Lako je Raletu

I do not understand why they decided to do this adaptation in this way. In the past there were some great Serbian TV shows (Kamiondzije, Vruc Vetar or Vratice se rode or even Bolji zivot etc.) but the dialogue, the humor and the characters were relatable in those TV shows, and that is why they were a success. This is, unfortunately, a disaster in my opinion. The sad fact is that I loved Everybody Loves Raymond. But Ray Romano is extremely talented and Everybody Loves Raymond was an original script, the cast was excellent and free to improvise, which is why they were able to carry the show for so many years. This is just inferior, substandard, inadequate.

I guess the humor from 20 years ago does not translate at all into 2023. This Serbian attempt to remake Raymond is truly just a waste of money. The shaky camera that zooms in and out for no reason does not help the absence of humor and comedic timing. The situations are funny if you retell them to a friend, but while watching you are very distracted by the over-acting of theater trained actors. For that reason, the characters just inhabit the same space and speak lines they know by heart, without any chemistry between them. Miscast, mismatched and not worth your time. I kept hoping for at least one joke to land successfully: nada.

Very unsuccessful adaptation of Everybody loves Raymond. Annoying laugh so unusual for Serbian TV shows, especially when the scenes are not funny at all. The worst of all is acting of the two main characters, "Ray" and "Debra". So many overacting, annoying arm gestures, inappropriate and dull replicas with strange facial expressions. Inappropriate choice of other main characters (Stojan is nowhere close to Rob, and especially their relation). It seems that Masa Dakic cannot say a single word without moving her both arms in circular motions. It is so strange to see that some young naturists who appeared recently on Serbian TV (Voyage) look on screen like Oscar awardees compared to Andrija and Masa. Maybe, only Brstina who is acting Frank achieved to be decent in that role and brings some smiles. Overall, the most annoying TV show that appeared on Serbian TV for a while.

If we take into account the tradition of Serbian, and before that, Yugoslav comedy, the question arises with what purpose this 'product' saw the light of day. As a comedy, its task is to make people laugh or, at the very least, to evoke emotion. The author certainly did not count on disgust and contempt, but every viewer who cares at all about the national culture is left with only these two options.

In the times we live in, there are many other reasons that are completely valid and should be taken into consideration. Killing every criterion and reducing to zero the human in each of us is just one of those.

The series is absolutely unwatchable, full of overacting, while the script completely cancels out the (predominantly) solid cast. One has the impression that it was written for the prisoners of a concentration camp, and its goal is to humiliate both the viewer and the performers.

Positive vibes, the series has been nicely adapted from its US counterpart. The production managed to adapt the most of the jokes and plot twists into Serbian context.

Characters are likable and funny.

The main cast, featuring Serbian celebrity actors does a very good job.

Stage and overall production is right on point for the genre, certainly above average among Serbian sitcoms.

The episodes could be shorter. It is apparent that the production joined two episodes into one 40-minutes episode, in order to fill RTS 20:00 prime time slot.

Some direct translation from English into Serbian can be annoying at times...

Nothing against crime/thriller series, but Serbian TV needed a modern sitcom.