Ivan Lausman is a successful Czech but his success involved breaking a few laws and the police, under Commissioner Jara, are closing in on him. Unable to face jail he throws himself into Prague's Vltava River; however he does not drown
he cannot drown. Unbeknownst to him he is a Nix, a secretive aquatic case that can breathe underwater. His troubles are about to increase; Jara is still after him and now the Nixes are too
they believe his survival could lead to ordinary humans learning about them so their leadership decides to eliminate him! Not all of the Nixes agree though; others think it is time they revealed their existence
especially when tests reveal that Lausman could be their long awaited Messiah!
This Czech series manages the difficult task of being quirky without being twee. The plot it interesting and original and provides plenty of laughs. The story gives us some nice details about Nix society that aren't strictly necessary but serve to make them feel more real. The characters are varied and interesting and the cast does a fine job; most notably, but not exclusively, Jirí Langmajer and Simona Babcáková as Lausman and Jara. There are laughs to be had in every episode; some from some fairly bizarre ideas such as the 'turbo-frogs' that are put in the water as frogspawn and grow to maturity in a day and a Nix girl who alleviates her boredom by drowning ordinary people as they enjoy the river something that shouldn't be funny but somehow is. Overall I'd recommend this to anybody looking for something rather different.
These comments are based on watching the series in Czech with English subtitles.
This Czech series manages the difficult task of being quirky without being twee. The plot it interesting and original and provides plenty of laughs. The story gives us some nice details about Nix society that aren't strictly necessary but serve to make them feel more real. The characters are varied and interesting and the cast does a fine job; most notably, but not exclusively, Jirí Langmajer and Simona Babcáková as Lausman and Jara. There are laughs to be had in every episode; some from some fairly bizarre ideas such as the 'turbo-frogs' that are put in the water as frogspawn and grow to maturity in a day and a Nix girl who alleviates her boredom by drowning ordinary people as they enjoy the river something that shouldn't be funny but somehow is. Overall I'd recommend this to anybody looking for something rather different.
These comments are based on watching the series in Czech with English subtitles.
