Walker, Texas Ranger
Voker, teksaški rendžer (engl. Walker, Texas Ranger) je američka televizijska serija od 203 epizode podeljenih u 9 sezona, originalno emitovana na CBS televiziji od 21. aprila 1993 do 19. maja 2001. Kasnije su objavljena DVD izdanja svih sezona.
| Walker, Texas Ranger | |
|---|---|
 Naslovni kadar Walker, Texas Ranger (iz 2000) sa Chuckom Norrisom. | |
| Format | policijska/akciona serija |
| Kreator | Christopher Canaan Albert S. Ruddy Leslie Greif Paul Haggis |
| Nastupaju | Chuck Norris Clarence Gilyard Sheree J. Wilson Noble Willingham Nia Peeples Judson Mills |
| Kompozitor muzičke teme | Tirk Wilder (Sezone 1, 2-8) Jerrold Immel (Sezona 2, posljednji put korištena u "Tiger's Eye") |
| Uvodna tema | "Eyes Of The Ranger" izvodi: Chuck Norris (sezone 2-8) |
| Kompozitor(i) | Jeff Sturges John E. Davis Christopher Franke Velton Ray Bunch Jerrold Immel Craig Huxley (sa Immelom; van šoice) Peter Bernstein ("The Big Bingo Bamboozle") Christopher L. Stone Ron Ramin Kevin Kiner Gary S. Scott Larry Brown Richard Band |
| Zemlja porijekla |  Sjedinjene Države |
| Jezik/ci | engleski |
| Broj sezona | 203 (uključujući TV-filmove).[1][2] |
| Broj epizoda | (Lista epizoda) |
| Produkcija | |
| Postavke kamere | Single-camera Super 16mm |
| Trajanje | 42–46 min. |
| Producentska kompanija/e | Cannon Television (1993) Top Kick Productions (1993-1998) Norris Brothers Entertainment (1998-2001) The Ruddy Greif Company (1993-2001) CBS Productions (danas CBS Television Studios) (1993-2001)Columbia Pictures Television (1993-1996) Columbia TriStar Television (1996-2001) |
| Distributer | Columbia TriStar Television Distribution (1997-2002) Sony Pictures Television Distribution (2002-present) |
| Emitiranje | |
| Originalni kanal | CBS[3] |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround 2.0 |
| Originalno prikazivanje | 21. 4. 1993 – 19. 5. 2001 |
| Status | završena |
U Srbiji je serija bila emitovana na kanalu Pink, a trenutno se prikazuje na mreži Universal Channel (preko kablovske televizije). U Hrvatskoj je bila emitovana na programu HRT.
Uvodna špica emisije se zove "The Eyes of a Ranger" i peva je protagonista Chuck Norris.
In the eyes of a ranger,
The unsuspecting stranger
Had better know the truth of wrong from right.
'Cause the eyes of a ranger are upon you,
Any wrong you do, he's gonna see.
When you're in Texas, look behind you,
'Cause that's where the rangers gonna be.
– Uvodna špica
Radnja
Glavni lik serije je Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris), teksaški rendžer iz Dalasa, koji zajedno sa rendžerom (i prijateljom) James Trivettom rešava najopasnije misije. Sarađuje takođe sa njim zamenik okružnog tužioca Alexandra Cahill, sa kojom će se Voker oženiti u osmoj sezoni. Likovi se obično sastavljaju u baru prijatelja C.D. Parkera, bivšeg rendžera, koji im ponekada pomaže u rešavanju slučajeva. U osmoj sezoni se pojavljuju i rendžeri Sydney Cooke i Francis Gage.
Teme serije su fokusirane na osnovnim vrednostima života, kao što su prijateljstvo, uzajamna pomoć i borba protiv nasilja, a posebno se koncentrišu na borbu protiv zlostavljanja žena, rasizma i bilo koje vrste diskriminacije i na udaljavanje mladih od droge i kriminalnih bandi. Osnovna poruka serije je razlika između onoga što je ispravno i onoga što je pogrešno.
U seriji se daje veliki naglasak na borilačke veštine i indijanskoj kulturi (Voker je poreklom Cherokee), sa čestim pozivanjima na vestern (neke epizode su postavljene u 19. veku, u kojima Chuck Norris glumi rendžera Hayes Coopera).
Znameniti glumci u gostujućim ulogama
| Godina/e | Glumac | Lik | Naslov epizode | Godina pojavljivanja |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Luis Guzmán | Gomez | "Storm Warning" | 1993 |
| 1993 | Judith Hoag | Lainie Flanders | "Family Matters" | 1993 |
| Brian Thompson | Leo Cale | |||
| 1993 | M.C. Gainey | Tingley | "She'll Do to Ride the River With" | 1993 |
| 2000 | Craig | "The Bachelor Party" | 2000 | |
| 1994 | Giovanni Ribisi | Tony Kingston | "Something in the Shadows: Part 1", "Something in the Shadows: Part 2" | 1994 |
| Tom Virtue | Peter Needham | |||
| 1994 | Tobey Maguire | Duane Parsons | "The Prodigal Son" | 1994 |
| 1994 | Carli Coleman | Georgia Douglas | "Silk Dreams" | 1994 |
| 1994 | Bryan Cranston | Hank | "Deadly Vision" | 1994 |
| 1994 | James Morrison | Ned Travis | "Mustangs" | 1994 |
| 1994 | Danica McKellar | Laurie Maston | "Stolen Lullaby" | 1994 |
| Ray Wise | Garrett Carlson | |||
| 1995 | Doris Roberts | Elaine Portugal | "The Big Bingo Bamboozle" | 1995 |
| 1995 | Marshall Colt | Por. Lee Corbin (njegova posljednja uloga) | "Whitewater, Part 1" | 1995 |
| 1995 | Dirk Benedict | Blair | "Case Closed" | 1995 |
| 1996 | Carlos Machado | Himself | "Rodeo" | 1996 |
| 1997 | Officer #1 | "Sons of Thunder" | 1997 | |
| Orderly | "Forgotten People" | |||
| 1999 | Rodgers | "Fight or Die" | 1999 | |
| 1996 | Clifton Collins Jr. | Fito | "El Coyote: Part 1", "El Coyote: Part 2" | 1996 |
| 1996 | Robert Englund | Lyle Eckert | "Deadline" | 1996 |
| 1996 | Burt Young | Jack Belmont | "Lucky" | 1996 |
| 1997 | "Small Blessings" | 1997 | ||
| 1996–1997 | Rod Taylor | Gordon Cahill | "Redemption" | 1996 |
| "Texas vs. Cahill" | 1997 | |||
| 2000 | "Wedding Bells", Parts 1 and 2 | 2000 | ||
| 1997 | Terry Kiser | Charlie Brooks | "Mayday" "Last Hope" "Iceman" | 1997 |
| 1997 | The Iceman | "Iceman" | 1997 | |
| 1997–1999 | Marco Sanchez | Detektiv Carlos Sandoval | ||
| 1997–1999 | James Wlcek | Trent Malloy | ||
| 1997 | Mila Kunis | Pepper | "Last Hope" | 1997 |
| 1997 | John Amos | Pastor Roscoe Jones | "Sons of Thunder" | 1997 |
| 1997 | Haley Joel Osment | Lucas Simms | "Lucas: Part 1", "Lucas: Part 2" | 1997 |
| Mackenzie Phillips | Ellen Simms | |||
| 1997 | Gwen Verdon | Maisie Whitman | "Forgotten People" | 1997 |
| 1999 | "Mind Games" | 1999 | ||
| 1997 | David Gallagher | Chad Morgan | "Brainchild" | 1997 |
| Paul Gleason | Dr. Harold Payton | |||
| 1997 | Randolph Mantooth | James Lee Crown | "Rainbow's End" | 1997 |
| 1997 | Dan Lauria | Salvatore Matacio | "A Father's Image" | 1997 |
| 1997 | Kyla Pratt | Kyla Jarvis | "The Neighborhood" | 1997 |
| 1998 | "Rowdy" Roddy Piper | Cody "The Crusader" Conway | "The Crusader" | 1998 |
| Randy Tallman | ||||
| 1998 | Paul Winfield | Pastor Roscoe Jones | "The Soul of Winter" | 1998 |
| Collin Raye | Himself | |||
| 1998 | Danny Trejo | Joe Lopez | "Circle of Life" | 1998 |
| 1999 | Jose Rodriguez | "Rise to the Occasion" | 1999 | |
| 1998 | Lila McCann | Kelly Wyman | "Eyes of a Ranger" | 1998 |
| Michael Peterson | Himself | |||
| 1998 | Tobin Bell | Karl Storm | "The Wedding: Part 1 & 2" | 1998 |
| 1998 | RuPaul | Bob | "Royal Heist" | 1998 |
| 1998 | Camilla Belle | Cindy Morgan | "Code of the West" | 1998 |
| 1998 | Lee Majors | Šerif Bell | "On the Border" | 1998 |
| 1999 | Deion Sanders | Himself | "Rise to the Occasion" | 1999 |
| Special Witness | ||||
| Gary Busey | Donovan Riggs | "Special Witness" | ||
| 1999 | James Remar | Keith Bolt | "The Principal" | 1999 |
| 1999 | Judy Herrera | Rachel Falcon | "Team Cherokee: Part 1", "Team Cherokee: Part 2" | 1999 |
| 1999 | Michael Greyeyes | Brian Falcon | "Team Cherokee: Part 1", "Team Cherokee: Part 2" | 1999 |
| 1999 | Robert Mirabal | Tall Bear | "Team Cherokee: Part 1", "Team Cherokee: Part 2" | 1999 |
| 1999 | John Schneider | Jacob Crossland | "Jacob's Ladder" | 1999 |
| 1999 | Rex Linn | Leland Stahl/Lester Stahl | "Way of the Warrior" | 1999 |
| 1999 | Randy Savage | Whitelaw Lundren | "Fight or Die" | 1999 |
| Frank Shamrock | The Hammer | |||
| 1999 | Lane Smith | Vlč. Thornton Powers | "Power Angels" | 1999 |
| 1999 | Scott Weinger | Bradley Roberts | "Full Recovery" | 1999 |
| 1999 | Frank Stallone | B.J. Ronson, Frank Bishop | "Tall Cotton" | 1999 |
| 2001 | "Saturday Night" | 2001 | ||
| 2000 | David Keith | Cliff Eagleton | "The Day of Cleansing" | 2000 |
| Sammo Hung | Sammo Law | |||
| 2000 | Deron McBee | Luke Warley | "Black Dragons" | 2000 |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Master Ko | |||
| Mako | Edward Song | |||
| 2000 | Tzi Ma | General Nimh | "The General's Return" | 2000 |
| 2000 | Christopher B. Duncan | Defense Attorney Lime | "The Bachelor Party" | 2000 |
| 2000 | Mark Cuban | Groomsmen | "Wedding Bells: Part 1", "Wedding Bells: Part 2" | 2000 |
| 2000 | Tom Bosley | svećenik | "Wedding Bells: Part 1", "Wedding Bells: Part 2" | 2000 |
| 2000 | Ernest Borgnine | Eddie Ryan | "The Avenging Angel" | 2000 |
| 2000 | Michael Ironside | The Chairman | "Winds of Change", "Lazarus", "Turning Point", "Retribution" | 2000 |
| T.J. Thyne | Wallace 'The Wizard' Slausen | |||
| 2000 | Dionne Warwick | Dionne Berry | "Faith" | 2000 |
| 2000 | Barbara Mandrell | Nicole Foley | "Showdown at Casa Diablo, Pt. 1" | 2000 |
| 2000–2001 | Robert Fuller | Ranger Wade Harper | "Matter of Principle" | 2000 |
| "The Final Show/Down" | 2001 | |||
| 2001 | Hulk Hogan | Boomer Knight | "Division Street" | 2001 |
| Francis Capra | Ace | |||
| 2001 | Ryan Bittle | Harley | "Reel Rangers" | 2001 |
| 2001 | Laura Bailey | Roberta | "Saturday Night" | 2001 |
| 2001 | Mercedes McNab | Heather Preston | "6 Hours" | 2001 |
| 2001 | Josh Holloway | Ben Wiley | "Medieval Crimes" | 2001 |
| 2001 | Sting | Grangus | "Unsafe Speed" | 2001 |
| 2001 | Carlos Bernard | Raoul 'Skull' Hidalgo | "Without a Sound" | 2001 |
| 2005 | Mitchel Musso | Josh Whitley | "Trial by Fire" | 2005 |
| 2005 | Selena Gomez | Julie | "Trial by Fire" | 2005 |
Zanimljivosti
U decembru 2010. guverner Teksasa Rick Perry je zvanično imenovo Chuck Norrisa i njegovog brata Aaron Norrisa (koproducenta serije) za počasne članove teksaških rendžera.