Matters' Guide to Chasing Dramas-Taiwanese's Common Recollections of Classic American TV Dramas "Taiwan TV Series"

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In the simple era like the 80s and 90s, the information flow in the early days was not like the Internet today. The information flowed quickly and far and wide. It was a big event for someone to go abroad when he was a child. Magazines, records and movies can all envy everyone's attention.

However, the people of Taiwan still have the American TV series broadcasted by the old three TVs as common memories. The earliest Taiwan TV company introduced the American TV series The A-Team, Hundred Battles from 8:00 to 9:00 every Saturday night. MacGyver, Knight Rider, Mission Impossible, etc., were dubbed in Chinese and aired on Taiwan. Later, other TV stations followed suit when they saw it. Let's review these together. Classic youth memories! (Data information such as the number of episodes and the date of broadcast are arranged with reference to Wikipedia)

Do you remember "Taiwan TV series, well-known" ?

On October 27, 1984, Taiwan Television Corporation introduced American TV series from 8:00 to 9:00 pm every Saturday, which was dubbed in Chinese and broadcast on Taiwan. The broadcast period was named "Taiwan TV Series". In the old three TV series, the content of the series is very fresh to Taiwanese audiences. Due to the novel themes of American series, the protagonists are often heroic and heroic characters, so they have achieved unprecedented success and are the most popular prime viewing time.

Before the "Taiwan TV Series" was broadcast that year, TTV will add a self-made 3D computer animation as the opening, and it will be accompanied by the male voice narration of Mr. Chen Zhenzhong, a TTV announcer. Friends who grew up in the album" must have a fresh memory. During the 1984-1996 period, "Taiwan TV Series" aired more than 25 popular American TV series in the main time slot on Saturday night.

The A-Team: The first American drama to hit the Taiwan market

"The A-Team" (The A-Team, which premiered on NBC in the United States from January 23, 1983 to March 8, 1987, with a total of 98 episodes in all 5 seasons) was the first film to be introduced to Taiwanese TV and received extremely high ratings and success. Echoing American series. It opened the fixed time slot of "Taiwan TV Series" at 8 p.m. on Saturday night. Later, the word "Tianlong" became a Chinese title naming element that is often seen in American TV series introduced by Taiwan TV series.

"Dragon Special Strike Team" is a mercenary team composed of five Vietnam War heroes. Each character has a distinct personality and unique skills. They have a tacit understanding and cooperation with each other. There are jokes from time to time, and the bombing of various military weapons is also very cool. At that time, the introduction to the Chinese drama series from the title of the series was also a classic. This narration was recorded by Huang Weili, the voice of the strange head.

"Dragon Special Strike Team" is the first American drama that many Taiwanese audiences have ever seen in their lives, and it has an indelible classic status. Later, the movie version of "Dragon Special Strike Team", which was remade and released in 2010, was considered to have fulfilled the dream of fans of "Dragon Special Strike Team" again. The main story line is the formation process of "Dragon Special Strike Team" and the cause of its absconding. This is before the album. The story that has not been mentioned is more like the completion of the prequel.

The 2010 movie version of Mud (Hannibal) is the strongest dad on the surface, Lane. Nixon plays the role (he is really suitable for this role), and the actors in the movie version and the original series make a cameo as a small easter egg. It is a pity that the box office of the 2010 film version was not satisfactory, and the sequel has not been released yet. At present, only the film company has released a short test film in 2018. It is really a cool story and a good movie! I hope to see the film company launch a sequel movie soon. In addition, you can find some clips of the 1983 album broadcast in the original sound on Youtube. Welcome to relive the old classics.

MacGyver: A resourceful, simple and low-key ordinary hero

"MacGyver" ( MacGyver ) is probably the ordinary hero that every fifth and sixth grader in Taiwan once looked forward to the most. This series was broadcast on ABC in September 1985 until 1991. It didn't end until mid-1992. The whole play has seven seasons and 139 episodes. The story stage is all over the world, but in fact the whole play is only filmed in Southern California and around Vancouver, Canada.

The main content of the "Hundred Battles Dragon MacGyver" album is the various adventure stories of MacGyver as a spy and investigator and the process of resolving the crisis. MacGyver did not like to use firearms because of a small firearm accident, and tried his best to avoid violence. His weapons are all kinds of abundant physical and chemical knowledge in his head, as well as a universal Swiss knife as a side tool. At that time, all boys wished to have a Swiss knife with them, as if they could be as risky and resourceful as MacGyver. (laugh)

Maggie was quick-witted. When he was in danger, he could calmly use any inconspicuous objects around him, and skillfully used all kinds of physical and chemical knowledge he had learned to solve difficulties. MacGyver once said, "It's not what I take with me, but what I pick up on the road?" (Cool, isn't it!) In the first few episodes of the series, a paper clip was used to stop a nuclear bomb Crisis, this is also a classic adventure story that is most talked about by the audience. (Does anyone remember?)

MacGyver's most important friend and boss is Old Pi (the real-life old Pete Thornton, fans were sad when Pete Thornton passed away Q_Q), and Jia Dalton, who always makes mistakes and asks for help to clean up the mess, he is right Friends are sincere and sincere, but in the face of enemies such as mad dog Lao Mo, he will always feel that MacGyver is very smart and wise and difficult to deal with; due to the early death of his relatives, he has always resisted the establishment of intimacy until the last episode. Seeing that his ex-girlfriend gave birth to and raised a son for him, Maggie, who was alone, finally had a family.

The Chinese dubbing of Ma Gaixian is performed by Mr. Liu Yuhua. The most impressive line of Chinese Ma Gaixian is: "Handsome! Laopi" This line is an original dubbing line that is only available in Taiwan. In addition, it is said that Richard Dean Anderson, who plays MacGyver, also has the qualifications of physics and chemistry teachers in reality. MacGyver and Richard both graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The only difference is that MacGyver is a physics department, and Richard is a mechanical graduate. (In and out of the play are all physics tyrants!)

Due to the popularity of "Hundred Battles Tianlong Ma Gaixian", in 1990, Taiwan's local sports drink brand Shupao also invited Richard to come to Taiwan to shoot a series of endorsement advertisements. (At that time, my father went to the United States for training, and when he returned to the hotel, he turned on the TV and watched the latest "Hundred Battles and Dragons" broadcast in the United States. Richard must have been surprised at that time. In a remote island, he has such a high reputation and popularity.

After the end of the Macquarie series, there are still two TV and film works produced, but they are not as well known as the series, namely "The Lost City of Atlantic" and "Magisterian Sweep" Thousands of Army (Trail to Doomsday), if fans collect the full set of US DVDs, they can catch them all in one go!

Some of the methods in MacGyver's albums were later considered pseudoscience in "Mythbusters" in Discovery, and they were used as the subject to get rid of their mistakes, but it did not affect his status in the hearts of fans and his pursuit of hands-on practice. The spirit of MacGyver. The social backbones who are now engaged in the field of science and technology may have been deeply influenced by "Hundred Battles, Dragons and Horses" when they were young. (laugh)

After 30 years, "Hundred Battles of the Dragon MacGyver" was once unknown to the younger generation. It was not until 2016 when the American CBS remake "New MacGyver" was released that the name of this TV legend returned to thousands of people. in the perception of the millennial generation. If you are an old fan of "Hundred Battles, Dragons and Horses", now you can watch "New Horses" with the younger generation, and compare which of the two generations before and after is more powerful!

Knight Rider: The ancestor of the "Knight Rider" broadcast on China Television

"Knight Rider" is a popular TV series that premiered on NBC in the United States from 1982 to 1986, with a total of 90 episodes in all four seasons. The lead actor is Michael Kinght, played by David Hasselhoff. Mike Lee and the high-tech artificial intelligence car "Kitt" (Kitt) fought crime everywhere and cooperated seamlessly, making David a household name in Taiwan.

Just like Maggie's Chinese dubbing also has original lines, the Chinese dubbings of Mike Lee and Thunderbolt are Du Mansheng and Liu Jie accessories. In the Chinese dubbing, the guy calls Mike "Brother", in contrast to the English original voice where the guy calls Mike directly. "Mike" has another kind of intimate brotherhood between people and cars. (laugh)

In addition to following the instructions of his partner Mike Lee to carry out activities, the thunderbolt car guy will also encounter bad guys with bad intentions, and the guy with artificial intelligence often deals with unwelcome unwelcome guests in the play. The streamlined Thunderbolt car has a row of red flashing lights in the center of the bonnet and bumper junction, a slender black hole. This row of flashing lights is a scanner for the man, which can perform sound and image recognition outside the car. , and at the same time symbolize the machine's vital signs of the buddy. If the buddy's power is low or loses power, the flashing light will go out, and the artificial voice response will also become slow or go to sleep. ,

Mike Lee was the incarnation of a romantic, honest and brave hero at that time. 40 years ago, the automatic driving, voice-activated unlocking, satellite navigation, in-vehicle video, artificial intelligence dialogue, and watch communication device possessed by Thunderbolt were the technological equipment that everyone dreamed of. Unexpectedly, all of them have become daily equipment that the general public can enjoy, in other words, everyone in modern times can be a Lee Mike! (Quick! Sign up for the freedom fighters who fight crime against An Liang!) Other turbo propulsion and overspeed power units, although we haven't seen them in the usual car installations, have been implemented in modified cars! (If you don’t believe me, go to TAXI directed by Lu Besson. If you want to speed, you can speed, and if you want to fly, you can fly. I have changed it for you!)

After the end of the series, the original prop car has been in David Hirschoff's private collection for nearly 40 years. Recently, he released the car for a public auction, hoping to hand it over to the loyal fans of "Knight Rider". If the asking price is high enough, David will also deliver the goods himself, and all the proceeds from the auction will go to charity.

After the end of "Knight Rider", there will be several related drama series, but they are not as powerful as the original version. It is rumored that the Chinese director Wen Ziren is currently planning to make a movie version of "Knight Rider". I don't know, but I can expect David Hirschoff to make a cameo appearance in the movie, just like the Tianlong special attack team recreates the classics. I hope that the movie version of Mike Lee and the latest technology Thunderbolt car guys will also return to the eyes of loyal movie fans.

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Raiders of the Ark for Teens

"The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" is a television series produced by George Lucas from 1992 to 1996 and aired by the ABC Network on March 4, 1992 It aired on June 16, 1996, with a total of 3 seasons and 44 episodes. When this series was broadcast in Taiwan, the Chinese dubbing was no longer adopted, but the original sound was matched with Chinese subtitles.

"Yum Ten Dragons: Young Indiana Jones" is produced after the three films in the Indiana Jones series, "Raiders of the Ark" (1981), "Raiders" (1984), and "Raiders of the Holy War" (1989). The main story is the fictitious 93-year-old Dr. Indiana Jones tells the legendary adventures of his childhood and youth in the form of memories.

The series featured three actors who played Indiana Jones: Sean Patrick Flannery as a teenage Indiana between the ages of 16 and 20; Corey Carrier as a teenager between the ages of 8 and 10 in several episodes; George Hall narrates each episode as 93-year-old Jones.

In 1990, Lucas developed the "Yum Tianlong: Young Indiana Jones" series whose main appeal was to entertain and educate, so it was more laborious than the screenwriter of the film. He first cooperated with producer Rick McCallum for the Each episode is conceived to write a story. "Yum Tianlong: Young Indiana Jones" story background mainly falls in the early twentieth century (1908-1920).

The most special feature of this series is that it comprehensively integrates Dr. Jones's life, from childhood, youth, middle age (Harrison Ford has guest-starred) to old age, and is performed by four actors, and inherits the style of the Indiana Jones series. The production is exquisite and elegant, and the shooting scenes are in dozens of countries around the world.

"Yum Dron: Young Indiana Jones" traverses a lot of historical footage and stars Daniel Craig, Christopher Lee, Bob Pike, Jeffrey Wright, Mark Warren , Catherine Zeta-Jones, Elizabeth Hurley, Anne Hitch, Vanessa Redgrave, Julian Fellowes, Timothy Spall.

Mission Impossible: The earliest spy team album work

"Mission: Impossible" (Mission: Impossible) is a television series produced by NBC in 1988. It aired from October 8, 1988 to February 24, 1990, with a total of 35 episodes. Taiwan Television broadcast the Chinese dubbed version from September 29, 1990 to May 11, 1991. When I was a child, I didn't understand why a new word was added to the title of the play, but later I learned that "New Courage" is a new version of the TV series "Tiger Courage" produced from 1966 to 1973.

The story consists of five members with unique skills as the protagonists, they are: the leader of the team "Dragon Head", the master of disguise and language expert "Thousand Faces", the "master" with superb boxing skills, the electronic technology expert "Ghost Talent", and the female designer Kath and her successor Sharon et al. They use advanced secret weapons and electronic equipment as their main tools to undertake secret missions assigned by the US government.

The 1966 and 1988 versions of "Dragon Head" (Jim Phelps) were played by the same actor Peter Graves. A friend was poisoned by a killer before the red team investigated again. In the 1988 version, the electronic technology expert "Ghost Talent" was taken over by the biological son of the African-American actor in the 1966 version. The inheritance of the second-generation father and son in the drama also caused a topic.

The main job of the team leader "Leader" is to listen to the contents of the tapes from the superiors and accept difficult and confidential tasks. Once the contents of the audio and video tapes are broadcast, they will be automatically destroyed within five seconds. You must see where the "faucet" is located in the first 2 minutes, how to get the tape machine, and the wisps of white smoke that came out when the machine was burned down. It's the taste of the album! (laugh)

The first adaptation of the film version of "Mission Impossible" in 1996 was produced and performed by Tom Cruise, who bought the entire copyright of the series due to the popularity of "Defender Warrior". The role played by Tom is the "Thousand Faces" in the original "Tiger Dare" series.

However, because the entire movie plot of the "Mission Impossible" series is completely focused on shaping Tom Cruise into a new generation of spy heroes, the elements of team cooperation and cooperation have been greatly reduced, personal heroism has been strengthened, and even the setting of a betrayal plot has appeared. The content has completely changed compared to the album.

Peter Grave, who played the "Dragon Head" in the original series, knew that the iconic character he played for many years had become a villain and mortal in the movie, and refused to accept the performance. However, since the 1996 film "Mission Impossible" was a global hit and continued to remake new films, it has become a self-contained film series that was not accepted by the old fans even though it originated from the "Tiger Dare" series.

Galaxy Wyverns, Star Trek (Star Trek): masterpieces of space science fiction and philosophy

"Star Trek:" is a science fiction television series set in the time and space of "Star Trek", which aired on CBS from September 1987 to 1994, with a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons. The TV station broadcasted the first and second seasons on April 4, 1992, and stopped after the third season on November 26, 1995.

The story of "Galaxy Dragon" is mainly based on the adventures of the pilots of the Galaxy Starship Enterprise. The Enterprise D-type is a galaxy-class starship. Its main task is to conduct cosmic exploration and interstellar diplomacy, maximizing human exploration of the universe. Although the astronauts advocate peace, when necessary, the enterprise will It is also capable of space combat.

The crew of the Enterprise has various ethnicities, except for humans, androids, Klingons, Betas and other interstellar races living together. The plot story uses events between various alien races and sci-fi elements to explore various social, political, personal and spiritual issues in the real world. There are many ideas and discussions about human nature in the "Galaxy Dragon" drama, which also reflects Producer Gene Roddenberry's vision for the future hopes that in the future, human beings will one day transcend war, race, prejudice, and poverty, and realize the ideal of world unity.

The Captain of the Enterprise was an experienced, intelligent and rational human of French descent - Jean-Luc Picard, by Patrick. Played by Stewart, this is his most well-known theatrical role, and 80% of watching Starship is to see Captain Bi Kai's charming demeanor! When I was a child, I was not a fan of science fiction. I only watched "Flying Dragons of the Galaxy" occasionally. I didn't know much about the entire starship work, but I was still a fan of Captain Bi Kai's brains (laughs). As long as Captain Bi Kai is around, it's hard to express. , trust in the character.

"Galaxy Flying Dragon" later derived many series of albums and movies, and has become a masterpiece that discusses the future ideal country of mankind in the shape of science fiction. (Please beware of entering the pit)