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Outrageous Fortune

  • Fernsehserie
  • 2005–2010
  • TV-MA
  • 45 Min.
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Outrageous Fortune (2005)
Dark ComedyQuirky ComedyComedyCrimeDrama

Als der Berufsverbrecher Wolfgang West für vier Jahre ins Gefängnis kommt, beschließt seine Frau Cheryl, dass es für ihre Familie an der Zeit ist, den geraden Weg zu gehen. Aber können die W... Alles lesenAls der Berufsverbrecher Wolfgang West für vier Jahre ins Gefängnis kommt, beschließt seine Frau Cheryl, dass es für ihre Familie an der Zeit ist, den geraden Weg zu gehen. Aber können die Wests die Gewohnheiten ihres Lebens ändern?Als der Berufsverbrecher Wolfgang West für vier Jahre ins Gefängnis kommt, beschließt seine Frau Cheryl, dass es für ihre Familie an der Zeit ist, den geraden Weg zu gehen. Aber können die Wests die Gewohnheiten ihres Lebens ändern?

  • Stoffentwicklung
    • Rachel Lang
    • James Griffin
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Robyn Malcolm
    • Antony Starr
    • Siobhan Marshall
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    • Stoffentwicklung
      • Rachel Lang
      • James Griffin
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Robyn Malcolm
      • Antony Starr
      • Siobhan Marshall
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    • Auszeichnungen
      • 8 Gewinne & 13 Nominierungen insgesamt

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    Robyn Malcolm
    Robyn Malcolm
    • Cheryl West
    • 2005–2010
    Antony Starr
    Antony Starr
    • Van West…
    • 2005–2010
    Siobhan Marshall
    Siobhan Marshall
    • Pascalle West
    • 2005–2010
    Antonia Prebble
    Antonia Prebble
    • Loretta West
    • 2005–2010
    Frank Whitten
    Frank Whitten
    • 'Grandpa' Ted West…
    • 2005–2010
    Kirk Torrance
    Kirk Torrance
    • Judd…
    • 2005–2010
    Tammy Davis
    • Munter
    • 2005–2010
    Nicole Whippy
    Nicole Whippy
    • Kasey Mason…
    • 2005–2010
    David Fane
    David Fane
    • Falani
    • 2005–2010
    Shane Cortese
    Shane Cortese
    • Hayden Peters…
    • 2006–2010
    Grant Bowler
    Grant Bowler
    • Wolfgang West
    • 2005–2009
    Roz Turnbull
    Roz Turnbull
    • Rochelle…
    • 2005–2010
    Stella King
    • Jane West
    • 2008–2010
    Brian Sergent
    Brian Sergent
    • Eric
    • 2005–2010
    Craig Hall
    Craig Hall
    • Nicky Greegan
    • 2008–2010
    Tyler Jane
    • Sheree Greegan…
    • 2007–2010
    Wesley Dowdell
    Wesley Dowdell
    • Aaron Spiller
    • 2007–2010
    Elizabeth Hawthorne
    Elizabeth Hawthorne
    • Ngaire Munroe…
    • 2007–2010
    • Stoffentwicklung
      • Rachel Lang
      • James Griffin
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    10nicolehollander

    Amazing and Surprilsing

    I am binging on this show. Of course I am ashamed of constant watching of TV when I could be reading all of the great books I have ignored these many years. The inventiveness and the freshness of the show mixing comedy and drama is amazing. I'm on episode 80 or 81 and it has turned dark and Shakespearian. I have never seen a comedy/drama show that didn't pale after 10 episodes. The acting is excellent and the enormous cast, each of whom are pitch perfect gives a base of characters to wrap ever new story lines around. The female characters are such a great blend of evil and wit, smart and amazingly thick. I welcome the variety and nuance in the women of the cast. Thanks New Zealand.
    Born_In_a_TransAm

    New and Refreshing Kiwi Programme

    The Actors are recycled, but don't let that put you off! Robyn Malcom plays a great Cheryl West, she has certainly moved on and upwards from her days as nurse Ellen Crozier on Shortland Street. Malcom certainly does justice to the character the creator wanted to portray. Rachel Lang first came up with the idea after discovering the daunting income statistics in New Zealand. Malcom's character Cheryl is a fine example of many women in New Zealand - she is the glue that holds the family together, however her family often under-estimate her abilities and importance in the everyday family unit. Grant Bowler who appeared in 'Always Greener' adds to the shows hilarity providing a Male typecast-the New Zealand Bloke. Wolfgang 'Wolf' West only wants the best for his family, even if following the West way of life may not be the best way of life. The biggest surprise in the show has to be Antonia Prebble who plays Loretta West, a rebellious 15 year old. Although 21, Prebble manages to pull off the baby West. Clever, witty and motivated - so long as there is something in it for her.

    The story lines may not be completely original (ahem *clears throat* think Desperate Housewives), but rest assured, it all has a nice little Kiwi twist, not to mention the endless one liners that will leave you thinking "Is this really a New Zealand show?"

    Outrages fortune has a 'trailer trash' feel to it which guarantees some non-PC humour, however don't be blanketed by this cover, there is a moral in there somewhere, after all it is a comedy/drama.
    9gohmifune

    Heck of a ride...

    So, just watched the series finale. As an American it was experience. Not much in the ways of culture shock, there was a bit, but the ride itself, with the characters and their lives and loves, was amazing.

    There are highs and lows, both emotionally and regards to quality, but all said and done, it was worth it. You love these characters. You love these actors. You feel what they go through. It was something I have looked forward to every week for all these years, and looking beyond what it can do to you personally, it really is a good show.

    It is a worthy show.

    Best hours of television for me in such a long time. I'm glad I saw it, it gave back to its audience. The show was choice, and let me leave it at that.
    10Jiji-3

    One of the very best things to happen to television, ever

    There are about... 6 TV shows I value very, very highly. Of those, Outrageous Fortune is the only one I started watching again, from scratch, as soon as the last episode of season 5 was over. I've done that about 3 times now, and I'm not planning to stop at 4. It amazes me I don't get tired or bored of it. Nor do I ever start feeling like my initial "wow" reaction was misplaced. It really is as brilliantly written as I thought the moment I first laid eyes on it, which was 2 years ago.

    I translate TV series and movies for a living, and as such, a lot of crap has gone through my hands. Outragous Fortune is solid gold. It comes once in a few decades, if that. It follows the lives, tribulations and evolving personalities of a family of career criminals, a handful of their friends, and a cop who falls in love with the strong, stubborn, ever caring matriarch, Sheryl West. I'd say the show falls into the comedy-drama (dramedy?) genre, and even though it's deliberately over the top at times, it feels amazingly true to life.

    The writing is very brave, not only in its bluntness and razor-sharp wit, but in its treatment of social norms we've been struggling to alter for years. For example, I've yet to see another show where people in their late 40s and 60s are represented not just as somebody's parents /grandparents, but as human beings with sex lives of their own (which are going splendidly well, too).

    The male characters are beautifully multifaceted, each and every one of them (which men in television and real life are rarely allowed to be). The female characters also break taboos about how women "are supposed and expected to be" by being independent and tough as nails, each in her very own way. (Check out the magnificent Ngaire Munroe who's plain fierce.)

    The acting is superb, and it's a pity that because of US's hegemony in every cultural sphere, audiences worldwide (minus Nz and Oz) aren't already familiar with these actors. We should have all known who some of them are long before the show aired. Many are no spring chickens, and are certainly brilliant enough to deserve the international recognition American stars get so easily, including those that are objectively mediocre.

    With that said, it's the writers' work and specifically the character development that's the spark of genius making the show one of a kind. There's no flatness, no predictability, personalities grow and change, revealing sides the viewer was previously unaware of - some good, some terrible. Same as in real life, which is exactly where many writes fail (in books, too). To date, all story lines have been worth following and every single episode has been memorable, some to the point they shook me and stayed with me for days. I pray that Outrageous Fortune won't stop at 6 seasons. If it does, I'll try to move to New Zealand in hopes of living to see the day Kiwi television produces another gem like that.
    9Benji2060

    Timeless New Zealand show

    Re-watching this show makes me appreciate why it was such a hit in New Zealand and makes me wonder why it hasn't been more heavily promoted in the U.S. Binge watchable for sure.

    All the cast is just perfectly cast.

    A few of the main actors in the show have gone on to U.S. productions, like Antony Starr (Banshee, American Gothic), or Grant Bowler (Ugly Betty, Defiance), but leading lady Robyn Malcolm, has unfortunately not made the jump across the ocean.

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    • Wissenswertes
      A decade after the series premiered in 2005. A prequel series entitled Westside (2015) premiered on 31st May 2015 and the series takes place in the 1970s and follows young Ted West and his wife Rita. Young Ted West is played by David de Lautour and Rita West played by Antonia Prebble, whom plays Loretta West. Antonia Prebble cast as her own grandmother was done to connect both series.
    • Patzer
      In series 1, 2 and 3 - there are many vehicles used by the actors for many story lines. In all of the first 3 seasons, several vehicles have been used with the same plate number BKW906. Series one - the blue Mazda that Loretta steals from the teachers car park at her speech evening. Series two - Again the plates were used on a blue Mazda, although this car belonged the Wests family friend Filane in series 2. In this series the plates were also used on Jethros lime green Holden - and in one episode the plates on this vehicle change from BKW906 in one scene to different plates several scenes later. Series three - In the episode where Van is befriended by Aaron Spiller and is out on the prowl to steal and 'chop' cars, the grey Mitsubishi Galant that them and Filane battle with to steal when it is hooked up to the tow truck, later having its rear axle ripped off with the tug of war also displays the plates BKW906. Again to series one - Cheryls Marroon Holden displays the plates ACTXXX....and in the subsequent series always displays the plates BSE177. Note - from series one and two the number plates on Vans Nissan Skyline change also. The only vehicles that remain with the same plates through out all series are Munters Mazda Bongo Van, Pascalles Nissan TRX and Wayne Judds four wheel drive.
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      'Grandpa' Ted West: [stands in the doorway trouserless] Has anyone seen my pants?

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      Remade as Honest (2008)

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      • Juni 2005 (Neuseeland)
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      • Neuseeland
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      • Englisch
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      • Huia, Auckland, Neuseeland
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      • South Pacific Pictures
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