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[K.D.]

I love Twilight the book but not the movies.
I love Filipino authors of teleseryes. The way they think of what should happen next just requires a lot of talent.

[Faye]

@Kwesi: I liked some of the books in that series to like the Breaking Dawn, but I do agree that some parts are overrated

@K.D, well never let it be unsaid na talented naman talga ang mga Pinoy pero some tend to go to the safe mode na ginagaya lang or inaadapt ung mga teleserye from foreign countries so maybe that's why hindi gaanong naaapreciate ung talents nila because they go for the safe way na kikita at bebenta sa tao ung movie or teleserye.

[kwesi 章英狮]

Haha, yap have you read some articles that the Twilight series had been banned by the ALA?

[K.D.]

FAYE: Good point, Faye. I know that the teleserye writers meet almost everyday to decide what to do with the characters and they get the program rating performance into consideration. I heard that the meeting sometimes become heated because they cannot agree where to bring the story to.

Considering the stiff competition between ABS-CBN, GMA and TV-5, just think how much pressure those writers are getting.

Regarding adaptation, I used to think that way too. But now that I have been "exposed" to older literatures (pre-1900), no one really can claim of originality including the very first English novels like William Dafoe's Robinson Crusoe or Behn Aprah's Ooronoko. I know that they must have based their novels on something too. Maybe not written but probably verbal stories or anecdotes.

[Faye]

@Kwesi: di nga? I haven't read those.

@K.D: Good point too, some do really good jobs at that, what I don't like are some programs na tinatagalog nila and if they are talented enough to fit words the same time that actors and actresses speak, I think they are talented more than enough to visualize something na sila talaga ang may gawa, like Imortal nga for example since you can't really say na adapted sya sa Twilight kasi magkaiba naman ung flow ng story di ba. If writers would do more programs like that, then siguro mas makikita ang kagalingan ng mga Pinoy. Btw, thanks for the example in claiming originality. :)

[kwesi 章英狮]

Oo, haha.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20100924/e...

[Faye]

haha,read it. pati pla V.A na-banned din.

[kwesi 章英狮]

Lahat rin ng Sci-fi! Haha.

[Crystal]

Kwesi 章英狮 wrote: "Good for you and good for me too because I never enjoyed reading Twilight. It was a nice story but the effects were too cartoon-ish. Haha."

AGREE! :))

[Jem]

Faye wrote: "@Jemimah, haha. I could easily imagine, the Pinoy version of THG. Haha, for sure overrated na pag ginawa sa tin, with effects na halatang halata with a mix of fantaserye in it. eew nga talaga. haha."

onga po. hahaha kaya wag na talaga. :P

[Ingrid]

Hindi ko pa nababasa ang THG.
Pero may prejudice na ako na kung gagawin man siyang local, malamang... you know.
:))

[Jem]

Ingrid Mae wrote: "Hindi ko pa nababasa ang THG.
Pero may prejudice na ako na kung gagawin man siyang local, malamang... you know.
:))"

Pangit kasi pag me ganun. Lame. Corny. haha

[K.D.]

Basta ako I love Twilight and THG series. Series ha, hindi individual books. Sabihin na ninyo lahat ng gusto nyong sabihin ha ha.

[Jem]

Favorite ko rin yung dalawang yun, Kuya! :D

[K.D.]

Hay salamat, may kakampi ako ha ha!

[Jem]

Of course! hahaha x)

[Maria]

i agree with KD. Twilight books are good; it's the first YA series i read and finished and loved.

but the movies? yuck. nung twilight movie fever na, parang nahihiya na kong ipagsabi na fave ko ung book series. haha! badtrip tlg naman kasi ung movie adaptations. super layo sa books.

[Jem]

Nooooo. Maganda yung mooooovie. hahahha x)
Kaysa naman yung Hunger Games. Papalitan na lahat. Tas yung cast pa. Ews.

[K.D.]

I liked the first Twilight movie. I thought it was a well-made one. Very faithful to the book.

I did watched the second movie. Ok na lang. Lumipas na yong hype. Also, medyo nakakalimutan ko na ang binasa ko.

I did not bother to watch the 3rd movie. Sumawa na ako. Abangan ko na lang sa HBO. Nakatipid pa ako. ha ha

[Jem]

Yung first talaga ang best. :))
Yung saga maganda talaga. Five rounds ko yun binabasa. nakakamiss. haha

[K.D.]

Ako naman, di ko nami-miss.
Ma-miss ko man, wala na yong copies ko ng book. Nabasa na sila ng Ondoy at tinago ko na sa Cavite (sa vacation house namin). Ayaw ko na silang makita pa.

Furness, parang 5 na tao ang bumasa ng copies ko bago sila natago ha ha. So, sulit na. Ako ang nag-introduce ng mga yon sa mga readers dito sa office. Ganyan ako naging tagapagkalat ng Stephenie Meyer sa office.

[Jem]

NABASA!?
syaaaks. tragedy! masamang Ondoy! hahaha

[Angus]

KD: Bakit Stephenie Meyer ang ipinagkalat mo??? Sabagay, nung ako Cormac McCarthy ang ipinagkalat ko hindi sila natuwa, haha.

[Cookie]

Huli na ba ko para magpakilala? Hello! Ako po si Cookie, 19, taga diyan lang sa tabi-tabi. Hilig ko na talaga ang pagbabasa. Hilig ko rin ang tumambay sa mga bookstore. :)

Mahilig rin ako matulog. Hehehe. The end.

(I suck at introducing myself. -.-")

[Angus]

Hello Cookie, hindi pa huli ang lahat. Tayo na at matulog.

Siya nga pala, ano ang mga trip mong binabasa?

(I suck at welcoming people. @_@)

[Cookie]

Hello, Angus! Mamaya pa ko matutulog, gising na gising ako sa gabi eh. ~*sparkles*~ De, joke lang. Hehe.

Hmm, wala kong trip basahin, lahat kasi trip ko basahin! Okay, ang labo ko do'n. Pero... yeah. Kahit ano, hindi naman kasi ako mapili masyado. Kung ano ang mairekomenda sa'kin madalas, 'yon. Kung ano rin ang madampot sa book sale. :)

[Faye]

haha. I both love those series, nung una ayaw kong basahin ung THG kasi parang brutal/violent pero naengganyo din ako ng mga friends ko here and classmates so I gave it a try ulit and nagsisi pa ko na hindi ko tinuloy nung una. For Twilight, I'm a fan of the saga and did like the first movie even the second one pero ung third, parang naging overrated na for me.

[Angus]

Malabo nga Cookie. Pero ayos yan para mas marami ka pang makasundo dito. :)

[Ingrid]

Cookie wrote: "Huli na ba ko para magpakilala? Hello! Ako po si Cookie, 19, taga diyan lang sa tabi-tabi. Hilig ko na talaga ang pagbabasa. Hilig ko rin ang tumambay sa mga bookstore. :)

Mahilig rin ako matulog...."

Hello po
:D

[K.D.]

FAYE: Nice to know that I am not alone in loving both series: Twilight and THG. Maganda talaga sila kasi biro mo naman, gagawan ba ng pelikula ang series kung di maganda. Marami lang kasing namumuna kapag may pelikula na at maraming nanonood. Parang ano lang yan eh... kapag masa na turnoff na. Elitist thinking. Kapag konti lang ang may alam, bongga. Kapag marami na, jologs na.

ANGUS: Tama. Kapag wala kang stand Cookie, wala kang kaaway dito ha ha. Ako, di afraid na ma-brand na Twilight fan ha ha!

[Maria]

welcome, cookie!

gosh, twilight fan tlg c KD oh. lol.

[Faye]

@ K.D: parang? haha. parang alam ko na.Have you seen I am Number 4? weird kasi mas nagustuhan ko ung movie. I'm beginning to check this group more frequently kasi at last may mga nakakausap na ko, dati parang papansin lang. haha. I am a twilight fan too (but more of the books), and I'm proud of that too. haha

@Cookie, welcome to the group. It's ok, I suck at introducing myself too. haha. :)

[Vanessa]

Hi, the name's Vanessa. I'm 19 years old. I just got into reading again recently, so yea. Oh, I love music of all sorts, if I can say that on here haha... Just thought it would be something worth mentioning. Hi to everyone! :)

[Gabby]

hello vanessa! welcome to the filipinos group! :)

[Vanessa]

Heya Gabby and thanks haha :)

[K.D.]

Hi Vanessa. Are you a Twilight fan too? :)

[Vanessa]

K.D. wrote: "Hi Vanessa. Are you a Twilight fan too? :)"


I like Twilight. But I haven't gone past the second with both the book or the film. Haha, but I'll finish the series soon lol. :)))

[K.D.]

That's okay, Vanessa. At least you are not allergic to it ha ha.

[Lynai]

K.D. wrote: "That's okay, Vanessa. At least you are not allergic to it ha ha."

Ako K.D., allergic. Hindi naman ako elitist. Not my cup of coffee lang. I find vampires and werewolves and love affairs with vampires and werewolves un-fascinating (word? haha).

Welcome to all newbies - Twilight fans or not. :)

[Renz]

HI VANESSA. WELCOME!! :)

[kwesi 章英狮]

Hi Vanessa and Cookie, welcome to GR-Filipinos!

[Cookie]

@Angus, hahaha. Oo nga, pero aamin ako, may Twilight series ako. Hahaha! :))
@KD, pwede ba 'yung dating fan? Hahahaha!
@Ingrid, hello rin! :)
@Faye, hello! Hehe. Mahina talaga ako sa introductions kasi. Hahahaha. Apir tayo! :D

[Faye]

@Cookie, haha. ako man, mahiyain ako (sa una lang. haha!)

[Tash]

Hi. I'm Teresa. 15 years old and an incoming senior. :D

When I was in elem I didn't like reading and I didn't speak tagalog back then but now thanks to high school, I can. :))

I've never finished a book before I went to HS. In my school now we need to read a book per quarter but honestly I've never finished a single book that we're required to read. (Para saan pa ang Sparknotes, right?)

Then, after reading Riordan (gift from a friend) I became 'obsessed' (as my mom says) with books. I started buying books and reading them in the same day. I just joined GR nung Feb. :]

So, Um.. Kamusta? :D

[Renz]

Hi Teresa. WELCOME!! Riordan, the author? (Stupid question. haha.) Percy Jackson ba ung book? (another stupid question.) haha.. :)

[Tash]

Yeah. Haha. Do you like his works too?

[Renz]

@Teresa, I just finished "The Sea of Monsters". The Lightning Thief was great but my expectations for the 2nd book was too high, the book didn't reach it. :(

[Renz]

Oh, I forgot to say hi to COOKIE. HI COOKIE!! Welcome. :)

[Tash]

Agree. The Sea of Monsters was kind of dull. It's my least favorite pero since Percy met Tyson there, it's still cool. Favorite ko yung third and fourth book. If the second book disappointed you, I'm sure The Titan's won't. :-bd

[Renz]

Okaayy.. Bibili na ako bukas. :))