Villa Germania - Forever Young
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Villa Germania - Forever Young |
| Country of production | Germany |
| year | 2012 |
| Production company |
Frame by Frame Cologne |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 8 in 1 season |
| Broadcasting cycle |
weekly |
| genre | Documentary soap |
| First broadcast | May 23, 2012 on RTL II |
Villa Germania - Forever Young was an eight-part German documentary soap from RTL II from 2012, which shows the life of German emigrants in Pattaya , Thailand . The program was heavily criticized for allegations of sex tourism , prostitution and racism . It was produced by Frame by Frame Cologne.
action
The soap deals with the lives of the thirty emigrants who live in the eleven-story villa Germania complex . The main characters are the two pensioners Horst Thalwitzer and Ingo Kerp, who are accompanied in everyday activities, activities with their Thai women and excursions into the nightlife. The focus is on her often misogynistic and racist conversations about the, in their opinion, easily accessible Thai women and gossip about other vacationers, especially from Russia.
Reviews
The reviews were mostly negative.
Isabelle Riederer of 20 minutes judged:
“In the new documentary soap“ Villa Germania ”, Horst and Ingo enjoy their old age in Pattaya. Even if you don't expect culture from RTL 2: The hustle and bustle of the Remmidemmi pensioners is mercilessly embarrassing. "
In the Süddeutsche , Ruth Schneeberger wrote:
“And even if there is any viewer who takes the two older men as an example, or even if only that concerns their attitudes towards women in general, Thai women in particular, behavior at vacation spots, dealing with hosts, other countries and other customs Anyone who likes their absolutely centralized worldview has to say: That is dangerous. "
News.de wrote:
"How does the proverb put it? "The older, the bigger." The documentary soap Villa Germania on RTL2 shows in great detail how aging gentlemen from Germany behave completely wrong in their old home in Thailand [sic!]. Drink till you drop, tow young willing Thai women and tap sexist slogans. "
Audience ratings
According toquotemeter.de , the premiere on May 23, 2012 was followed by 700,000 viewers, which, with a market share of four percent, was slightly above the station average. Of the advertising-relevant target group, 430,000 people watched. In the second and third episodes, the ratings could be increased up to six percent market share, before they then fell sharply again. Only 270,000 viewers watched the soap when the matches of the 2012 European Football Championship were broadcast at the same time .
On average, each episode achieved a market share of three percent with 680,000 viewers. In the advertising-relevant group between 14 and 49 years, an average of only 390,000 people tuned in, which means a market share of 4.1 percent.
Web links
- Villa Germania - Forever Young in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bizarre documentary soap on RTL II. "Villa Germania" - We are Germany's wildest pensioners! PICTURE from June 14, 2012
literature
- Hajo Schumacher : Villa Germania - supervised drinking. In: Remaining term: How a good, fun and affordable life can succeed in old age. Bastei Lübbe, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-8387-5790-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Isabelle Riederer: Trash TV «Villa Germania». Pubic hair, fat Russians and horny pensioners. 20 minutes. May 25, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ Ruth Schneeberger: "Villa Germania" and the new dome shows. Germans and their monkeys. Southgerman newspaper. June 28, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ «VILLA GERMANIA». German pensioners in Thailand unrestrained. News.de. June 21, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ Daniel Sallhoff: Quote Check: "Villa Germania - Forever Young." Quota meter. July 5, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2016.