I never really bothered to check this when it was still being shown in the Philippines. But I was so surprised, and delighted after watching the trailer, to learn now that it had a brillant plot: two girls born at the same time but from two ova fertilized by different sperms. Very original, just like the feral child in Cautiva/Hanggang Makita Kang Muli. I'm now really impressed by the storytellers of GMA.
Of course, not having watched it, I have no way of knowing how they developed the plot narrative. But it lasted for two years so it must have pushed the right buttons to lure idle homebound masses in its afternoon slot. It's now being marketed for international release. As can be seen from the trailer, the mother of the main protagonists, the still beautiful Jean Garcia, hogged most of the clips, as if the salesmen were hesitant to highlight the two main stars. I myself have reservations why the two actresses were even discovered. GMA has mostly displayed a fine taste in its stable of stars but the presence of not quite a few saling pusa really puzzles me. Why even bother? The two main protagonists could have passed in a comedy, but with such a spectacular plot, this teleserye could soar higher with more star-quality stars. We see here the limitation of stars meant for a supposed clueless masa in the more discriminating international arena. There, good plots are wasted by looks that people won't be bothered with. Just look at the kdramas that actually tenaceously cling from the bottom of rating charts in most parts of the world despite the fake hossanas of the Korean propaganda which can never obfuscate their physical limitations.
Of course, not having watched it, I have no way of knowing how they developed the plot narrative. But it lasted for two years so it must have pushed the right buttons to lure idle homebound masses in its afternoon slot. It's now being marketed for international release. As can be seen from the trailer, the mother of the main protagonists, the still beautiful Jean Garcia, hogged most of the clips, as if the salesmen were hesitant to highlight the two main stars. I myself have reservations why the two actresses were even discovered. GMA has mostly displayed a fine taste in its stable of stars but the presence of not quite a few saling pusa really puzzles me. Why even bother? The two main protagonists could have passed in a comedy, but with such a spectacular plot, this teleserye could soar higher with more star-quality stars. We see here the limitation of stars meant for a supposed clueless masa in the more discriminating international arena. There, good plots are wasted by looks that people won't be bothered with. Just look at the kdramas that actually tenaceously cling from the bottom of rating charts in most parts of the world despite the fake hossanas of the Korean propaganda which can never obfuscate their physical limitations.
Hahaha balik sa porma si Admin. Very frank indeed.
ReplyDeleteIto ba ang first part ng series ni Admin about the Katulong Brigade? :D
DeleteThe Chimayic Beauties :-)
DeleteTbf ok lang naman pangkontrabida si Thea, pang Bella Flores lang naman, pero dapat maganda talaga yong pantapat na bida, di gaya ni Barbie rito o ni Sanya sa Haplos. Mas effective siya pag malabirhen sa ganda ang kalaban. Virginal face & sexy body ang dapat sa bida sa Haplos while a young Vilma Santos sweet face was bagay sa role ni Barbie sa Halfsisters
DeletePangkomedi nga itsura ni Barbie. Parang anak ni Nova Villa at Willy Bayola naka Tinidora ang dating
Delete3:25, Mas pangkontrabida si Sanya. Parang ilong lang niya ang nakikita kasi halatadong di parte ng natural na mukha, parang alien na lumanding lang sa mukha.
DeleteParang Judy Ann Santos si Barbie... mula noong lumaki siya sa Mara Clara, walang adult teleserye ni Judy Ann na nag-click sa international
ReplyDeletePinauuso ng GMA yong parang katulong ng mga nanay nila ang mga anak. Parang sa Haplos, parang katulong ni Patricia Javier si Sanya Lopez at ni Francine si Thea. Sa Half-sisters naman, parang katulong ni Jean Garcia ang dalawang anak niyang kambal- si Barbie at Thea
DeleteGumanda si Judy Ann noong magkaasawa. Bagay sa kanya ang edad nya. Gaganda rin si Barbie pag mga 40 na siya.
Delete9:36, hahaha Nakuha mo, bes. Tatak GMA yan: ang anak, parang katulong ng nanay
DeleteAt least maganda ang nanay. Sa kdrama nga panget pareho ang mag-ina
DeleteWala na kasing choice sa Korea. Saan naman sila maghahanap ng maganda?
DeleteYong mga writers ng Abscbn & GMA, some suggested readings to cultivate your imagination. Look fot the works of these authors
ReplyDelete1. Robin Cook
2. Tess Gerritsen
3. Jonathan Kellerman
4. Michael Palmer
Medico-legal drama? Lagyan ng spook angle, si Patricia Cornwell ok din
DeleteElena Patron, ayaw niyo? Noong panahon ng komiks, grabe rin ang mga nobela niya
DeleteGrabe ang GMA, maski afternoon series niya humahataw talaga sa foreign countries
ReplyDeleteHanga na ako talga sa efforts nila. Tangene ng nasa ABS, nganga amputs.
DeleteMagaling ang production values ng Abs, ok ang mga mise en scene...pero generally, parang walang originality ang mga plot. Dapat ang sulutin nila sa GMA, kung sino yong nakaisip sa plot ng Cautiva, Half-sisters st yong Someone to Watch Over Me. Maski yong plot ng Haplos ok din kung ginawa sa production values ng Abs kasi ngayon, mali yong cast, corny ang mga eksena, etc. Iba ang level ng mga plot ng GMA pero mas magaganda sana ang mga ito pag ginawa sa budget ng Abscbn
DeleteMaski TV5 may mga gems din sila. Yong Seduction ay medical drama, tapos original din yong story ng Glamorosa, about the beauty industry
Delete6:55, maski sa forum sa Peru nahalata ang low budget ng Cautiva kumpara sa La Promesa
Delete@6:55, I've always been saying that GMA writers are better and more imaginative writers than the limited and confined ABS-CBN writers.
DeleteI've also been saying na maganda rin ang production ng ABS-CBN at yung look and feel ng video/cinematimatic at kung ano pa, habang ang itsura ng video at cinematic ng GMA, mukhang hindi pa naka move on from the 1990's. Sana mag upgrade na rin ng equipment ang GMA at ang kanilang cinematic skills para gaganda pa at magmukhang top notch ang mga video at cinematography ng mga teleserye nila. Nag upgrade na ang ABS-CBN sana mag upgrade na rin ang GMA.
Dapat pareho silang outstanding in their own tight, di gaya ngayon na complementary lang ang Abscbn at Gma. Magaganda generally ang girls sa Abscbn, pogi ang mga lalaki sa Gma. Imaginative ang mga writers ng Gma, outdated sa Abscbn. Ginagastusan ang production values ng Abscbn, medyo nagtitipid sa Gma
Delete@3:29 PM The low budget-look can actually be lessen and managed if GMA invest in the latest and greatest of new equipment to make their videos look like a million dollar. In addition, new and upgraded cinematography and way of shooting would add another plus, instead of the lazy way of doing things in a very minimal way.
DeleteWow, tumbok. Low-budget look. Sana i-polish pa nila, tiyak lalong aarangkada ang GMA
DeleteSapol uli ang mga utang ng mga Lopez na di pala binabayaran sa DBP. Malapit na ang pagbabago sa Abs, baka magkaroon na rin ng imagination ang mga writers nila
ReplyDeleteGMA knows how to sell their teleserye and more often than not, their teleserye do become hits in other countries. Good job sa kanila. Nagpapatunay lang na magaling ang writers nila at magaling and marketing nila. Ang isang downside lang sa kanila na sana ma fixed ay yung production medyo matipid. I-fix nila yan at lalong mag-so soar pa sila ng mataas.
ReplyDeleteok conversation dito, very frank pero constructive & fair. Sana makinig ang mga station, it's for everybody's good
DeleteSi Charo lang nagpatino sa Abs. Nag-retire lang siya, pagewang-gewang na. Nangangapa yong present management, ni di nahalata inilalampaso na sila sa international
DeletePa-beautiful eyes lang naman yata ang alam ng bagong management
DeleteBalimbing naman ang GMA. Akala mo maka-DU3 pero kasama naman siya sa game plan na i-convert ang Taguba Senate inquiry into a subterfuge anti-Du3 psyop. Di pa naman established na reliable si Taguba, bakit lahat ng mababanggit niya , papatulan? Ngayon, lahat ng machismis niya, patatawag, mapapahiya at masisira ang pangalan, pero wala ring nangyayari kasi di naman sila korte? Propaganda lang naman yan kaya pati yong low life na si Trillanes, napapatulan. Hearsay is hearsay, nobody has a right to destroy anybody's operation inasmuch the Senate is not a court anyway. Kelan na ba nalaman ang truth dyan at nagdedeny naman lahat? Bakit kailangang defend themselves in an arena which is not authorized to convict them anyway? Truth? Lol
ReplyDeleteDi naman search ito ng katotohanan, in the first place, sa korte yan, pampagulo lang ang Senado. Part of the old style democracy which is outdated & which just contributed to the present condition of the Phil as one of the poorest in Asia.
Very obvious naman yong script ng Taguba op, kunyari hulihin si Taguba sa shabu smuggling operation then i-divert na anti-DU3 psyop. Trillanes was just an errand boy & he should be treated as one.
Nag-aral si Taguba sa Australia, doon siguro siya na-recruit
DeleteDapat gayahin natin yong Singapore style na strong governmet. Kakahiya yang demo-demokcracy ek-ek natin, bakit tayo naging pinakapobre sa neighborhood natin mula noong magngangawngaw si Cory ng democracy? Pawala na rin naman yan, bangkrupt na ang Western countries at pati sila, nagiging authoritarian na rin naman, sila pa nga gumawa nyang drama ng terrorismo raw para mahawakan nila ng mas mahigpit ang population nila
DeletePsyop nga ito. Kunyari, nagbigay pa ng clarification si Taguba na di niya pinuntirya sina Paolo at Mans ngayong nakapanira na nga naman siya sa mga chismis niya. This is to dispel the growing realization that he was part of the psyop, kunyari innocent siya- tapos as expected, nag-react naman si Trillanes to complete the drama, para kunyari di siya irrelevant which he was in the first place kung matuto lang ang government not to reason against his claims kasi that will only give him stature. Just say hearsay, that's it, no need to add "di ako nag-aabogado". E ano kung tawagin nyang committee de absuelto, di naman korte yan para mag-abswelto. No need to defend.
DeleteKasi manira lang naman ang primary aim ng psyop na ito bakasakali maka-create sila ng malaking outrage. Na wala naman outside the now discredited media & the usual mercenary suspects. Kasi sira na naman lahat yan, an outrage won't come kasi mas fresher ang mga Duterte kesa yong iba.
The party in power shouldn't be defensive to irrelevant personalities like Trillanes. They should just shout him down & simply say hearsay.
Sa totoo lang, ka-conspiracy ni Du3 ang tao kaya nga walang effect yong pagmumura niya at despite sa Ekj noise. Look sa Kian de los Santos case, mukha nang katawa-tawa ang opposition ngayon. Kasi gasgas na ang ganitong istrok. We really need the strict republic of China & Russia during these times na we have to fasttrack ang paghabol natin sa mga kapitbansa natin.
DeleteThe govt should fasttrack the reigning in of the hypocritic parts of media; the resistance won't be able to snowball within the remaining 5 years of the administration considering the economy is doing well & will be better once the infra boom sets in. Not to mention wala nang credibility ang mga ito, people might even clap if the govt gives them a hard time.
Ayos ba ratings Ng No Me Olvides sa Peru, parang nagrereklamo tv viewers nila from usual 1 hr daw naging 30 minutes Yung airing nyan last time. 20 minutes commercial 10 minutes Yung mismong show.
ReplyDeleteMahirap ang timeslot niya.7 pm. Personally, I am not conscious of the ratings this time, enough that it was considered for that timeslot.
ReplyDeleteGrabe si Vegafria. Mas ok ang taste niya kesa sa mga beki sa Abscbn pero bakit si Wynwyn Marquez ang pinalusot na representative sa Reina Hispanoamericana? Sa totoo lang di maganda si Winwin, isa sa mga katulong beauties ng GMA. True, nakakahiya na pinalusot sana siya na Miss World Phil pero kahiyahiya rin siya sa Reina Hispanoamericana. Kung plano ni Vegafria na magka-career si Wynwyn sa GMA, naku wag na- masyado na marami mukhang katulong doon
ReplyDeleteDapat talaga ipatokhang na si Hontiveros... Di na uso ang style nito
ReplyDelete. Dapat gayahin ang China at America na one party (yong America, one party rin na kunyari two party pero as confirmed by the no-party-party voting against Trump, drama lang ang two party system nila bilang pang-entertain sa masa. Ang party nila kung ano sabihin ng nagbabayad sa kanila ).
Sumasaya na. Palagay ko matatanggal si Trillanes, Gordon got the numbers.
DeletePatawa pa si Trililing. Magsasampa rin daw siya ng counter-complaint. Sino naman kakampi sa Ethics committee sa kanya e diring-diri na yong mga kasama niya sa kanya?
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