Neviditelní
Directed byRadek Bajgar
Creative directorRadek Bajgar
StarringJiří Langmajer, Jiří Bartoška, Ivana Chýlková, Luděk Sobota
Country of originCzech Republic
Original languageCzech
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkČT1
Release5 September (5 September 2014) –
28 November 2014 (28 November 2014)

Neviditelní (English: The Invisibles) is a Czech adventure comedy television series produced by Czech Television, which premiered on ČT1 from September 5, 2014, to November 28, 2014. It was written and directed by Radek Bajgar while company Logline Production produced the series. Jiří Bartoška, Jiří Langmajer, Ivana Chýlková, Luděk Sobota and others play the main roles in the series about vodník's.

13 episodes were produced.

Plot

The series is about water people - vodníks, who differ from others by having a certain amount of aquagen, which makes them able to live underwater. However their species is slowly disappearing from the world. They try to save themselves and not to reveal themselves to "dry" people. However, there are also so-called "wolves" who are vodníks who do not know that they are water people. One example is lobbyist Ivan Laušman who finds out he is vodník after he tries to commit suicide by drowning. Other vodníks, however, are concerned that the monitored lobbyist might cause their existence to be revealed.

Cast

Episodes

No. in
series		 Title Directed by Original air date Czech viewers
(millions)
1"1"Radek BajgarSeptember 5, 2013 (2013-09-05)0.790
2"2"Radek BajgarSeptember 12, 2013 (2013-09-12)0.783
3"3"Radek BajgarSeptember 19, 2013 (2013-09-19)0.716
4"4"Radek BajgarSeptember 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)0.630
5"5"Radek BajgarOctober 3, 2013 (2013-10-03)0.702
6"6"Radek BajgarOctober 10, 2013 (2013-10-10)0.504
7"7"Radek BajgarOctober 17, 2013 (2013-10-17)0.607
8"8"Radek BajgarOctober 24, 2013 (2013-10-24)0.590
9"9"Radek BajgarOctober 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)0.643
10"10"Radek BajgarNovember 7, 2013 (2013-11-07)0.659
11"11"Radek BajgarNovember 14, 2013 (2013-11-14)0.624
12"12"Radek BajgarNovember 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)0.623
13"13"Radek BajgarNovember 28, 2013 (2013-11-28)0.627

Production

Czech Television approved the production of the series in autumn 2012.[1][2] Michal Reitler served as creative producer.[3] Series was co-produced by Logline Production company.[4]

Program director Milan Fridrich stated in April 2014 that the series should be a reinforcement of the comedy genre in the Czech Television program, alongside crime, retro and historical series.[5] The finished series was presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July of the same year.[6]

Press conference for the series took place on 24 July 2014 with the participation of the main stars of the series.

Reception

MF DNES critic Mirka Spáčilová called the series, judging by the first episode, "the biggest disappointment of the autumn season". She criticized it as a poorly handled period satire, with shallow humor and "stilted, contrived, unnatural" acting, albeit with lighter moments.[7] According to TV screenwriter Jan Žáček, who evaluated the series based on the watched episode 7 and, like Spáčilová, compared it to the unattainable film model How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1974), a satire on contemporary Czech conditions as well as humor, remained "invisible because it is toothless and unaddressed". He rated some of the acting as replays due to poor direction.[8] On the contrary, Eva Zajíčková from Právo highlighted the efforts of the creators and Czech Television to "ventilate the domestic atmosphere, which has been dominated by stale relationship series and popular jokes for years, with smarter humor". In her opinion, the Invisibles were "funnier than any television competition at the moment", although she acknowledged that the series "would have benefited from a stronger dramaturgical intervention" and the debut screenwriter and director Radek Bajgar was helped by "support in excellent actors".[9]

References

  1. ↑ Aust, Ondřej. "ČT schválila do výroby 189 nových pořadů. Točit začali Prušinovský, Krobot, Bajgar či Smyczek". Médiář. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "ČT navýšila investice do vlastní tvorby, má novinky". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Aust, Ondřej. "ČT vybrala 14 kreativních producentů, jsou mezi nimi Jan Štern, autor Ulice Reitler či bratr Viewegha Josef". Médiář. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Aust, Ondřej (24 July 2014). "Páteční večery ČT1 obsadí Neviditelní". Médiář. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Vojtěchovská, Martina. "Nechceme dělat nekonečné seriály". MediaGuru. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "ČT odhalila v Karlových Varech novinky na podzim". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Spáčilová, Mirka (5 September 2014). "RECENZE: Zklamání podzimu. Vodníci táhnou seriál Neviditelní ke dnu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Žáček, Jan. "Neviditelný humor seriálu Neviditelní". Lupa.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Zajíčková, Eva. "RECENZE: Seriál o vodnících zatím drží nad vodou herci - Novinky". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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