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Titre original : The Storyteller

Série télévisée
1987–1989
TV-Y7
24min

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAn old storyteller tells European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.An old storyteller tells European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.An old storyteller tells European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.

Création
- Jim Henson
Casting principal

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Création
- Jim Henson
Casting principal

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Récompensé par 1 Primetime Emmy
- 4 victoires et 3 nominations au total

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HautLes mieux notés 1 saison2 ans

• 1987–1988

Brian Henson

Storyteller's Dog…

• 1987–1988

Frederick Warder

Giant…

• 1987–1988

David Greenaway

Badger…

• 1988

Robert Tygner

Badger…

• 1988

Alistair Fullarton

Death…

• 1988

Mak Wilson

Badger…

• 1988

Diana Payan

Miller's Wife…

• 1988

Robin Summers

Jailer…

• 1987–1988

Michael Kilgarriff

Lion…

• 1987–1988

Peter Marinker

Devil…

• 1988

Reece Dinsdale

Fearnot

• 1987

Eric Richard

Farmer

• 1987

Miranda Richardson

Witch

• 1988

Alison Doody

Sapsorrow

• 1988

Bob Peck

Soldier

• 1988

Jane Horrocks

Anja

• 1988

Steven Mackintosh

Lucky

• 1988

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Edu-16

Hopelessly underrated. Bloody Brilliant

Although the Soldier's story was the best - they were all marvellous. Good stories, well told, and despite the animatronics, taken seriously by the actors.

It was tucked away on Channel 4 in the UK. I missed one or two of them, but where as most rubbish gets repeated ad nausium - Storyteller wasn't. Typical.

Do not miss out. If this is on - tape it !

10Rich-94

TV at it's finest

Beautiful art direction, excellent editing and wonderful stories make this some of the best television ever produced. The fact that it was relatively short lived is sadly reflective on the state of television. I highly recommend snatching these up as they're released, you'll love them.

dipantha

Classic and beautiful

The Storyteller is a series that will age well, despite some use of primitive computer generated effects. It appeals to young and old, as long as there is still a sense of wonder and magic in the individual. It is beautifully, lyrically written and based on ancient stories that have been thoroughly researched. The actors are magnificent, as are the creatures which Jim Henson's team creates. The medieval score lends an authenticity to each episode and is thoroughly enchanting in its own right. There is a richness to the series that is not found in Disney, as there is no attempt to dumb down the stories for children. The best episodes are "The Three Ravens", "Straggletag" and "The Soldier and Death".

theD

Possibly Henson's most brilliant creation.

The Storyteller is excellent on so many levels. It tells fables or fairy tales from a variety of cultural sources and "universalizes" them somewhat for people who don't understand the particular cultural context. It's filmatic techniques are fantastic, such as the many clever segues from scene to scene. And, the creature effects are still better than anything anyone else has tried to do. The entire series is a testament to the creative genius of Jim Henson that has, unfortunately, been lost with him.

cows_and_pigs

amazingly satistfying

i loved this series when i was 6 and now i own it on dvd i love it even more.The key to this(and all the other jim henson fantasies)is that if they had recreated all those monsters with a computer, it might have looked okay then but by now it would of been laughed at by any critical viewer.The stories are all so beautifully created they are extremeley hard to forget, and who said the title music was corny!! my favourite of all the stories is probably the three ravens in a close tye with the soldier and death. the only episode i dont like is hans my hedgehog, this can be forgiven as it was made as a pilot and probably had smaller budget, the camera is shakey storytellers makeup is different and hans mum and dad are two terribly annoying actors but all the rest are great buy and enjoy edward

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Anecdotes
Sir John Hurt loved working on this series, and wished it could've lasted for more than one season. Jim Henson also planned to use more detailed folktales and the Creature Shop to make more episodes, some possibly being hour-long specials. However, despite critical acclaim, low ratings due to parents feeling the series was too frightening for children led to the series being canceled after its first season. Some completed scripts included ones based on Petrosinella, an Italian version of Rapunzel; The Witch Baby, which was used in the 2011 Storyteller graphic novel anthology; and Vasilissa the Beautiful, which was adapted into four issue comic book miniseries "The Storyteller: Witches" in 2014 which was followed by more miniseries each year including "The Storyteller: Dragons" in 2015, "The Storyteller: Giants" in 2016, "The Storyteller: Fairies" in 2017, "The Storyteller: Sirens" in 2019, "The Storyteller: Ghosts" in 2020, "The Storyteller: Tricksters" in 2021 and "The Storyteller: Shapeshifters" in 2022. It is unknown if there will be further additions to the series.

Citations
The Storyteller: [opening lines] When people told themselves their past with stories, explained their present with stories, foretold the future with stories, the best place by the fire was kept for... The Storyteller.

Crédits fous
A bird flies through various scenes, before emerging from the Storyteller's mouth and dropping a ring on a stone, which forms the O in the series title.