Ring volný

At first glance, an underrated and at best mediocre six-part TV show, which, however, hides a surprising amount of humor that is on a par with Možná přijde i kouzelník. Why not, since both were created by František Polák? There are several reasons why I give Ring volný an above-average rating, and the first of them has almost nothing to do with humor - it's the flipping of songs, when for example Václav Neckář sings “A tak dál nosíš po kapsách sny mládí" and Waldemar Matuška sings “Lékořice", and both of them fit beautifully. Another reason, but which is humor and I honestly don't know what to name before first. Perhaps Helena Růžičková and Václav Neckář's brilliant parody of Korn's song “Ne, Maestro"? Ivan Mládek, who sings “Duhová víla" together with Hana Zagora to the accompaniment of Ivo Pešák's dance, later “Lásko, mně ubývá sil", while Pavel Bobek, in return, gets to play “Neopatrný křeček" (who will never poop on campus again)? Or Marie Rottrová, who, together with Petr Nárožný, will perform the great scene with the tuba and harp? Eva Pilarová swinging with Vladimír Menšík? Naďa Urbánková accompanied by a family choir composed of Jiří Hrzán, Helena Růžičková, Jitka Molavcová and František Filipovský? The nonchalant humor of Yvetta Simonová and Miloš Kopecký? There's a lot going on, and it's a pity for a few weak points like Vera Spinarová's singing of “Jízdenka", because otherwise Ring volný was a great success. Even the banners hanging all around are very funny when they say, for example, "The workers of Prague bakeries say hello to Petr Spálený". (25.04.2016)