Troldspejlet (meaning the magic mirror) is a Danish television program that reviews and tells about upcoming films, video games, comics and books. Jakob Stegelmann, who created the series, is also the presenter.

Troldspejlet
The television program Troldspejlet at Copenhagen Comics 2017 in Øksnehallen in Copenhagen. The man with the open mouth is the host Jakob Stegelmann.
GenreMovie, game, comic reviews
Created byJakob Stegelmann
Written byJakob Stegelmann
Presented byJakob Stegelmann
StarringJakob Stegelmann
Troels Møller
Theme music composerJerry Goldsmith
Opening themeGremlins 2 End Credits
Country of originDenmark
Original languageDanish
No. of seasons53
No. of episodes696[1]
Production
Running time20 min.
Original release
NetworkDR1
Release3 February 1989 (1989-02-03)

Troldspejlet has been shown on Danish television channel DR1 since 1989, and uses the Gremlins 2 End Credits theme from the American horror-comedy film Gremlins 2: The New Batch as signature tune.

Primarily, the target group is children and adolescents. In 2019, the program was rebranded, now targeting adults and adolescents under the name Troldspejlet & Co.[2]

Premise

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Jakob Stegelmann reviews nerdy things, together with his team of nerds, consisting of Troels Møller, Ida Rud, Regitze Heiberg, Christopher Leo, and Benjamin Stegelmann. Formerly Jacob Ege Hinchely was a member, but he moved on with his career.

Reception

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The series have been widely positive acclaimed for its contributions to pop culture in Denmark, and for being the first Danish critic entertainment program.

In 2006 Stegelmann received a new prize called the Nordic Game Prize, and was promised that the prize should be named after him from that day on, because of his "contribution to the coverage of computer games on Danish national television and his understanding of the relevance of the phenomenon of games to the entertainment culture", referring to Troldspejlet, the film magazine Planet X, and his many books about films, video games, and comics.

References

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  1. ^ "Troldespejlet". IMDB.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ^ "DR's Troldspejlet ages up, swaps nets".
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