The Spanish comedy serial film "Ant" will not leave anyone indifferent. For 11 years, the series has enjoyed worldwide popularity, despite the fact that the studio producing the show is located in Spain. In this article, we will discuss three main issues:
- Why has the series been debated around the world since 2006?
- Why are there such celebrities as Hugh Jackman, Justin Bieber, Will Smith and even Gwyneth Paltrow among the burning Spanish actors in the series?
- What is the plot behind this comedy series?
Directors and screenwriters
As already mentioned, the story of "Ant" began back in 2006. At that moment, Pablo Motos and Jorge Salvador came to the local television studio, having in their hands only a script that so inspired the producers that in just a year the first season was shot and shown on local Spanish television channels. By the way, the scriptwriters of the comedy series were Fernando Acevedo, Carlos Cobos and Pepe Colubi.
It is interesting! Pablo Motos is a well-known director in Spain, who became famous among his country thanks to the series “7 Lives” (released from 1999 to 2006).
Cast and Roles
Actors El Hormiguero - this is the main component of the series. In addition to the main Spanish professional actors and leaders, foreign stars are also shot. Let's take a closer look at the roles of the main actors El Hormiguero ("Ant") and invited participants in the series:
- Pablo Motos. Besides the fact that Pablo is a screenwriter and host of this project, he also acts as the main person of Ant. In the series, he is the host who regularly meets his guests.
- Flipy. This is a minor character in the series, which simultaneously acts as a screenwriter and producer. Despite this, in the frames he appears only when meeting with guests, as well as during any experiments in the studio. It features a restless and unpredictable character, which turns both guests and spectators.
- Damian Herman, Juan Perez, Juan Herrera - these are secondary characters that appear only in episodes. Often, the viewer hears only their voice-overs.
The genre of "Ant." Why is the series debated around the world?
First of all, you need to understand that the film "Ant" is not at all a familiar movie that we love to watch on large screens. Despite the fact that the series has a comedy genre, it is still a kind of talk show analogue. To parse the El Hormiguero format, we give an example.
There is a format for television shows, which is popularly called the Late Night Show, or "Night Show" (Russian). The list of such programs includes both the foreign program “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and the Russian talk show “Evening Urgant”. The main essence of television shows is that one main presenter and his main assistants always participate in them. So, Pablo Motos can be easily compared with Ivan Urgant, and the assistants Flipi and Juan Perez are attributed to Khrustalev and Gudkov. The essence of such talk shows does not change depending on the country where the program is shot: both local and foreign guests take part in the series.
The series "Ant" is popular only because, unlike the usual night shows, screenwriters use only a comedy format. Pablo Motos and Jorge Salvador can easily allow you to smear a celebrity with a cake for an argument or play some fun game.
The essence of "Ant"
The main essence of television shows, which appear in the format of series, is only in the enlightenment of their people. This is because famous actors, musicians, writers, photographers, models, scientific, political and religious figures are always invited to the studio. Moreover, guests take part not only to entertain the audience, but also often talk about their lives, about successes and any discoveries. As a rule, many guests are invited to a particular event. For example, actor Matt LeBlanc was invited to shoot as Joey (a role from the acclaimed sitcom “Friends”) for the sitcom anniversary. At the same time, it doesn’t matter at all that at the time of the shooting of the program, the Friends series was long over and over.
Other famous actors
Actors El Hormiguero are invited guests. As mentioned above, they are not just called to the studio for PR. Each guest is a famous person who can tell a lot to his fans both about his activities and his personal life. Now there are more than 150 episodes of the series "Ant", which was attended by actor Sasha Baron Cohen (films "Dictator", "Borat"), and Hugh Laurie with Lisa Edelstein (TV series "House House"), and Hugh Jackman with Russell Crowe ( musical "Les Miserables"). Is it worth talking about the popularity of talk shows if every week they are visited by famous people from all over the world, from Denzel Washington to actor Matthew Perry, Woody Allen, Jackie Chan, Selena Gomez. The list goes on and on, but it’s enough for us to know that every respected actor, director, screenwriter, writer or musician has visited the studio at least once, where they filmed The Ant.
Why is it interesting to watch this talk show?
Firstly, thanks to the actors of El Hormiguero, the series becomes so colorful and exciting that it is impossible not to watch. The main feature of Ant is that the hosts and guests can deviate from the script, making the shoots impromptu, sincere and genuine. Secondly, you will never see persons who you do not recognize in the series. Thirdly, all barriers are erased here. Foreign guests can easily adapt to the Spanish language, and presenters easily convey all the information to the audience, even if the actor arrived from Australia. Fourth, talk show viewers may be the first to know about movie premieres, music albums or books that are being prepared for release.
Unfortunately, the Ant series is very popular only in America and Europe, therefore all episodes are published in Spanish and with English subtitles. Despite this, fans of the program have appeared in Russia over the past three years, who are ready not only to watch all issues, but also learn Spanish for this.
For those who have never seen this program, we advise. You will be surprised how ordinary a television show can be interesting, addictive and inspiring. Indeed, in order to achieve this, the directors of the program use only jokes, absurdities, funny contests and experiments with stars.