History, the development of which can be observed for weeks, months and years - this is exactly what some love for, while others hate TV shows.
Sometimes the creators manage to organically stretch the plot to several tens or even hundreds of episodes, but more often than not there is just a transfusion from empty to empty.
Events that can fit in 50 series, the authors manage to stretch to several hundred. They show the life and relationships of minor characters, make branches and generally forget about the main storyline. They sin not only on Russian TV, but also here, so we collected 10 the longest series in Russia by the number of episodes that only the most devoted fans were able to watch.
10. Ranetki | 340 series
The audience watched the development of a musical career and personal life of a group of not the most talented schoolgirls from March 17, 2008 to June 9, 2014.
I would like to write that it was worth it, but it will not be true: even fans of Ranetok were tired of their aimless throwing somewhere after 100 episodes, and after 200 they watched by inertia. Nevertheless, there were those who mastered the series completely: their endurance can only be envied.
The main thing that scolded the show for is the unconvincing acting of most characters and dubious quality music. The latter is especially important, since the series is still about a rock band (although it doesn't smell like rock there).
Even the title track "We Are Ranetki", whose motive "Licked" from The Offspring from their composition Pretty Fly, turned lifeless and dull.
9. Happy together | 365 episodes
The history of the Bukin family was broadcast from March 8, 2006 to March 1, 2013. In total, 365 episodes came out, but blaming for this is not entirely correct.
Yes, there were many episodes, but unlike the same Ranetok, Happy Together was filmed as a situational comedy, that is, each series had its own plot.
Despite the general storyline, the viewer could still engage in viewing from the 200th series and understand what the show is about and what is happening.
The same characters, but different situations, changing from series to series. Not every issue was successful, but the project still became one of the symbols of zero.
Curious fact: the series is not entirely ours - it is just an adaptation of the American comedy "Married ... with children" (8 nominations for Emmy and 7 for Golden Globe), aired from 1987 to 1997. It is noteworthy that the original was 103 series shorter.
8. Doomed to become a star | 366 episodes
This series was everything: a kind girl from a provincial city with a difficult fate, secrets of the past, the desire to become famous, love, betrayal, tears and joy. Everything for which melodramas love was abundant in Doomed to Become a Star.
If you remove at least something, then remove the 366 series from the authors would not work. The most amazing thing is that the creators were able to show such a volume in just 2 years, from 2005 to 2007.
7. Daddy's daughter | 410 series
Thanks to this series that came with 2007 to 2013, STS channel has repeatedly become the leader in terms of ratings. The show won 4 times at the TEFI awards, and absolutely deservedly.
The story of a single father (the mother of the family appeared only in the 133rd series), raising five daughters of different ages was close to everyone.
Adults and even older people were moved by cute children and the situations they were in, and young people could find much in common with teenage girls.
Moreover, the heroines were for every taste: "boy" Eugene, a loving football; glamorous Dasha, who has only boys on her mind; gothic-brutal Masha; off-year smart and serious Galina Sergeevna and damn “pretty” Pugovka.
6. Carmelita | 458 episodes
The series "Carmelita" aired on the channel "Russia" in 2005 and lasted 170 episodes, after which it was closed. Only in 2009 was a sequel, called "Carmelita. Gypsy passion. "
Despite the fact that many people don’t like gypsies in the CIS countries because of the frank impudence of some representatives of this people, the story of the baron’s daughter and her fate was a huge success.
However, the gypsies at Carmelit were not at all what they can be found on the market. At least in the series they are clean and well maintained.
Writer Oleg Kudrin on the basis of the first part of “Carmelita” in just 9 months wrote 6 books, which were also very popular and sold over 1 million copies.
5. Institute of noble maidens | 519 series
For the modern viewer, accustomed to seeing 10-30 episodes in one season of the series, the duration of the Institute of Noble Maidens may seem wild - 260 in the first and 259 episodes in the second.
The love story of Sophia and the married Count Vorontsov, unfolding against the backdrop of the Russian-Turkish war and social instability (XIX century), turned out to be really long.
However, the Novella group of companies responsible for the series already had a similar experience: it created Carmelita, which was released a couple of years earlier.
4. Voronin | 530+ episodes
One of the two series on our list, which has not yet been completed and has a chance to beat the competition. It makes no sense to retell the plot: at least a couple of episodes were seen by almost everyone.
Much more interesting is the fact that from the 1st to the 10th seasons of Voronin were adaptation of the American sitcom "Everyone Loves Raymond", and with 11 became the original product of STS.
The American version lasted 210 episodes from 1996 to 2005. This once again proves the ability of domestic channels to shoot more in less time.
3. The soldiers | 557 series
But the "Soldiers" were originally an original idea, since it is simply impossible to adapt the life of the American army to Russian realities.
Our army, "meaningless and merciless", was shown in the series in all its glory, although without the "tin".
Against the background of other projects, the "Soldiers" stood out by the abundance of really funny jokes, without vulgarity and self-copying. The phrases of many heroes (especially the ensign Shmatko) went to the people, becoming winged.
Total during from 2004 to 2014, 557 episodes + spin-offs were shot, the most interesting of which can be called "Ensign, E-mine" with Alexei Maklakov in the title role.
2. Wedding ring | 820 series
This telenovela went down in history at once on several points: firstly, it became the first completely original, and secondly - the second, on which foreign adaptation was later removed.
For the rest, this melodrama, aired from 2008 to 2012 quite typical: complex relationships, betrayal, and other delights of the genre.
Good ratings began to plummet when in the second half of the series began change leading actors one by one.
Just imagine: you see 500 episodes of one face, and then sharply the character begins to play another person. And then another changes, and more. After such an event, they began to seem like an absurdity.
1. Trace | 2,200+ episodes
The first season was released 12 years ago, and the last has not yet been removed.
Employees of the Federal Expert Service continue to investigate complex and intricate murders, abductions, arson and other crimes.
Of course, not all the actors followed this schedule: many gradually left, but the authors were able to correctly remove their heroes from the story and replace them with others.
Interesting fact: some Russians did not understand that the FES is a fictitious structure and tried to contact it with statements. They were probably very upset to learn that the ordinary police did not have such equipment and laboratories as the heroes of the series.