19Jun 2021
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Help! I Need to Lose Weight


Help! I Need to Lose Weight is a reality television series that depicts ordinary men and women undergoing lifestyle changes to get rid of extra pounds. They are helped throughout the series by two experts, Cornelia Marin, a nutritionist and Stelian Tufaru, a fitness instructor.

The participants decide, for various reasons, to turn their weight around. Such reasons may include lack of self-esteem, medical requirements, etc. Some episodes featured new moms who wished to return to their previous figures.

Cornelia Marin has over 15 years of experience in nutrition; she acts as an adviser, showing the participants the steps to follow for a perfect figure.

Stelian Tufaru is a fitness instructor, his role in the series is to motivate the participants to engage in physical activity even after reaching the desired weight.

The show premiered on Prima TV in 2013, running for two seasons. In 2018, the show returned with new episodes.

Help! I Need to Lose Weight is an original Zucchero Media format.

19Jun 2021
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SOS, Save My House!


SOS, Save My House! is a reality-show that became one of the top shows about renovation.

In an extraordinary race against time, the show’s professional team helped by a very nice and skillful host use their time and knowledge in order to restore the style harmony in the houses of those who ask for their help.

The specialists of the show are: Cristina Joia (interior designer) and her companions: Radu Șelaru and Adrian Croitoru (construction professionals).

After three days of work to fit a designated budget, the team of specialists reveals the renovated room much to the delight of the house owners.

SOS, Save My House! was aired on Prima TV in 2009.

19Jun 2021
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The Taming of the Shrew


The Taming of the Shrew is a reality-show in which a husband terrorized by his wife’s difficult behavior turns to a specialist in the hope of saving their relationship. The quarrels between the spouses give the show its unique flavor.

In the first part of the show, the specialist (“the shrew taming”) gains insight into the dynamics of the two spouses and comes up with solutions to remedy the problems. The solutions presented are often as unorthodox as the wife’s behavior and the specialist is training the husband to deal with his difficult wife.

After the one-on-one sessions, the husband must prove that he has learned to manage his wife on his own so that his marriage becomes bearable.

In the end, we learn the truth: was the shrew tamed or not?

The Taming of the Shrew is hosted by Sorin Tofan (actor) who works under the pseudonym Vicențiu.

The Taming of the Shrew is an original Zucchero Media format, broadcasted on Prima Tv between 2010-2011.

19Jun 2021
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The Sour Patch


The Sour Patch is a reality-show full of humor, tears, conflicts and lessons that may change your life.

At the beginning of a marriage, everything goes smoothly, but then there comes a time when quarrels become a matter of everyday life. Arguments and reproaches seem to fly from one spouse to the other incessantly. When everything seems hopeless, only one person can solve the situation. And no, it’s not the couples therapist… it’s only “the mother-in-law”, also known, in the Romanian folklore, as “The Sour Patch”.

Bag and baggage apart, “the mother-in-law” comes packed with solutions to any problems inside the household, as she is determined to restore the peace between those she loves.

The Sour Patch is an original Zucchero Media format, broadcasted in 2011 on National TV.

19Jun 2021
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The Football Fans Championship


The Football Fans Championship is a sport-based game show that sees the supporters of two football teams coming face to face to prove their devotion to the favorite team. Each contestant team gets a designated captain – a guest star of the edition –  who oversees the winning strategy.

The challenges of the show revolve around football trivia and end inevitably in elimination. They also require the fans’ ability to sustain their answers and opinions with civilized arguments. Originality, courage and inventiveness are greatly appreciated, as well as the use of music and chants.

The viewers at home are witness of how far a supporter is willing to go for their team and choose a favorite of their own; they can also vote for the team to advance to the next stage of the game.

The Football Fans Championship is an original Zucchero Media format.  The game show aired on Prima TV in 2007, hosted by Gina Pistol and Bogdan Talașman.

19Jun 2021
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All Those Laughs


All Those Laughs is a video clip television series, featuring the funniest videos from all around the world, made with hidden camera by amateurs.

The hosts of the show are the actors Aniela Petreanu and Marius Drogeanu, a funny duo that always competing against each other. They showcase their humor, spontaneity and even use their sex appeal to introduce, analyze and list the best clip of the moment. The team who gets more sms from the viewers is the winning team. Each edition featured guest stars who will help the hosts to win the coveted title of “The Champion of Comedy”.

The show presents a top of the funniest home video and the viewer who sends the best video will be awarded.

All Those Laughs is an original Zucchero Media format, aired on channel Antena 1 in 2007.

19Jun 2021
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Health and Beauty Secrets


Health and Beauty Secrets is a lifestyle series that offers natural therapeutic alternatives and remedies to the regular treatments of certain diseases, focusing on the effect of plants, fruits and vegetables, as a factor of regeneration and health.

Dr. Lucia Bubulac, a constant promoter of a balanced lifestyle, is the host of the show. The guest stars are Romanian personalities from the medical field, as well as individuals who promote natural therapies and non-invasive beauty procedures.

Health and Beauty Secrets is an original Zucchero Media format. The show aired on channel B1 TV between 2009-2011.

19Jun 2021
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The Eye of the Mother-in-Law


The Eye of the Mother-in-Law is a reality-show that contains all the elements of an entertaining show: delicious humor, domestic conflicts and important life lessons.

Is the husband too lazy? Is the wife dissatisfied with him for watching TV all the time? Here it is! The conflict only one expert can fix: the Mother-in-Law. For a week, the Mother-in-Law (on one side of the family) will move into their house to solve the spouses’ problems.

Of course, the solutions the Mother-in-Law will use are well-known: the teasing, the rummaging through things, but especially the nose stuck everywhere… especially where there is none of her business! With her special methods, Mother-in-Law is guaranteed to bring peace to the family or make things worse.

The Eye of the Mother-in-Law is an original Zucchero Media format, aired on channel Antena 1 in 2009.

19Jun 2021
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Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery is a docu-reality television show who follows the lives of several characters before, during and after a beauty enhancement procedure.

By seeing the characters’ stories, the viewers at home will have a chance to understand the risks, advantages and disadvantages of such an intervention and… whether it is worth the price.

Plastic Surgery is an original Zucchero Media format and the pilot episode was aired on Romantica TV.

19Jun 2021
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The Truth Hunter


The Truth Hunter is a TV race show and the star invited has a key role in it: to decide whether the contestants are telling the truth or they are lying.

Five people and their overwhelming life-stories have a single purpose: to convince that their story is the real one and they worth the big prize.

The star and the viewers at home are unaware of how many stories are truth-based or how many of them are false.

Each of the Five tells their story and they will do their best to convince “the judge” that they are real and not amateur actors with fake stories scripted and directed by production. The contestants will be eliminated one by one, following the challenges of the show.

Who is telling the truth? Who is lying?

Sorin Tofan hosted the pilot episode, originally broadcasted on Prima TV in 2012.

The Truth Hunter is an original Zucchero Media format.