"Kingdom Hospital" (2004) Série TV

Scénaristes:

Richard Dooling (writer) (5 episodes)
Stephen King (writer)

Saisons:

1

Date de sortie:

3 mars 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Fantasy | Horreur | Mystère

Accroche:

Check your pulse at the door.

Intrigue:

Stephen King's take on the masterpiece series by Lars von Trier. The story takes place in a hospital in Lewiston, Maine, built on the site of a Civil War-era mill fire in which many children died.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Maine | Stephen King | Hit And Run | Anteater

Récompenses:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Just when I was getting hooked

Ensemble

Jamie Harrold	...	Dr. Elmer Traff (Episodes, 2004)
Diane Ladd	...	Sally Druse (Episodes, 2004)
Bruce Davison	...	Dr. Stegman (Episodes, 2004)
Jack Coleman	...	Peter Rickman (Episodes, 2004)
Julian Richings	...	Otto (Episodes, 2004)
Andrew McCarthy	...	Dr. Hook (Episodes, 2004)
Lena Georgas	...	Nurse Carrie Von Trier (Episodes, 2004)
Suki Kaiser	...	Natalie Rickman (Episodes, 2004)
Sherry Miller	...	Dr. Lona Massingale / ... (Episodes, 2004)
Del Pentecost	...	Bobby Druse (Episodes, 2004)
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Dr. Jesse James (Episodes, 2004)
Brandon Bauer	...	Abel Lyon (Episodes, 2004)
Jennifer Cunningham	...	Christa (Episodes, 2004)
Jodelle Ferland	...	Mary Jensen (Episodes, 2004)
Allison Hossack	...	Dr. Christine Draper (Episodes, 2004)
Kett Turton	...	Antubis / ... (Episodes, 2004)
William Wise	...	Dr. Louis Traff (Episodes, 2004)
Beverley Elliott	...	Nurse Brick Bannerman (Episodes, 2004)
Ty Olsson	...	Danny (Episodes, 2004)
Benjamin Ratner	...	Ollie (Episodes, 2004)
Janet Wright	...	Liz Hinton (Episodes, 2004)
Zak Santiago	...	Dr. Sonny Gupta (Episodes, 2004)
Alan Scarfe	...	Henry Havens (Episodes, 2004)
Ron Selmour	...	Firecracker Man (Episodes, 2004)
Gerard Plunkett	...	Dr. Richard Shwartzton (Episodes, 2004)
Paul Perri	...	Frank Schweigen (Episodes, 2004)
Jim Shield	...	Rolf Pederson (Episodes, 2004)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (USA) (complete title)

Durée:

Argentina:608 min | UK:40 min (per episode) | USA:780 min (13 parts)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,78 : 1

Son:

Stereo

Classification:

Finland:K-15 (TV rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Hungary:16 | South Korea:15 | South Korea:18 (re-rating) | Australia:M | UK:15 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:16

Lieux de tournage:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Société:

Touchstone Television

Anecdotes:

The commercial that Johnny B. Goode - Stephen King - is watching, is the same Stephen King cameo commercial that appeared in _"Storm of the Century" (1999) (mini)_.

Goofs:

Equipe ou équipement visible: In the episode "Seizure Day" when Brenda is making the potion for Stegman, as the camera zooms in you can see the camera's red light and someone behind it reflecting off a box just up from the red toolbox.

Guillemet:

Paul: Dr Gottreich? Are you forgetting? Sterile technique?
Dr. Egas Gottreich: Germs and such? Boy, who's been feeding you this poppycock?

Connexions De Film:

Edité en Against the Dark (2009) (V)

Bande son:

Where's Your Head At

Just when I was getting hooked

It took me awhile to get into this series. In fact, after watching the two-hour premiere, I almost didn't come back to watch Ep. 2. But I did, then I watched Ep. 3, and I think that's where I finally started getting hooked. Unfortunately, ABC has now put out official word that they have cancelled the series, though they will show all the remaining episodes (while based on a miniseries, King had begun writing material for a second season, which ABC has now axed). Thankfully, ABC has agreed to release the series on DVD later this year.

I've most enjoyed the episodes where you see a lot of the ghosts. I think Jodelle Micah Ferland (Mary) is just adorable, she just breaks my heart. I'm really impressed by Kett Turton (Paul and the voice of Antubis). This is the first thing I've seen him in and I think he's great. And I just love Diane Ladd as Mrs. Druse. In my opinion, the episodes in which those three figure the most prominently are the best of the series.

Unlike many others who watch this series, I have not seen Riget so I have nothing to compare Kingdom Hospital with. I do plan to see Riget (my local Blockbuster actually carries it, under the title "The Kingdom"), but I think I'll wait until this series is over, since those who have seen Riget first seem the most disappointed with this new rendition.

Definitely bizarre, but it grows on you. Stephen King stated that viewers might not see the rewards of this show right away, but if they would just stick with it they would. It's too bad that more people didn't listen, or it might have survived.