What are the characteristics of a "classic" filipino telenovela?

@kingpong (166)
Philippines
April 27, 2009 12:30pm CST
I rarely watch filipino telenovelas because if you have wahtced one, you have watched them all. Typical signatures of filipino telenovela includes (but is not limited to) moms losing their baby at birth (duh at this era???), main characters losing their memories but then again regains and the list goes on. What is your favorite signature? can you suggest new ideas or twists for our overly uninteresting telenovela industry?
2 responses
• Philippines
28 Apr 09
I'm not really into watching telenovelas.I've notices the prevalence of "rich-guy-falls-in-love-with-poor-girl" or vice versa theme.it's quite evident in Filipino telenovelas.
@kingpong (166)
• Philippines
28 Apr 09
agree. Thats why young people are full of BS on their minds because media is feeding them these BS. As i have said, everybody is poor in this country... ahehehe
@Ritchelle (3790)
• Philippines
28 Apr 09
judy ann and robin padilla - shows leading stars of a then popular telenovela in the philippines known for its one-of-a-kind format.
i don't know, really, what it is with telenovelas that make me cringe now. the only telenovela i've watched with gusto was the one by juday and robin padilla of abs cbn. the others are just plain corny.
@kingpong (166)
• Philippines
28 Apr 09
juday and robin padilla huh, hmmm i cant remember that must be a long long time ago in a country far far away... :)
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