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Rode u magli (2009)
Weak holiday special
You never expect much from holiday specials, and the same is true here.
Original TV show is practically a must see. This one is suitable for fans only, and they also would probably be dissapointed, to say the least.
The plot and script feel rushed, and there is notable lack of deepness compared to the original show. The story builds up and then ends in a flash, with not so good comic reliefs in between.
You just feel they could've done so much better if they had more time / episodes, or told a different, shorter and more effective story.
Bela ladja (2006)
Masterfull Milan 'Lane' Gutovic does it again
If you look for an example in which one man makes all the difference, this is just the case. Other than Lane's main character, the rest of the show is too slow and ordinary, sometimes anoyingly stupid (in some places, I suspect this may be done on purpose). Even screenplay by Sinisa Pavic could be described as weak, to say the least.
But Sojic (Lane Gutovic), with the great help from his butler Cirko (great role by Aleksandar Dunic), once again brings his A game to the audience turning a dull show into an interesting political and social parody.
Felt good watching it and picking up all the funny scenes and guffs by Sojic. Some of them are retold to this day, and they always seem put a smile on your face.
Istine i lazi (2017)
"Not great, not terrible"
Hey, it's another soap, what can you expect. But it felt almost refreshing, considering a lack of similar format on Serbian national TV. Combine this with prime time and you have "successful" and popular TV show.
Bad acting, bad even for first take soap standards. But a few positive examples -Jelena Gavrilovic feels to have launched her career and popularity with this one, and Bojana Ordinacev, Sofija Rajovic and Zarko Stepanov have put in a decent effort to make their characters interesting and likable.
Screenplay, plot and it's twists are not worth mentioning. Nothing original that would draw atention, and most of it is just plainly stupid.
Was a popular show at the time and it brought back modern soap format on national TV, but I don't think most people would remember it in a few years time.
Igra sudbine (2020)
Too soapy, but at least your brain can rest
Cringy, yes. And plainly stupid at times. Many things could have been done better, but it has lot to do with the genre too - seems like most of the scenes are first take shot, and you have to divide them into hundred (or a few hundred) episodes.
There are some positive things - the idea behind the plot is not that bad, although pretty unrealistic. Acting is below par for most of the actors, but credit must be given to Stevan Piale and Matea Milosavljevic with solid and believable performances. Sadly, the negatives outshine the positves by a great margin, and you just can't look away from some bad acting and "supposed to be funny" moments.
All in all, a moderately interesting soap for the masses that won't challenge you at any level, but may be used as a way to pass the time (especially if you have a lot of it).
Vratice se rode (2007)
Unique mixture of comedy, crime & drama
So funny and playful at times, and so dark and simply tragical at others, the show poses essential real-life questions and dilemas. Simply said, it is MUCH more than it seems at a first glance, and you realize this very early on.
Episode opening segments are masterful. Soundtrack is very, very good and suiting. Maybe the best acting seen on Serbian TV for quite some time, with special props to Goran Bjelogrlic, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic and Branimir Brstina who are at their best. Characters are brilliant and a bit overstated, which is exactly what is needed for them to be funny, intriguing and dark at the same time. Directed and written to be unique, with the main plot and the stories around it describing the hard and painful life in post transition Sefrbia. Although now filmed almost 15 years ago, the story and the point is ever so relavant and actual, almost timeless.
Original, heavy and captivating, one of the best TV shows I've seen in my life.
Nemanjici: Radjanje kraljevine (2018)
A moderate failure, although not unwatchable
Awaited as a "Serbian GoT" (wich it could never be, for a number of reasons), the show posted high expectations. On the other hand, many of us knew deep down in our minds what to expect of the whole thing, but we didn't want to admit it to ourselves. What we got was dissapointing, to say the least.
Based on other popular modern history action-dramas many people thought we could get a history spectacle that would excite the crowd and introuduce young audience to the important part of Serbian history. Instead, we got uninspiring screenplay, boring dialogues that led to moderately bad acting from otherwise respectable actors and most notebly - lack of action and true excitment that could entertain the masses. The show's excuse was that they are primarly based on available history facts. Although true to some point, it was OK for the directors to move away from them when they felt necessary and to make up some segments. The problem is they did it very badly, which made the show look like a mix of history lessons and poorly written drama with some annoying and almost cringy mistakes along the way. A decent number of people decided after a few episodes not to follow it anyomre, and the rest mainly stayed so they could count the f*** ups or to see the history portrayed.
To sum up, the show is not unwatchable for Serbian crowd, but I would not recomend it to anyone else who is not interested in Serbian history. We had a solid number of worse shows that aired on Serbian TV much longer than this one, but that is no excuse.
Crveni mesec (2019)
Unwatchable
Unwatchable for a great number of reasons. Include, but are nor limited to: poor acting, poor shooting (max 2-3 camera angles per scene), awful screenplay and unnatural dialogues.
Very boring, undynamic. History elements and characters are just an added burden to the shows credibility and watchability.
Postive things... I don't know, maybe costumes are OK.
Avoid if possible, not worth anyone's time.