Oralno doba

Oralno doba
Gutović with Ceca on Oralno doba's debut show
Format	Talk show Variety show Cabaret
Starring	Milan Gutović Jelena Škondrić Bora Nemić
Country of origin	Serbia
Production
Executive producer(s)	Stanko Crnobrnja
Running time	45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Fox televizija
Original run	November 19, 2007 – June 2008

Oralno doba (The Oral Age) was a Serbian talk/cabaret show airing nightly on Fox televizija from mid November 2007 until early June 2008. It was hosted by Lane Gutović.^[1]

Launched on November 19, 2007, and airing nightly from Monday to Thursday at 10 pm, the show came as replacement to the similarly conceptualized Marko Živić Show that was taken off the network's schedule months earlier. Oralno doba's very first guest was Ceca Ražnatović, followed by Ana Ivanović later on as part of the same show but her interview was conducted via satellite.^[2]

History

The show's guests covered a wide spectrum: from turbo folk stars (Jelena Karleuša) and retired footballers turned reality television stars (Saša Ćurčić) to individuals from politics and religious life discussing very serious topics and issues (mufti Muamer ef. Zukorlić).

Modified format

Initially a straight talk show with usually one guest and a single comedy bit called "Pisma uredniku", since January 19, 2008, some two months into its run, Oralno doba went through slight retooling that included the arrival of well-known Serbian TV director Stanko Crnobrnja on board.^[3] Simultaneously, the show got more cabaret elements and furthermore its title was modified to Oralno doba - Video cabaret.^[1] Also joining the show on this occasion were actors Jelena Škondrić and Bora Nemić who participated in various cabaret sketches with Gutović.

Hiatus & cancellation

From the beginning of June 2008, the show went on summer hiatus with assumption that it would be returning in the fall. However, on August 6, 2008, Fox televizija announced that Oralno doba will not be included on the network's fall schedule. According to Press daily newspaper's sources, the cancellation was made due to the show's high production costs of €100,000 per month (the host's salary was reportedly €2,000 per show) as compared to its ratings that "weren't terrible, but weren't stellar either as they were barely above Fox televizija's highest rated programme - WWE's Raw and SmackDown brands - that cost the network much less money to put on".^[4]

References

Non-English sources

1. ^ ^{a b} Otašević, Branka (April 19, 2008). "Lane i prijatelji" (in Serbian). Politika. politika.rs. http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Kritika/tv-program/Lane-i-prijatelji.lt.html. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
2. ^ E., A. (November 15, 2007). "Oralno doba uz Anu i Cecu" (in Serbian). Press Magazin (pressonline.rs). http://www.pressonline.rs/page/stories/sr.html?view=story&id=23971&sectionId=41. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
3. ^ D., V.D. (January 18, 2008). "„Oralno doba“ kao kabare" (in Serbian). Blic (blic.rs). http://www.blic.rs/Zabava/Vesti/27227/Oralno-doba-kao-kabare. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
4. ^ Vajagic, S. (August 6, 2008). "Lane skinut sa Foksa!" (in Serbian). Press Magazin (pressonline.rs). http://www.pressonline.rs/sr/vesti/dzet_set_svet/story/43493/LANE+SKINUT+SA+FOKSA%21.html. Retrieved 15 June 2010.