Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei

Foreign TVSeries Junkie

What's that all about?

I suppose I'd better explain this one, but with a word of warning - it does not appear to be available in English, not dubbed (yeuch!) not sub-titled.😒

As you might assume from the title, as well as my other likes, this must be some foreign muck.

You couldn't be further from the truth.

I have always liked foreign TV whether it be sub-titled movies, sub-titled cop shows, whatever,  but with the internet...WOW!

First of all, I have to thank two companies: Sky and Action Concept:

Sky for showing something during those channel skipping moments. We all do it, there is only so much class on the hundreds of channels out there. I believe it was called Europe's Greatest Stunts. Stunts from the TV mainly, and non English-speaking TV to boot.

Action Concept for providing a lot of said stunts.

This little blog, a blogette, if you will, deals with the titular. Even if does focus on German TV I can't say Das Blog as that would be made up and stereotyping. And we can't be having that.

Here are some of the links you might want to check out before reading the rest of this, if you are able to get back to it after the smorgasbord available on the 'net:

Wiki's English offering and Action Concept's page. 

So, like you asked, "what's it all about?" 

Well, I'll start with a TV series that began back in 1996 and it goes by the title, " Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei" which translates roughly as "Alarm for Cobra 11 - The motorway police." Yeah, I know that is a lot of help.

Cobra 11 is a team of law enforcers based in/on/around the autobahnen of Germany. The Alarm bit of the title is probably best thought of as "Call out"

As it says in the intro to the episodes:

Their turf is the motorway

Their mission: full speed

Their opponents today: extremely fast and dangerous

Crimes without limit - every job a high risk

For the men of Cobra 11

What we have is a TV police crime series based around the motorways, initially in the Berlin area but now moved to Cologne. We have two detectives along with their boss and supporting officers dealing with crime. All sorts of lowlife crawls out of the woodwork and into a car/truck/bike....and takes to roads to evade our heroes.

But.

Then comes Action Concept. And they destroy big time. 

They take a boring old cop show-car chase and ramp it up several levels. No more seeing that pile of boxes and immediately thinking, "car crash". Not on your Nellie.

And I hate to have to say this but they don't just destroy old bangers. Often shiny new Beemers take the hit. Just like the ones I want. But I'm big enough to get over it.

Yes, Action Concept is responsible for all the stunt work and they do not skimp.

Here are some examples of their craft plucked from our old friend, YouTube:

You might want to watch this without the distracting music soundtrack. But that is just my opinion.

Then there is this:

As you might see, the series seems to be available, not just in Germany, but in several countries. In fact, most of Europe seems to take it. With one glaring exception us in the UK.

The show is still going strong and there have been several changes of characters but the plots keep coming.

So, to sum up, cops-car chases-car smashes. Did I say it was German? What's that you say? No need?

As usual, enjoy and feel free to leave any comments.