O Programa da Maria
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.
How it feels
This comedy show follows the daily life of a taxi driver and his wife, while also parodying two fictional TV networks fighting for ratings. It makes fun of Portuguese media and culture during the early 2000s.
comedicsatiricalplayfulfast-pacedwhimsicallightheartedtopical
What happens
O Programa da Maria was a Portuguese comedy show created by Maria Rueff. The series came after the success of her appearances on HermanSIC, which started the year prior. The series centers on the life of Zé Manel Taxista (one of Maria Rueff's main characters), his Angolan wife and his apartment, while a subplot involves the rating wars between Televisão Ideal da Comunidade (TIC, parody of SIC) and Verdadeira Televisão Ideal (VTI, parody of TVI), as well as satiring the state of Portuguese media in general at the time. The series first aired on 7 May 2001 on SIC and lasted for fourteen episodes, and was later repeated on SIC Comédia until its closure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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