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Business and Affairs (İşler Güçler)

Business and Affairs (İşler Güçler) (translated)

TV Series · 2012–2013 · 26 people

Limon Film's Turkish comedy series İşler Güçler began on Star TV on June 28, 2012, billed as a summer show under the slogan "Modern Muzip Yalanlar" (modern wicked lies). Rumors said it would end with the summer, but the strong audience response led the channel to announce that it would continue through the 2012-2013 broadcast year. So a short summer project stayed on air for a full year and ended on June 4, 2013, with its 41st episode, and won the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Comedy Series. Reruns aired on Star TV in 2020 and on a2 in 2022.

Ahmet Kural, Murat Cemcir and Sadi Celil Cengiz star, playing versions of themselves under their real names in the story of three actors. The trio dream of making a film together and host a documentary program, "Meslek Hikâyeleri", to earn the money for it. Each has his own trouble: Ahmet longs for his past fame, Murat finds himself working alongside the ex-girlfriend who left him, and Sadi struggles with money and family worries after quitting a civil service job for acting.

Production companyLimon Film
NetworkStar TV

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Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

The most interesting thing about İşler Güçler is its form: Ahmet Kural, Murat Cemcir and Sadi Celil Cengiz play versions of themselves under their real names. That game between fact and fiction gives the show its distinctive identity. Having them host a documentary program, Meslek Hikâyeleri, to fund the film they dream of making together is a practical frame that readily generates new situations. The Golden Butterfly award for Best Comedy Series suggests the difference struck a chord. The weak point is that a structure conceived as a short summer project was stretched to a full year and 41 episodes, and in some episodes the same comic patterns seem to recur.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

While it makes you laugh, the series also looks at a side of acting that rarely gets discussed: three actors dream of a film of their own and host a documentary program to pay for it. Sadi's money and family worries after leaving a civil service job for acting capture the tension between art and making a living. Ahmet's longing for his past fame is an observation on how fleeting popularity can be. Seen this way, İşler Güçler is not only a comedy but a small portrait of people trying to stay afloat in an uncertain profession.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

One of the rare shows that started as a summer series and, thanks to its audience, stayed on air for a full year. The chemistry between Ahmet Kural, Murat Cemcir and Sadi Celil Cengiz is everything here; when the three are together, even an ordinary situation turns funny. Side threads such as Murat having to work alongside the ex who left him add an emotional line as well. It has to be said that the pace isn't equally strong across all 41 episodes, but the reruns in 2020 and 2022 show this is a series people don't easily forget.

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