Underplayed Gems

Sekret Uspekha (2005)

Sekret Uspekha poster
Original title
Секрет успеха
Genre
reality
Country
Russia
Length
2 seasons, 33 episodes
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Russian pop singer contestants compete in a televised talent show modeled on The X Factor. Judges evaluate singing ability along with stage presence and choreography.

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What happens

Sekret Uspekha (Russian: Секрет успеха 'Secret of Success') was a Russian popular music talent show, broadcast on Saturdays on RTR. It was similar in format to Narodniy Artist, and was the Russian version of the British show The X Factor, created by Simon Cowell. The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, though personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances. There were two seasons. The first was in 2005 and title was won by Vladimir Sapovskiy. A second and final series was broadcast in 2007, and title won by Nikolay Timokhin. The show was cancelled after two season because of insufficient number of viewers, but after the immense success of the X Factor series internationally, a new Russian series was launched, named Faktor A (in Russian Фактор А) after the name of Alla Pugacheva rather than Faktor X. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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