Floppy Bird

FLOPPY BIRD

-ryandgreat, seoul south korea

the fall of the resurrected half-human and birds

this is a sad story of what must have been another ground-breaking tv event that was not immortalized on its present reincarnation

the fantasy series that broke records on 2004 and is still one of the most prized-asset tv program of kapuso network

Mulawin vs. Ravena 2017 | Photo: GMA Network Inc.

after more than a decade, there's another encantadia (2016) and then here is mulawin

the much anticipated return of encantadia on philippine tv happened last year and it was somewhat a success, having a 10-month run thus fitting for mulawin to also have its tv comeback!

back in the days, it was mulawin first, before encantadia

on the 2004 storyline of mulawin, there were fairies that live from far away land called encantadia

but on 2005 tv series, encantadia expound to have its own storyline and focused more on the realm of fairies and its queendom (sanggres)

including the keeper of four gems that wasn't in the mulawin tv series,

but it was included in the 2005 film version of mulawin when the main characters from encantadia tv series were included as an extended cast

encantadia 2016 was a retelling of what viewers had already seen on tv but they've added some twist and turns throughout its run

and this mulawin 2017 version did take off from where the movie version has ended

and it's clear that it's not a retelling but a sequel! imagine a sequel 13 years in the making!

the sequel suffered literally second rate throughout its run, based on the reception, reviews and ratings ah!

it did not even surpass the ratings of its direct competitor, the coco martin lead ang probinsyano, on its 3rd year on tv

and so in the middle of its run it was moved to a new timeslot and was pitted against kathniel's la luna sangg're

that ironically a reunion tv project of angel locsin and richard gutierrez, and both of them are now part of kapamilya network

but it can be recalled that angel locsin and richard gutierrez originated the title role in mulawin

Miguel Tanfelix as Pagazpaz from Mulawin 2004 | Photo: GMA Network Inc.

Miguel Tanfelix as Pagazpaz from Mulawin 2017 | Photo: GMA Network Inc.

Bea Binene additional character from Mulawin 2017 | Photo: GMA Network Inc.

Dennis Trillo reprising his 2004 role as Gabriel in this Mulawin 2017 | Photo: GMA Network Inc.

Encantadia 2016 crossover | Photo: GMA Network Inc.

Angel Locsin as Alwina from Mulawin 2004 | Photo: GMA Network Inc.

Mulawin 2004 end credit | Photo: GMA Network Inc.

Full Force: Encantadia 2016 x Mulawin 2017 | Photo: GMA Network Inc.

dennis trillo, miguel tanfelix and ara mina who were all part of the 2004 cast were also part in this 2017 sequel 

reprising their respective characters dennis trillo as gabriel and miguel tanfelix as pagaspaz and ara mina as vultra

the characrter of alwina that was previously played by angel locsin is now played by heart evangelista and bianca king as aviona now played by carla abellana

and as the story progress, their characters were killed off, oh well because they were given another tv projects of at the same time

if there's one thing that's noticeable in this version of mulawin, it looks like it has an even more expensive production cost than its original version

the network has served an even more spectacular costume design and visual effects 

and the reinforcement of the ensemble cast and kapuso network's roster of lead actors from past to present that all came from top-rated tv shows, angelu de leon, valerie concepcion, regine velasquez and lovi poe

in the middle of the story the recent encantadia cast had a short appearance and i was a bit confused because it seemed a comedic relief in the story

but all these, did not help mulawin to reach greater heights and that the show had to make a sudden and quiet exit, a very sad, sad floppy bird