Viper (TV series)
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Title card used in Season 1
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| Genre |
Action/Adventure Science fiction |
| Created by |
Danny Bilson Paul DeMeo |
| Starring |
James McCaffrey Dorian Harewood Joe Nipote Heather Medway Jeff Kaake Dawn Stern J. Downing |
| Composer(s) | Eddie Jobson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Pet Fly Productions Paramount Television |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network |
NBC (1994) Syndication (1996-1999) |
| Original release | January 2, 1994 – May 22, 1999 |
Viper is an American action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that masquerades as a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and coupe (later, the Viper GTS). The series takes place in "the near future". The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or subsidiary companies. The series ran on NBC for one season in 1994 before being revived two years later for three more seasons of first-run syndication. Reruns of the series have appeared on Sci-Fi Channel and USA Network.
The Viper Defender "star car" was designed by Chrysler Corporation engineers unlike most Hollywood Film/TV cars that are usually customized by film picture designers. The exterior design of the car was produced by Chrysler stylist Steve Ferrerio.
The series originally aired on NBC during the 1993-1994 season, debuting on January 2, 1994, with a two-hour pilot movie. After falling ratings, the series was canceled in April 1994.
The music for the pilot and opening theme for season 1 was composed by Eddie Jobson. Jay Ferguson took over music composition for the rest of the seasons. He composed a remixed theme of the original season-1 opening and the brand new season-4 opening theme.
The Dodge Viper RT/10 Roadsters used in seasons 1–3 were actually not production models. Instead, Chrysler supplied various leftover engineering mules and prototypes of the Viper (still visually the same). Many other cars in season 1 were leftover prototypes, as well. For example, in the pilot movie, the Eagle Premier sedans with yellow vinyl stripes were drivetrain engineering mules for the LH cars (Dodge Intrepid/Chrysler Concorde).
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