Langt fra Las Vegas ("far from Las Vegas") is a Danish sitcom, which was first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It revolved around life at a newly started TV morning show, Jump Start, and focused on the life of the main character, Casper (played by Casper Christensen).
Langt fra Las Vegas consisted of 53 episodes, aired over 5 seasons with each episode lasting 25 minutes. It ran from 2001 to 2003.
Contents
Overview
The sit-com takes places in the studio and offices of fictional TV channel show Jump Start and in the main character Casper's apartment, both located in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Generally the main story revolves around Casper (in later seasons referred to as by his full name, Casper Christensen) who is usually in trouble and tries to fix it with a lie, but always ends up getting caught. Issues of relationships and sex are often central to the show, and topics such as paedophilia and other taboos are touched upon often with a rich imagery (mainly by Casper's boss Niels Buckingham). The show originated on a cable-channel targeting young adults (TV2 Zulu) and successfully made it to the parent, nationwide channel TV2 without any censoring.
The city of Las Vegas is never featured nor even mentioned in Langt fra Las Vegas, possibly a reference to the lack of professionalism and showmanship of the characters.
The show drastically changed tone from season 1 to 2. Two characters, Wulff and Anne, were completely written out, and several characters returned with their personalities completely changed, such as Kenny being changed from the office smart-ass to a geeky character; Robert being changed from a childish security chief to a seemingly retarded cameraman; and Niels Buckingham, who had been an off-beat character whose sexual deviances were often briefly mentioned, being amplified into a full-blown pervert with every conceivable sexual fetish.
Characters
Casper Christensen – Casper Christensen (Season 1-5)
Casper is a young man working as a host/comedian on an unspecified TV-show on the TV channel "Jump Start". Throughout the series he battles with relationships which he sometimes takes very seriously and at other times views with indifference or engages himself with women out of spite (of former or to-be girlfriends) or in search of sex. He is light tempered and forgiving but often childishly stubborn and a (self proclaimed?) sex symbol.
Kenny Nickelman - Frank Hvam (Season 1-5)
Kenny is Casper's best friend. The first season aside, he is a sports journalist on the TV channel "Jump Start". He is usually impeccably dressed in outfits meant for much older or more distinguishable men (tweed, caps, suspenders etc.). Often in bad luck and quite a geek, he is in many ways the complete opposite of Casper.
Niels Buckingham - Klaus Bondam (Season 1-5)
Niels is an anchor-man at the TV channel "Jump Start" and from season 2 and onwards the CEO of the station. Niels has worked as a foreign correspondent throughout his seemingly long career and often regales in absurd stories from his experiences. He is a blatant pervert with many sexual fetishes, including some illegal ones such as paedophilia and necrophilia. Additionally, he also has various extreme or elaborate fetishes which he often hints at in a rather obvious language. He is also very outspoken about non-sexual intimacies, such as bowel-movements (in one episode he ceremoniously informs the staff that he has diarrhea and then confines himself to his office, ordering Robert to fetch him a large bowl and some old newspapers, his preferred brand of toiletpaper etc.). Niels continuously finds himself in embarrassing situations but sometimes fails to see the problem. At other times he is quite vain.
Liva Eberhardt - Iben Hjejle (Season 2-5)
On-off girlfriend of Casper. An architect by trade but is later hired as a chief of public relations at the TV channel "Jump Start". Is very intelligent, caring and openminded of some things, but obliviously not to the problems of others, in particular Casper's.
Regular guest cast
Mogens Knibbe Eberhardt - Henning Jensen
Authoritative father of Liva. An MD by trade and a very orthodox one at that. Cares immensely for Liva's well-being and is very suspicious of Casper and his motives with Liva.
Vibeke Eberhardt - Solbjerg Højfeldt
Seemingly submissive wife of Mogens and mother of Liva. Is often being bullied by husband Mogens who, however, loves her dearly.
Episodes
Season one
En Ordentlig Sneppetur (A Big Sandpiper Trip)
Trillekød (Ground Beef)
Danish Dynamite
Ordnung Muss Sein
Kærlighedspokalen (The Love Cup)
Proletarkæden (Proletarian's Chain)
Sexfreak
Se & Hor (Watch & Fornicate)
Heidi (Del 1)
Heidi (Del 2)
En på Egnsdragten (One On The Region's Suit)
IT Phone Home
Helmig Fucki Fucki
Season two
Lars Herlow
Mia Hundvin
John Travolta
Mek Pek
Mufufu
Michel
Liva
Mogens K. Eberhart
Monsieur Dipp
Oliver
Season three
Feng Shui
Kat (Cat)
Laust
Polle Pot
Bedste, det er bare mig (Granny, It's Just Me)
Tis (Pee)
Jeopardy
Kærlighed gør blind (Love Is Blind)
Som søn så far (As Father As Son)
Det sidste ord (The Last Word)
Season four
Pressemødet (The Press Conference)
Don't Wanna Lus You Now
Starfucker
Mere møs til Dennis (More Kisses For Dennis)
Tino, Gunnar og en hel krukke bolsjer (Tino, Gunnar And A Whole Jar Of Candy)
Ultimate Kosher
Arrivederci Kenny
Nestor
Trøstepagten (The Pact Of Comfort)
Kammeratstolen (The Companion Chair)
Season five
Skat (Tax)
DVD-aftener (DVD Nights)
Den forsølvede barnesko (The Silver-Plated Children's Shoe)
Hvem ka' Lie Kaas (Who Likes Lie Kaas)
Picaspero
Onani
Who's Your Daddy
Herretur (Man's Trip)
Kim og femidomet (Kim And The Female Condom)
Et fister øjeblik (A Fister Moment)