As If (2021)
TV show · 2021 · Comedy · TR
Curator score: 6.8/10 (37K ratings)
Overview
Yılmaz and İlkkan are two friends who are constantly fighting each other. Their biggest feature is always being able to do things that will turn their ordinary lives upside down. They magnify small events incredibly and give you a nervous breakdown. They are the embodiment of the misfortunes, strange events and despair we experience every day.
Ratings
- Curator score: 6.8/10
- IMDb: 9.0/10
- TMDB: 8.6/10
Production
Cebeci Yapım, Özcanlar Yapım Sarayı
Cast
Feyyaz Yiğit, Kıvanç Kılınç, Ahmet Kürşat Öçalan
Curator Review
Verdict
A sharp, absurdist Turkish buddy comedy built on escalating petty disasters, social awkwardness, and deadpan chaos. If you like fast, joke-dense series that turn everyday annoyances into full-blown breakdowns, this is a strong pick.
Best for
- Fans of offbeat, cringe-leaning comedy
- Viewers who enjoy short, high-energy episodes and escalating bits
- People who like friendship comedies with a meaner, more chaotic edge
- Audiences open to culturally specific humor and surreal everyday absurdity
Skip if
- You prefer warm, feel-good sitcoms
- You need broad, low-key, or family-friendly humor
- You dislike characters who are constantly arguing or self-sabotaging
- You want a tightly plotted serialized drama rather than sketch-like comic escalation
Overview
As If is built on a simple engine: two friends, one bad idea after another, and a talent for turning minor inconveniences into existential disasters. That premise gives the show a very elastic comic rhythm, letting it swing between deadpan banter, social humiliation, and surreal escalation without losing its identity. The appeal is less about plot than about timing, chemistry, and the pleasure of watching ordinary life go off the rails.
Worth noting
The series has the feel of a modern cult comedy: sharp, impatient, and often delightfully petty. Its humor can be abrasive, but that’s also what makes it distinctive. The friendship at the center is the hook, even when the characters are infuriating, because the show understands how conflict can be the funniest part of intimacy.
Bottom line
Season-to-season, the core appeal remains the same, so it’s best approached as a comfort-watch for fans of the style rather than a reinvention machine. If the tone clicks, it’s easy to binge; if not, the relentless chaos may feel exhausting. For the right viewer, though, it’s exactly the kind of comedy that turns everyday misery into a signature.
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Topics
absurdist comedy, buddy comedy, cringe humor, dark humor, slice of life, fast-paced, cult favorite, modern sitcom, escalating disasters, bingeable