As a kid, I was able to watch Herbert Bautista play Teng-teng and morph into Captain Barbell (Edu Manzano). He was, for me, the Pinoy superhero (along with Darna). So I was anticipating GMA 7’s Captain Barbell. But all it brought was disappointment after disappointment.
First, Richard Gutierrez was cast as both Teng-teng and Captain Barbell. I could understand why he is Captain Barbell. But to also play Teng-Teng deviates from the originial concept of Mars Ravelo’s Captain Barbell. Teng-teng is patpatin, an average Pinoy everyman. While Captain Barbell is hunky, muscular and strong. A single person playing both characters is in itself stupid. Moreover, Richard is too bulky to be patpatin. He also has tisoy features which cannot be hidden under the super fake tanning make up. But, he is not bulky or muscular enough to be Captain Barbell either. He looks stupid wearing the expensive Captain Barbell suit.
The Captain Barbell suit is another disappointment. Why change Mars Ravelo’s original design? And they didn’t just change it. The new design is definitely miles away from the original thing. And that is not a good thing. It’s just a yellow blob of muscles with a red cape which is hard on the eyes. And OA yung fake muscles ha.
But the real disappointment is the storyline. I get that they have to explore and show the myth behind Captain Barbell. But do they really have to copy Superman’s legend? I know, I know… Captain Barbell is not an alien. He comes from the distant future. But come on, did they really think they can fool us with that tiny bit of inconsequential information? As if his coming from another place (or rather time) wasn’t enough, he also has to reach the present time is such a fashion that other people became affected and mutated? At eto pa… kelangan ba talaga magnakaw ng storyline and scenes from Smallville?
Di na yata ka-kuntento ang writers sa paggaya sa myth ni Superman at kelangan talaga nilang nakawin ang youth ni Superman as portrayed in the WB series Smallville. One not so girly bestfriend, one guy bestfriend, an evil bussiness tycoon, with a son who was pseudo-good turned bad… GANUN?!
The really annoying thing is they are marketing this thing as Mars Ravelo’s creation, and as a Filipino original. If I were related to Mars Ravelo, I’d demand an explanation. They not only butchered his masterpiece but also turned it into something very un-Filipino and unoriginal.
May 30th, 2006 at 9:21 pm
KUNG SINO MAN ANG GUMAWA NG STORY NG PANLALAIT SA CB WALANG HIYA KA!!! ALAM KO YU ARE A KAPAMILYA SO GANUN NA LNG PANINIRA MO SA CB!!! BASTA HIGH PARIN ANG RATINGS NITO!!! ANG KAPAL NG MUKHA MO!!! GRABENG WRITER KA!!! KAPAMILYA SUCKS VERY AT TRYING HARD!!
May 30th, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Trying hard? Panoorin mo muna ng mabuti yan CB bago ka mang-akusa ng iba sa being trying hard.
Try mo nga defend yan… rationally and logically. Balik ka dito ha, I’ll be waiting for you arguments.
And no, di ako kapamilya. In fact I am a fan of some Kapuso shows and stars. I was an avid fan of SS1 and SS3. Nanonood din ako ng Extra Challenge (dati) and Encantadia.
May 30th, 2006 at 10:04 pm
i dont think that its right to compare this to the old version,this one is new and improved.siguro nga mas makakabuti kung ginaya nila yung old story ng CB,pero everybody knows that,they just had to turn it all around and made it thier own.like Darna,it was damn not the same as the old one,pero it was still good kasi it is something different for the viewers.it their is a show to be criticized that would be Panday,not only they changed the story, they also copied some ideas from Enca.but back to CB,lets just not focus to the bad side of the show but more on the show itself.and plus,they know they had coppied parts of different superheroes.they had admitted that when CB went to the past was inspired by Superman,and also the bestfriend againts bestfriend thing was inspired by Spiderman.
May 30th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Ang sa akin lang… why did they had to ruin a Pinoy original by copying foreign ones???
May 30th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
Darna was different from the original Darna pero di naman sila nangopya ng foreign materials kaya mas ok. Para kasing insulto na they “improved” a Pino classic by copying others.
Also, how can you say that Panday copied Enca??? Di kasi ako nakanood ng Panday.
May 30th, 2006 at 10:29 pm
Panday coppied that idea where only girls leved in one town or whatever.nga pala,Panday already ended?wow,didnt even notice.
May 30th, 2006 at 10:31 pm
yea,you have a point on there,pero sana give CB a chance.i think its really good that they made such a show.just maybe if we dont focus on the bad side of it,itll be better.
May 30th, 2006 at 10:37 pm
IMHO, di naman sa I’m defending Panday pero… I don’t think original idea ng Enca yung ganoong kind ng community. Kasi when I first saw that sa Etheria, the amazona legend/myth/stories agad naisip ko. If you watch mga old Pinoy comedies, na nawawala sa gubat yung mga bida… usually, may mga amzona communities , hehe… lumalabas edad ko. anyway, ENCA the best pa rin!!!
About giving CB a chance, I’ll be watching it every now and then. Pero I just had to say my piece regarding originality. Kasi feeling ko nakaka-insulto talaga sa Pinoy creativity yung pag-kopya nang lantaran at lubos lubos sa banyagang ideas. Di kasi masasabing universal themes yung kinopya. Halos entire storyline yung kinopya, including the characters.
I guess mas appreciate ko yung Darna tv adaptation (kahit di ako fan nun), kasi they just expanded the Darna story, made it more interesting, pero nandun pa rin yung pinaka-essense ni Darna.
May 31st, 2006 at 1:11 am
inde nman iniinsulto ang CB ang filipino creativity eh…gus2 lang nila maimproved ang CB ok!!!actually maxadong OA nga ung PAndaY!!!!it sucks!!!
May 31st, 2006 at 2:18 am
hahhaaay!!! bahala kayo sa buhay niyo!!! basta KAPUSO FOREVER!!!
buti pa I LOVE NY nlng panoorin nyo!!! hehehe!!! mas cool pa!!!right???
keep supporting JENMARK!! muahh!!!!
May 31st, 2006 at 6:31 am
you know whats the real deal about it.. its YOU!!! bakit ba lagi mo cinocopair ung super man sa cb… pinoy tayo suportahan nmn natin ung atin kahit my conflict tayo sa net.. hnd ako na dis appoint kc alam ko na as the time goes by laging my pagbvabago… kahit anong bagay nagbabago nohh. kaines ka disapoin ka ng dissaoint jan eh… kuya ko nga na solid kapamilya.. sumusubayby na rin ehh at guess wat hnd tnga kuya ko(he knows anything about evrything) pero ok lang ung change na ginawa…at hindi namn c herbert ung unang gumawa ng cb na movie ah my dalawa pa c dolphy at bob soler…. at hnd tlaga ganun ung costume noh?? ung una green na hubad tapos parang dracula ung kapa.. eto pa! c mars ravelo mismo nag sabi neto
“”"”"He notes “The original Captain Barbell design had him shirtless because
a) During the more whimsical comics age in the Philippines of 1963, Mars Ravelo based the good Captain’s look on circus strongmen, but with the addition of a mask.
b) Since the original Enteng’s look (right) was a really super-skinny guy in a tank top (emphasizing his bony features), it was decided that Captain Barbell’s “Shirtless Circus Strongman look” could provide a much more dramatic contrast to his mortal persona.”"”"” yan so alam na natin na kay herbert palang ibang iba na… at ung suit hnd ka dpat na disapoint bihira yung mangyari…. well unless selos ung kapamilya na sure na gagayahin nanaman(sori to say : (
eto pa additiona para maniwala kang di na rin orig yung kay edu
He further notes “The movie versions of Captain Barbell had to be redesigned from the comic’s original because they’re not as muscle bound as the comics version and were not body builders but actors. That’s why they have the yellow top and now carry the “CB” symbol on their chest as opposed to the belt buckle logo-and-shirtless-look of 1963… In fact, Captain Barbell has made several excursions onto the big screen, with Bob Soler apparently being the first to play the part. Then, according to ‘Bembot’ “There was a movie about Barbell starred by Dolphy in the early sixties in black and white. His alter ego was called Ting-ting because he was so thin. Ting-ting is the rib of a coconut leaf which is used to make brooms (walis ting-ting).” In 1986 Edu Manzano played the title character in Captain Barbell, made by Viva Films. It was notable because it was the only movie that showed a crossover team-up between Captain Barbel and Darna thats all sana kung naapriciete nyo ung maraming change sa darna gaya ng parehong narda at darna.. kaya wag kang dissapoin ng dissapoint., porke hnd kapamilya si captain barbell gaganyangaynin nyo na wag nmn khit papano kasama yan sa kultura natin… maraming exple ng pagbabago pero hnd nmn ibig sabihin pangit na… marami pa tlga akong sasabihin.. pero tinatamad na akong magtype… bye,,
May 31st, 2006 at 8:47 am
I don’t watch Pinoy teleseryes but I happened to catch the first 3 episodes of Captain Barbell. And it’s forgivable that the basic premise is similar to that of Superman I guess because Captain Barbell is our own version of Superman. HOWEVER, being someone who has seen the original Superman movie and followed the first season of Smallville, what I saw was not merely a homage to Superman, but a rip-off. Come on. Open your eyes. Adopted parents driving a red pick-up truck through the desert when a meteor capsule carrying a baby from another time. THey didn’t even TRY to look original by at least changing the kind of car Teng’s adopted parents were riding in. And discovering his super strength when he lifts the Lolo’s tractor. Whoa! De Ja Vu? And these are just physical rip-offs. I can write a whole essay on the unoriginal story. Saying to just turn a blind eye on its flaws is being in denial and a hindrance to improving the series. We must look within its flaws and change it. it may be rating high now, but when people realize that they’re watching a second-rate version of Smallville, Captain Barbell may not be as strong anymore in a month or so. I wonder if Warner Brothers can sue GMA for infringement?
May 31st, 2006 at 2:03 pm
i had been watching some of the fantaseryes from gma (don’t have the chance to watch those from abs cus my mom is an avid kapuso and she’ll kill the person who’ll try to change channel when she’s watching)–so, anyway. here’s what i noticed: encantadia seems like a poor imitation of lord of the rings. and they did a second take on that one pa. still lord of the rings style. majika is after harry potter. this latest one, cb, is superman. and they’re bragging about helping the filipino film industry! kakahiya naman.
May 31st, 2006 at 5:25 pm
do you guys watch smallville?
if yes, you would agree that this series should be renamed as PINOY SMALLVILLE, sobrang gaya ung storyline kasi.. kainis,kala ko maganda
May 31st, 2006 at 8:18 pm
wait. bakit di nyo sinabi yan sa Panday or sa Bituing Walang Ning Ning? and Encantadia so far from Lord Of the Rings. gosh not even close.is it just because of Imaw the reminded you of it? gosh. how can you say CB is a rip-off of Superman? thats our own history right there. CB the series might be a rip-off of Smallville, but can we atleast appreciatea show? bakit sinabi nyo ba yan nung lumabas ang movie na Exodus? which is the one coppied of Lord of the rings or Gulong ng Palad which got alot of complaints because they had changed the story? well were all hypocrites here unless your just a kapamilya. and how are they braggin about helping the movie industry kung ang pinaguusapan natin is about TV SHOWS. i guess kung napanood nyo na ang Smallville de wag na kayong manood. and if you dont like it that much just turn off your TV, or change your channel. i guess not everyone can be pleased by this.
June 1st, 2006 at 1:29 am
I think Encantadia nga is so far from Lord of the Rings in terms of storyline and themes.
June 1st, 2006 at 1:37 am
Paumanhin sa CB fans. Ito ay mga opinyon ko lang. Libre rin po kayong mag-share ng opinyon niyo dito. Please continue commenting, discussing here. I’ll post/comment more on the show if I get the chance to watch it again.
June 1st, 2006 at 5:54 am
I like Encantadia, and for me, its the best in its genre, next ung Marina. Siguro kaya nasabi ung mga yan sa CB kasi its a rip off talaga, and many are a expecting a lot from the series, after Encatadia, Etheria, Sugo and Majika,,
Di naman talaga maitatanggi na mala-smallville talaga ito
Ung sa panday, di kasi napanood ng madami kaya wala masyadong nakapag-react tungkol dun.
June 1st, 2006 at 6:24 am
i agree w/ chaka just shut ur pie holes, kung ung target nyo lang ung manira ng walang paninindigan, ..
June 1st, 2006 at 9:03 am
If we want to progress as a formidable force in the global television and movie industry, we must stop ripping-off foreign ideas and come up with our own original and creative shows and movies with fresh stories and concepts. Imagine exporting Captain Barbell the series to another country. People will just laugh at us and look down on us even more as mere slaves of colonial mentality. Come on, we Filipinos can do better than ripping off a foreign Television show. If we support shows that aren’t original, then we are encouraging television companies to produce more unoriginal shows kasi it works naman and people don’t care. but if we voice our opinions out loud and show them that we’re not stupid and we CHOOSE what we watch and just don’t take whatever is fed to us, maybe the television companies will think twice about making “recycled garbage” shows and make more innovative and original shows to show that the Filipino is world-class.
June 1st, 2006 at 12:13 pm
[…] A comment from chickadora’s blog, a certain azul said I don’t watch Pinoy teleseryes but I happened to catch the first 3 episodes of Captain Barbell. And it’s forgivable that the basic premise is similar to that of Superman I guess because Captain Barbell is our own version of Superman. HOWEVER, being someone who has seen the original Superman movie and followed the first season of Smallville, what I saw was not merely a homage to Superman, but a rip-off. Come on. Open your eyes. Adopted parents driving a red pick-up truck through the desert when a meteor capsule carrying a baby from another time. THey didn’t even TRY to look original by at least changing the kind of car Teng’s adopted parents were riding in. And discovering his super strength when he lifts the Lolo’s tractor. Whoa! De Ja Vu? And these are just physical rip-offs. I can write a whole essay on the unoriginal story. Saying to just turn a blind eye on its flaws is being in denial and a hindrance to improving the series. We must look within its flaws and change it. it may be rating high now, but when people realize that they’re watching a second-rate version of Smallville, Captain Barbell may not be as strong anymore in a month or so. I wonder if Warner Brothers can sue GMA for infringement? • • • […]
June 1st, 2006 at 4:42 pm
BAKIT CHIKA HINDI BA MAS MATAAS ANG RATINGS NG GMA KESA SA ABS? SO TRYING HARD ITO!!!
June 1st, 2006 at 5:33 pm
[b]comment/suggestion lang kay chikadora hah! pwede ba wag naman sanang puro pbb updates na lang ang mga article nakakaboring ang site punong puno ng pbb, kaya minsan a month ako bumivisit, sana naman gawa ka na lang ng celeb articles or some new shows di yung puro pbb, and also the poll puro pbb na rin, parang ginawa mo na tong kapamilya website o kaya PBB WEBSITE…………………[/B]
June 1st, 2006 at 5:38 pm
kellie…
1. I don’t believe in ratings. Because…
a) I’ve never seen or heard an explanation kung paano yan nakukuha;
b) GMA (Greater Manila Area) ratings lang daw yan;
c) Hindi porke mataas ang ratings, quality agad.
2. Kung yan lang ang dahilan to say GMA is better, paano na lang pag tumaas na ratings ng ABS-CBN eh di ka na manonood ng GMA?
June 1st, 2006 at 5:41 pm
Friend-ster…
Sorry kung medyo pbb mode ako ngayong summer, fave ko kasi for the moment. And pansin ko when I post stuff about Kapuso stars and shows, wala naman masyadong response/replies, kaya nakakawalang gana. Also wala masyado akong nahahanap na pics/videos sa net ng Kapuso shows/stars. Yung polls ko, if you look at the archives, marami rin about Kapuso stars and shows. Kaya lang lately, medyo ginanahan talaga ako sa PBB. Balik ka in a few weeks, promise marami na about GMA.
June 1st, 2006 at 8:09 pm
In their desperation to give Richard Guttierez a show, they copied smallville. Saw the primer and I got turned off.
the crash scene
the barbel turned medallion
the “barbanium”
the mutation of the villains due to the crash
the building of the farm fence scene
the “lana lane” character with the bully boyfriend
the bestfriend “chloe” (camille prats) character who has a crush on teng
the lex luthor being saved from a car crash
the lionel luthor, hotshot businessman.
i kinda agree with chikadora’s review.
June 1st, 2006 at 9:42 pm
chika,
pero sa totoo lang mas marami talaga ang nanonood sa GMA7 diba so ano pang pinagtatalunan natin?
June 1st, 2006 at 10:44 pm
lakas ng loob nyong ipagtanggol ang Captain Barbell. E hindi nyo pa nga ata napapanood ang Smallville. Tama ang review. Hindi naman ito tungkol sa GMA, ABS, nday, Encantadia o Darna, tungkol ito sa Captain Barbell at ginayang istorya. Subukan mo muna kaya panoorin ang Smallville tapos ang Captain Barbell saka husgahan kung “original” idea nga itong “original pinoy superhero”
walang kwenta ang ratings kung wala naman talagang kwenta ang istorya ng show. ok lang sana kung flop ang show basta hindi lamang ito ginaya, o pinilit ipagsiksikan.
ang captain barbell na ipinapalabas sa GMA ay hindi kay Mars Ravelo. Sa GMA ito.
“pinoy tayo suportahan nmn natin ung atin kahit my conflict tayo sa net.. ”
susuportahan ba natin ang alam nating mali? ang alam nating pinirata?
mabuti pa siguro ay gumawa sila ng sarili nilang super-hero ((Capt. Barbanium)) saka nila ginaya ang istorya ng smallville. hindi na nila sana idinamay ang pinoy pop culture.
patay na si Mars Ravelo, bigyan naman natin ng respeto ang kanyang talino.
June 1st, 2006 at 11:35 pm
This is not about ratings, or a comparison of teleseryes… the main concern here is the story line that CB offers, it is undeniably patterned from smallville. I mean they were able to invest on the costume and effects, but they did not scrutinize well on the script? or might as well invest on the writer also?
it is acceptable if they want to change the concept of the original CB story, but at least make it unique or original.
And the viewing audience?…. they can fool the people especially the die-hard fans of GMA7, they will blindly patronize the teleserye… Niloloko na nga tayo ng gobyerno, pati ba naman ang TV? damn….
Ask them to change the tile to CAPT. SMALLBELL
I remember Orange and Lemons’ Pinoy ako, now in Teleserye form…. Nakakahiya naman ‘to sobra….
June 1st, 2006 at 11:39 pm
you cant say that hindi importante ang ratings.shows revolves around ratings,if you got a higher percentage that means alot is watching your show. if low de wala.thats where shows get thier profit from.if hindi mataas ang ratings mo,eh walang mag aadvertise ng show mo.which comes to a cancelation of the show.
June 2nd, 2006 at 3:18 am
basata ang point d2, mala-smallville talaga ito. tama ung na-enumerate ni MIGO
June 2nd, 2006 at 3:26 am
wow, meron dn palang may malawak n icpan at hinde bulag, i agre with with chikadora. Nd nman sya nangaaway a, nag komento lng,,,,, kaya cool lng kau
June 2nd, 2006 at 3:33 am
kung sabagay original cguro s knila kc nd s pinoy ginaya sa ibang lahi…
pero lam niyo dati ang 7 puro english sitcom, (may pilipino kunti lng) mula monday hanggang sunday…. V, Charles’s angel, murder she wrote, dynasty A-TEAM, wonderful world of disney, etc, lam ko nanonood ako ng bata p me, until one day channel 2 , give opportunity s artistang pilipino. when they started making pilipino sitcom n kinagt ng masang pinoy
June 2nd, 2006 at 8:04 am
ripping off is not a dissapointment acctualy all of us are a ripper.. why? lahat my basehan mula styles, magasin na binabasa, sa mga gamit natin, pananalita, ang dami ngang ganyan sa mga sidewalk eh! and more cguro ayw lang natin aminin pero ganun yun! lahat halos nagagaya natin para lang maging in… at isa pa malay natin dun tlga benase ni mars ung komics na cb… so ayuz kung mas nadagdagan ng flicks at ..dba cbi nga ng anak nya sa the making naka22ok lagi cya sa hollywood movies. at dun cya kumukuha ng ibaibang ideas,,,, for ex. sa pinoy lasticman sa holly plasticman,,, na obvios na nagaya,,ginawa un ni mars para ma-entertain tayo,, ganun din ngaun sa ginawa ng 7 problema lang mas-masiado na tyong expose sa mga forien kaya kung buhay pa c mars ngaun madidisapoint cya dhil mas pinagtatangol nyo ung iba.. kysa saatin na kahit na rip off lang,, hnd nmn makapal ung muka ng witter para total rip ung ginawa. ung idea nmn kc is not ung story or whatever, kung hnd sa orig na concept nya na barbell… ok!! at sa ratings lang yan makikita!
June 2nd, 2006 at 8:08 am
wow! nasabi na ni Captain Barbell: A Smallville Rip-off? - Mukamo Philippines ung gusto kung sabihin at iexplan…
June 3rd, 2006 at 2:21 am
kahit si spiderman na compare ang story kay superman.
mary jane = lois lane
daily planet = daily buggle
goblin = luthor
aunt may = martha kent
uncle ben = jonathan kent
at marami pang iba
tanggapin na lang natin na may pattern na kailangan sundin para sa mga superhero. dun papasok ang creativity ng mga writers, kung pano sila maglalagay ng original material sa istorya.
si clark ba may peklat na naging dahilan ng panunukso sa kaniya?
may lolo at lola ba si clark na tumuring sa kaniyang normal na tao?
may malulupit bang kinilalang ina at ama si clark?
mabait ba ang totoong tatay ni Clark na alien?
may barbell ba si clark na parang charger?
mataba ba ang kaibigan ni clark?
kababata ba ni clark si lana?
janitor ba si clark?
tao ba si clark?
again, tanggapin na lang natin na may pattern na kailangan sundin para sa mga superhero. dun papasok ang creativity ng mga writers, kung pano sila maglalagay ng original material sa istorya.
June 3rd, 2006 at 8:51 am
hmmm.. kapuso ako pero disappointed ako sa CB.. paborito ko kasi ang smallville… tsk tsk tsk.. ganda ng enca tapos sinira lang na CB?? akala ko pa naman kasing ganda ng enca.. hahay…
basta ang pangit manggaya lalo na pag sa western programs… sabi pa sa advertisements “ANG ORIG PINOY HERO” orig pinoy hero kinopya naman sa iba.. sino ba writer nito??? parang pang ABS ang CB ah.. kasi d ba ang ABS laging nangongopya?? hay naku..
hindi tatagal ng 3 months ang CB.. mag seseason 6 na po ang SMALLVILLE.. mahiya naman mga writer ninyo.. pwede bah palitan na lang kayo ng enca writers??? wala na kayong ibang makopya ung sikat pah..
ano kaya next episode nyo??? magpapakita ang biological father ni CB?? may kryptonite??
san na nga ba ang barbel nya???
June 3rd, 2006 at 9:14 pm
accept da truth that:
gma 7 is da fantaserye king!
and u should respect the facts that
abs cbn is
da gameshow giants…. game knb? deal or no deal?
da reality show king… pbb.. da only reality show na kung saan habbang patagal ng patagal palaki ng palaki ang votes. una, ky nene, 500000+ ganun din kay Keanna… ngunit mataas lang ng konti… at ang kay Kim… 600,000+….
da drama giants… bituing walang ningning…pangako sa u…at gulong ng palad…
soon na rin maging noontime giants… nahinto nga ang wowowee ngunit ng bumalik…parami ng parami ang tmatangkilik..
itz just an observation. mehehehe…
June 3rd, 2006 at 11:29 pm
PATTERN na kailangang sundin??????????
eh bakit ung ibang superhero na hindi sinunod ung pattern eh pumatok naman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“si clark ba may peklat na naging dahilan ng panunukso sa kaniya?
may lolo at lola ba si clark na tumuring sa kaniyang normal na tao?
may malulupit bang kinilalang ina at ama si clark?
mabait ba ang totoong tatay ni Clark na alien?
may barbell ba si clark na parang charger?
mataba ba ang kaibigan ni clark?
kababata ba ni clark si lana?
janitor ba si clark?
tao ba si clark?
hindi naman naming sinabing buong istorya ay ginaya!!!
hindi naman siguro tanga ang GMA para gayahin ang buong istorya ng Smallville!!
June 4th, 2006 at 12:21 am
I think its so unfair, give the show a chance to prove themselves. and i bet this is just ur opinion and everyone is entitled for it, konting bosina lang po.
June 4th, 2006 at 6:26 am
hindi nyo ba napapansin na pati ang capt. barbel nyo ay laging nakayellow? shempre. dahil ginaya iyon. sa smallville, naka blue at red din si clark lagi.
June 4th, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Just to add..
Mars Ravelo is dead already but I guess his heirs want to make money plain and simple thats why they let GMA 7 greedy execs bastardize the original concept.
What is galling is that Dominic Zapanta , that guy behind that similarly stupid Sugo teleserye is again given a chance directing this, So expect more hilarious bloopers - (If you failed to see Apo Abukay dangling on a rope in front of a blue screen then you missed one of all time low moments for a teledrama by GMA)
June 4th, 2006 at 11:16 pm
captain barbell? or smallville….
lahat ng pinakita sa tv kung saan sya galing pano nya binuhat ang tracktor at pano nya pinukpok ng kamay nya ang malaking kahoy na binaon nya sa lupa at may spaceship na papunta dito sa earth… talagang nanood kayo ng smallville… kakahiya… hinde sariling atin.. hinde naman kc ganyan ang storya eh…tanong nyo kay Dolphie ang boong storya para malaman nyo kung ano ang ginagawa nyo…………..sana binago nyo ang title… captain dumbell or captain dodong….
June 4th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
bakit kc ginagaya nyo si superman…. eh si captain barbell naman yan.. sana hinde nyu na binago ang istorya… hinde naman sya taga ibang planeta eh….. tao sya na nakatira sa bakalan na pinagkalooban ng mahiwagang barbell… sana ginaya nyo na lang si spiderman tutal mahilig naman kayong mangaya… gayagaya naman kayo. me kriptonite din ba?
June 4th, 2006 at 11:27 pm
captain barbell? or smallville….
lahat ng pinakita sa tv kung saan sya galing pano nya binuhat ang tracktor at pano nya pinukpok ng kamay nya ang malaking kahoy na binaon nya sa lupa at may spaceship na papunta dito sa earth… talagang nanood kayo ng smallville… kakahiya… hinde saring atin.. hinde naman kc ganyan ang storya eh…tanong nyo kay Dolphie ang boong storya para malaman nyo kung ano ang ginagawa nyo…………..sana binago nyo ang title… captain dumbell or captain dodong….
June 4th, 2006 at 11:52 pm
ganda ninyong lkahat GRABEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
June 5th, 2006 at 12:14 am
hindi kailangan ng pattern?
ang kampanerang kuba kapareho ng mga fairy tale.
si marina kapareho nina little mermaid. dyesabel.
bat hindi nyo napansin yun?
ngayon, hindi nga ba kelangan ng pattern?
nagmula si teng sa future. ang misyon nya ay ibahin ang mangyayari sa future.
si superman lang ba ang may karapatang magkaroon ng crash scene?
di ba may ganun din sa dragon ball?
ang sa smallville, meteor shower
ang sa cb, tatlong time machine na nag crash dahil hindi pa ito ganun kaperpekto
sana sinabi nyo na sa dragon ball ginaya diba?
alam nyo ba ang meteor shower sa time machine?
sa mga simillar scenes naman,
1. natagpuan si teng ng 2 matanda at hindi ng mag-asawa na walang anak
asar nga sa kaniya yun mag-asawa na may anak di ba?
ano ang gusto nyong ipalit sa scene na iyon?
si jamilla ng pbb ang nakakita sa bata at dahil normal ang bata, ito na lang ang ituturing nyang anak?
2. nagbuhat ang batang teng ng mga katulad ng binuhat ni clark
ano ang gusto nyong ipalit sa scene na iyon?
bubuhatin nya si gerald ng pbb dahil sa violations nito at pinag-utos ni big bro?
magreklamo ka din kaya kay colossus ng xmen kasi nagbuhat din sya ng mga ganuon para ipakita na malakas sya
3. rescue lex luthor
masyadong gamit na talaga ang ganuong scene, hindi lang yun sa smallville
ipinakita lang duon na handa syang tumulong sa kahit sinong nangangailangan
bat hindi yung lesson sa scene na iyon ang hindi nyo napansin?
ano ang gusto nyong ipalit sa scene na iyon?
magbibigay ng libreng operation sa baby ni jamilla kapag naging matagumpay si teng sa ibibigay na task sa kaniya?
naisip nyo ba na kaya gumamit ng simillar scene ay para ipakita na si captain barbell ang superman ng mga pinoy talaga?
tama, nuong ginawa ni mars ang ravelo ang cb, sinadya nya talagang gawin itong pinoy superman.
without those scenes, ma-realize nyo kaya yun?
kaya lang, iba na talaga ang utak natin ngayon.
binigyan natin ng malisya ang mga simillar scenes at inakalang wala lang maisip ang mga pinoy writers.
tayo tayo ang naghihilahan talaga sa ating pagbagsak.
mas gugustuhin pa ba natin na maging dependent uli sa ibang bansa?
mas gugustuhin pa ba natin na sila ang mag-iisip para sa atin?
mas gugustuhin pa ba natin na gamitin ang big brother kaysa extra challenge?
mas gugustuhin pa ba natin na gamitin ang dream academy kaysa star in a million?
mas gugustuhin pa ba natin na gamitin ang deal or no deal kaysa game knb?
June 5th, 2006 at 12:16 am
about the hero suit naman,
fake muscles? kasi kailangan yun para magmuka syang superhero.
bakit kailangan ni claudine magsuot ng sirena costume?
para mag muka syang sirena.
hindi naman makitid ang utak ng mga pinoy para intindihin yun di ba?
magreklamo ka din kay batman kung bat nya kailangan magsuot ng hero suit na may fake muscles.
June 5th, 2006 at 12:17 am
hindi naman siguro gagamitin ng cb ang story na:
si chloe ay posible na maging si lois lane
mamamatay ang totoong lois lane (erica durance)
gagamitin ni chloe ang lois lane as pen name
at sya din ang lois lane na magiging asawa ni clark kent
eto ebidensya (nakuha ko lang to at nakalimutan ko ang source)
Every year since Clark and Chloe have known each other they’ve shared a single kiss
Only one episode every season
Season one showed how they could have been if Lana wasn’t a factor
Season two showed Chloe’s descent but in ‘fever’ she read a letter to him that was personally handled by al/miles
Season three we learn she never gave Lionel anything on Clark and had been protecting him in metropolis. She breaks
away from her crush and starts to pull out on her own.
In ‘delete’ she -became- Lois lane by offering it up as a pen name attached to an article that was going to be published
if max didn’t die
In fact, George Max Taylor was the editor of the Daily Star (the first newspaper Lois and Clark wrote for in the
original serials)
In this version he was and could only be Chloe’s editor
Lois’ idol has always been Perry white
We learn in ‘Perry’ that Chloe’s idol has always been Perry
In ALL versions of the comics when Lois is matched up against Clark’s ex girlfriends, i.e., Lori and Lana, she is always
the dowdy unkempt homely one while the other girls are vixens
Lois is -never- allowed a romantic interest outside of Clark/Superman
Chloe has yet to get a boyfriend or even -guy friend- after Pete went ‘bye bye’
In some versions Lois and Lana were roommates in college, in some versions Lois and Lori were roommates in college
Lois Lane had a serial come out in the past written when she was an intern at the daily planet at the age of 15 titles “How
I Spent My Summer Vacation”
Chloe Sullivan, in the Smallville comics between season 1 and 2 was interning at the daily planet and in the comic had a
serial entitled “How I Spent My Summer Vacation”
Lois has been the youngest reporter at the daily planet
Chloe was the youngest reporter at the daily planet
even her ‘betrayal’ in s2 was a direct rip from the silver age comics where Lois wanted to prove once and for all that
Clark and Superman were the same person so she could blackmail him into marrying her
The first human to the Fortress of Solitude has always been Lois Lane
The first human to the Fortress of Solitude was Chloe
Lois —activates— Clark’s super hearing. He would not even know she is calling him, she may only be whispering and she
automatically triggers it
Chloe is the only one on the show who triggers Clark’s super hearing, all the other times he has to focus to use it
The first time, in ‘whisper’, it’s Chloe who activates it, her conversation with Lionel on her cell phone
In blank when he didn’t know how to even use his hearing she just had to whisper in Lex’s hallway to warn him
In thirst when Lana was biting her he had no idea she was in danger and simply heard her groans
Lois was and had always been the senior partner of their group, she was the most advanced reporter at the daily planet,
and she had two Pulitzer nominations by 28
I’m not sure (Erica Durance) Lois, the “muffin peddler” can hack that–
She’s already 20
No college
No high school diploma
No GED
No interest in journalism
Every interest in every other hot bod -but- Clark
June 5th, 2006 at 5:54 am
roxxan,, 2106 hind planeta ok!
June 5th, 2006 at 7:26 am
Iba noon, iba ngayon. Dapat tayong sumunod sa pagbabago ng panahon. GMA 7’s CB is very well done.
June 5th, 2006 at 5:14 pm
ay naku. Talaga ang ang GMA. NapakaSmallville nga ng dating.KAKAHIYA!!!! Pero in fairness ha, medyo ok ang production nila, pero cheap pa rin ang panggagaya! think ang pinakamalala sa lahat ay yung Majika. Iyon naman Harry Potter wannabe naman ang dating!! at tsaka ang cheap cheap ng production quality naman nila, kadiri! Pangit pa ng leading man ni Angel! Pangit ni Dennis Trillo, walang kalatuy-latoy!
June 5th, 2006 at 5:58 pm
nyay bakit naman napasok pbb d2? nananahimik na un eh..
tama ung iba, di naman ito about network wars, about ung pagka-smallville ng cb ang pinaguusapan d2.
June 5th, 2006 at 7:40 pm
though i would say may nagaya talaga sa smallville, i think captain barbell deserves naman to be appreciated. gaya ng ibang shows, well, let’s just wait and see.
basta ang importante, kanya kanyang taste lang naman yan. don’t watch it if you don’t want to.
i agree with manunulat. you have to follow certain patterns for the show or for the story. as the story goes on, siyempre don na lalagyan ng palabok. lalagyan ng konting twist. pero it should follow a certain pattern. lahat ng stories ganyan.
June 5th, 2006 at 7:46 pm
basta comment lang, wag maging bayolente. kanya kanyang opinyon lang. pero i would recommend manunulat’s comments.
astig!!!
salamat sa info pre!
June 6th, 2006 at 2:48 am
haha…funny article…ok naman ang cb (note the “ok” word), kung tumingin ka sa good sides ng show…kung isiping pangit, e di pangit. at kung isiping maganda, e di maganda. depende naman sa tao kung ano ang point of view. oh well…bahala kayong mag-debate…hahaha….
June 6th, 2006 at 4:58 am
sorry kung dito ko napost yun chloe / lois
mukang mahilig naman kaung lahat sa smallville
kung interested kau dun
comment kau sa
manunulat13.blogspot.com
June 6th, 2006 at 6:06 am
why does ABS suck?! dati maganda ang shows, tapos ngayon…what?! ang corny pa ng PBB na yan… ok lang naman ang captain barbell (note the “ok” word)…well, kung iisiping pangit, e di pangit, at kung isiping maganda, e di maganda…depende na yun sa tao…haha..bahala kayong mag-debate diyan…
June 6th, 2006 at 6:26 am
nice review! right to the point!!! don’t mind the flamers.
June 6th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
Captain Barbell 40.5% vs. Deal or No Deal (Pilot)27.8%
(source: kapusomagic.blogspot.com)
alam nyo kung bakit mataas pa din ang rating ng CB?
kasi pinalalakas po sya ng mga ganitong usapin
salamat na din at nakakatulong sa CB ang ilang paninira
sana wag nyo naman awayin yun mga sumusuporta sa CB
sana wag nyo naman babarahin ang mga nagcocoment dito
sana wag nyo naman sabihin na bobo kaming 40.5% na viewers
sana wag nyo naman pinagsasabihan ng masasakit ang mga writers
peace!
June 6th, 2006 at 10:31 pm
This Captain Barbel crap that they have on GMA now is a non original show, why? Coz the peoples behind the script of this crap has based the whole concept of the original story to the Superman storyline. To those who know these superheroes (CB & Supes) May vary the stories between each superheroes. Ewan ko nga ba kung ilang Cortal ang kinarga ng mga script writters na to para magopya na lang ng concept ng iba. Lugaw na ata utak ng mga bading na to at parang ginagawang tanga ang mga viewers para di malaman kung saang istoya nakuha yung tema ng CB teleserye ngayon. Shame on you guys… You’re the ones up there getting large sums on your paycheck and all you can come up is this crap?! Multi-million costume cost and production. Tapos ang istorya kinodigo? Ano na ba laman ng utak ng mga writters at artist natin ngayon? Goto? he he… Niff said.
June 7th, 2006 at 8:05 am
tanong ko lang…
…wala bang ibang talents ang gma at bkt cna angel locsin at richard gutierrez lng ang nagiging bida
tanong lng ha……….
June 7th, 2006 at 9:14 am
tama na nga ang away………………. mag Kim and Gerald nalang kayo……. ng PBB!!!!!!!
June 8th, 2006 at 12:30 am
This is to inform everybody that the rest of the Philippine Island was in favor of all the KAPAMILYA’S tv shows except those places that belongs to the Greater Manila Areas.Try to survey or tour around the Philippines..ABS-CBN is still the most formidable and trusted media company wayback 1986 until now..So, to all detractors of the said tv station, we are very sorry..Your speculations and judgement are the cause of too much patronizing tv shows of the ABS rival station..learn to accept the truth that the no.1 station now and forever is still ABS-CBN.
June 8th, 2006 at 6:46 am
Excuse me KAPTEN SMOLBEL, but i couldnt let your comment about my boyfriend just pass. To remind your stupid little brain, this is what you said:
“What is galling is that Dominic Zapanta , that guy behind that similarly stupid Sugo teleserye is again given a chance directing this, So expect more hilarious bloopers - (If you failed to see Apo Abukay dangling on a rope in front of a blue screen then you missed one of all time low moments for a teledrama by GMA)”
First things first, you have absolutely no idea what the hell you’re talking about. My boyfriend gets all the good shows of GMA (Mulawin, Darna, Sugo, CB, etc) bec he can deliver well. all those shows were top-raters. what happened with the Apo Abukay incident was NOT HIS FAULT. it is not the director’s job to make sure that the effects were done on time. for your information, it was the PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS and the DIGITAL EFFECTS TEAM’S FAULT. they even received a memo for it. Now that you have the facts straight (bec obviously you dont) i would want to see YOU direct a show. i doubt if you could even come up with something worth watching bec since you’ve been trashing not only CB but my boyfriend too, it’s so darn obvious that you have NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE. i pity you. Instead of bashing people and the hardwork they’ve put into creating shows, why dont you just shoot yourself and make this world a better place to live in by not existing. this world has enough trash. oh and by the way, his name aint dominic zapanta you loser. it’s DOMINIC ZAPATA.
June 8th, 2006 at 7:42 am
ang engot-engot mo naman!! ang tanga-tanga!!! kung ayaw mo sa captain barbell, e di wag kang manood… wag kang reklamo ng reklamo na akala mo ikaw lang ang nanonood!! are you some kind of an idiotic person? di mo ba alam na lahat ng pagbabago na ginawa sa captain barbell ay may pahintulot ng ravelo family??? sila din naman ang nag suggest sa ibang changes!! you make my head explode!!! and burst into anger!!! stupid!!! hindi lang naman ikaw ang nanonood at hindi lang naman ang kagustuhan mo ang dapat i-consider!!! there are billions of people out there and i bet they loved and accepted those changes!! by the way, for your information, captain barbell is #1 among all tv programs. kaya ang ibig-sabihin nun, gusto ng karamihan. kung ayaw mo, wala kang magagawa, the only permanent thing in life is CHANGE, that’s why there’s nothing you can do but accept it!!! ngayon, KUNG AYAW MO, E, DI WAG KANG MANOOD!!!! WAG KANG DADA NG DADA JAN NA PARANG KUNG SINO!!! EPAL!!!
June 8th, 2006 at 7:51 am
“Today, nothing in this world is original. Everything is inspired by something else.” - Ewan ko kung sino nagsabi. He he!
But it doesn’t give GMA a reason to copy Smallville’s storyline. Ibig sabihin nito, we have to innovate and make something original out of something copied.
“Without those scenes, ma-realize nyo kaya yun?
kaya lang, iba na talaga ang utak natin ngayon.
binigyan natin ng malisya ang mga simillar scenes at inakalang wala lang maisip ang mga pinoy writers.
tayo tayo ang naghihilahan talaga sa ating pagbagsak.”
Oh please! Kung isa or dalawang eksena lang ang katulad, it can pass as mere “coincidence” and is forgivable. Pero kung sobrang dami na (like what people have cited here), it’s bad! The producers of Smallville can even sue GMA for intellectual property rights infringement kapag napanood nila ‘yun!
At please din, dun sa nagpo-point out na kamalian ng ibang shows just to make CB look good, it’s not working!
Magagaling talaga tayog mga pinoy, kasama na dun ang sa pangagaya. ‘Yung “Moments of Love” nga may kagayang storyline ng movie a napanood ko sa Arirang (korean channel). kala siguro ng writer wala kaming cable! he he! (siningit ko lang just to make a point)
It’s not a matter of being a Kapamilya or Kapuso. Wala din sa ratings. Anyway, both networks naman are really doing it for the MONEY. That’s acceptable because it’s a BUSINESS after all! We’re all being used for their personal gains in exchange of “entertaining” us.
Tama! Lahat tayo may sari-sariling opinyon. But it doesn’t mean people will listen to your opinion or believe it lalo na kung hindi sinamahan ng logical explanation. May iba kasi dito na parang bata kung mag-reason.
Good thing rin dahil nakikita dito na may mga tao ring hindi sarado ang pag-iisip at may mga matatalinong tao pa rin sa forum na ‘to.
Pasensya pala sa mga nasagasaan ko dahil sa comment kong ‘to. This is jus my opinion. You don’t have to believe it kung ayaw niyo. Thanks!
P.S.
Pansin niyo ba yung costume ni richard? It’s either malaki etits niya or may luslos siya sa sobrang laki at baba ng pundya! Ha ha ha!
June 8th, 2006 at 8:20 am
guys…. i think most of you missed the point of my article. i was expecting something original, something filipino. yes, even spiderman can be considered as following the superman pattern. but i don’t think they grabbed/ripped off scenes from superman. anyway… my point is… there’s so much more that filipinos can offer than just copying or following foreign shows/movies/storylines/scenes. mars ravelo is a good example of an creative, original and successful filipino talent. kaya nga dismayado ako na sobrang binago nila yung story ng cb tapos they even copied a foreign show (smallville). parang sampal yun (in my opinion) kay mars ravelo and other creative filipinos na i think can create a show that can be compared or can surpass the current captain barbell show. my point is not to insult and criticize but to critic and offer alternatives. after all… di ko naman habol ang pabagsakin ang gma7, cb or the people behind it.
once again, i, myself, do not care about ratings. i care about quality. i critic shows, movies, talents, etc based on their own merits and not based on fads, ratings and what other people think. after all this is MY BLOG.
ms krista, thank you for visiting here, kung ikaw nga yan. i hope you can direct direk dominic zapata here. hopefully, we can have a healthy, logical, constructive discourse here.
June 8th, 2006 at 9:01 am
here’s my second review/critic of captain barbell:
http://www.chikadora.com/2006/06/01/more-on-captain-barbell/
June 8th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
People are entitled to their own opinion so I wasnt upset about the comments about the show but what irked me was the comment about Dominic. They have been working for over 26 hours per day,6-7 days a week usually getting only 2 hours of sleep to come up with a show that is worth watching. Fact is, the network is very happy with CB. Added to that is that CB is THE HIGHEST RATING SHOW of today. Thank you for all your comments, i do tell my boyfriend about it but i hope people will THINK TWICE before trashing other people’s credibility. Moreover, if you don’t like CB, then i guess you arent the target market for the show. Simple as that. There are so many shows out there, why not watch them instead right? I think the CB-SMALLVILLE similarity ends in the second week if i am not mistaken. Cmon people, who does not try to copy others? If you do not copy other people’s styles, haircuts, etc., if you do not buy imitation, pirated dvds, what have you, then YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON WORTHY ENOUGH TO CRITICIZE AND CONDEMN THOSE WHO “COPY” OR “STEAL” not only shows but everything else. Ang hirap kasi, ang daming nagmamagaling, HINDI NAMAN MAGALING. lait lang ng lait. What a waste of time.
June 10th, 2006 at 4:53 am
Hindi lang ratings ang tinitingnan dito. Quality ng plot! Hindi ito pwedeng ipagmalaki sa ibang bansa coz this is a rip-off of smallvile/superman, terminator & spiderman. Pagtatawanan lang tayo at lalong bababa ang tingin sa atin ng mga dayuhan! This is an insult to the Filipino viewers.
By the way, what happened to the original Captain Barbel story that Mars Ravelo made? May story naman ang CB bakit kailangan pa natin kumuha ng idea sa foreign shows.
Mas magaganda pa ang mga indie films. Kahit hindi sikat, original at maganda ang mga story.
June 10th, 2006 at 5:03 am
Comment lang din ako sa title ng show…
Dapat ang title hindi Mars Ravelos’ Captain Barbell…kundi GMA-7’s Captain Barbell. Hindi naman po kasi ayan ang storya na ginawa ni Ginoong Mars Ravelo.
June 10th, 2006 at 5:16 am
E paano hindi magiging 40% above ang ratings ng CB e STORY nga ng Smallvile ang ginaya na talaga namang maganda. Hindi tanga ang mga manonood. Kilala ng buong mundo kung sino si Superman. Lalo na’t ipapalabas na ang Superman Returns The Movie. Pinatay na ng GMA ang tunay na Captain Barbell na kilala ng maraming Pilipino.
June 10th, 2006 at 8:36 am
nakakahiya ang GMA sinira nila ang ORIGINAL captain barbell.
the worst thing ay nang gaya pa sila….
kaya tayo nasisira sa ibang bansa dahil may mga pinoy na copy cat, akala tuloy nila lahat tayo ay manggagaya!!! sana man lang you respect the writer….
about ratings hindi naman yan totoo cause wala naman itong basehan…..
mas maganda namn ang ABS kaysa GMA…..
mas may class…..
at least kung mga foreign tv shows ang sa ABS they have the right to air it, kasi binili nila ang rights… unlike GMA nanggaya without any permission….
sana naman sa susunod ireview mabuti ang mga istorya kung ma sense ito at may originality….
mas maganda na umangat ng walang natatapakan na iba…. sana alam yan ng GMA hindi yung puro RATINGS nalang nasa kokote nila…..
Captain barviLLE dapat ang tawag…..
June 10th, 2006 at 8:47 am
to all the PINOY
let’s support our own naman….
we have all the talents and potential…
let’s be real and true people…. true FILIPINOs
like big brother, even though its a foreign show,
we made our own version which has more Filipino Values
like helping the needy, giving importance to our family….
yang mga VALUES na yan ay tayong mga pinoy lang ang gumawa sa lahat ng version ng Big brother….sa buong mundo….
we can always make a differnce if we want to….
stop copying
BE 100% ORIGINAL….
to kapuso, be ORIGINAL naman…
how i wish……….
maybe ur the no.1 copycat in the Philippines….
duh…….
June 10th, 2006 at 8:57 am
hindi naman CHANGES ang ginawa ng GMA sa captain barbell
kundi panggagaya….
if they want to make changes make it ORIGINAL naman….
maybe wala talagang utak ang writers ng gMA….
hahahaha……
CHANGES are the only permanent thing in life…. yah right…..
but COPYING and STEALING, is that what you call changes????
shame on you….
buti pa ang butuing walang ningning, they make changes,
but did not COPY anybodies work…….
CHANGES is different from STEALING
now you get it????
GMA (G-awang M-A-nggagaya) (G-awang M-A-gnanakaw)
June 10th, 2006 at 9:41 pm
nakakatawa ung ibang nag comment dito… dahil ba kapuso kayo eh todo depensa na kayo sa CB… How can we be proud of this show? It’s a complete copy-cat of smallville… sa mga dumidepensa sa CB, napapanuod nyo ba ang Smallville? FYI, this is the story of the young superman… It’s a good tv series… panuorin nyo… teka baka pag napanuod nyo eh sabihin nyo ginaya nya ang CB… hahahah…
I agree with the writer of this comment… Sinira ng GMA ang pagiging “Original Pinoy Super Hero” ni Captain Barbell sa pagnanakaw nila ng kabataan ni Superman… Sa totoo lang Inabangan ko ang CB kc i thought may masasabi na tayo na atin talaga… but sa trailer palang ng CB ay disappointed na ako… kc kitang kita ang pagnanakaw sa story line at plot ng Smallville…
Sige pumapalo nga sa rating ang CB dahil karamihan sa mga manunuod nga GMA ay hindi alam ang smallville… kung kayang alam nila ang istorya na ‘to… ay pagmalaki pa nila ang CB?
kung critical lang tayo sa lahat ng show makikita natin lahat ay patterned sa show o pelikula sa ibang bansa…
Captain Barbell is an insult not only to Mars Ravello but also to the Filipino fans. GMA 7 should do something about this… They have to stop copying smallville or end the show… Common don’t fool your viewers… this is not an original story… NAKAW ITO!
June 11th, 2006 at 2:40 am
maganda naman ang captain barbell eh!
June 11th, 2006 at 8:39 am
hay nako!!! chika, what point are you talking about? lahat naman ng sinasabi mo e walang punto!!!
June 11th, 2006 at 10:03 am
chardnick… ganun?! yang mga hirit mo, yan ang hirit ng mga taong di kayang ipagtanggol ang kanilang gustong ipagtanggol… kung di mo gets punto ko… malamang either makitid pag-iisip mo o di ka nag-iisip.
June 11th, 2006 at 10:04 am
PINOY BIG BROTHER…nakakabobo!
Kung anu-ano task pinapagawa. Teleserye ng totoong buhay? ‘Lul! Sa totoong buhay ba, nilalagyan ng camera ang comfort room…ehehe! Wish ko lang! Kelan kaya magkakaroon ng Pinoy Big Brother Disabled edition o kaya Criminal edition…harharhar!!! mas masaya yun. Mas papanoorin yun ng tao kesa dun sa mga drama specials kuno na pinaaakting ung mga dating housemates. Ang baduy baduy talaga ng ABS-CBN. Ang dami daming talents na marunong naman umarte pero natitigang ang career, yun pang mga housemates na nakakasuka ang pag-iinarte ang pinapaakting nang pinapaakting.
Pare-pareho lang yan… CAPTAIN BARBEL, MAJIKA, PANDAY, lalo na yang PINOY BIG BROTHER, nakakabobo lahat yan!
June 11th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
HI TO SHIE AND WIE…..
oo nga no, mabuti pa ang ABS-CBN hindi nang-GAGAYA.
May bagong show daw ang ABS ngayon titled “U CAN DANCE”, now thats original….. TWO THUMBS UP for ABS CBN. By the way taga ABC 5 pala ako…….. hehehehe NEKNEK NYO!!! MGA UNGAS… LOKOHIN NYONG LELONG NYONG HYPOKRITO
June 12th, 2006 at 10:49 am
well i agree with you.. I am a big fan of Smallville and hindi ko matatangap yung ginawa ng gma na pag-copy ng concept.. storyline.. characters…. conflicts pa nga ata.. may nakalimutan pa ba aq..? napansin ko lng.. ang media they keep on campigning about piracy and stuffs pero baket may mga bagay na ganito.. they’re doing the exact thing of what they are against at.. ang gma kase they’re just after dun sa mataas na ratings madameng commercials pero pano naman yung morality nila tapos tuwang tuwa pa sila pag nakakatanggap sila ng magagandang comments from the viewers na maganda ung show nila hindi ba sila nakokonsensya.. madalas kase silang magnakaw ng ideas.. sana kung binibile nila yun gaya nung the ring na binili ung rights nia ng hollywood para gawan ng version nila… e2 pa ha.. yung moments of love nakakainis tlg… ginaya nila yung ditto na korean muvee… buti pa yung hollywood binile din yung rights ng ditto para gawin yung The Lake House nila Sandra bullock and Keannu Reeves… Tapos nagsisisi sila kung anong nangyayare na sa Philippines.. Media kase e nag seset ng maling examples sa public… Sana naman no baguhin na nila yung ugali nilang ganyan!! buti pa sa ABS sabihin mang Piolot Juday yan e Original naman ang storyline.
June 12th, 2006 at 10:59 am
at sa ngayon e malamang tuwang tuwa pa ang GMA dahil pinag-uusapan sila.. well.. GMA kung mangagaya kayo sana dapat e yung sure kayong ikagaganda pero kung ikasisira lng nung pinaggayahan nio dahil sa sobrang low ng technology nio at sobrang low profile nio e wag nalang… pero mejo nung nakapanood aq nung isang episode nun mejo natuwa aq… Ampanget kase eh… jologs..
June 12th, 2006 at 11:06 am
well chika i agree with you.. I am a big fan of Smallville and hindi ko matatangap yung ginawa ng gma na pag-copy ng concept.. storyline.. characters…. conflicts pa nga ata.. may nakalimutan pa ba aq..? napansin ko lng.. ang media they keep on campigning about piracy and stuffs pero baket may mga bagay na ganito.. they’re doing the exact thing of what they are against at.. ang gma kase they’re just after dun sa mataas na ratings madameng commercials pero pano naman yung morality nila tapos tuwang tuwa pa sila pag nakakatanggap sila ng magagandang comments from the viewers na maganda ung show nila hindi ba sila nakokonsensya.. madalas kase silang magnakaw ng ideas.. sana kung binibile nila yun gaya nung the ring na binili ung rights nia ng hollywood para gawan ng version nila… e2 pa ha.. yung moments of love nakakainis tlg… ginaya nila yung ditto na korean muvee… buti pa yung hollywood binile din yung rights ng ditto para gawin yung The Lake House nila Sandra bullock and Keannu Reeves… Tapos nagsisisi sila kung anong nangyayare na sa Philippines.. Media kase e nag seset ng maling examples sa public… Sana naman no baguhin na nila yung ugali nilang ganyan!! buti pa sa ABS sabihin mang Piolot Juday yan e Original naman ang storyline.
June 12th, 2006 at 9:37 pm
Kapal naman ng mukha ng GMA. Ang title pa ng show “Mars Ravelo’s Captain Barbell.” Hindi naman gawa ni Mars Ravelo yung plot nila. Kailan pa naging Superman si Captain Barbell? Tama nagsabi ng isang commentor dito ang title dapat ay “GMA’s Captain Barbell.” The show sucks! Darating ba si Lois Lane? bwahahaha!
June 13th, 2006 at 3:31 am
oo nga sana yung counterpart ni lois lane jan sa captain barbel e masmaganda kay erica durance para may magawa naman silang tama…
June 13th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
ay naku, nood na lng kayo ang hirap sa inyo, nag aaway kayo kung ano man gusto nyo panoorin, panoorin nyo, ung hindi eh di wag nyo panoorin- ang hirap sa inyo comment kayo ng comment– kapamilya o kapuso tayo nanonood ang panalo- hayaan nyo silang magpagalingan okey?
June 14th, 2006 at 12:47 am
GMA-7 -trying hard copycat
GMA-7 -trying hard copycat
GMA-7 -trying hard copycat
GMA-7 -trying hard copycat
GMA-7 -trying hard copycat
GMA-7 -trying hard copycat
GMA-7 -trying hard copycat
be original!!!!
at least ABSCBN is original not manggagaya
GMA no fund to buy FRANCHISE!!!!!!
June 15th, 2006 at 9:17 pm
ay..bakit..may panday ba na pinalabas?hehe..ang sagwa naman nun eh..kaya di halata na pinalabas..parang tanga yung mga babaeng pasayaw sayaw pa sa kuweba,ano ba yun..wowowee the 2nd?evening edition? di ako kapuso..pero mas okay yata evening shows ng gma7 in comparison sa abs-cbn..tingnan ninyo ang Vietnam Rose..parang wala lang..di napaguusapan.unlike encantadia,darna,capt.barbell..paglumabas kayo ng bahay..pinaguusapan ng mga bata..eh ang panday at kristala,pinagusapan ba??ha?? hehehehe…
June 15th, 2006 at 11:45 pm
oh… so that’s what you think… tell me, how well do you know me??? sa bagay, i shouldn’t be surprised because from the very first letter, of the very first word, of the very first sentence of your article… i could already sense that you are the kind of person who judges other people without really even knowing them… tell me, do you watch captain barbell that often para masabi mo sa buong mundo na wala itong kwenta??? and how dare you tell me na makitid ang isip ko if you have never even met me?? chika, 00.1% palang ang alam mo tunkol sa akin… or even less than that… you still don’t know the 99.9% of me… or kahit kalahati man lang para ma-husgahan mo ako ng ganyan… wala kang kwenta… hope you’d finally realize what you’re talking about and whom you’re talking to… ok??!!!
June 16th, 2006 at 12:06 am
chikadora, eto pa ha, HINDI TENGTENG kundi TENG lang… ok?? teng lang ang pangalan nia dun… i never recalled anybody in the cast calling him tengteng… teng dahil kinuha yun sa full name nia na potenciano… ok???
June 16th, 2006 at 12:07 am
oh well… maybe you’re just kind of deaf…
June 16th, 2006 at 2:02 am
First of all, I am a kapuso. I was a kapamilya before(before they started copying shows from all channels).
i think what the author were saying is true. i don’t like the storyline and Richard playing the Captain Barbell. There are more stars in GMA that should have had the role. But I understand that they must choose someone who is popular to compete on the rating battles. Second, I bet if they haven’t given Richard a show, they’ll be losing him. I don’t like the “barbanium” story either. It’s so immature. I also agree that they shouldn’t have given both roles(Capt. Barbell and Teng Teng) to Richard. However, there are some things that the author of this criticism wrote that I would like to disagree. One is on the costume. Come’on! The costume looks good(although it looks awkward when Richard’s wearing it). But if you just try to see the costume without Richards head popping above it, it looks good. Second, I think some of the CGs are improving.
That would be all….
June 16th, 2006 at 2:55 am
GMA7 is not a copycat! ABS nga eh, laging nanggagaya…sa kanilang lack of originality, wala masyadong nanonood ng ewan na channel na iyon…
haha…chardnick, i agree with you…
June 16th, 2006 at 10:11 am
chardnick,
the “very first letter, of the very first word, of the very first sentence of your article” is A… that tells you I judge people??? HAH! You make me laugh… you accuse me of judging you falsely and prematurely while you are doing the very same thing to me. You judge me because of my opinion? Well, that’s fine with me. I don’t care much for people who judge me just because I don’t agree with them. If you have been following my blog, which you don’t… you’ll know that I don’t judge people just because I don’t agree with them or like the people or shows they like. I respect everybody and their opinions.
Meanwhile, I judge you as being narrow-minded because instead of answering or addressing my critic and the issue I raised, you attacked me. And that, I think, shows that you did not even get my point or that you didn’t read my critic properly. Or maybe you did get my point and understood what I am trying to say but chose to disregard it.
Wala akong sinasabi na walang kwenta ang Captain Barbelll. And yes, I do watch it when I have the time and opportunity to do so. In fact, I like certain characters/actors such as Kit and Clarisse.
Sorry, if it’s Teng not TengTeng. Sensya na, tao lang po.
Also, I am not deaf, only very busy. Maybe you should have sarcastically (albeit unsuccessfully) asked me if I was blind since this blog is meant to be read not heard.
In the words of Marinara… PEACE TAYO!
June 16th, 2006 at 11:06 am
hangga’t kumikita yang mga stations na yan, okay lang sila…
may contact ako sa warner bros., i’ll tell them about the captian barbell infringement! dapat itigil na yang pangongopya na yan! kakahiya.
June 17th, 2006 at 11:34 pm
hahaha… it seems that this conversation(?) won’t get anywhere… i won’t listen to you and you won’t listen to me… pero once again, i’m gonna try to clear things up… yung gusto ko lang namang sabihin sa unang comment ko is just as simple as this kung hindi mo maintindihan… “LEAVE CB ALONE” at “KUNG AYAW MO MANOOD E, DI WAG WAG KANG MANOOD AT WAG KANG MANG-INSULTO DAHIL MARAMING NAGMAMAHAL SA CB” and deaf, not because of reading my comment, but deaf because of saying teng’s name the wrong way kaya ang ibig sabihin nun, mali ang pagka-rinig mo sa tv… oh, by the way, sa third paragraph mo, you wrote there “captain barbelll” it’s supposed to be captain barbell with only 2 L’s and not 3…
hahaha… oh well… at ito pa ang isang gusto kong iparating sayo by means of the word “deaf”… ang gusto kong sabihin nun… is that you don’t know how to listen to others but yourself… that’s what i meant… ngayon, kung malawak ang isip mo, dapat naintindihan mo yun… ok?? hahaha… oh well… god bless you nalang… 
June 17th, 2006 at 11:41 pm
kawawa ka naman… you don’t know what you’re talking about… haaaayyy…
June 17th, 2006 at 11:43 pm
ur just using complicated words to sound smart… but your point of view… it’s kind of nonsense… haaaayyy talo pa ang grade 2…
don’t you agree with me ches and idiotreadingthisarticle?? 
June 17th, 2006 at 11:48 pm
oh… and i just want to say sorry to you chikadora, for the bad things that i’ve said about you… i was just kind of angry… but now, i know how to manage it…
i never thought na papansinin mo ang comment ko… 
sabi nga ni idiotreadingthisarticle, lalo kang nag-mukang affected… 
kawawa ka naman… 
i pity you… 
don’t you feel the same ches and idiotreadingthisarticle??
June 18th, 2006 at 1:07 am
Original na Original ang ABSCBN……… HINDI NANGGAGAYA ng Shows ng ibang CHANNEL………best example of this is “U CAN DANCE”………………………………………………………………………………………………….hehehehe (i luv sarcasm)………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Hindi pala nanggagaya ang ABSCBN? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA….
NagMAMALINIS ang mga UNGGOY.
Ang “PINOY IDOL” ng ABC5 GAYAHIN nyo na rin. ORIGINAL talaga kayo ABSCBN…ORIGINAL na MANGONGOPYA, mga PIRATA….
June 18th, 2006 at 8:23 am
ang gulo nyo naman.. opinion lng yan ni chikadora.. everyone is entitled to his/her opinion.. she never said na hindi nanggagaya ang abs.. duh! nakita nyo n ba ung article nya about u can dance?
June 20th, 2006 at 3:53 am
hoy!!! sino yung nanggagaya sa username ko?? ung comment dated june 18, 2006 at 1:07am??? ;0
June 20th, 2006 at 4:03 am
anyway… pahabol lang chikadora… sa last message(?) mo for me, meron kang sentence dun which says: “I don’t care much for people who judge me just because I don’t agree with them.” …
haha… you don’t care?? as in you don’t care?? really?? eh bakit ka nag-mukhang affected?? kawawa ka naman… you don’t really know what your talking about… 
i really pity you… yup, i really do… you need help you know… (do you know what i mean) i think you’re becomming a bisy bakson (incase you don’t know, it’s a person who’s always busy going somewhere, anywhere but where he is… well, it doesn’t always literally means like that… but if you really are broad-minded, then i suppose you would understand what i mean…) haaaayyy… ei, ches!! do you agree with me?? haha…
June 20th, 2006 at 4:10 am
Cb a copycat..sa bgay hindi kayo nanood nang smallville…Here are some proofs…Lex is Patrick G..Luther is Richard G. Camille is the reporter friend of clark. The story line..obvious na obvious..Its so shameful.. Carrying the “pangarar”o thing happened in smallville..All of it is copied….
June 20th, 2006 at 5:39 am
chardnick, although di tayo magkasundo sa opinyon, rest assured i get your point: you love cb and you don’t think it’s a copycat. sana lang ma-gets mo rin ako.
anyway, sana patuloy ka pa rin mag-comment dito (at sa ibang topics) kasi nakakadagdag ka ng buhay dito. SALAMAT!
June 20th, 2006 at 7:22 am
tangina chardnick! puro comment! haha…bungguin kita uli sa school…weeehhhh….
alam ko ang CB parang smallville, pero mas nauna namang isulat ang CB kaysa smallville…so basically, walang nanggaya (i’m not gonna say that smallville is copycat. what do they know about philippine stories?)…
and nobody can complain to mars ravelo, kasi hindi na siya buhay since 1988. punta ka sa libingan (hehe).
June 20th, 2006 at 7:30 am
chika, wala akong pinaniniwalaan sa article mo…pero ang fake muscles, yah i agree with you (hindi ata tama ang sukat kay richard)…
but did you know, even if CB is still being criticized by others, it stays on top of the television ratings, where it reached its highest rating - 44.9%
if you still don’t know about how tv ratings work, look it up in the internet: nielsen’s ratings or nielsen’s media research
June 20th, 2006 at 7:56 am
As a kid, I was able to watch Herbert Bautista play Teng-teng and morph into Captain Barbell (Edu Manzano). He was, for me, the Pinoy superhero (along with Darna). So I was anticipating GMA 7’s Captain Barbell. But all it brought was disappointment after disappointment.
First, Richard Gutierrez was cast as both Teng-teng and Captain Barbell. I could understand why he is Captain Barbell. But to also play Teng-Teng deviates from the originial concept of Mars Ravelo’s Captain Barbell. Teng-teng is patpatin, an average Pinoy everyman. While Captain Barbell is hunky, muscular and strong. A single person playing both characters is in itself stupid. Moreover, Richard is too bulky to be patpatin. He also has tisoy features which cannot be hidden under the super fake tanning make up. But, he is not bulky or muscular enough to be Captain Barbell either. He looks stupid wearing the expensive Captain Barbell suit. The Captain Barbell suit is another disappointment. Why change Mars Ravelo’s original design? And they didn’t just change it. The new design is definitely miles away from the original thing. And that is not a good thing. It’s just a yellow blob of muscles with a red cape which is hard on the eyes. And OA yung fake muscles ha.
But the real disappointment is the storyline. I get that they have to explore and show the myth behind Captain Barbell. But do they really have to copy Superman’s legend? I know, I know… Captain Barbell is not an alien. He comes from the distant future. But come on, did they really think they can fool us with that tiny bit of inconsequential information? As if his coming from another place (or rather time) wasn’t enough, he also has to reach the present time is such a fashion that other people became affected and mutated? At eto pa… kelangan ba talaga magnakaw ng storyline and scenes from Smallville?
Di na yata ka-kuntento ang writers sa paggaya sa myth ni Superman at kelangan talaga nilang nakawin ang youth ni Superman as portrayed in the WB series Smallville. One not so girly bestfriend, one guy bestfriend, an evil bussiness tycoon, with a son who was pseudo-good turned bad… GANUN?!
The really annoying thing is they are marketing this thing as Mars Ravelo’s creation, and as a Filipino original. If I were related to Mars Ravelo, I’d demand an explanation. They not only butchered his masterpiece but also turned it into something very un-Filipino and unoriginal.
June 21st, 2006 at 2:21 am
chika… kahit ilang beses ko pa piliting intindihin at basahin yung article mo… i still don’t think na may maganda at mahalaga kang rason… kung meron man… pls tell it to me dirrect to the point… kasi di ko talaga gets eh… nananahimik naman ang CB… wala naman clang ginagawa… tapos biglang kung ano-ano na yung sinasabi mo…
i’m just hurt a bit you know… and i’m sure marami pa ang nasaktan… si richard, if ever he read you article, what do you think would he say?? he wasn’t doing anything wrong and just doing his job… and yet, you guys are saying bad things about him… it’s not his fault… yah… maybe it’s true that whenever you’re at the top, people always try to pull you down… pero in this case, you guys are not pulling richard down, you’re PUSHing him… habang naka-talikod cya… pero, richard, it’s ok… a lot of people is always here to catch you… including me… kaya kung wala din naman kayong masabing mabuti… just PLS… LEAVE CB ALONE!!!!!!!
June 21st, 2006 at 2:31 am
by the way chika… ” i love CB and i think it’s not a copycat” - that’s not just my point… diba, malawak ang pag-iisip mo?? why can’t you get it?? sinabi ko pa nga dirrect to the point eh…
June 21st, 2006 at 8:53 am
chardnick,
bakit hindi mo ma-gets eh ang linaw linaw ng punto ni chikadora. hindi mo lang siguro talaga matanggap ang katotohanan.
“nananahimik naman ang CB… wala naman clang ginagawa… tapos biglang kung ano-ano na yung sinasabi mo…”
siempre opinion ni chika yun at entitled siya dun. walang karapatan ang sinuman na pagbawalan si chika kung anuman ang gusto niyang sabihin. lalo na na proper vehicle naman ang ginagamit niya for her opinion dahil website niya ‘to.
“si richard, if ever he read you article, what do you think would he say?? he wasn’t doing anything wrong and just doing his job…” - yup! he’s just doing his job! in short, he’s doing it for the MONEY! not really for his fans. he’s doing this for fame and fortune. ganyan naman talaga sa showbiz.
pansin ko lang, pinipilosopo mo kasi masyado ang sinasabi ni chika. let’s all be rational here. hindi parang bata na nakikipag-away na pati sobrang letter L eh kino-correct pa ng todo.
“i’m just hurt a bit you know… and i’m sure marami pa ang nasaktan…” - truth hurts!
ok mataas ang ratings ng CB. pero hanggang dun na lang ‘yun. you can’t change the fact na nanggaya talaga sila. kahit baliktarin mo pa ang mundo, manggagaya talaga sila. ‘Yun naman ang pinaka-punto ni chika ‘di ba? never naman niyang sinabi na “mababa ang ratings” ng CB. Dun ka mag-react ng masama kapag ganun ang sinabi niya.
let’s reason out using our “minds” and not with our emotion.
June 21st, 2006 at 9:42 am
respetohan nmn.ilang n nga lng ang super hero ng pilipinas bkit nyo pa gnya ung smallville.ang kupal nmn nugn sumulat nyan.
biruin mo.
Sasabog na ang planetang Krypton kaya nakaabot si batang Superman sa Earth. Ganyan din sa “contemporary story ni Captian Barbell” ni Dominic.
At iyong bata na nakaabot sa Lupa, si Arell na naging Teng na rito… sounds like Kal-El ng Superman.
At hindi sila nasiyahan sa basic story, pati ang pagbuhat sa tractor ng batang Captain Barbell ay ginaya rin.
Saan namang typical farm dito sila nakakita ng traktora?
ang kupal d ba? gnya tlga…
cge magisip kyo? cnu pa ba ang mga super hero ng pilipinas? c darna? c bernardo carpio.
iba nmn c superman ka captain barbel bkit nyo pa gnya un.
anu tingin nya hnde nanunuod ng smallville ang mga pilipino.kupal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ka? bka ikwento ko pa sayo buong nangyayari sa smallville at ang hnde pa npapalabas sa pinas.sept ang labas ng season6 nun fyi.
kung cnu man nkakaalm kung cnu ung ngreconceptualize nun pki dagukan nmn o.mali pa ung gnwa nya.kanang kamay po ung pinangtataas ni teng ng barbel at hnde sya mgging captain barbel pag kaliwa.kupal.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 21st, 2006 at 10:03 am
dadj says:
May 31st, 2006 at 5:25 pm do you guys watch smallville?
if yes, you would agree that this series should be renamed as PINOY SMALLVILLE, sobrang gaya ung storyline kasi.. kainis,kala ko maganda —– anung PINOY SMALLVILLE?
SPOOF NG SMALLVILLE.kupal tlga ung gmwa nyan.
bkit mo binaboy c captain barbel? nainitndhan ko c chika… dahil ang konti konti na nga lng ng super hero ntin tas gnun pa ggwin nila?gnwal nilang spoof ni superman c captainbarbel e.kyo ba papayag kyong gnun?kunwari c darna spoof lng ni wonderwoman? payag ka ba?
or c dyesabel ay spoof lng din ni ariel ng little mermaid.
bka hnde nyo alm ung slitang spoof? search nyo nlgn sa google.hahahbtw KUPAL KA kung cnu ka man ngbaboy kay captain barbel!!!!!!
June 22nd, 2006 at 4:14 pm
Para ngang smallville sa pilipinas yung kwento. Sa nakita ko sa preview, bubugbugin ung bida ng bf ng leading lady. (Lana’s BF bugbugin Clark and puts the Kryptonite on his neck). Yung costume medyo masyadong malaki ung muscles. ok pa ng konte yung pantaas pero bigla nalang lumaki ang legs. Sana naging proportionate o kaya medyo minatch sa katawan ni richard