Nothing special

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Television series
Original title Nothing special
Country of production Germany
original language German
year 2018
Production
company		 ITV Studios Germany
length 28 minutes
Episodes 4 in 1 season ( list )
genre Comedy
Theme music Tubbe - In Berlin
Director Christoph Snow
script Markus Barth
production Imre von der Heydt
music Martin Rott
camera Diethard Prengel
Initial release February 27, 2018 on ZDFneo
occupation

Nix festival is a German comedy - miniseries of 2018. The four half-hour episodes were ZDFneo broadcast. The series is about a shared apartment in Berlin.

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The series is about a flat share of around 30 in an old building in Berlin. The focus is on the two unsuccessful authors Wiebke Busch and Jonas Renner, once lovers, today only colleagues. They have been trying to gain a foothold in Berlin for several years, but none of their ideas hit the nerve of the times or the broadcaster. The promiscuous , homosexual cook Basti Hülz, who has also kept himself afloat with mini jobs for years, as well as the always positive, somewhat esoteric student Jenny Reimann lives in the shared apartment . The regular pub is Lennart's Café, run by the eternally grumpy Lennart Heusser, once the author of a relationship guide, whose marriage, however, quickly collapsed after the book was published.

All main characters are in a kind of limbo in which they neither want to succeed professionally nor in terms of their relationships.

occupation

Jonas Renner (played by Sebastian Fräsdorf ), 32, is an unsuccessful author who once had a relationship with Wiebke Busch, which however failed. Together with her, he tries his hand at various scripts, all of which, however, were rejected by the television companies. He had success with two scripts for shows by Helene Fischer , otherwise he had money worries and an unfulfilled love life.

Wiebke Busch (played by Josefine Preuß ), 31, is also an unsuccessful author who, with her ironic-sarcastic nature, keeps people away from her and thus also throws one or the other job offer in the sand. Her love life is also currently on the back burner.

Basti Hülz (played by Tim Kalkhof ), 32, is Jonas's roommate and best friend. He hangs out in the gay party scene and brings home new sexual partners almost every night. He usually avoids serious relationships. Professionally, the trained chef was never able to gain a foothold in Berlin and keeps afloat with odd jobs.

Jenny Reimann (played by Marie Rathscheck ), 24, is a student who leads a rather volatile life. Always positive tries among other vegan dog biscuits or YouTube - Yoga to earn extra income sessions. She falls in love quickly, although the choice of her beloved in the flat often causes head shaking.

Lennart Heusser (played by Dirk Martens ), 48, runs Lennarts Café, a neighborhood café with a few regulars. He used to write a relationship guide that he still draws on today.

Episode list

Season Number of episodes German-language first broadcast
Season premiere Season finale
1 4th February 27, 2018 20th March 2018

season 1

No. Original title Summary First broadcast D Quota
( ZDFneo )
1 1 Officially fucked February 27, 2018 420,000
After the author duo Jonas and Wiebke broke another series because the producer had completely different ideas about the series than the duo, the two of them look for a new project and finally end up at the employment agency. Meanwhile, Jenny and Basti are trying to found a start-up company with dog biscuits, but cannot agree whether they should be vegan or made from liver sausage.
2 2 It's complicated March 6, 2018 -
After a night of partying, Wiebke and Jonas wake up naked in Jonas' bed. Since they cannot agree to play “friends with certain advantages”, everyone tries their luck at a one-night stand. Both fail grandly. Meanwhile, Basti applies to a retirement home and has to face a cooking duel with an older woman. Jenny, on the other hand, has fallen head over heels in love with a person of dubious gender, but does not dare to take the first step. Lennart's café is now becoming a trendy place, but Lennart quickly gets fed up with hipsters .
3 3 The thing with Rick March 13, 2018 530,000
Basti's latest conquest goes a little too well with Jonas. When he gets to know an old flame, the two friends start screwing up each other's tour. Meanwhile, Jenny Wiebke tries to give her a bit of positivity and gives her yoga lessons. But the new attitude of all things ensures that she is rejected as a columnist. Lennart gives a customer free relationship tips, but things go wrong and her angry friend gives him an ultimatum: Lennart should repair the relationship.
4th 4th Lies, lies and a few truths 20 March 2018 450,000
Finally, Wiebke and Jonas succeed in getting a script to the man. Unfortunately, this is one that they no longer have any memory of. Both suffer from writer's block until they decide to address their own screwed-up relationship. Meanwhile, Basti's aunt appears, who once supported him financially. Out of sheer desperation, he pretends that Lennart's café belongs to him. This tries to get to Basti's aunt. When the fraud is discovered, Aunt Basti still offers a job in Mannheim. Wiebke and Jonas' script ultimately fails due to the tax investigation that arrests the producer. At the end of the episode, Basti actually moves to Mannheim.

Reviews and reception

The weekly audience ratings were below the ZDFneo market share. The series also aired one episode later each week.

The reviews were also rather restrained. In her review for FAZ.net, Heike Hupertz described the series as a “successful case for Berlin haters and prejudice nurses”. The series "look away, but nothing more."

On Quotenmeter.de Julian Miller wrote:

“The authors undeniably enjoyed their characters honestly, telling them lovingly and stylishly. But the overstylizing of the Berlin clichés undoubtedly turns them into caricatures, which is at the expense of their individuality as characters. In Berlin, you're allowed to do that. But you don't have to. And back to Brandenburg. "

- Julian Miller : quotemeter.de

In contrast, the Berliner Morgenpost relates positively to the series:

"Funny dialogues, sympathetic protagonists and skilfully intertwined storylines:" Nix Festes "doesn’t kill the bird when it comes to originality, but it is still worth switching on."

- Sabine Fischer : Berliner Morgenpost

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: In clear contrast to "Friesland": New Prussian comedy "Nix Festes" is difficult. In : quotemeter.de . February 28, 2018, accessed September 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Manuel Weis: "Werner" gathers top ratings on Nitro. In : quotemeter.de . March 14, 2018, accessed September 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Manuel Weis: DMAX cleans up with the «Steel Buddies». In : quotemeter.de . March 21, 2018, accessed September 16, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Heike Huppertz: “Nix Festes” on ZDFneo: Until they are all broke. FAZ.net , February 27, 2018, accessed on September 16, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Julian Miller: The Critics: «Nix Festes». Oddsmeter.de , February 26, 2018, accessed on September 16, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Sabine Fischer: ZDFneo series “Nix Festes” is a parody of hip life. Berliner Morgenpost , February 27, 2018, accessed on September 16, 2019 .