A Round of Applause (2024– ) User Reviews

Eperimental

[vakvarju91 · 8/10 · 29 February 2024]

I saw the first 3 episodes in one row. It's very beautiful how the series mixes comedy with drama. Mixing inner selves with reality has very novel solutions. It deals with a long period. And it suits it very well.

It can be slow for someone who trained in today's series but the slowness always pays off.

So I will continue to watch. And it's playing with the language. Very psychological. But always breaks it with humor you never know if it is real. It's a dream or just someone imagining it, or some inner voice.

I recommend it to people who like more artistic movies and series. It could have been a 3-hour movie.

Berkun Oya targets an intellectual man. Again!

[MovieandTheaterMaster · 6/10 · 3 March 2024]

Didn't expect this many messages from Berkun Oya to be so straightforward. Therefore, I found it quite didactic. But I was expecting him to target the poor intellectuals trapped in Kadikoy and Moda. After all, he's a bit like them himself.

By "poor," I don't mean it in a derogatory sense. They are poor because none of them can realize their potentials. In this country where conservative mediocrity reigns supreme, they are hopeless, penniless, and devoid of a future. Why criticize these lovely people? Why doesn't Berkun Oya take a jab at conservative elites in any of his works? Because he wouldn't get a reaction. The ones watching him are again from Moda.

Oh Berkun, what can I say?

"Let's criticize ourselves and make a series, let's criticize ourselves and make humor (see: Deniz Goktas)."

I hope you're in Portugal when the conservatives finally take over Moda and Kadikoy, Berkun Oya.

"An Unconventional Journey Through Life: Reflections on a Poetic Series"

[eczumut · 10/10 · 5 March 2024]

It addresses both the life we live and the feeling of being trapped in life itself, but it does so in a very unconventional way. The acting is superb and it's a marvelous work. Another interesting point is that, considering the total duration of the series (approximately 6x25 minutes), it manages to achieve this in a way that feels like poetry. It's a separate achievement that it prompts so much thought in such a short amount of time. The music at the end of the episodes is also very fitting. Don't rush to move on to the next episode. I recommend the original language with subtitles. Unfortunately, dubbing doesn't convey the same emotion." 10/10.

Very original and beautiful plot

[dejanmb-09940 · 10/10 · 1 March 2024]

I have never seen a TV-series like this before. Although I have been watching TV for more than 40 years, this is the first time I felt that I have to comment about a TV show.

Berkun Oya's writing is phenomenal. Sometimes, a diologue/monologue or a sentence makes you laugh first, then it makes you think, and question the life and the world. The language and symbols he uses are very poetic at times. Unfortunately, some part of that beauty will be lost in translation. In some scenes, I didn't know how to react such as when little Metin was reciting a poem of Einar Georg Einarsson after witnessing his parents fight.

Although the show's messages about parenthood, childhood, relationships, and existential questions are to some extent universal, the world Berkun Oya created speaks more directly to people who lived their childhood in the 1980s and 1990s or people who were parents in the same time period.

I am hoping that they don't make another season and lose the originality of the show at the expense of commercial success.

Berkun Oya; Back to Orange.

[yusufpiskin · 9/10 · 29 February 2024]

A magnificent work of Berkun Oya. What scares me the most is whether the translations in other languages will kill the spirit of the work, since the language in which this work was written is Turkish.

Because whether it's New York or Tokyo, Mecca or the Vatican, I want people who consume this work to have the same pleasure I do.

Criticism of daily life? Criticism of society? Political criticism? Self-criticism? Reproach criticism? Criticism of religions that deny God?

Oya held her pen both harshly against everyone and everything and equal to everyone and everything.

The cast and the behind-the-scenes team, who are at least as successful as Berkun Oya, have worked hard to make this work leave a unique taste in people's minds.

This is why I love Netflix ... If Oya had continued making films, he would not have been this free and he would not have been able to reach so many people.

I think the same thing after every Berkun Oya work; I wonder what his next project will be like...

Thank you Berkun... again and again.

Codependent mom, emotionally unavailable dad, anxious-avoidant son

[u_f_u_c_u_k · 1 March 2024]

It describes the traumas experienced by the anxious-avoidant son of a codependent mother and an emotionally unavailable father.

The mother got married and had a kid in order not to be alone. Even though he is extremely unhappy, she cannot leave the marriage. She is too fond of his son. All of these facts make her codependent.

The mother cannot express her feelings to her husband because her husband is emotionally unavailable. That is probably why she created an identical partner in her mind with whom she can talk about her feelings easily making her feel relieved. The father's reaction to his son's song and bad skills in Math classes, etc. Also proves his emotional unavailability.

The boy develops an avoidant attachment style due to his parents' quarrels and the lack of a father-son relationship, and an anxious attachment style due to his mother's overly attached attitude towards him. His judgmental and patronizing attitude that led to his first breakup shows his avoidance side, his post-breakup regret and the fact that he fell apart in 8 hours after the breakup shows his anxious side. He exhibits a similar attitude in the encounter with his ex years later. Ultimately, he matures at a very early age as someone who can't belong anywhere.

I find it one of the greatest work in Turkish TV history. Although it is a dramatic story itself, they balanced it by adding absurd comedy elements. I laughed out loud from time to time, some scenes had cartoon-like characteristics.

A Round of Applause to the Director

[bahtiyareminoglu · 2/10 · 9 March 2024]

Have you ever experienced the disappointment of investing your time in a TV series only to be let down by the third episode? I certainly have, and I must say that my recent encounter with a certain show has left me feeling disheartened.

The director, Berkin Oya, seemed more interested in criticizing things sequence by sequence rather than telling a cohesive story. The show was didactic and absurd, with no clear plot or character development. It felt like the director was trying to mock sitcoms, but instead, he ended up creating a convoluted mess that left me feeling confused and unsatisfied. Despite the lack of coherence, the director seemed to be successful in keeping me hooked for a while. However, as the episodes progressed, it became apparent that nothing was making sense. It was like watching the Truman Show, but with dozens of different writers and directors, each working independently without any coordination. It was frustrating to watch, and I couldn't help but wonder how anyone could find any entertainment value in it.

To make matters worse, Ilker Canikligil, a prominent figure in the industry, once said that "scripts are not important." Well, Mr. Canikligil, I respectfully disagree. Good writing is the backbone of any successful show, and without it, you end up with a mess like the one I just described.

Despite my disappointment, I must give credit where credit is due. The director managed to make money from this project, which is no small feat. However, I believe that he could have done better. Instead, it's a missed opportunity that left me feeling let down.

A very strong continues round of applause

[akutay · 10/10 · 4 March 2024]

Berkun Oya strikes back! A special tribute and masterpiece from 2024 to the plastic arts adventure of mankind! Needless to praise how details are attentively studied and executed: From light to objects, their positions, orientation!

Plasticity of script is strongly woven with improvise-like loaded syntax. All lead characters' phases and speech freedom is recognized. 'Flow' is felt by hearth. In my humble amateur (audience only) opinion, storytelling with absurdity is original and catching! End of 5th episode final is the zest of such climax! A frame by frame thoughtful execution mesmerized me as if an ecstatic joy is met! All five dimensions are devised with a chilling virtuosity! I am honored and lucky to track this teams' work!

Therefore a very strong continues round of applause for such an exceptional work! That is/was/will rarely visit digital platforms.

Absurd and boring

[celikkucuk · 2/10 · 7 March 2024]

If you look at TV series and films from an artistic point of view, this is a different production using different techniques. There is a kind of storytelling in this series that you have not seen before. You might probably like it.

However, if you are someone like me who watches a lot of series and films, it will seem very boring and absurd. I really consider it a waste of time.

There are many ridiculous and forced references in the series. It was made to touch the feelings of parents, but it is not successful enough in this regard. It is as if every child rebels because he came to this world and wants to return to his mother's womb again.

Honest effort deserving a chance

[arjantin78 · 12 March 2024]

I started watching the first episode without any intention of binging it. However, I finished the six episodes in a few sittings. So, it was not a bore for me. However, it might not be everyone's cup of tea, especially if they seek linearity in fiction.

There are laughing moments, there are quasi-substantial moments etc.

I liked the 4 year old kids' take on love and life.

I did not like playing with the fourth wall moments all that much.

Berkun Oya seems to have found more familiar waters to swin in this time though, in terms of socio-economic class familiarity with the characters, events, life-styles etc.

The series is as good as this review: It deserves a chance in the desert of Turkish culture.

A Slap to Day Dreams

[demokana-1 · 9/10 · 6 March 2024]

The world is a lie or the lie is itself (y)our 'world'. What more could Berkun Oya do to illustrate the 'fact'. In fact orange is the answer. Hence there is no question around.

Those who only dream during the day cannot wake up. Even if they wake up, they struggle very hard to defend their dreams.

Frankly, I always had a feeling of discomfort while watching it. Maybe the production's mind wanted it that way.

I think I'll watch it over and over again. After all, there is always a big story where the little story is too small.

Not to be missed for those who wish they could just sit back and watch something enjoyable. Super mind-blowing.

A must watch!

Summary: Waste of time

[fatihkarayol · 1/10 · 5 March 2024]

The worst TV series I've ever watched with its ridiculous and depressing story. I regret the time I wasted watching this series. Don't watch it, don't let anyone else watch it. Life is short, live it well, spend your time on better things, watch better things. Don't waste your time on such a crazy thing. It's a far-fetched nonsense with no point. A series far below Netflix quality. I wonder who gave this score? Do not rate troll accounts. Friends, do not be so marginal, you deserve better quality publications, you deserve better. Really what is this series? There cannot be such a ridiculous scenario..