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Hot Hours (Sıcak Saatler)

Hot Hours (Sıcak Saatler) (translated)

TV Series · 1997 · 7 people

Aired on atv in the late 1990s, the Turkish television series Sıcak Saatler (Hot Hours) combines drama, adventure, romance and crime. Its broadcast run began on September 15, 1997. Made jointly by Sinegraf and Detay Film, it was written by Ahmet Yurdakul, with music by the group Aria, formed by Bora Ebeoğlu, Cengiz Onural and Oya Ebeoğlu. Among its leading names are Mehmet Aslantuğ, Uğur Polat, Kürşat Alnıaçık and Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu.

The show ran for three seasons, and its directing chair changed hands several times. It started under Osman Sınav; after thirteen episodes he left and his assistant Mustafa Şevki Doğan took over. Sadullah Celen shot part of the following episodes and Veli Çelik directed the rest, including the whole second season (episodes 40 to 67). The story ended at episode 67 with its outcome left open, but a year later thirteen more episodes were filmed to marry off Sedat and Buket. Directed by Mehmet Aslantuğ, these extra episodes closed the series at 80 episodes in total.

DirectorOsman Sınav
Production companySinegraf, Detay Film
Networkatv

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Kürşat Alnıaçık Kürşat Alnıaçık Actor · 63 years old Ceyhun Emre Mehmet Aslantuğ Mehmet Aslantuğ Actor · 65 years old Uğur Polat Uğur Polat Actor · 65 years old Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu Actor · 52 years old Arzum Onan Arzum Onan Actor · 53 years old Buket Hazal Sevda Ferdağ Sevda Ferdağ Actor · died at 81 Cahide Yalçın (Cahide Ana) Kenan Işık Kenan Işık Actor · died at 76 Rıfat Hazal

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

Sıcak Saatler is one of those shows whose cast grabs you right away: Mehmet Aslantuğ, Uğur Polat, Kürşat Alnıaçık and Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu in one story. Mixing drama, adventure, romance and crime keeps it from getting stuck in a single genre. But with the director's chair changing hands so many times over three seasons, some swings in tone between episodes seem almost unavoidable. The way the story stopped open-ended at episode 67, only for thirteen more episodes to be shot a year later to marry off Sedat and Buket, is a TV saga in itself, and shows how much that pair mattered.

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

The production story of Sıcak Saatler is as interesting as the one on screen. Starting under Osman Sınav, the series passes after thirteen episodes to Mustafa Şevki Doğan, then to Sadullah Celen and Veli Çelik, while Mehmet Aslantuğ directs the extra episodes. A show that changes hands this often will struggle to keep a consistent visual language, and its ambition to carry four genres at once risks adding to the unevenness. On the other hand, having Ahmet Yurdakul write it throughout must have given the narrative some continuity. The music by the group Aria adds a distinctive color to the television of its day. Closing an ending left open at episode 67 with extra episodes a year later is, dramaturgically, a debatable choice.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Television series of the late 1990s had a warmth all their own, and Sıcak Saatler is one of that era's productions built on a strong cast. The screen presence of Mehmet Aslantuğ and Uğur Polat carries the romance as well as the crime and adventure threads. The music by Aria leaves a taste that recalls those years. The extra episodes shot a year later to round off the story feel like an old-fashioned act of loyalty to the audience. Still, by today's patience, 80 episodes make for quite a long journey.

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