"Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" (2003)Serie TV 2003-????

Creators:

Randall Moldave
Eric Small
(ancora)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Data di uscita:

24 gennaio 2003 (USA)

Genere:

Comedy | Documentary

Slogan:

They can smell it from miles away!

Plot:

Using a combination of set ups, descriptions, rants and film of practitioners, Penn & Teller show the Bull Shit that's everywhere...

Plot Keywords:

Exposé | Magic | Profanity In Title | Scam | Magician

Premi:

Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Finally!

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 19	11:30 PM	SHOW	Sleep, Inc.	#6.5
Sun. July 20	1:00 AM	SHOW	Sleep, Inc.	#6.5

Cast

Teller	...	Himself (57 episodes, 2003-2008)
Penn Jillette	...	Himself (55 episodes, 2003-2008)

(ancora)

Series Directed by
Star Price		(51 episodes, 2003-2008)
Joshua E. Kessler		(9 episodes, 2005-2007)
Tim Rogan		(2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Tom Greenhut		(unknown episodes, 2005)
Christopher Poole		(unknown episodes)
Scott Schaefer		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Cliff Schoenberg		(14 episodes, 2006-2008)
Penn Jillette		(4 episodes, 2003-2007)
Teller		(4 episodes, 2003-2007)
John McLaughlin		(3 episodes, 2003)
David Wechter		(3 episodes, 2003)
Randall Moldave		(2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Eric Small		(2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Dean Ward		(2 episodes, 2005)
Steven Bortko		(unknown episodes)
John McLaughlin		(unknown episodes)
Steve Melcher		(unknown episodes)
Jonathan B. Taylor		(unknown episodes)
Emma Webster		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Aaron Yampolski	....	senior producer / producer (35 episodes, 2005-2008)
Joshua E. Kessler	....	supervising producer / senior producer (6 episodes, 2005-2007)
June Molgaard	....	producer (3 episodes, 2005)
Star Price	....	executive producer (1 episode, 2003-2006)
Patti Duce	....	supervising producer (1 episode, 2005-2007)
Michael Goudeau	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Jon Hotchkiss	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Steve Jones	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Randall Kirk	....	series producer (unknown episodes)
Maurice H. Patrykus	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Sheryl Zohn	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Gary Stockdale		(50 episodes, 2003-2007)

Series Cinematography by
Kevin O'Brien		(2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Steve Jones		(unknown episodes)
Don Starnes		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Steven Uhlenberg		(13 episodes, 2003-2007)
Eric Wise		(6 episodes, 2003)
Mitch Rosa		(2 episodes, 2003)
Doug Folkerts		(unknown episodes)
Paul Frazier		(unknown episodes)
Tim Schultz		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
David Zimmerman		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Rudy Matchinga		(2 episodes, 2003-2007)

Series Makeup Department
Phyllis Bond	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (2 episodes, 2003-2007)

Series Production Management
CJ	....	post-production supervisor (23 episodes, 2006-2008)
Kathleen Boyette Bramlett	....	production manager / production manager: Penn & Teller (2 episodes, 2003-2007)

Series Art Department
Russell Tamashiro	....	property master (1 episode, 2003)
Jeremy Carmone	....	props (1 episode, 2007)

Series Sound Department
Paul S. Shapiro	....	sound mixer (5 episodes, 2003-2007)
Graham Gardner	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Lenny Jones	....	sound designer (2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Bob Schuck	....	sound (2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Noah Mathers	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
David Weinstock	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Skip Burrows	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Justin Schultz	....	animator (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Babb	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 2004-2007)
Ryan Mhor	....	assistant camera (3 episodes, 2008)
Rage Stewart	....	camera production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ann Helmeth	....	wardrobe (1 episode, 2003)
Kathryn Shemanek	....	wardrobe (1 episode, 2007)

Series Editorial Department
Christopher Nunn	....	assistant editor (14 episodes, 2005-2006)
Mike Krause	....	assistant editor (13 episodes, 2003)
CJ	....	post-production coordinator (11 episodes, 2005)
Ed Decker	....	assistant editor (10 episodes, 2007)
Alpesh Patel	....	lead assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Franka Mavrides	....	production assistant / assistant to executive producer (13 episodes, 2003)
CJ	....	assistant to executive producer (13 episodes, 2004)
Ryan Mhor	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2007)
Steven Solars	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2007)
Glenn S. Alai	....	assistant: Penn & Teller / publicity manager (2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Tim Rogan	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Nathan Santucci	....	director of covert activities: Penn & Teller / director: covert activities (2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Jennifer L. Goosby	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes, 2004)
Joshua E. Kessler	....	field director (unknown episodes, 2005)
Katy Scanlan	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes, 2005)
Daniel Leaderman	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 2007)
Michelle Basterrechea	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Kyle Hollingsworth	....	title designer (unknown episodes)
Randall Kirk	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Justin Leibow	....	title designer (unknown episodes)
Pancho Mansfield	....	network executive (unknown episodes)
Cassandra Seidl	....	post accounting supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Penn & Teller
• StarPrice Productions
• Wolper Organization, The

Distributors

• Movie Network, The (TMN) (????) (Canada) (TV)
• Showtime Networks (TV)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• King Media Services  DVD design and authoring (season 3)

Alias:

Penn & Teller: BS! (USA) (promotional title)
Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t! (USA) (alternative spelling)

Durata:

30 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Divieti:

USA:TV-PG (early episodes) | USA:TV-MA (most episodes) | USA:TV-14

Company:

Penn & Teller

Curiosità:

While we never see Teller speak, his voice is occasionally heard while his face is obscured or while he is off-camera.

Citazioni:

[repeated line from "Bible: Fact or Fiction" episode]
Penn Jillette: Elvis didn't do no drugs!

Movie Connections:

Citato in Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell (2007) (TV)

Finally!

How can this be? Not only does America finally get a skeptic-oriented cable show, but one hosted by Penn and Teller! The joy was almost too much for me, especially since the first episode was about communing with the dead, a scam enjoying a huge surge in popularity.

The opening dialogue by Penn was sometimes a bit shaky, but I suspect he'll adapt to the format soon enough. The series will hopefully continue to do what the first episode did: show the methods by which mystics and pseudoscientific opportunists take advantage of people in need.

Finally, I was impressed that the show managed to walk the line between skepticism and cynicism, never falling into the simple close-minded denial of the latter. There certainly is anger and sarcasm from the narrators/hosts, but nothing too terrible.

This is a funny show that is entirely relevant. I now have something to counter the pain of Dennis Miller's show being canceled. Watch a few of the episodes and decide for yourself.