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Writing a review on a dominantly English-speaking website about a Turkish show would seem like complete loss of time, but I will write a couple of sentences to potentially draw some interest from the non-Turkish watchers to this show.

Gibi (as if) is a sit-com, largely exploring themes that have very low probability to happen but also not impossible, which involves two (then three) close friends. Lead, Yilmaz, would potentially win all angry people's hearts with his usually accurate but constant realism and cynicism. Usually episodes open up in a singular theme, moves characters around that and their own take on it and very likely heading towards a rollercoaster of events (and sometimes emotions) with a grand result. Episodes are largely unlinked with each other so there is no need to watch in sequence.

There is certainly a Turkish cultural filter requirement, but some of the themes are also universal. I'd say, in the first season #3 and #4, #6, #7 and #8 are largely exploring areas that can resonate almost globally. Without spoilers, think about how would the entire family would react, if grandpa decides to become a nude model for a local art school?

Second season is even bolder to some extent, looking into comedic but also cautionary tales about bdsm, cosplaying for simping, attending the wedding of childhood sweethearts and the fall of Rome.

I think the international success of the show, if it ever happens, will largely depend on availability in an international streaming service with significantly improved English substitles. But a short term experimentation could happen with releasing a couple of episodes online free (again with much better Eng subs) for broader audiences.

I think, at heart, this show is for observing the characters (and sometimes yourself) in a largely unlikely but possible events with usually comedic outcomes. Others have also said, if you like Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasim, this is for you, in a different language and sometimes culture, but largely in a similar context and flavour.

Excellent situation comedy.It deserves more than 10 points

A very good example of absurd comedy... If Turkish is NOT your native language, you should get %10 of the taste.. sorry for that... Aziz Kedi and Feyyaz Yigit rocks...

Excellent situation comedy. It deserves more than 10 points.

I've never seen a series like this in turkish tv history.

This is the perfect mixture of comedy and social critisizm. Like it is the answer of "what if black mirror becomes a comedy series". Almost everything feels like exaggerated but not contrived. Feels very natural as if it happens in everyday life. And then you realise, "yeah this happened to me some time ago"

Perfect, You should definitely watch, that is very absurd

Kardesim bu dizi sizin yilgin bir hosgoruyle onu benimsemenize mi kaldi?

Incredibly good social observation and dialogue writing. As Aziz Kedi(writer) says ''unlikely but possible'' situations creates content with original characters. Feyyaz Yigit (writer and lead actor) can make anything funny, love everything he does.

This is the most innovative one of the comedy series.simple and extraordinary.

Turkish office, seinfield and i can say way way better tha those. People who has no idea about art and expression forms of anything, please don't need to watch or comment about it. You guys look losers.

Original pure comedy. Congratulations Aziz and Feyyaz.

Well did laugh yes but I didn't find it legendary.

It was fine, but some people are liked really much. Many episode I was almost fall a sleep. Don't really understand why everyone overrated this. Acting was poor as well. But anyway everyone has different taste.

There is no episode that I like, except the first episode on YouTube. It's good in terms of absurdity, but it fails when it comes to the laughing part. I almost never laughed while watching it. I don't understand why it's so overrated.

The most realistic and bearable Turkish Comedy.

The type of the "Gibi" comedy is like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld and Louie.

I didn't think Exxen would interest me.

The first episode was a year ago and it was so boring, I didn't watch it later. Later, I came across funny/absurd scenes and said I should watch it. I liken the character of Yilmaz to myself. I hope the series continues for a long time.

An excellent example of the Turkish absurd comedy. Dialogues contains tons of amazing jokes. If Turkish is not your native language or you can't understand wery well, it may be a little bit difficult but you should try with English subtitles.

It's an absurd situation comedy. The fact that everything is so ridiculous makes situations interesting. Sometimes clever and sometimes meaningless attitudes of the characters of Yilmaz and Ilkkan, who have quite opposite ideas, increase the pleasure of watching.

It is a wonderful.it is a pencil.it is a book.i am playing football.

An epic first episode with 9.5 from me. But after that it is going down and down in every episode till the season finale. Same jokes, same reactions, same atmosphere all the episodes seems like a routine.

Hello. As a man who was born in and have been in the metropols in Turkey for 22 years, I can now see why some non-native people'd not like this series.

The episodes mostly bear a soul of purified classical state of being of a Turkish person, reflected over unorthodox events which are not so oleaginous considering the life in the metropols in Turkey. It is not solely the scenario, it is the cumulative constructs of the feelings embedded inside the individuals and the whole scenes that matter. The construct here that builds up from a sub-ordinary event and develops into a crazy situation is not already part of the current metropol life of Turkey; but also in the classics of Turkish literature, spanning from the Republic era novels back to the Ottoman and pre-Ottoman tales and myths -of which the weakened Turkish education system still manages to give a taste to the pupils.

So; with the clear and rich language, the smooth switch and set-up of the scenes, the accurate typing, this series can be considered as a masterpiece. This series does not only entertain its viewers, but also help correct and richen the degenerating language of them. However; I can see that if you are non-native, you may not spot those values easily. I get it.

This show is amazing. It definitely deserves a good English translation. I am sure millions of people who have at least a bit of connection to Turkiye would love to watch it.

It's neither absurd nor funny,just overrated. Gibi talks about the daily events that occur to all of us but they take these events to extreme levels show us the consequences and say this is absurd comedy. No it's just a poor attempt but since comedy is personal apparently I'm the only one who dislikes GIBI.

If I interpret it as an intense comedy watcher and compare the vibe it gives, it resembles a British Peep Show sitcom in terms of characters and events. In fact, the 3 main characters, who are very ordinary but equally unique, create comedy by catalyzing each other in the absurd events that happen to them. Although their natural, understated and low-mimic acting is considered by some as bad acting, it makes me feel more involved in the events. The guest actors in the series, on the other hand, create a contrast with their more colorful, absurd and exaggerated acting. The lack of a connection between the episodes of the series is nice on the one hand, but on the other hand, it creates a roller coaster as a performance. A few stagnant episodes that come after a great episode can distract people from the series. Nevertheless, I congratulate the writers and the series will find itself even more in the following seasons and clinch its place among Turkish cult comedy series.

A way ahead of its genre and similar productions. Brings a different perspective for everyday situations and questions cliches and taboos of society. Every each episode reminds a sequence from life and forces to reevaluate it. Scenarios and actings are just as it should be. The correlation between Yilmaz, Ilkkan and Ersoy is ironic in one sense. At the meantime its enviable to have a relationship like that or be a part of this type of squad. After all, this production shines among todays copied commercially orianted series. Strongly recommend everyone to give it a chance and be sure you will not regret it.

It's good, but it's not a legendary series yet. Each chapter deals with a separate topic, so no standard has yet been achieved in the quality of the topics. If they keep improving it could be a series to remember. Therefore it is not in a position to get 9 or 10 points. Especially the scenarios prepared as adventures are successful. It should not be forced to create a slogan that will mark each section. Characters can be developed and can be made even more beautiful by adding new characters. If it is continued to be developed without exaggeration, it can be a series that the audience can enjoy even more.