Future Shock (TV series)

Future Shock

The Future Shock logo
Also known as James Brown's Future Shock
Genre Musical variety
Created by James Brown
Directed by Mike Allen
Presented by James Brown
Theme music composer James Brown
Opening theme "Future Shock (Dance Your Pants Off)"
Country of origin United States
Production
Executive producer(s) James Brown
Producer(s)
  • Al Garner
  • Fred Daviss
Location(s) WTCG Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
Cinematography Craig Marlowe
Camera setup
  • Ron Kirk
  • Tom Smith
  • Gary Donatelli
  • Christ Rehkopf
  • Ben Butin
  • Lynn Bateman
Running time 48 minutes
Production company(s) Third World Enterprises
Release
Original network WTCG

Future Shock is a television variety show produced and hosted by James Brown in the mid-1970s.[1][2][3] Shot in Augusta and Atlanta, Georgia and broadcast late on Friday nights on the Ted Turner-owned UHF station WTCG, it featured local amateurs performing a variety of popular and emerging dance styles, including disco, locking and popping, and early breakdancing,[4] to prerecorded music. Brown and his musical guests also performed briefly. Other regular features included dance contests, interviews, and segments on African-American history. "Future Shock (Dance Your Pants Off)", a song written by Brown and recorded by Maceo Parker with The J.B.'s, served as the show's nominal theme music,[5] though it was not consistently used.

Following the example of Soul Train, Future Shock was syndicated nationwide in the United States, but it failed to attract sponsors and ceased production within three years. It has not been officially released on recorded media, and with the exception of a handful of episodes recordings of the show have long been presumed lost.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Leeds, Alan. (2008). "Timeline". The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul, xv. New York: Plume.
  2. ↑ Brown, James, and Bruce Tucker (1986). James Brown: The Godfather of Soul, 245. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press.
  3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024807/
  4. ↑ Smith, R.J. (2012). The One: The Life and Music of James Brown, 358-360. New York: Gotham Books.
  5. ↑ Leeds, Alan. (1995). Funky Good Time: The Anthology [CD liner notes]. New York: Polygram Records.
  6. ↑ Simins, R. (1996). "Future Shock Cannot Be Stopped: A closer look at James Brown's super rare, super funky TV show". Grand Royal #3, 14.

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