Are sitcom adaptations always successful?

Are sitcom adaptations always successful?

Russian producers and directors often borrow TV series ideas from their foreign counterparts. If the project is successful and popular in one of the countries, the remake of this work will definitely be a success with the Russian audience. But is this really the case? Let's find out with a few examples.

"Happy together" or "Married with children"

The first seasons of the TV series "Happy Together" were filmed "carbon copy" of the American sitcom "Married and with children". An attentive viewer will notice that in the life of Yekaterinburg residents there are many typical habits and traditions peculiar to Americans, which simply cannot exist in the real life of a Russian family. The sitcom presents us with the life story of four people – Gennady Bukin, the father of the family, a shoe salesman, a loser and just an unpleasant type, Daria Bukina, his wife, a lazy housewife, their daughter Dasha, a pretty blonde with very little mental ability, Roma Bukin's son, a smart guy, but completely unpopular among the female sex. The main problems that are ridiculed in the series are the constant lack of money, food, disrespect and disagreements between family members.

"Who's the boss in the house?" or "Who's the boss here?"

The Russian version of the American sitcom tells about the adventures of a father and daughter in the capital. Nikita, a former football player, gets a job as a housekeeper at the apartment of the vice president of a large company, businesswoman Dasha Pirogova. Due to her constant employment, she is practically never at home and devotes little time to her personal life. With the arrival of the handsome Nikita in the house, everything gradually changes, from episode to episode their relationship develops in a romantic vein.

"All of a sudden" or "Unpredictable Susan"

The series is about a freedom-loving young woman Alexandra. She is a professional journalist, her career is developing, she is surrounded by male attention, and her friends love her. The only thing she lacks is love. However, her boss feels a certain amount of sympathy for her, and Sasha reciprocates his feelings.


"Voronins" or "Everyone loves Raymond"

"Everybody loves Raymond" is a very popular American sitcom, the story of which is taken from the life of the main actor Ray Romano and the producer of the series Phil Rosenthal. The real people in their lives are the prototypes of the characters in the series. "Voronins" is an adaptation for our audience. At first glance, the focus is on an ordinary family, husband Konstantin Voronin, wife Vera, their daughter and two twin boys. Their closest neighbors are Kostya's parents, Nikolai and Galina Voronin, and their eldest son, policeman Lenya. The comical thing about the stories from the life of this family is that the mother, being a clear leader in the family and an authority for her sons, constantly tries to keep up to date with all events and do her best to help the families of her children.

"Traffic light"

This is another remake, this time the idea of the series was borrowed from Israel. The plot is based on the lives of three close friends, each of whom has their own traffic light. For Seva, it's red, because he's already married, for Pasha, it's yellow, because he's busy with his girlfriend Olesya, and for Edik, it's green, as for a free, adventurous guy. This is a series about the relationship between friends, men and women, parents and children. A vital, good series, in no way inferior to its original source.

These are examples of sitcom adaptations for the Russian public, some of them, for example, "Traffic Light" have become very popular and in demand among viewers, and some, for example, "All of a sudden" are not of interest. The conclusion is that it is not always possible to repeat the success of a series in one country in another. La plateforme se démarque également par ses promotions récurrentes qui entretiennent l'enthousiasme des joueurs sur la durée. Après avoir utilisé un code promo 1xbet cote d'ivoire pour votre bonus inaugural, vous pouvez participer à des opérations comme le "Pari du Jour", qui propose des cotes majorées sur certaines rencontres, ou le "Défi du Bookmaker", qui vous permet de gagner des récompenses supplémentaires. Des tournois de pronostics sont organisés périodiquement, avec des lots attractifs en jeu.