NOSTALGIA… reading some of the comments on a post about Ertugral , one is floored by the on going popularity from both E…

NOSTALGIA… reading some of the comments on a post about Ertugral , one is floored by the on going popularity from both Eastern and Western audiences .
Viewers claim to have watched it from 6 to 16 times . It has stolen , sleep and hunger , been translated into dozens of languages , made an icon out of ENGIN ALTAN , besides making the cast unforgettable on the whole.
Mr Mehmet Bozdag gave us DESTAN which was stunning , wild and ethereal , but cut short .
KO pales by comparison to DE in performance, plot , script and ambiance .
It is a sequel so comparison is inevitable , but one feels something is lost / missing .
Characters develop , evolve in DE , take SELCAN’S character , or the agonising trials of TURGUT ALP. As a matter of fact it is a universe of unforgettable , realistic characters .
It was no surprise that it actually got the world hooked on Turkish historic dramas .