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Saturday, March 19, 2016

RAUMPATROUILLE - Peter Thomas - "Hüter Des Gesetzes" (1966)

 
Guten Tag und Willkommen im Dwräyger Kerker!!

For this Saturday Night Special I've got a real treat for you, episode III of that awesome 60's German TV show "Raumpatrouille!" It is not animated, there are no rodents, and it should never be confused with "Ratatouille!" The disc was donated to us by Professor Grewbeard a few years back! Not sure what the Prof is doing these days, but I hope it's some kickass music deep in the heart of Texas somewhere!

This episode of the German "Space Patrol" is titled "Hüter Des Gesetzes" which roughly translates to something like "Guardian Of The Law!"

This brainbat has developed a new robot that he's showing off to the crew of The Orion!

Seems he hasn't quite worked out all the bugs yet, and the robot attacks the audience, like some big time wrassler out of control!

Svengali seems unfazed by the whole incident!

But the crew has other thoughts!

From here on out, it's just good old fashioned German eye candy!

The music for this episode of "Raumpatrouille" was once again composed by Dungeon überhero PeterThomas! In fact, the only thing that would make this show better would be sub-titles and more music from Maestro Thomas! 
Here's a short sample of what I'm talking about!
And HERE'S the place where you can buy song downloads or copies of the soundtrack on CD, or 180G vinyl signed by Peter Thomas! This just might be your lucky day!

I love the fact that all women of the future have the same hair style!

Time to get this adventure really rolling!

"Raumpatrouille" premiered about a week after "Star Trek" first aired on American airwaves!

Here are Klaus Holm, Wolfgang Völz, Eva Pflug, and Dietmar Schönherr, the main members of the crew of the spaceship Orion in a classic shot!
     
They've been dispatched to this planet to find out what's going wrong in the mines.

I dig this tubular walkway!

The mining robots are misbehaving and revolting!

What to do, what to do? Think fast Major!

This shot looks like some kind of robotic hen house to me! I can just see the eggs rolling down that corridor into collection baskets!

What else can they possibly do than zap the little bastards!

Time to get the Hell out of there and safely back home!

As my buddy Lord Litter in Germany would always say, 
"CHEERS!!"
If you'd like to check out our past "Raumpatrouille" posts, you can find them here, here, and here!

Monday, April 26, 2010

"RAUMPATROUILLE - DIE PHANTASTISCHEN ABENTEUER DES RAUMSCHIFFES ORION" Angriff Aus Dem All - Peter Thomas - "Attack From Space" (1966)

A while back, I did a generic write up on "Raumpatrouille" that I pieced together with info I was able to grab off the internet, but now, at long last, because of the overwhelming generosity of one certain madman from Texas, I am able to give it another shot, but this time with a much better sound clip and better quality stills, and that's something this German "Space Patrol" deserves!!

This was the first episode of the seven they filmed, and was entitled "Angriff Aus Dem All" or, that's right kids, "Attack From Space!" So first we had a Japanese attack in 1965, and then a German attack in 1966, so hold on to your flaming bratwurst, cause here we go....!!

Okay, first off, let's establish the fact it's the future! You can tell it's the future because everything looks so spacey and futuristic!! They spent a lot of Deutschmarks to make it look and feel that way!

"Here we come, walkin' down the street, we get the funniest looks from Every one we meet. Hey, hey, we're the Raumpatrouille!"

This is the A+ team, starting on the left, Ursula Lillig as Lt. Helga Legrelle, Wolfgang Völz as Lt. Mario de Monti, Dietmar Schönherr as Major Cliff Allister McClane, Friedrich G. Beckhaus as Lt. Atan Shubashi, and Claus Holm as Lt. Hasso Sigbjörnson!! We salute you!!

I still have not been able to come up with a name to give credit for the weird futureass choreography in these bar scene background dances, but whoever it is, was some kind of genius!!

Maybe some traditional folk or square dancing was the main inspiration, take that and cross it with some "Do The Robot" and you're starting to get the idea! Put your knees together, and your hands behind your neck!

Hook your arms together and do the chicken peck.....

Stretch, sway, stretch, sway...

The ultra hip music was composed by the remarkable Peter Thomas! What can I say? The man was a freakin' prolific genius that you should go out of your way to get your hands on everything he ever wrote! I'm not kidding, every single note!! In the meantime, Major Cliff and Lieutenant Hasso are just drinkin' and talkin' the night away, hey, hey, hey!

A giant Fabergé egg is the brains behind everything, who came up with that concept??

Not too dang bad for 1966 spacial effects!!

This first episode is mostly about Hasso and Atan who are sent out to investigate an outpost gone quiet, and stumble upon a weird extra-terrestrial squatter of the future.

All's well that ends dead!!

Peace Out!!

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

RAUMPATOUILLE - DIE PHANTASTISCHEN ABENTEUER DES RAUMSCHIFFES ORION - Peter Thomas - "Planet Ausser Kurs" (1966)

WWW.DDD = Welcome to Weird Wednesday Down Deep in The Dungeon!

Tonight we set the controls on the time machine once again to 1966 Germany, and the second episode of the very clever and charming German "Space Patrol," - Raumpatrouille - Die Phantastischen Abenteuer Des Raumschiffes Orion!

Episode II was called "Planet Ausser Kurs," and if I can get my translation straight this time, it should be something like "Planet Off Course" or as a Google translate, "Planet Except Price!" I think we'll go with the first one!!

Regardless of country of origin, for 1966 TV, "Raumpatrouille" is, and was, a wonder to behold, and with a musical soundscape by the always amazing Peter Thomas, it rises to the level of almost perfect!

Now if I could just understand what the fuck they were saying, I'd say it was perfect! The copy I have is in German, and was donated to the cause by that fine gentleman out of Texas, Professor Grewbeard! Don't know exactly what The Prof is up to these days, but I'm sure it's something amazing!

You can't tell me that it doesn't look like this planet just sneezed!!! ACHOOOOO!!!!

Everything about "Raumpatrouille" is clean and precise high-tech space eye candy!

Yes, it's true, there will be nerds in the future! Lots of them!

Jesus, not only do I need to go back to German class, I need to take algebra over too! So what would you call a green brassiere? An Algae Bra?

Here's two 1960's classic German space chicks, in the top shot is Charlotte Kerr as General Lydia Van Dyke, and in the bottom foto is Eva Pflug as Tamara Jagellovsk!!

Dude gets burnt real bad, and the viewer is exposed to the very first use of a spray on healing band-aid!

Here's a nice shot of that Planet Except Price!

Whoa, big explosion! Wouldn't you have liked to see this shot in living colour?

When everything settles down, it's back to the home base, drinks, dancing and a whole lotta love! Baby, I ain't fooling!

Monster Music

Monster Music
AAARRGGHHH!!!! Ya'll Come On Back Now, Y'Hear??