Thunder in Paradise

Thunder in Paradise is an American action-adventure TV series from the creators of Baywatch, which stars Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon, and Carol Alt. This first-run syndicated TV series originally premiered as a DTV feature film in September 1993, then, through a collaboration between Hogan and the Walt Disney Company,^[1] ran for one season, which consisted of 22 episodes,^[1] from March 25 until November 27, 1994, before being cancelled.^[2] In May 1994, during a taping of WCW Saturday Night, Hogan publicly expressed a desire to return to professional wrestling and hinted that he would no longer be a part of the show.^[3] The series was later rebroadcast on the TNT cable network.

Thunder in Paradise follows the adventures of two ex-Navy SEALs, Randolph J. "Hurricane" Spencer and Martin "Bru" Brubaker, who work as mercenaries out of their tropical resort headquarters along Florida's Gulf Coast. Using their futuristic, high-tech boat, nicknamed Thunder, they travel around the world fighting various criminals and villains. They must also balance their dangerous undercover work with their responsibilities of raising widower Spencer's young stepdaughter Jessica, who lives with them.

Former model Kelly LaRue, who owns and manages the Scuttlebutt Bar & Grill on the beach in front of the resort, looks after Jessica whenever Spence and Bru go on their missions. Kelly also serves as a romantic foil for Bru. Edward Whitaker, Jessica's uncle, owns the beach resort and makes semi-regular appearances in the series, primarily for comic relief.

While made by creators of Baywatch, Thunder in Paradise was in fact the result of a collaboration between Hogan, who also served as executive producer, and the Walt Disney Company, which lent Hogan its biggest soundstage at the Disney MGM Studios in November 1993 as the filming location for the series.^[1]

• تم إصدار الفيلم التجريبي في الأصل على الفيديو المنزلي في الأسبوع الذي يبدأ في 27 سبتمبر 1993. ولم يتم بثه على التلفزيون حتى بداية الموسم الأول، وبعد ذلك تم تقسيمه إلى ثلاث حلقات ("الرعد في الجنة: الجزء 1-2"، "العين بالعين") لإعادة العرض والتوزيع اللاحق.
• تم دمج الحلقة المكونة من جزأين بعنوان "مختوم بالقدر" وإصدارها على الفيديو المنزلي كفيلم روائي طويل بعنوان " الرعد في الجنة 2" .
• تم دمج الحلقة المكونة من جزأين "دروس قاتلة" وإصدارها على الفيديو المنزلي كفيلم Thunder in Paradise 3 .
• استُخدمت الحلقة المكونة من جزأين "الرئيسي والثانوي" كأساس للعبة التفاعلية Thunder in Paradise على جهاز CD-i . بالإضافة إلى الحلقة نفسها، تم تصوير لقطات إضافية لاستخدامها في مراحل مختلفة من اللعبة. وقد صُوّرت هذه اللقطات الحصرية للعبة في نفس وقت تصوير الحلقة. ^{[ 4 ]} أُعلن عن لعبة فيديو أخرى مستوحاة من Thunder in Paradise ، من تطوير شركة The Software Toolworks ، لجهاز Super Nintendo Entertainment System ، لكنها لم تُصدر قط. ^{[ 5 ]}

In September 2006, Lionsgate released a DVD 3-disc Thunder in Paradise Collection that contained Thunder in Paradise ("Thunder in Paradise" Parts 1 & 2), Thunder in Paradise II ("Sealed with a Kismet" Parts 1 & 2), and Thunder in Paradise 3 ("Deadly Lessons" Part 1 & 2).

The Thunder in Paradise pilot movie was filmed in and around the historic The Don CeSar hotel in St. Pete Beach, Florida,^[6] during April 1993. When the series was picked up for a full season, the production company then moved to Disney's Hollywood Studios, which prior to 2008 was known as the "Disney-MGM Studios,"^[7] near Orlando, Florida, where the primary filming location became Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at Walt Disney World. Other filming locations at Walt Disney World included Disney's Old Key West Resort, Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, and Epcot, used heavily due to the wide variety of futuristic and international architectural styles available at that theme park. The destruction of the school featured in the two-part episode "Deadly Lessons" was an actual controlled demolition of a school building in Central Florida that the production company agreed to perform in exchange for filming rights. Stetson University in DeLand, Florida was utilized for an episode.^[8]

On the release of the DVD collection in 2006, the series was reviewed by David Cornelius of DVD Talk:

It's 1990s television for action fans who can't handle the subtle nuances of Baywatch Nights. It's stupid, sexist, and embarrassing, but oh, how much fun it is.

Cornelius admits to giving the series a higher rating than usual, and selectively recommends it but warns that "those not so fond of Bad Movie fun, meanwhile, should obviously skip it".^[9] In 2008, Entertainment Weekly ranked it as the "cheesiest" syndicated TV series.^[10]

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• Thunder in Paradise (series) at IMDb
  • Thunder in Paradise at IMDb
  • Thunder in Paradise II at IMDb
  • Thunder in Paradise 3 at IMDb
• Thunder in Paradise (series) at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Thunder in Paradise II at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Thunder in Paradise III at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Thunder in Paradise 3 at Rotten Tomatoes