Spanish TV guide article about Battle
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 1:14 am
Hi all,
Cure DragonEagle brought up the discussion of the Spanish version of Battle in a G-Force thread, and how it promoted the lack of violence to concerned viewers. I also knew that the series didn't find a very solid footing there. I found this article in the March 30, 1980 edition of Complete Television TV (a Spanish television guide), discussing a little about each point, and thought it might be of interest.
Here is my rough translation of the article (I'm open to corrections!)
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Battle of the Planets
Taking advantage of the success of films, science fiction and those dedicated to space issues, the idea of bringing a series like the one we are dealing with here - Battle of the Planets - to the small screen, seemed, at first, an interesting project. In view of the fact that Sunday's programming was somewhat neglected in the children's field, Televisión Española decided to broadcast this North American series starting last Sunday, January 13. In total, eighty-five episodes were acquired. But things have not gone as TVE expected. Children, accustomed to easy stories without violence - here we refer to cartoons like Don Quixote, Marco or Heidi - do not show great interest in Battle of the Planets. Even though, prior to broadcast, it was announced that the series avoided acts of violence to not traumatize children.
The main protagonists of Battle of the Planets, as you may have seen, are the so-called "G-Force," which presumably play the role of defenders of planet Earth, in the face of the continuous attacks from the wicked men on duty, Doom, Spectra or Zoltar, among others, and assist authorities in the defense of law and order.
Jason, Mark, Tiny, Kayop (sic) and the intelligent robot "Zark 7" are the members of the aforementioned "G-Force," ready to go wherever they're called in a flying super fortress.
And, in view of the little success it has obtained, there are rumors that the series will possibly be interrupted, offered later, to reduce its continual transmission. The formula to study could be to offer Battle of the Planets in blocks of 13 episodes,
And it would seem to us, to be the right move.
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Cure DragonEagle brought up the discussion of the Spanish version of Battle in a G-Force thread, and how it promoted the lack of violence to concerned viewers. I also knew that the series didn't find a very solid footing there. I found this article in the March 30, 1980 edition of Complete Television TV (a Spanish television guide), discussing a little about each point, and thought it might be of interest.
Here is my rough translation of the article (I'm open to corrections!)
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Battle of the Planets
Taking advantage of the success of films, science fiction and those dedicated to space issues, the idea of bringing a series like the one we are dealing with here - Battle of the Planets - to the small screen, seemed, at first, an interesting project. In view of the fact that Sunday's programming was somewhat neglected in the children's field, Televisión Española decided to broadcast this North American series starting last Sunday, January 13. In total, eighty-five episodes were acquired. But things have not gone as TVE expected. Children, accustomed to easy stories without violence - here we refer to cartoons like Don Quixote, Marco or Heidi - do not show great interest in Battle of the Planets. Even though, prior to broadcast, it was announced that the series avoided acts of violence to not traumatize children.
The main protagonists of Battle of the Planets, as you may have seen, are the so-called "G-Force," which presumably play the role of defenders of planet Earth, in the face of the continuous attacks from the wicked men on duty, Doom, Spectra or Zoltar, among others, and assist authorities in the defense of law and order.
Jason, Mark, Tiny, Kayop (sic) and the intelligent robot "Zark 7" are the members of the aforementioned "G-Force," ready to go wherever they're called in a flying super fortress.
And, in view of the little success it has obtained, there are rumors that the series will possibly be interrupted, offered later, to reduce its continual transmission. The formula to study could be to offer Battle of the Planets in blocks of 13 episodes,
And it would seem to us, to be the right move.
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