Tropical Heat 2145373 218610366 2008-06-11T12:04:58Z Vitriden 1062791 [[Image:Tropicalheat.jpg|thumb|250px]] '''''Tropical Heat''''', also known as '''''Sweating Bullets''''', was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Television program|TV series]], made in cooperation with [[Mexico]] and [[Israel]] and released between [[1991]] and [[1993]] (eventually as part of the [[CBS]] umbrella series, ''[[Crimetime After Primetime]]''). It was about two [[private investigator]]s, ex-police officer Nick Slaughter and ex-tourist agent Silvie Girard, solving a variety of different cases. The series ran for three seasons, totalling 66 episodes. Season One was filmed in [[Puerto Vallarta]], [[Mexico]]. Season Two was filmed in [[Eilat]], [[Israel]]. Season Three was filmed in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]], with some sequences shot on the [[Mauritius|Isle of Mauritius]].<ref>[http://members.tripod.com/~vrazedne/heat/dalsi.htm TROPICAL HEAT - Sweating Bullets<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Lead actor [[Rob Stewart]], a [[hypnotist]], met his bride in Mexico during the first season. He now lives in California. == Popularity in Serbia == [[Image:Nick Slaughter in a Serbian comic from 1996.jpg|thumb|200px|Nick Slaughter portrayed in Serbian comic "Strip protest", by [[Aleksa Gajić]], released during the [[1996-97 protests in Serbia|1996-97 students' protests]] against Slobodan Milošević's regime.]] The series was broadcast on [[Serbian]] television stations during the '90s and re-run numerous times. It was the reruns in the then isolated country that made the show, initially perceived as terrible, extremely popular, although still terrible. An epitome of a bad show over-aired on TV, its badness turned to a type of cult and a cultural phenomenon which is no surprise having in mind [[Serbian]] dry sense of humor. [[Atheist Rap]], a Serbian punk band, paid a "tribute" to the show's protagonist by recording a song titled "Nick Slaughter, Serbia hails to you" [in [[Serbian]]: "Sloteru Niče, Srbija ti kliče"]. During the [[1996-97 protests in Serbia|massive months-long protests]] against the rule of [[Slobodan Milošević]] in 1996 and 1997, the slogan "Slaughter Nick for President" (Slotera Nika za predsednika) was often seen on banners and badges of the anti-Milošević protesters. ==Cast== *[[Rob Stewart]] ..... Nick Slaughter *[[Carolyn Dunn]] ..... Silvie Girard *[[John David Bland]] ..... Ian Stewart (1991–92) *[[Ian Tracey]] ..... Spider Garvin (1992–93) *[[Eugene Clark (actor)|Eugene Clark]] ..... Ollie Porter (1991) *[[Pedro Armendáriz Jr.]] ..... Lt. Carillo (1991–92) *[[Ari Sorko-Ram]] ..... Sgt. Gregory (1992–93) *[[Allen Nashman]] ..... Rollie (1992–93) *[[Graeme Campbell]] ..... Rupert *[[Tun-Tun]] ...... Himself == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{imdb title|0101226|Tropical Heat}} * {{Tv.com show|id=2961|title=Sweating Bullets}} * [http://epguides.com/SweatingBullets/ EpGuides.com] * [http://www.freewebs.com/tropicalheat-sweatingbullets/ Unofficial fan page] ==See also== * [[List of Tropical Heat episodes]] {{drama-tv-prog-stub}} [[Category:Crime television series]] [[Category:Canadian drama television series]] [[Category:1991 television series debuts]] [[Category:1993 television series endings]] [[Category:CBS network shows]] [[cs:Vražedné pobřeží]] [[de:Tropical Heat]] [[fr:Un privé sous les tropiques]] [[nl:Tropical Heat]] [[pl:Żar tropików]] [[sr:Тропска врелина]] [[sv:Tropical Heat]]