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They observed Turkey's current problems and showed em to people by using quirky humour. Actors were superb screenwriting even better also decoration and costumes were near perfect for almost every skit. Just give it a try !

I wasn't very fond of his recent show and films but this one has been a pleasent surprise.

Film quality and details that reflect 80s Istanbul atmosphere were superb.

It also sets a good tone between jokes and subliminal messages.

I am not sure if jokes make any sense in English but it's a fun to watch and never to be taken so seriously.

Ahahaha I just binged Ersan Kuneri, but couldn't get enough. :D Thankfully we will continue to learn what he has in his portfolio in 2. Season. It's interesting to see Turks who do everything with their kids trying to make adult movies and series.

I come accross too many negative reviews on social media regarding the adult language used in Ersan Kuneri. Who cares. It's barely a tvMA but most people from conservative and religious background find this sitcom inappropriate which is actually a great hint for the level of freedom of thought and freedom of speech in a westernized Muslim society.

Ersan is one-of-a-kind so far. Lovely, charming, vibrant, glowing and most importantly a hysterically funny production. More like a mockumentory. A former, good-natured but unfortunate porn star is trying to make regular movies and gain respect and acceptance among his colleagues. Just like all of us. Gives a lot of clues on highly conservative Turkish culture, understanding, world view, background, history, relationships, etc.

Evidently Turks has still a brutal censor both in their minds and in rules and regulations. You gotta watch Ersan first if you are planning to go to Turkey guys and gals!

Very funny absurd comedy that will take you away from the stress of daily life... good job with good team. A few episodes were boring but worth watching.

I watched first two episodes and rated the entire series as 5. I was thinking that it was not worth to watch and watching will be waste of time despite the very talented high profile team. Please continue watching a few more episodes before you decide the show is not worth to watch. In case you decide not to watch please do not make the mistake I did and rated the series less than it deserves. Only one episode left for us to watch at the moment and the current feeling we have is sadness, since there will be no more after this one. DOYAMADIK : )

I do like all of Cem Yilmaz's work and Ersan Kuneri is my new favorite. I am already so excited to see more of Ersan Kuneri in the future, additional episodes as well as cameos etc.

From all the set designs, scripts, styling to acting I enjoyed watching this series more than any other production this year. The general idea is brilliant, the topics and mini movies in the series are very clever written but very easy to understand and digest. Watch it alone or with company, its awesome.

Cinematography is high point in this series. This is peak cinematography in turkish movie/series industry. Color,dresses, camera angles are really feels like you are in 80's.every character is well written,original and perfect acted. Its very fun to watch and the samples of old turkish movies taken is so well used. Cem yilmaz is directed and written this series very good overall.

A great job By Cem YIlmaz. Caglar Corumlu is a great choice. Cant wait for new episodes. Best movie producer of the year "Ersan Kuneri" ...................................

After reading the reviews with no real review and polarized ratings of 1 and 10's, I actually expected a cult movie like "Dunyayi Kurtaran Adam". But this isn't.

The series starts with Kuru Murad which is kind of unfortunate. In my opinion, this is one of the worst episodes. It is pretty much horny teenager jokes. Maybe they wanted to characterize porn industry as just genitals and no brains. Whether this is real depiction or just sarcasm, tasteless it is nonetheless. To be clear Netflix did a great job translating to English, so 90% of those silly Turkish jokes made it to the subtitles.

I saw that people wrote that there is no story. To be fair Seinfeld or Friends were also shows about nothing. They didn't have a real story or a real message. But the writing and execution were superb. So you can make a movie with no real story line and succeed. This Netflix series is NOT that. At least it is not consistent. The writing and acting is hit or miss. I would rate some episodes 3 while some others 7-8.

The first episode was a mock of Kara Murat. They did an awful job. Almost unwatchable. I forced myself to watch the 2nd episode; that was kind of funny with some signature Cem Yilmaz jokes. Episode 3 goes down again; totally pointless. Episode 4 becomes absurd and funny and so on.

If you are native Turkish speaker and you can ignore the first episode, you may find episodes that you can like. If you are American, you may also find some good jokes (English translation is not bad).

PS: I am not trying destroy Turkish cinema. What is this automatic reaction to any negative reviews? Please don't be "hamamcilar birligi baskani".

Sadly, the format "every episode has another adventure" has not overcome the boredom. The effort to be funny with memorized jokes and rhetoric games is no longer requested.

The mainstream understanding of good comedy in Turkey is mostly political satire which gets so boring, dull, repetitious and outdated over time. Ersan Kuneri in the opposite is a light, enjoyable, colorful, different, absurd, unexpected, relatable and sometimes an emotional roller coaster but I wouldn't have it any other way. I really enjoy watching powerful female characters. I am so impressed that Cem Yilmaz covers up the severe bitterness with such cute goofiness. I think that's the most I love about Cem Yilmaz. I would vote Ersan Kuneri as the best and only Turkish sitcom made for adult audience of all time. Everyone on this show is so witty and delivers their lines superbly that it's hard not to like all of them equally: They are not trying to be funny, their characters are silly enough to make every situation they involve funny. :) A very cozy show. Feeling blue? Watch this sitcom. Feeling happy? Watch this sitcom. Feeling bored? Watch this sitcom. In between classes? Watch this sitcom. Work lunch break? Watch this sitcom. It's my comfort show, and I will forever love it. Interestingly, never fails to entertain its audience. I have yet to find another Turkish show that is remotely close to the level of entertainment this show can provide. This sitcom will be just like Cem Yilmaz' stand up shows which you can watch over and over and again, yet never find yourself getting bored from it and laugh like you watch the first time. You will enjoy reciting the transcript lines with the characters after a while. This is also a good Turkish sitcom if your native language isn't Turkish and you are willing to learn that fascinating language. Not many shows are just as funny today as they were 15-20 years ago but Ersan Kuneri will be absolutely one of those shows. He sure raised the bar to the sky one more time!

I am a very liberal person when it comes to rating movies/series, but I still gave this series a 6. I am not a big series watcher. I usually watch movies. I watched the first episode about 2 months ago and I couldn't watch the rest because I was bored. It was a series I downloaded during my 5-day vacation because my internet was limited. I watched it breathlessly because it was my only option, but I can't say that I was bored at all. I loved the actors and the set but unfortunately the script didn't make me happy. Apart from Faqbadi and cooperative Kemal, I didn't like Ersan's movie scenes, especially ErMan and Ebenin Hunt. I liked the conversations of the characters outside the script.

It doesn't necessarily mean that it's good just because it's better than today's Turkish TV. I smirked a lot throughout the series, but I don't remember a single moment when I laughed out loud. I could have evaluated it differently if it was done by someone who has just entered the sector, but when you look at this cast and budget, it's normal for people to have some expectations. Unfortunately, it did not meet the expectations.

These series are at least better than BKM comedy (?) films. Of course most of the jokes are out of date. Some are just teenage jokes, but the costumes and atmosphere is worth to watch.

Obviously not very good.

But Cem Yilmaz is the best comedian in Turkey and I think my opinion will never change. This series is fun, yes we didn't laugh a lot, but it's fun. In general, it is around 6-7 points, but I like Cem Yilmaz and I give a little too much points.

I also need to mention the soundtrack is amazing from start to end. It was a really joyful journey throughout the whole series and coming from a Turkish background, I think it represents the era quite well. Cem Yilmaz and his crew never disappoint. Great acting, great music and great humour. I see some people here commenting otherwise, but you need to be aware of the background of the story to understand the whole concept. And these days, people's expectations are so high that they can't really pay attention to detail.

When it comes to Cem Yilmaz, we expect much better things. Also, if we come to the comparison of Zafer Algöz, I always prefer Gibi like most of people.

The criticism of toxic masculinity and toxic femininity throughout the series could only be explained so perfectly in only 8 episodes. In fact, a documentary should be made on the philosophy in this series. From the refugee problem to the real causes of drug addiction, to the populism that humiliates the people by making a living as a populist, from the tradition of ripping off the tradesmen to the politicians for sale, etc., there is no subject left in the country that he has not touched, the more he mentioned the problems the more he cursed. What was he supposed to do? Bu yanlislari yapanlara kufretmeyip mavi boncuk mu dagitsaydi?... :d Almost a mockumentary. The genius of Cem Yilmaz is that he can convey such heavy topics with satire and humor, and that he can tell us about our weeping and dejected states by making us laugh. It will become a cult movie like most of his other films. For those who do not like Cem Yilmaz's style and if his ideas and philosophy do not mean anything, there is nothing to do. Tastes and colors are too personal to dispute, I will watch one more time for those who cannot because of the cursing.

Is the tempo good? Yes.

Are the characters fun to watch? Yes.

Do any of the episodes make sense? No.

Unfortunately, the ups and downs of adventures the movie producer Ersan was not good enough to satisfy. Of course we may not realize some of the hidden messages of episodes since i don't know every detail of Turkish cinema. But we got it.

The series criticize the way our cinema handling things. The thing is Cem Yilmaz also shows a piece of what he could do in the second half of every episode and the product was no better than what people had in that period of time. So, kuru murat or erman or faqbadi... I did enjoy some of the pun intended jokes but it was a overdo.

So i watched all of it and enjoyed, not because of the storyline but the actors were really good to watch and it was refreshing to see our local celebrities bringing life to various characters on Netflix. How much potential they have and how much little they can actually show impresses me all the time. I hope to see better productions with much better storylines.

He is a great actor and writer but if you start watching it with that feeling and opinion, most likely you will be disappointed. I liked the idea of this project however it did not meet my expectations. I gotta admit that he is one of his kind but maybe we have to be more understanding, cause everyone expects him to do better things than gora which is the best, has been done years ago. Hence, some times even for Cem Yilmaz, creativity is a level that can not be easily reached. But I still respect him.

Such a talented man who can shape in any role, incredible! He should be the only one who has been given distinct characters in every episode which makes him unique compared to others.

One should expect that he should get an award with his performance. Although there are so many bad jokes in the episodes, IMHO it is too much, the performance of Zafer makes it great!

Costumes and production are not bad. But the jokes and the content are very mediocre and disgusting. I find it an insult to audience intelligence just like so many other turkish series. What they understand by freedom of internet platform is way different than what I understand, It means watching anytime anywhere ect not sexcual content and jokes about peoples genitals. Very dissaponting. It wasted my time.

When I watched the first two episodes, I was a bit disappointed but that is because I was expecting to witness Ersan Abi to make movies that are a comedy soft porn and live like he came out of a Freddie Mercury party. But with the third episode, I started to like it immensely. For me, the third episode is the best along with the last. The comedy, the acting, the satire is just so good in those. Hell, the songs he made for the last episode are better and sound more catchy than those so called singers that we are exposed to listen. As you re-watch you start to catch these little bits that you miss on your first go and really appreciate the work that they put in. It is highly underrated right now, but gonna be a classic in the future. I hope there is gonna be more of this.

I enjoyed a lot, It was funny. I think, Ersan Kuneri is one of the most beautiful project that Cem yilmaz had. If you want to enjoy I recommend you to watch this project.