BlackJack_B
Joined Oct 2000
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In 1999, Melek Karadag was to marry her long time boyfriend Halil Sirhan and continue the close ties between their families. However, she was swept off her feet by street thug Alpay Yildirim and no-showed her wedding to run off with him to Germany. This caused a rift between the two families that eventually did heal. Melek cut off communications with both families.
Nearly twenty years later with Alpay becoming abusive and violent and seeing a mistress, Melek takes her three children Kerem (a soccer prodigy), his twin sister Defne (an aspiring singer) and Seyit Ali (named after his maternal grandfather) back to their hometown to reconnect. When she shows up during a dinner with members of the Karadag and Sirhan families, the rift reopens with the Sirhan family walking out, the Karadag family disowning her and the door slammed in their faces.
The series explores Melek's attempt to mend the rift between the families and gain forgiveness as well as her battle with leukemia that threatens her life. Halil, who never courted another woman and still pines for her, tries to rekindle his relationship with her. Halil's nephew Omer, a doctor, is attracted to the teenaged Defne Yildirim. Also, Alpay and his future wife Funde attempt to get his children back from Melek by claiming she is unfit to raise them.
Nehir Erdogan is superb as the tortured Melek and dominates the series throughout. Kaan Cakir is great as the thuggish father who wants to make his ex-wife's life miserable and the ensemble cast, writers and direction are first rate. This is one of the best dramas from Turkiye. Highly recommended.
Nearly twenty years later with Alpay becoming abusive and violent and seeing a mistress, Melek takes her three children Kerem (a soccer prodigy), his twin sister Defne (an aspiring singer) and Seyit Ali (named after his maternal grandfather) back to their hometown to reconnect. When she shows up during a dinner with members of the Karadag and Sirhan families, the rift reopens with the Sirhan family walking out, the Karadag family disowning her and the door slammed in their faces.
The series explores Melek's attempt to mend the rift between the families and gain forgiveness as well as her battle with leukemia that threatens her life. Halil, who never courted another woman and still pines for her, tries to rekindle his relationship with her. Halil's nephew Omer, a doctor, is attracted to the teenaged Defne Yildirim. Also, Alpay and his future wife Funde attempt to get his children back from Melek by claiming she is unfit to raise them.
Nehir Erdogan is superb as the tortured Melek and dominates the series throughout. Kaan Cakir is great as the thuggish father who wants to make his ex-wife's life miserable and the ensemble cast, writers and direction are first rate. This is one of the best dramas from Turkiye. Highly recommended.
I assume this was a French PPV as these were also common in Canada and the U. S. at the time of its release. Jerry Springer and various adult entertainment companies would offer cheap PPVs featuring nudity and adult situations.
The premise is that six men and six women talk about themselves and their bodies in front of a camera while stripping down to their birthday suits. Then there's some voting and one of the men and women appear in a room with a condom on a pillow. The object of the game is for the woman to "excite" the man with only words for them to win. It's just a scripted reality show contest.
It was droll to see that two of the men have credits in gay-themed films in France. Oh, and Anna is truly a Vietnamese hottie.
The premise is that six men and six women talk about themselves and their bodies in front of a camera while stripping down to their birthday suits. Then there's some voting and one of the men and women appear in a room with a condom on a pillow. The object of the game is for the woman to "excite" the man with only words for them to win. It's just a scripted reality show contest.
It was droll to see that two of the men have credits in gay-themed films in France. Oh, and Anna is truly a Vietnamese hottie.
