At the end of the longest-playing comedy sketch show of the STS channel “6 frames”, viewers saw a new show. “Unreal story” was a radically new project. The premiere took place in 2011. What features compared to the “6 frames” immediately caught my eye? In "History ..." introduced permanent characters and storylines, which are continued in each next issue. What else earned the audience recognition “Unreal story”? Actors and roles, interesting facts from the filming will be the topic of this article.
Creation Features
In total, the project has three seasons with a total of sixty episodes, the production of which lasted for three years. During this time, the format of the show has changed. The first season included more everyday plots, and subsequent issues were characterized by the involvement of characters - immigrants not only from Russia but also from other states. The authors have seriously worked to ensure that “Unreal Story” remained before the sketch show, and not just a set of short films.
Many events in history have come under humorous rethinking. This was not always satisfied with the audience. In their opinion, it was necessary to maintain the line of what was permitted and not to make clowns out of historical figures. In response to such comments, the creators of the show said that this is a new look at past eras, sustained in a comedic manner.
The production of the show was not limited to the borders of our country. Actors of the series “Unreal Story” moved to Belarus, where they were prepared for the prepared film pavilions. A variety of plot lines made it possible to create a complex of unlike each other scenery.
Success on air
A large number of viewers who watched the premiere episodes influenced the good rating with which the show started on the air. All this helped the creators to see the audience’s interest in the new project, which became “Unreal story”. The actors and roles of the show were warmly received on air. To impress the audience, the authors came up with a lot of disjointed stories. The completeness of the presented images of the heroes, their problems and the comic situations in which they fall, made it possible to transfer the plot to modern times and several centuries ago.
Consistency and Diversity
From season to season, the audience met with both new and well-known characters, which united “Unreal story”.
Actors and roles include the most vivid and interesting images. Among them:
- Primitive people . The life of the Ivanov cave family is as close to modernity as possible, which undoubtedly causes a smile on the face. So, among relatives there is a friend, a dinosaur, Kolya, a mother-in-law, a monkey, and a car and a computer are used in household appliances. Ivanovs were played by actors Oleg Komarov, Aslan Bizhoev and Olga Tumaikina .
- “The Road of Peter and Sidor . ” This is the decoding of the abbreviation DPS. According to the creators of the show, this is how the service originated many years ago. Friends of the IX century are begging alms from traveling merchants, and then they take food for travel and even arrange a fictitious inspection of horse carts. The smart idlers were played by Sergey Netievsky and Sergey Gabrielyan.
- The elders of Khitropopovka do not allow collecting tribute in their beloved village, deceiving its collectors in every possible way. As an argument, they cite the national difference between the Mongols and the Tatars.
- Confrontation of the invaders, often with the help of deception and cunning, is carried out in the person of Stepan and Luka Lukic. Many viewers saw a parallel with the adventures of the famous Asterix and Obelix, which was reflected in the show “Unreal story”.
- “Ural dumplings”, another STS sketch project, featuring a lively stage production, is closely connected with “History”. In the episodes about Khitropopovka, the main roles are played by its participants - Dmitry Brekotkin and Dmitry Sokolov. They, as in "Ural dumplings", partially act as screenwriters.
- Robin Hood. The famous protector of the poor lives in Sherwood Forest. Gone are the days when together with his gang Robin (Mikhail Bashkatov) robbed the rich, handing out trophies to the poor. Now he is a devoted husband, often committing acts for the capricious wife of Marian (Christina Asmus). Their relationship is full of disagreement, in particular, on the education of the daughter of Olivia, born in the second season.
Journey to History
Separate facts related to the political and social aspects of society, according to the scriptwriters, excited them especially. Therefore, the authors added a substantial share of humor, presenting historical milestones in a different light. All of them, of course, connected “Unreal story”. Actors and roles include the following characters and storylines dedicated to them.
- Ivan the Terrible, 1579 . The son of the most severe Russian ruler (Denis Yasik) is a real loafer. For any mistake he asks for excuses from his father, and the great tsar (Yevgeny Gerchakov) always forgives him. The famous picture of how Ivan the Terrible kills his son is captured in a different light - this time, unable to “tolerate” his lazy disposition, Ivan the Younger dies from the poison. The death of Ivan the Terrible himself prompted his relatives to fight for the throne. Hidden in Siberia, the heir to the throne, Artem Dobry (Eugene Smorigin) returns home to take the place of the king. However, he himself is afraid of everything, especially any mention of blood.
- Holland, 1698 . The time of “beauties in the body”. A thin girl (Marusya Zykova) - the worst in the whole country, becomes the object of ridicule. Even her closest friend Ursula (Margarita Volkova) uses her in every possible way in her cunning plans.
- Peter the Great and his reforms . The Tsar (Vyacheslav Myasnikov) is inspired by European standards and is trying to introduce them into Russian society. The boyars refuse to obey the will of the sovereign, for which he cuts off his beards.
The rest of the storylines
In addition to the above, the “Unreal story” tells about many other personalities, events, facts. So, in the show there are:
- Barin (Alexander Samoilenko), always deceiving his peasant (Denis Yasik), even when serfdom is abolished.
- Mendeleev (Eduard Radzyukevich), who came up with a “strange” solution called vodka, is desperately looking for an antidote, testing it on himself.
- Pavlik Morozov (Anvar Halilulaev), mortgaged his relatives, marks his grandmother's apartment (Olga Volkova). But the old woman is not so simple and every time she gives her grandson a rebuff.
- Soviet inventors from the city of Arzamas-16 (Dmitry Brekotkin and Andrey Rozhkov) come up with various innovations, but their boss sees this as a hidden plan, and therefore destroys discoveries that could have come into existence much earlier.
- The most famous Russian poet Pushkin and his wife (Mikhail Bashkatov and Evgenia Kregzhde) organize balls. Natalia Goncharova, applying to the bottle, incites her husband to a duel. And after he meets the noblewoman Anna Kern, she herself calls an opponent to the fray.
Among the other actors involved in the sketch show, a number of famous stars of domestic cinema stand out: Sergey Dorogov, Tatyana Rybinets, Vladimir Zaitsev, Angelika Kashirina, Philip Bledny, Alexander Sokolovsky, Dmitry Prokofiev, Lyubov Tikhomirova. It is noteworthy that all of them are actors of other projects of the STS channel, and in "Unreal History" are involved as members of the main and secondary cast members.
Time is changing, people are not
Numerous reviews that the project has gathered indicate that in general it has gained great success. The authors were not afraid to take the brightest facts of history and give them a comedic hue. This allows you to look at the events of a century ago from a different angle. Of course, the show will be appreciated by those who have a good sense of humor. The series “Unreal story” is a great opportunity to laugh at the story itself.