Re-watching all the Reply Series. I really wish my country (Philippines) would make the same series. I mean, it doesn’t even have to be a Reply Series, I just wanna enjoy nostalgia in our country too.

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    It would air for 5 years. Or more. Lol

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      This! Lol! 🤣🤣🤣 The sad reality. 😥

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        Sometimes, I wish they would produce stuff the way kdramas are produced. Short and meaningful. So tired of all the kidnapping and over the top things Filipino dramas do. There are so many good writers, directors, and actors out there. They are creative and can hold their own. They just don’t do it or the public does not appreciate well done dramas/movies.

        Rich history too! They could use that for inspiration. I get so jealous watching sageuk. I wish the Philippines can do something like that, ignite the love for the country. 🙁

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          True! I mean, we study them year after year since first grade. It would be so good to see a Filipino version of a sageuk!

          And it would be so fun seeing the leads take on the trends back in the days, like Jolina’s hair do. ASAP every sunday and such. I mean, they have Sechkies, H.O.T. and g.o.d., we have Street Boys, UMD and Manoeuvres. Then Aegis! I mean, there is so much that they can do with all that!

          Dramas in the Phil right now is too predictable. With the kidnapping, revenge, sibling vs sibling, family vs family *sigh*

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            Yooooo I kind of want to see Noli and El Fili live action! That’s 2 seasons right there lol.

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          OKAY. PH SAGEUK, LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE BACK!!

          Watching Chicago Typewriter and Mr. Sunshine especially made me so mad we don’t have more historical shows. Our history is so rich with content but we don’t get to explore it!

          How did we live before the Spanish entered the country? I studied pre-colonial history in college, and was so fascinated with Sultanates, it’s more or less our version of royalty! And it would be set in Mindanao too, so hopefully this would bring about more conversations and openness to an otherwise very taboo topic.

          Colonial PH is really interesting too! I know they did a mini series of Rizal but it wasn’t prime time so I think it didn’t really fly. But if you use the Heneral Luna case, people actually learned a lot, and enjoyed it! So there’s definitely a market for it.

          And you’re right about the love of country. Like any relationship, you need to know more about your history – how people fought and suffered to get us to where we are now, how they lived – to really love it. You need to be constantly reminded of if in the media. Without that, especially at times like these, you get apathetic people like Cat Arambulo who just don’t get if. 🤦🏽‍♀️

          Sorry – this has been on my mind for a REALLY LONG TIME. HAHAHA

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            That is so true! I mean, we even have Rizal’s Life & Works in college! And yet people can’t do more of the stuff that we need to learn. I mean, some shows have lessons like “May bukas pa” and such, but others… they tend to be the same plot over and over.

            We also have Readings in Philippine History! I would really love to see the sultans and hopefully they can show it the way that we studied it. The laws, the life style, the clothes and the royalties!

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            @moonlightmaester Yes!! People complain about the film industry dying when they can make better films that’s familiar to us, that will help us appreciate our history and culture, and will make us love the country more.

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            @earthna and that’s why I got so triggered when that certain film director did that tweet about kdramas and the future of film. EXCUSE ME? (1) You’ve clearly never watched a drama in your life (2) Get angry at your colleagues, or rather, the networks and producers for not giving the level of quality content the Filipino people deserve!

            (okay, I’m starting to get triggered again HAHAHA. I gotta stop)

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            @earthna @beesgiggle Right! I mean, they complain that we watch kdrama rather than our own dramas but look at what they’re doing! Who would want to watch the same thing over and over?

            I mean, look at the sageuk dramas in South Korea, I really do learn more about their history and culture. I even started to learn their timeline and hangul too.

            And then there are also medical dramas! And Law dramas! I mean, they even put the unfamiliar terms on screen and describe it so that we can understand! And frankly, the plot twist and character developments makes you want to see the drama from start to finish.

            Filipino dramas are too black and white in terms of that. Like, can’t the villain get redemption? Or maybe they ought to stop before they go to the dark ends that you can’t come back from. I specially like women who can hold their own at kdramas, we don’t usually have that here. And when women fight here, it’s always for their family, I wanna see them fight for their selves. Like, family is a part of your happiness, but it’s not just bound to your family. Most times they depict women’s worth tied only to their families.

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            @beesgiggle @moonlightmaester I feel you both! It’s not like I don’t want to support the industry (mehh can never get indie films here in Canada though), it’s just that they are making it hard for us to support. I check out dramas from time to time. They start out nice then end as disappointment.

            So true for sageuk!! If King Sejong the Great was an idol, I would have been his biggest stan.

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      Yeah! Like Mara Clara! Lol!

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    I agree! I guess the nearest drama with kdramas are the short ones like Please Be Careful with My Heart and the likes.

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