The hindenburg, a giant in size and grandeur, first emerged from its shed in friedrichshafen, germany on march 4, 1936. The hindenburg was a 1975 film based off a book about its last flight, with its plot centered around a fictional conspiracy to destroy the airship. And i was under the impression that this was the maiden voyage of the hindenburg it wasnt, it had sailed across the ocean 12 times. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. With hannes jaenicke, maximilian simonischek, lauren lee smith, stacy keach. The pbs series history detectives were presented with mysterious looking instrument alleged to have come from the hindenburg. Within seconds, the entire ship is ablaze and its passengers and crew leap from the ship for their lives. Tnt adds young william shakespeare series, outlines new fall. On may 6, 1937, the infamous hindenburg zeppelin made its final voyage from nazi germany to new jersey. Since the stern was still heavy, the hindenburg dropped another 1,100 pounds 500 kg of ballast water and this time did drench some of the onlookers. With leslie bibb, flula borg, stephen bralver, john cho. From a time traveler to a stowaway to a runaway mummy, the crew and passengers embark on a series of events that culminate in the explosion of the airship. Sep 30, 2018 so when i heard he was cocreating a new series, the hindenburg explodes.
Wright brothers flight at kittyhawk, north carolina photographed 1906. May 18, 2016 adult swim is taking a flight on the hindenburg. Jul 27, 2011 witness the infamous hindenberg disaster with this original archive footage of the nazi airship, as it flew what would be its final voyage on thursday, may 6, 1937. Adult swim, a division of turner, continues its successful partnership with rob corddry, the creator behind the emmywinning series childrens hospital, with. One of the more historically important films on this site, this film, even though its silent, offers a plethora of interesting facts about the hindenburg. In this allnew hourlong special, four very different characters emperor palpatine, darth vader, boba fett and gary the stormtrooper reveal untold stories that weave and interconnect throughout all six star wars films. Staci keach, lauren lee smith, and greta scacchi headline this twopart mini series exploring a compelling conspiracy theory surrounding the tragic crash of the hindenburg on may 6, 1937. Rob corddry comedy pilot the hindenburg explodes set at adult. Aug 18, 2016 the sole liveaction entry among the bunch, the hindenburg explodes. Adult swim orders new rob corddrystarring comedy about. Adult swim announces new rob corddry pilot the hindenburg. The series was created by shawn ryan and eric kripke, and also stars sakina jaffrey, paterson joseph, claudia doumit. Adult swim has ordered a new comedy pilot from comedian rob corddry, the hindenburg explodes.
Apr 28, 2012 this year marks the 75th anniversary of the hindenburg disaster, when on may 6th, 1937 the zeppelin caught fire while docking at the lakehurst naval air station in new jersey. The hindenburg explodes as it approaches the mooring mast at lakehurst naval air station in lakehurst, n. After more than 30 years of passenger travel on commercial zeppelins in which tens of. The vintage news airship hindenburg explodes 1937 facebook. Staci keach, lauren lee smith, and greta scacchi headline this twopart mini series exploring a compelling conspiracy theory surrounding the tragic crash of. Since the hindenburg was a little tail heavy, 1,320 pounds 600 kg of ballast water was dropped often, unwary onlookers who had ventured too close to an approaching airship would get drenched from ballast water. Infoplease says, the giant flying vessel measured 803. The series was created by shawn ryan and eric kripke, and also stars sakina jaffrey, paterson. After only a few test flights, the hindenburg was ordered by the nazi propaganda minister, dr. May 18, 2016 adult swim has ordered a new comedy pilot from comedian rob corddry, the hindenburg explodes. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the hindenburg explodes. Ep 20 the robot chicken lots of holidays but dont worry christmas is still in there. The hindenburg airship explodes before landing at lakehurst, new jersey on may 6, 1937 taking the lives of 36 including passengers, crew and ground personnel.
The hindenburg disaster occurred on may 6, 1937, in manchester township, new jersey, united states. Adult swim orders rob corddry pilot the hindenburg explodes. The sole liveaction entry among the bunch, the hindenburg explodes. Corddry is the creator and star of childrens hospital, the. A satircal look at the crew and passengers of the famous zeppelin in 1937. It came complete with sleeping quarters, a library, dining room, and a magnificent lounge, but still managed a top speed of just over 80 mph. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The worlds largest zeppelin, the lz 129 hindenburg was attempting to land at the lakehurst naval air base in new jersey after completing its first frankfurtunited states transatlantic flight of 1937 and its 18th transatlantic flight altogether.
In a press release, adult swim stated that the show will. Today, the network announced they are developing a new comedy series from rob corddry titled the hindenburg explodes corddry created. About the supposed conspiracy that led to the catastrophic deadly crash of the hindeburg zeppelin in 1937. The hindenburg explodes 2016 the final flight of the infamous zeppelin in 1937.
German dirigible hindenburg explodes and burns at lakehurst, new jersey photographed in 1937. Witness the infamous hindenberg disaster with this original archive footage of the nazi airship, as it flew what would be its final voyage on. Ab jenkins recordsetting piercearrow, bonneville salt flats 1930s. The hindenburg was a 245metre 804foot long airship of conventional zeppelin design that was launched at friedrichshafen, germany, in. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. The hindenburg explodes, may 6, 1937 as a film crew catches the hindenburg approaching its mooring tower at lakehurst, nj. Adult swim will continue its successful partnership with rob corddry, the creator behind the emmywinning series childrens hospital, with the hindenburg explodes. Witness the infamous hindenberg disaster with this original archive footage of the nazi airship, as it flew what would be its final voyage on thursday, may 6, 1937.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the hindenburg disaster, when on may 6th, 1937 the zeppelin caught fire while docking at the lakehurst naval air station in. May 04, 2020 the hindenburg disaster the airship hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the pride of nazi germany, bursts into flames upon touching its mooring mast in lakehurst, new jersey, killing. Today, the network announced they are developing a new comedy series from rob corddry titled the hindenburg explodes corddry created the popular. The discovery channel series mythbusters explored the incendiary paint and hydrogen theories in an episode that aired january 10, 2007 using a 1.
The airship hindenburg exploded in midair shortly before landing at lakehurst naval station in new jersey. The emmy awardwinning robot chicken returns with its third sendup of the star wars universe. Rob corddry comedy pilot the hindenburg explodes set at. Within seconds, the entire ship is ablaze and its passengers and crew leap from the. By activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The german passenger airship lz 129 hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at naval air station lakehurst. Timber cutting in the north east new england 1950s. Destroyer uss cole being refueld at sea photographed in 1940. The hindenburg disaster the airship hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the pride of nazi germany, bursts into flames upon touching its mooring mast in lakehurst, new jersey, killing. It stars abigail spencer, matt lanter and malcolm barrett as a team that attempt to stop a mysterious organization from changing the course of history through time travel. The hindenburg explodes the airship hindenburg was the pride of germany. German airship lz 129, more commonly know as the hindenburg, explodes in flames above lakehurst, n.
It is notable for being one of the iconic disaster films in the heyday of that genre, and for having extremely accurate sets and depictions of the airship. Possibly one of the reasons it didnt go to series is because its an extremely high concept show, where any number of people might be responsible for the hindenburg disaster. Corddry executive produces with, stern and becca kinskey adult swim late night infomercials. May 6, 1937 was one of the most horrific days in united states aviation history. Hindenburg, german dirigible, the largest rigid airship ever constructed. So when i heard he was cocreating a new series, the hindenburg explodes. It was designed and built by the zeppelin company luftschiffbau zeppelin gmbh on the shores of lake constance in. Dlz 129 was a large german commercial passengercarrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume. Dec 03, 2016 tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the hindenburg explodes.
They managed to determine that it was indeed an altimeter from the hindenburg, but they cautioned that there are also a lot of phony hindenburg artifacts out there, due to the robust market for souvenirs after the crash. The hindenburg disaster at lakehurst, new jersey on may 6, 1937 brought an end to the age of the rigid airship. Timeless is an american science fiction time travel drama series that premiered on nbc on october 3, 2016. Joseph goebbels, to accompany the graf zeppelin over every german city with a population over 100,000 to drop nazi campaign pamphlets and. Adult swim, a division of turner, continues its successful partnership with rob corddry, the creator behind the emmywinning series childrens hospital, with the hindenburg explodes. One survivor of the hindenburg disaster was an acrobat who. Adult swim orders new rob corddrystarring comedy about the.
Working near sabinal and using onetenth scale models of the hindenburg, the scientists performed a series. The disaster killed 35 persons on the airship, and one member of the ground crew, but miraculously 62 of the 97 passengers and crew survived. Tv land series spinoff in development for hilary duff. May 18, 2016 adult swim will continue its successful partnership with rob corddry, the creator behind the emmywinning series childrens hospital, with the hindenburg explodes. Stacy keach stars in this mini series based on the final voyage of the german zeppelin, the hindenburg, and the conspiracy that led to the catastrophic explosion upon docking in new jersey. Tnt adds young william shakespeare series, outlines new. A man travels back in time in an attempt to stop the hindenburg disaster.
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