Bar is the local season of the reality The Bar

The Bar (TV Series)

The Bar was a popular Swedish reality television program, that was first seen in Sweden in 2000 and in other countries from 2001. For around two months, a number of contestants work in a bar and try to avoid periodic publicly-voted evictions from a communal house and hence win a cash prize...

 in Poland

Poland

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. The show was aired on Polsat

Polsat

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 (first 5 editions) and TV4

TV4 (Poland)

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 (6th edition). Was, like its precursor, Big Brother

Big Brother (TV series)

Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...

, as many supporters as opponents. By the year 2004 held five Polish edition of the program. In the year 2005 completed the next edition - Bar Europa, which proved to be the least popular among all six versions.

"Bar" was to work in one of the apartments in Wroclaw

Wroclaw

Wrocław , situated on the River Oder , is the main city of southwestern Poland.Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia and is today the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, but since 1945...

 and doing as much as the daily takings. About staying in the program determined both persons involved in the struggle (vote plus-minus), and the audience (by calling a special number or sending SMS ).
In the first edition of the Bar was in the basement of a department store Solpol at Świdnicka street , in the next - in the dining pavilion between the bridges on Kepa Mieszczańska (demolished in May 2006).

The program was created under license from Swedish TV production company Strix

Strix (TV production company)

STRIX Television is a Swedish television production company that was founded in 1988 and today is serves as one of the largest production companies for the Nordic countries.. Strix’s head office is in Stockholm, Sweden. They also have offices in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Prague. It is a...

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Leading in all the editions was Christopher Ibisz . The program consisted of tracking the fate of several participants in the program both at work in the premises, "Bar" and in the house. Participants scratching each week viewers vote SMSowego decision, sitting on the so-called. "Hot seat" to the finals, where he fought for the title of winner of two people. In the first, third and sixth edition of the winners received cash prizes, in the second edition was flat in Warsaw "Saska Kepa" in the fourth six bars of pure gold, while the fifth car in the Porsche.

History

The first two editions have been completed in the year 2002 and it seemed then that this was the end of the show, like many reality TV programs, issued earlier by TV Polsat. After a year of "Bar" but he returned to television screens. The third edition in front of television attracted a much larger audience, advertised already familiar faces - boxer Yvonne Guzowski and controversial contestants of "Big Brother" Agnes Frykowski . After the success of the third edition issued fourth Polsat, enjoys the viewing figures even more. It had however changed the formula, and a significant portion of participants were the most popular participants in previous editions of the "Bar", shortly before the program ended, " Knight to take "a TVN -owski "Big Brother". Polsat again went for a blow, and after a few months the screens became the fifth edition of the program. Apart from anyone unknown to the program participants were also invited "VIPs", as it turned out they were in the majority of children of known parents. Was attended among others Torzewska Agata, Jacek Korwin-Mikke, and brothers Cugowscy. The fifth edition, however, did not repeat the previous success. Yet after a year decided to break the sixth installment. It was advertised slogan " Europa Bar "and characterized by the fact that apart from the Poles also took eight participants from other European countries - Greece, Ukraine, Russia, Italy, Lithuania and Great Britain. This edition has reached the smallest audience of the past. It is even said that it was therefore shortened by two weeks. Probably the reason was that it was not implemented like the previous on Polsat, but the station TV 4 . After the sixth edition appeared about the next, having to bear the title " World Bar ", though not Polsat plans to soon return program.

Rules

The game began more than a dozen people (this number varied depending on the subsequent editions). All editions appeared also new entrants, falling already during the program, usually at someone's place. The program lasted about three months. Players stayed employed as a staff in place, "Bar" and worked hard under the watchful eye of raw boss - Jack Koch. At the beginning of the "Bar" was on the street Świdnicka Wroclaw in the basement of the house for Commodities "Solpol" program and later moved to the pavilion catering "between the bridges" at Prince Street, Witold 2 (demolished in May 2006 ). The camera is also accompanied by our heroes outside of work, in a house barowiczów located in most editions of Wroclaw Bielany (in the second edition was flat in the city center). Viewers watched their every day relationships - conflicts, friendships, sometimes even affection. Participants also often got different types of additional tasks, they also organized trips to interesting places, where, of course, also accompanied them to the camera. Every Thursday took place the program live in the studio, where each participant had to admit one person "plus" and one "minus" for the past week. The person with the highest number of "cons" occupied the first hot seat, and the person with the most "pros" have to decide who will occupy the second. Every Saturday, the next program of live viewers through SMS vote decided which of the people sitting on the "hot seat" to exit the program. Live programs were also an opportunity for participants to discuss various topics and answering very personal questions sometimes lead.

Trivia and Statistics

• Two participants in the first edition - Iza Kowalczyk and Gregory Markocki took during the wedding. It was the first such situation in the history of "Bar" in the world. This relationship did not survive.
• In the third edition, the fifth leading hot chair Christopher Ibisz badly read out the results of voting viewers, and instead of Edith Robocień, the program has left Christopher Kusik.
• In Poland, held a much editing program Bar - six ahead of Sweden, among others, the first program implemented at home. Five editions were created there.
• In the sixth edition of Bar the shows production were seen by some as favouring Thomas Amos, with critics regarding the live shows as ammounting to a smear campaign on other participants. In interviews Amos has agreed that there was bias shown by producers but has also said he enjoyed the prize money which he used to buy a car and return to education.
• On the announcement of the final result of Season 6 Thomas Amos shouted "f*cking come on". This was misunderstood by some Polish viewers as 'f*ck Poland'. Amos strongly denied this in subsequent interviews saying he would never say something offensive about his adopted home.
• The sixth edition instead of the standard two came up to the final four participants.

Seasons

Series/Name	Presenter(s)	Launch date	Finale date	Days	Contestants	Winner
Bar Bar 1 (TV Poland) Bar is the first local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 2nd March 2002.*End Date: 1st June 2002.*Duration: 92 days.*Contestants:**The Finalists: Adrian & Grzegorz ....	Krzysztof Ibisz Krzysztof Ibisz Awantura o kasęKrzysztof Ibisz is a Polish game show host and television personality. He was a member of Polish Beer-Lovers' Party and deputy in Polish Sejm from 1991 to 1993...	2nd March 2002	1st June 2002	92	16	Adrian Urban
Bar II Bar 2 (TV Poland) Bar II is the second local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 14th September 2002.*End Date: 13th December 2002.*Duration: 91 days.*Contestants:...	Krzysztof Ibisz Krzysztof Ibisz Awantura o kasęKrzysztof Ibisz is a Polish game show host and television personality. He was a member of Polish Beer-Lovers' Party and deputy in Polish Sejm from 1991 to 1993...	14th September 2002	13th December 2002	91	18	Eric Alira
Bar Bez Granic Bar 3 (TV Poland) Bar Bez Granic is the third local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 13th September 2003.*End Date: 20th December 2003.*Duration: 99 days.*Contestants:...	Krzysztof Ibisz Krzysztof Ibisz Awantura o kasęKrzysztof Ibisz is a Polish game show host and television personality. He was a member of Polish Beer-Lovers' Party and deputy in Polish Sejm from 1991 to 1993...	13th September 2003	20th December 2003	99	24	Maciej Kiślewski
Bar Złoto dla Zuchwałych Bar 4 (TV Poland) Bar Złoto dla Zuchwałych is the fourth local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 28th February 2004.*End Date: 12th June 2004.*Duration: 106 days....	Krzysztof Ibisz Krzysztof Ibisz Awantura o kasęKrzysztof Ibisz is a Polish game show host and television personality. He was a member of Polish Beer-Lovers' Party and deputy in Polish Sejm from 1991 to 1993...	28th February 2004	12th June 2004	106	37	Mirosława Eichler, "Mirka"
Bar Vip Bar 5 (TV Poland) Bar Vip is the fifth local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 11th September 2004.*End Date: 18th December 2004.*Duration: 99 days.*Contestants:...	Krzysztof Ibisz Krzysztof Ibisz Awantura o kasęKrzysztof Ibisz is a Polish game show host and television personality. He was a member of Polish Beer-Lovers' Party and deputy in Polish Sejm from 1991 to 1993...	11th September 2004	18th December 2004	99	29	Ewelina Ciura
Bar Europa Bar 6 (TV Poland) Bar Europa is the sixth local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 24th September 2005.*End Date: 10th December 2005.*Duration: 78 days.*Contestants:...	Krzysztof Ibisz Krzysztof Ibisz Awantura o kasęKrzysztof Ibisz is a Polish game show host and television personality. He was a member of Polish Beer-Lovers' Party and deputy in Polish Sejm from 1991 to 1993...	24th September 2005	10th December 2005	78	22	Thomas Amos