On August 25, 2008, the TV series "Univer" was released on domestic television screens, which, surprisingly, turned out to be super popular not only among young people, but also among the older generation.
What is attractive about "Univer"
The reason for the popularity of the series "Univer" lies in its naturalness, since the plot is as close as possible to real events. The actors of the series behave "vitally", do not overplay, which bribed older people who, according to polls, also enjoy watching the relationship between Tanya and Sasha, the adventures of the fashionista Allochka and the sportsman Kuzi, the love affairs of Casanova Gosha and Michael. In addition, the setting of the series - a student dormitory - is familiar to many viewers who are currently students or have been previously.
How it all began
The basis of the plot was invented by the well-known showman Semyon Slepakov. According to his plan, "Univer" was to become the first Russian youth sitcom showing the life of Russian students. In collaboration with Vyacheslav Dusmukhametov (known for the TV series "Daddy's Daughters"), they became the general producers of "Univer". The sitcom was directed by Pyotr Tochilin (Hottabych, 2006). It was not easy to recruit a group of actors to shoot the series. The actors of the series - Anrey Gaidulyan, Valentina Rubtsova, Maria Kozhevnikova, Alexey Gavrilov, Vitaly Gogunsky - became the favorite characters of the viewers. According to director Tochilin, the team working on the creation of the series has developed as well as possible. The young actors turned out to be talented improvisers, so changes were made to the script directly during the filming.
“Semyon and I,” recalls V. Dusmukhametov, “have long thought of a comedy about a hostel, even when we ourselves lived there. All students know that without jokes and funny situations, study and life in a hostel is impossible. So we decided to show everything without embellishment."
Filming for the first season took 9 months. They took place in many places, including the Russian State University for the Humanities. The main place of action is a student dormitory. More precisely, the kitchen of the hostel, where four bright characters first act: two guys and two girls. Then there is another bright hero Anton, who fell in love with the audience later in the sequel to "Univer".
After the release of the first episodes, it became clear that the series would be a success, as it quickly took high positions in the sitcom rating. The humor with which the atmosphere of "Univer" is "saturated" does not go beyond what is permissible, and this captivates the viewer. Following the first season, the shooting of the second began, because, according to the script, the series was supposed to consist of 400 episodes full of bright curious situations.
In 2011, Slepakov and Dusmukhametov decided to shoot a sequel to the series called “Univer. New hostel ". TV viewers were impressed by the cast. In addition to the old ones, new heroes appear. The place of action is still the kitchen, only this time in another hostel, where Anton, Michael and Kuzya are moving. In the sequel to "Univer," the directors wanted to show that the matured heroes are striving not only for a fun, carefree life, they yearn for a serious romantic relationship.
The relationship between the heroes of "Univer" Sasha and Tanya found their development in another TV series "Sashatanya", which is also popular and is broadcast on the TNT channel.
The series "Univer" was created for a pleasant family viewing without stress and analysis of the director's work. For young people, it is not useful in anything, it just makes you laugh heartily at the adventures of the heroes.
