 10, 2013 19th November 2015 December 31, 2015

season 1

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D / A) Director script Odds
(USA) 		Odds
(Germany)
1 1 3:18 pilot Jan 25, 2012 Feb. 27, 2012 Francis Lawrence Tim Kring 12.01 million 1.91 million
2 2 The blue planet 1 + 1 = 3,
The Blue Marble (alternative title) 		22 Mar 2012 26th Mar 2012 Ian Toynton Tim Kring 11.81 million 2.10 million
3 3 Protection in the crowd Safety in Numbers 29 Mar 2012 Apr 2, 2012 Stephen Williams Carol Barbee 8.92 million 1.63 million
4th 4th The red kite Kite strings Apr 5, 2012 April 16, 2012 Tucker Gates Melinda Hsu Taylor 7.15 million 1.37 million
5 5 Entanglement Entanglement Apr 12, 2012 23 Apr 2012 Milan Cheylov Chris Levinson 8.17 million 1.44 million
6th 6th Found again Lost and Found April 19, 2012 Apr 30, 2012 Stephen Williams Robert Levine 7.32 million 1.01 million
7th 7th Thought Network Noosphere Rising Apr 26, 2012 May 7, 2012 Gwyneth Horder-Payton Tim Kring & Carol Barbee 6.43 million 0.96 million
8th 8th Obstacles Zone of Exclusion May 3, 2012 May 14, 2012 Adam Kane Chris Levinson 6.72 million 0.47 million
9 9 Spherical sounds Music of Spheres May 10, 2012 May 21, 2012 Michael Waxman Rob Fresco 6.84 million 0.34 million
10 10 mosaic Tessellations 17th May 2012 4th June 2012 Jon Cassar Zach Craley 6.02 million 0.26 million
11 11 Vortex - Part 1 Gyre (1) May 31, 2012 June 11, 2012 Nelson McCormick Jonathan I. Kidd & Sonya Winton 4.58 million 0.36 million
12 12 Vortex - Part 2 Gyre (2) May 31, 2012 June 18, 2012 Greg Beeman Tim Kring & Rob Fresco 4.60 million 0.37 million
13 13 Former home The Road Not Taken Sep 14 2012 Nov 19, 2015 Nelson McCormick Melinda Hsu Taylor 3.07 million -

season 2

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D / A) Director script Odds
(USA) 		Odds
(Germany)
14th 1 The map Event Horizon Feb 8, 2013 Nov 19, 2015 Nelson McCormick Tim Kring 3.94 million -
15th 2 New friends Closer Feb 8, 2013 Nov 26, 2015 Michael Waxman Carol Barbee 3.59 million -
16 3 The enemy of my enemy Enemy of My Enemy Feb 15, 2013 Nov 26, 2015 Sanford Bookstaver Rob Fresco 2.56 million -
17th 4th The perfect storm Perfect Storm Feb 22, 2013 3 Dec 2015 Nelson McCormick Jennifer Johnson 2.51 million -
18th 5 Face to Face Eye to Eye 1st Mar 2013 3 Dec 2015 Milan Cheylov Barry O'Brien 2.90 million -
19th 6th Noise Broken March 8 2013 Dec 10, 2015 Matt Earl Beesley Karyn Usher 2.60 million -
20th 7th Ghosts Ghosts 15th Mar 2013 Dec 10, 2015 Since man David Eick 2.22 million -
21st 8th reunion Reunions 22 Mar 2013 Dec 17, 2015 Roxann Dawson Brynn Malone 2.79 million -
22nd 9 The key machine Clockwork 29 Mar 2013 Dec 17, 2015 Nelson McCormick Carol Barbee 2.37 million -
23 10 The artifact Two of a kind Apr 5, 2013 Dec 24, 2015 Michael Waxman Rob Fresco 2.29 million -
24 11 Suspicions Accused Apr 26, 2013 Dec 24, 2015 Adam Kane Barry O'Brien 2.22 million -
25th 12 Fight or flight Fight or Flight May 3, 2013 Dec 31, 2015 Milan Cheylov Brynn Malone 2.19 million -
26th 13 Leviathan Leviathan May 10, 2013 Dec 31, 2015 Nelson McCormick Tim Kring 2.42 million -

criticism

Der Spiegel rated the pilot film as “ An absurd story - with brilliant moments. "

Web links

Individual evidence

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