by Jason Mijares
PAGILAS, Philippines - The television movie pilot 'All About Adam' was very successful way beyond expectation when it aired on IBC in 2010.
This is the very first Filipino movie pilot that absolutely established a landmark with fresh approach on Philippine television.
Typical Filipino drama series air pilot episodes for a week and regular episodes come in the following week. However, All About Adam is a movie pilot for television set to become a regular series after several months just like in the United States.
The story is simple yet brilliant. It's about four bachelors who live together in one house. Each one of them has a story to tell and some tough stuff to deal with. Starring Migui Moreno who plays the character Paulo Morales - a true Pinoy cowboy. Philipp Dunkel as Jeremy Cabrera - the rockstar wannabe, Jeffrey Canlas as Josh Jimenez - the arrogant rich kid and Michael Ignacio as Drew Smith - the gym instructior and sidekick of Paulo Morales.
In the movie pilot, Jeremy and Josh try to get their band sign a record deal with a big time music producer while Drew and Paulo find themselves face to face with a female cop who investigates the suicide case of Christian Jacob (Karlo Manalo) - son of a famous politician and its link to people infected with HIV.
The opening scene was superb. The fight scene of Karlo Manalo who plays Christian Jacob and Norlyn Invento who plays Sergeant Yoga Sabarita shocked the viewers. It was never seen on Philippine television until Julius Roden thought to have it so.
After the movie pilot, it gained fans on social networing sites.
Rumors came out that the creator of the show - Julius Roden, is moving AAA from IBC to GMA but it never happened because some people in the network insist on having local actors from their centre like Dingdong Dantes and Rochelle Pangilinan to be part of the cast. It was also rumored that should 'All About Adam' return to television via GMA 7, the network would want to control the direction of the series and creative inputs. Roden thought it was ridiculous and would damage the integrity of the story and casting.
According to a reliable source that got this info straight from Julius Roden's mouth, airing 'All About Adam' season one on IBC can be done anytime with their original timeslot. However, due to the limited signal of the network in other regions in the Philippines, advertisers like Globe, San Miguel and Krispy Kreme didn't want to support the series. If the show will be aired on GMA 7 or TV5, these major sponsors are with All About Adam. But getting a timeslot on TV5 has been a long wait for Julius Roden for months now since January 2011.
Nevertheless, Julius Roden wants the show to be on TV5. This was due to insistent public demand. Many viewers complained the bad reception of IBC in other regions in the Philippines. In fact, fans have been requesting for a rerun before its first full season begins.
The writer, producer and director of the show keeps mum about the exact date of season one's premiere telecast.
One big fan opined:
'The movie pilot was cool. I love the story. I really want to see them again on television in its regular series. It's taking a little longer since the producer of the show is an independent producer. Besides, even giant television networks with multi-million productions have delays in airing their shows.'
The fans want to watch the season premiere until now. Some clips can be accessed on the internet and it looks promising. Let's all hope that the show is worth the wait.
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