So I Watched a Turkish TV Series called Everywhere I Go

 

So let's take a break from movie reviews for a short while and talk TV. 

The Philippines has the teleserye, Thailand has lakorn, and Latin America has the telenovela. Many countries have their own version of the serialized television series, but one country that flew under my radar happens to be one of the most prolific producers of TV content in terms of international distribution - Turkey. In Turkey it's called Dizi, and can refer to shows from a number of different genres.

Thanks to the folks over at Solar Entertainment, I've been able to watch the first few episodes of a 2019 series called Her Yerde Sen, a.k.a. Everywhere I Go. Its premise is similar to the Japanese manga/drama series Good Morning Call! where two people are tricked into owning the same apartment and romantic hijinks ensue. Initially, these two new roommates, Demir and Selin, are not happy with their surprise arrangement and argue and bicker over the smallest things. This drama, however, adds an extra complication to the proceedings by making Demir Selin's new boss, where he begins to introduce a number of workplace changes that Selin does not appreciate at all.

The episodes I saw cover the very beginning of this relationship, so I don't know how it all pans out. But there's more to Demir and Selin than meets the eye: Demir, for example, looks like he has past trauma regarding family, and there might be a reason why he rented that particular home in the first place. Selin, on the other hand, has her own issues to work out. Both come from very different backgrounds and both have different viewpoints in life, but if my hunches are correct, they'll eventually find common ground somewhere down the road. It's nice so far, filled with interesting characters and although the chemistry between the two leads hasn't found its footing yet, it's too early to tell 3 episodes in.

As for the rest of the story, I don't know what's going to happen, but luckily for us local viewers we'll be able to see how the story unfolds once the series starts airing on the ETC channel on September 19 with a 3 episode premiere (basically the same episodes that I've watched so far) and regular airing every 8pm on weekdays starting on the 21st. 

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That's it, I'm thinking of using the blog to talk about more TV in the future since movie-wise the world isn't producing a lot of new movie content these days for obvious reasons.