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Varga (TV Series)
Varga is a fantasy series on ABS-CBN adapted from the creation of Mars Ravelo. It is the second installment of the anthology Mars Ravelo's Komiks Presents. Varga is an alien princess ghost who finds herself drawn to planet Earth. Gifted with beauty, superpowers and a voluptuous body, she meets a young girl named Olga, and together transform into the hero Varga, where they defeat evil and save the world. Origin Mars Ravelo created the character in 1947, when working in Bulaklak Magazine. He created the character believing that Filipinos were in need of a superhero, after World War II. Ravelo left the magazine two years later, leaving the character behind. He joined Pilipino Komiks in 1949, then he decided to reconstruct the character, turning Varga into Darna. Synopsis Princess Vara is from Planet Vargon, home to a race of powerful beings from outer space. Due to the destruction of her home planet, Vara is saved and lands on Earth, however, she only exists in ghost form. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century, it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animations and video games. Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by the respective absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these genres overlap. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that emulate Earth, but with a sense of otherness. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy consists of works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient mythology, myths and legends to many recent and popular works. Traits Most fantasy uses magic (paranormal), magic or other supernatural elements as a main Plot (narrative), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Ochoa
Jose Madrigal Ochoa (; born August 4, 1974), better known as Dominic Ochoa, is a Filipino actor, comedian, model and member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic, as part of the batch 4. He is currently managed by Boy Abunda. Career Dominic's first TV appearance was a special guest participation in '' T.G.I.S.'' on GMA Network in 1996, then the same year, Dominic transferred to ABS-CBN for his youth-oriented drama program, ''Gimik'' and also his first comedy show with the late Redford White in ''Super Laff In''. He stayed with ABS-CBN where he is one of the network's actors for 26 years from 1996 to 2022. Dominic has many teleseryes dramas and also a funny sitcom on ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel, including his 1st sitcom with the late young matinee idol Rico Yan, actor and chef maker Marvin Agustin, comedian singer dancer Vhong Navarro (replaces the late Rico Yan) in ''Whattamen'' formerly aired in 2001 until 2002. His last project on ABS-CBN was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Philippine Television Series Endings
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN Drama Series
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Holdings Corporation owned by the López family. The network is headquartered at the ELJ Communications Center and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cebu, Davao, and Bulacan, where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in Horizon IT Park is located. ABS-CBN is colloquially referred to as the ''Kapamilya'' Network; the branding was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th anniversary and was used until its May 5, 2020 shutdown when the network's branding changed to ''Kapamilya Forever'' in support for the network's franchise renewal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantaserye And Telefantasya
Fantaserye or telefantasya is a genre of Philippine television programming which mixes soap opera, telenovela, fantasy, myth, magic and enchantment. The episodes are usually 30 minutes long and have a daily slot in the evening primetime row. Usage The term fantaserye is often used to refer to ABS-CBN's fantasy series. The first official fantaserye was ''Marina,'' a series about a girl cursed to become a mermaid. Telefantasya often refers to the creations of GMA Network; their first telefantasya was '' Mulawin,'' a series about a humanoid bird who fell in love with a girl who was later revealed to be part-bird. But even before, GMA has its first fantasy-based soap via ''Ikaw Na Sana'' in 1997 and ''Pintados'' in 1999. ABS-CBN also reinvented the name of their fantasy TV series depending on its origin, like '' Krystala,'' named superserye (pertaining to superhero) and '' Ang Panday'' as sineserye (cinematic origin). However, both are still regarded by many as fantaseryes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Series By Dreamscape Entertainment Television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication Media (communication), medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of Transmission (telecommunications), television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Philippine Television Series Debuts
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Komiks Episodes
The following is a list of episodes from the Filipino TV series ''Komiks'', which airs on Saturday evenings on the ABS-CBN network in the Philippines. The first season of the series presented 12 distinct stories over the course of 13 episodes. One of the stories (''Agua Bendita'') had two parts. The second season likewise had 12 distinct stories but had 15 episodes, because three of the stories (''Inday sa Balitaw'', ''Bampy'', and ''Si Pardina at mga Duwende'') had two parts each. The third and fourth season of ''Komiks'' breaks from the pattern of the first two seasons, with the entire season devoted to a single story, ''Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko''. Matt Evans of '' PBB Teen Edition'' stars in the title role. Matt Evans once again occupied the fifth season of ''Komiks'', with a whole new adventure and characters. It is dubbed as '' Si Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao''. After the much successful airing of "Pedro Penduko" series, Komiks was shelved for a while to give wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isang Lakas
''Komiks'' () is a Philippine television fantasy-drama anthology broadcast by ABS-CBN from February 4, 2006, to August 8, 2009, spanned for three years. The series features popular local comic book stories by comic writers Pablo S. Gomez, Francisco V. Coching, Mars Ravelo, Elena M. Patron, and Jim M. Fernandez and airs on Saturday evenings. It can also be seen on TFC. This series is currently streaming on Jeepney TV YouTube channel every 6:00 pm temporary replacing Wansapanataym. Episodes ''For a detailed episode guide, see the main article below. '' The first season of the series presented 12 distinct stories over the course of 13 episodes. One of the stories (''Agua Bendita'') had two parts. The second season likewise had 12 distinct stories but had 15 episodes, because three of the stories (''Inday sa Balitaw'', ''Bampy'', and ''Si Pardina at mga Duwende'') had two parts each. The third and fourth season of ''Komiks'' breaks from the pattern of the first two seasons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Tony
Tiny Tony is a Filipino comic book character created by Mars Ravelo and illustrated by Jim Fernandez. In other media Television The 2009 television series Komiks Presents: Tiny Tony stars John Prats. Collected editions See also *Isang Lakas *List of Filipino superheroes The following is a list of Filipino (Pinoy) superheroes, who have either appeared in Filipino comic books (komiks), television shows (fantaserye), or movies. __NOTOC__ A *A-Gel from ''Batang X'' *Abdullah from "Kuwtmak" *Adarna from ''Sandugo ... References External links Tiny Tony at the International Catalogue of Superheroes Drama Show * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Prats
John Paulo Quiambao Prats (born February 14, 1984) is a Filipino comedian, actor, dancer, TV host, director, model and entrepreneur. He started as a child star in year 1992. He is the older brother of actress and former child-star Camille Prats. He was also a former member of the band, JCS. Prats was a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Talent Center, now called Star Magic and now currently managed by Cornerstone Entertainment Inc. In 2000–03, he was paired with Heart Evangelista on the show ''G-mik'', ''Trip'', '' Ang Tanging Ina'', ''My First Romance'' and '' Berks''. During the success of their loveteam, they won the (Most Popular Loveteams of RP movies) from 33rd Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation. In 2008, he renewed a contract with ABS-CBN for three more projects, including his special guest appearance of ''I Love Betty La Fea''. Early and personal life Prats was born on February 14, 1984, in Manila, Philippines, to parents Daniel R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Salas
Paul Andre Solinap Salas (born April 16, 1998), popularly known by his stage name Paul Salas, is a Filipino actor, model, and vlogger. Early life He is the eldest son of Michelle Solinap and Universal Motion dancer Jim Salas. He graduated from Starland International School in 2015. Career He also appeared in stage plays ''Lilo and Stitch'' and ''Sesame Street''. He started his career in 2004 through GMA Network's talent search ''StarStruck Kids'', alongside Miguel Tanfelix, Sandy Talag, Bea Binene and among others. He starred in some GMA shows such as ''Mulawin''. On 2008, he transferred to ABS-CBN and cast to play Uragon in a live action fantasy series ''Kung Fu Kids.'' Following this, he appeared in as a young version of the main casts of various television series. After almost 9 years of staying ABS-CBN, Salas returned to GMA Network in March 2018. He then signed a contract with GMA Artist Center Sparkle (formerly GMA Artist Center, also known as Sparkle GMA Artist C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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