Author Topic: GMA7's Captain Barbell (Read 10599 times)

Macross · « **on:** May 29, 2006 at 08:59 AM »

teaser shows this one is a SMALLVILLE rip-off. What a shame for GMA7!!!

allanmandy · « **Reply #1 on:** May 29, 2006 at 02:32 PM »

So true! I'm not familiar with Captain Barbel lore, but is there actually a Barbanium and Askobar in the comics? FYI, according to GMA, Barbanium is an indestructible metal where Captain Barbel gets his powers, and Askobar, short for Asido-Kontra-Barbanium, is like Kryptonite to Superman. So funny!

They're also boasting of that Hollywood guy who made the CB costume. GMA saya it's the same guy who did costumes in Batman and Robin. So is he the one responsible for Batman's nipples?

jekoy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 29, 2006 at 09:46 PM »

very disappointing ang CB! it's a mix-mash of Smallville, Superman, The Incredibles, & style wise, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow! mars ravelo must be squirming in his grave now!

butsoy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 30, 2006 at 01:07 AM »

So Corny.. Just watched the first episode last night... So annoying... Parang costume ng Biokids ang suot ni Paolo Bediones

Great Buys · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2006 at 01:32 PM »

Watched the pilot episode last night.

I've only two words for it -- PURE CRAP!!

bumblebee · « **Reply #5 on:** May 30, 2006 at 01:38 PM »

I hate the costume. He looks like a mascot in a kiddie party.

kobe · « **Reply #6 on:** May 30, 2006 at 01:50 PM »

press release was the production cost is 50M and counting and about 50%+ was allocated for costumes alone. more like 50k to me.

total crap.

bumblebee · « **Reply #7 on:** May 30, 2006 at 01:52 PM »

50K for the costume nga raw. I'd pick Kumander Bawang's anytime.

Phobos · « **Reply #8 on:** May 30, 2006 at 01:53 PM »

I've heard from a reliable source the the costumes were crap. Can anybody confirm this?

kobe · « **Reply #9 on:** May 30, 2006 at 01:56 PM »

Quote from: bumblebee on May 30, 2006 at 01:52 PM

50K for the costume nga raw. I'd pick Kumander Bawang's anytime.

Go kumander bawang... hahaha

qwerty765 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 30, 2006 at 02:02 PM »

Quote from: bumblebee on May 30, 2006 at 01:52 PM

50K for the costume nga raw. I'd pick Kumander Bawang's anytime.

He he, meron palang superhero na kumander bawang, it sounds like a brand of cornick

.

From the teasers, it seems that he already had super powers even as boy, I thought he only becomes powerful after yelling "Captain Barbell"!

bumblebee · « **Reply #11 on:** May 30, 2006 at 02:07 PM »

Herbert Bautista played Kumander Bawang.

Philander · « **Reply #12 on:** May 30, 2006 at 02:39 PM »

Disaster!!!

And about dun sa pinagyayabang na costume. Forget it.

Parang ineedit dahil sa laki ng katawan (chest area of the costume), parang inedit or idinikit yung ulo. Hehehheehe.

Crap!

butsoy · « **Reply #13 on:** May 30, 2006 at 03:56 PM »

3 Words that best describe CB..

- CORNY
- BORING
- CHEAP

AshKetchum · « **Reply #14 on:** May 30, 2006 at 04:03 PM »

^^ you need to add one more:

- RIP-OFF

jerix · « **Reply #15 on:** May 30, 2006 at 04:06 PM »

The network i think and the rest of the cast should stop being too and over ecstatic about this CB, calling it as "the best, excellently done, ginastusan o pinaghirapan" because its really very embarassing. If this is already excellent or the best for these people, maybe their standard is really that dismal low. Wala talaga tayong improvement

halvert · « **Reply #16 on:** May 30, 2006 at 04:10 PM »

$50,000 for the costume alone? Should've spent it on an acting workshop for Richard. Honestly, i like the costume of the superhero on PLDT's "now na!"

keating · « **Reply #17 on:** May 30, 2006 at 07:55 PM »

GMA should just screen ZOOM ZOOM SUPERMAN or even DARNA and the GIANTS.

butsoy · « **Reply #18 on:** May 30, 2006 at 11:48 PM »

Puro hype lang kasi ang GMA lalo na if it comes to their ratings.. Would you believe na ang rating ng I Luv NY ay 38% then ang PBBTE only had 28% or 29%?? $:-\$

Baka sabihin naman nila na naka 70% naman ang rating ng CB niyan!

garfield_3199 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 31, 2006 at 01:18 AM »

The costumes are so tacky, sayang yung dollars nila. Paolo looks like a mascot, Snooky's make up is horrible, the story line is a hodge-podge of foreign super hero shows/movies. Time is a prime commodity and i wasted 45 minutes of my life watching this crappy show. To think that I'm a kapuso.

I'm not an expert on Captain Barbell, pero is this the storyline ni Mars Ravelo? Doesn't he lift his barbell or something..to change into CB??

My 11 year old cousin caught up faster...he opted to watch animax after just watching the first 10 minutes of the show.

The only positive thing i can say about the show is that they have one catchy theme song. I heard 3 different kids singing that song today. I learned about how the episode ended from 1 of these kids. Mukhang enjoy naman sila.

As for myself... something new i learned yesterday. Dont watch CB ever again.

jeckjeck · « **Reply #20 on:** May 31, 2006 at 07:32 AM »

The Captain Barbell movie before starring Herbert Bautista (It think or was it Dolphy?) and Edu Manzano as Captain Barbell is truer to the Mars Ravelo version... I know this because I read the Captain Barbell series in pinoy komiks before when I was a kid na hinihiram ko from our maids... The name character of Herbert's character just escapes me now, I think it's Enteng...

I don't know what the storyline is in the GMA version but in the komiks and movie version, Enteng is a poor and oppressed fellow who is given the magical barbell by someone he helps who turned out to be an engkanta or something... Yes, he needs to lift the barbell and shout "CAPTAIN BARBELL!" for him to turn into the superhero...

Now, kung iniba ng GMA ang storyline at ginawa nilang alien si CB ala Superman, then they just committed a great travesty of Philippine komiks lore... Parang ginawa mo ring alien si Darna... sad. Sana hindi na nila iniba pa because the original really appealed to the masses... Mars Ravelo may indeed be turning in his grave...

kobe · « **Reply #21 on:** May 31, 2006 at 08:38 AM »

like watching a very poor smallville rip-off. watched last night for about 5 mins. where the f*** is the barbell?

does the kid suppose to lift a barbell first before he can be a superhero?

i think they should change the title to "superboy".

Voltraizer · « **Reply #22 on:** May 31, 2006 at 08:42 AM »

Si Dolphy yun Captain Barbell ang naalala ko nung maliit pa kami..
Si Herbert naman at edu nung 80's. Ang alam ko "comedy" ang dating pag "captain barbell".
In fact me kalaban pa siyang giant "kapre" sa pagkakaalam ko.
Ginaya nila ang storyline sa "Superman" at "Smallville" tv series. in other words,minodify ang ginayang
istorya n, nothing original.t
In the new GMA series,Hindi nagaling sa ibang planeta si Captain Barbell kundi sa ibang
panahon meaning "future" na nagtime-travel pabalik para makatakas ang anak. Ala "Terminator".
He, he, he, mukhang mali ang sukat nung costume ni CB, nagmukhang maliit ang ulo
in proportion sa katawan. Parang ulo na kinabit sa katawan at parang istatwa. hE, He.....
Dapat isoli sa hollywood para maretoke o may refund.. Yun nasa mukha na helmet ni
Paolo bediones , pag nakaclose-up lumabas yun styro-foam. sa pisngi. At hindi na kapre o mananaggal kalaban dito. Medyo, sosing na mala-robocop and suot. What about yun retro na Mercedes na lumilipad na sakay ni Paolo , gaya naman yun idea sa "Fifth Element".

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indie boi · « **Reply #23 on:** May 31, 2006 at 08:57 AM »

Quote from: jeckjeck on May 31, 2006 at 07:32 AM

Now, kung iniba ng GMA ang storyline at ginawa nilang alien si CB ala Superman, then they just committed a great travesty of Philippine komiks lore... Parang ginawa mo ring alien si Darna... sad.

That's precisely what GMA did with Darna -- turned her into an alien.

rascal101 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 31, 2006 at 09:01 AM »

Hindi ko pa napapanood pero after reading this thread mukhang di ako masisiyahan. Mas magaling ba talaga si Dolphy sa CB noong araw? Si Dolphy nga ba iyon? Matagal na kasing di nagpapalabas ng tagalog afternoon movies ang Channel 9 at di ko na masyadong matandaan. Dun ko lang napapanood iyung mga 1950s to 80s na pelikulang tagalog.

SPaCeMaN SPiFF · « **Reply #25 on:** May 31, 2006 at 09:10 AM »

Quote from: indie boi on May 31, 2006 at 08:57 AM

That's precisely what GMA did with Darna -- turned her into an alien.

actually, don't we have the "mango comics" adaptation to blame for that?

i think their biggest mistake was hiring one actor to play enteng and captain barbell. i, personally, thought the "herbert-edu" was the truest (at least visually) adaptation made. hiring one actor to play both is just way too clark/kal-el for me. $:-\$

i think the closest "american counterpart" captain barbell had is FC's captain marvel. i wouldn't surprised if that's where mars ravelo based his character from... marvel predates barbell by at least 20 years... just look at the cape of the original art... down to the "high collar". in my opinion, that's where they should've gotten their ideas from.

SHAZAM!

munky · « **Reply #26 on:** May 31, 2006 at 12:48 PM »

Bagay ba kay Richard Gutierrez ang role ng CB?

ricracer · « **Reply #27 on:** May 31, 2006 at 01:51 PM »

I totally agree with your posts. GMA-produced shows really suck and watching them is just a waste of time and electricity.

From their totally stupid storylines, dull actors, untalented singing contestants, one dimensional talent search winners, trying hard hosts, "laos" loveteams (jolina-marvin), former abs-cbn talents who never got to grow in GMA (Paolo Contis still playing high school tweetums roles and, again, marvin agustin shifting back to his loveteam with jolens "yuck") .... I really don't upderstand why this lame channel is number one in terms of overall ratings.

I bet this Captain Barbell Show will be marketed as the No. 1 Telefantasya once again by GMA in the weeks to come. Does this depict our masa's "kababawan"?

to their actors' lame acting (if lame is an overstatement) down to their pop superstar show featuring inept I really don't understand why people watch their shows.

Mr. Big Boy · « **Reply #28 on:** May 31, 2006 at 07:41 PM »

I know this is OT just want to share this.

Ricracer there's a buzz going around in advertising and broadcasting community about how GMA manipulated the ratings. According to the grapevine ABS-CBN discovered this being repeated in Cebu, fortunately it was discovered in Cebu in its early stages kaya napigilan, pero pataas na rin sana ang ratings for GMA Cebu. Unfortunately it was already rampant in Mega Manila.

UNILAB even conducted it's own surveys and it turned out sa sariling research daw nila eh, nubmer 1 ang ABS-CBN in Mega Manila. because of this developement, I heard that advertisers and other broadcasting companies demanded to AGB Nielsen to recalibrate their people meter not only in Cebu but in Mega Manila aswell.

Also heard that a lot of heads in AGB Nielsen research company roled because of the scandal. Yes marami naki-conspired na taga AGB Nielsen daw, this incident is being kept under wraps by AGB and Maria Ressa stopped the Correspondents episode tackling the issue from airing.

Ever wondered why ABS-CBN's program like PBB is being talked all over town pero talo pa rin sa ratings, this might be the answer.

butsoy · « **Reply #29 on:** May 31, 2006 at 09:21 PM »

The storyline of the fantaserye version was really different from the comics version. Ang alam ko... Patpatin at lampa si Enteng sa comics version. Pero napanood ko kanina... Ermitanyo naman ang dating niya... People are disgusted on him. You can really see their difference. Richard Gutierez's body is well built while in the 1986 movie version na napanood ko, Herbert Bautista was skinny.

Di magkatugma ang mga rivival ng GMA sa mga comic characters na ginagawa nilang tv series. Like Darna, ang pagkakaalam ko, Ding was a child and forever will be a small child upto the 100th movie version of Darna. Pero bakit sa series, Ding was already at his adolescent stage.

Kaya I was never really hooked with GMA7's TV Shows lately. Very impossible. A lot of rip offs.

$:-\$ :'(