I soliti idioti

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I soliti idioti
GenreSitcom
StarringFrancesco Mandelli and Fabrizio Biggio
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes38
Original release
NetworkMtv
Release2009 (2009) 
2012 (2012)

I soliti idioti ("The Usual Idiots") is an Italian television series, starring Francesco Mandelli and Fabrizio Biggio. The series won Best MTV Show at the 2011 TRL Awards.

Contents

Characters

Each episode features unique scenes, in which the two main characters (played by Mandelli and Biggio) appear, supported by the appearance of extras who are sometimes inherent in the story but who almost never interact directly with the main characters:

First Season

The first season aired 10 episodes between 28 February and 25 April 2009, on Saturday evening beginning at 22:30.

Italian titleBefore MTV TV
1First episode28 February 2009
2Second episode28 February 2009
3Third episode7 March 2009
4Fourth episode14 March 2009
5Fifth episode21 March 2009
6Sixth episode28 March 2009
7Seventh episode4 April 2009
8Eighth episode11 April 2009
9Ninth episode18 April 2009
10Tenth episode25 April 2009

Second season

The first episode of the second season was broadcast on MTV Italy on 18 February 2010. The first three scenes were shown Wednesday 8 July 2009, at 17.30 during broadcast of the film Adrian as part of the Roma Fiction Fest in the sitcom category. [1] The second season featured appearances by famous faces from the show, including singers Paola e Chiara and Rocco Tanica.

Italian titleBefore MTV TV
1First episode18 February 2010
2Second episode18 February 2010
3Third episode25 February 2010
4Fourth episode4 March 2010
5Fifth episode11 March 2010
6Sixth episode18 March 2010
7Seventh episode25 March 2010
8Eighth episode25 March 2010
9Ninth episode2 April 2010
10Tenth episode2 April 2010
11Eleventh episode9 April 2010
12Twelfth episode9 April 2010
13Thirteenth episode18 April 2010
14Fourteenth episode18 April 2010

Third season

The first episode of the third season was broadcast on MTV Italy on 16 February 2011. Guest stars this season included Gianmarco Tognazzi, Rocco Tanica and Giulia Michelini.

Italian titleBefore MTV TV
1First episode16 February 2011
2Second episode16 February 2011
3Third episode23 February 2011
4Fourth episode23 February 2011
5Fifth episode2 March 2011
6Sixth episode2 March 2011
7Seventh episode10 March 2011
8Eighth episode10 March 2011
9Ninth episode17 March 2011
10Tenth episode17 March 2011
11Eleventh episode24 March 2011
12Twelfth episode24 March 2011
13Thirteenth episode31 March 2011
14Fourteenth episode31 March 2011

Fourth season

The fourth season premiered on MTV Italy on 26 April 2012. This season featured guest stars including Rocco Siffredi, Teo Teocoli, Mădălina Ghenea and Francesco Renga

Italian titleBefore MTV TV
1First episode26 April 2012
2Second episode26 April 2012
3Third episode3 May 2012
4Fourth episode3 May 2012
5Fifth episode10 May 2012
6Sixth episode10 May 2012
7Seventh episode17 May 2012
8Eighth episode17 May 2012

DVD

The series beginning from the 2011 season was released on DVD. The Idiots The Movie was released on DVD on 22 February 2012.

Films

I soliti idioti: Il film , direcred by Enrico Lando, was released on 4 November 2011. [2] A sequel entitled I 2 soliti idioti was released on 20 December 2012. [3]

San Remo 2012 controversy

In February 2012, Biggio and Mandelli participated in a gala performance at the 62nd San Remo Festival. During the presentation, playing a gay couple (recurring characters from their show), they simulated a same-sex marriage officiated by Gianni Morandi. Afterwards, they sang a song, broadcast on MTV, that included lyrics that roughly translate to:

Homosexual, even my grandmother understands, is just like being a woman, without a menstrual cycle. When I go to the hospital I always cause a big scene, I want to have a son, but he should be homosexual, a little strange and a little normal.

The reaction the following day from LGBT associations and from the LGBT community was harsh, and the incident received comments on LGBT-themed blogs and websites, and made headlines in all the major Italian newspapers. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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