Kumusta Bro - Pinoy webseries

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Another webseries out of the Philippines. This one is somewhat different in that it is originally filmed as a livestream - recorded and uploaded with English subtitles. Courtesy of Firestarter Studios. This one came up as one of youtube's suggestions - and I will admit I haven't had the chance to watch it yet.

First episode:



The show synopsis by Firestarter Studios:

Kumusta Bro is the first interactive digital series that is intended for live stream app Kumu. The story revolves around Thirdy a live streamer who crosses paths with his old friend Bench. Together with the live audience, the two rediscover love through cyberspace.

Episode 1: Tropa Meet Cute

Thirdy goes on his live stream account after 3 months hiatus. There he bumps into an old college friend, the hunky basketball varsity player, Bench. The two got into a dare that they both agreed to do.

there are also some character diaries without subtitles:

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Longer encore version of Episode 1:

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How the interactive part work?

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No idea - seems to be some sort of product placement for app Kumu (which I suspect is only available in the Philippines?). I didn't copy the text about it from the first clip in the quote above:

To be part of the story, watch live on Kumu App every Monday at 10PM. Download Kumu now! app.kumu.ph/KumustaBro

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Second episode:

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Episode 3:

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I apologize, I didn't see (or at least don't remember seeing) ep 4 in my youtube feed:









And here is ep. 5 which was posted this morning:







All videos courtesy of Firestarter Studios.

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Episode 6:









I wonder if the full series will essentially start over from the beginning or carry on from these web clips?

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Links for tomorrow's premiere of episode 7:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iKn1Hcn2ec

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDpf_GVTwsA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=El5xzO5267g

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Statement from the Series Producer:

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Delayed Episode 8 (the finale) has now appeared with English subtitles. 

EDIT - dead links removed

It has been strongly hinted that a Season 2 will be made, but this time as a pre-recorded series.

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Firestarters Studios have just released a new trailer for a 'TV Series narrative adaptation' based on the original livestream show. It will be a scripted series about the intertwined lives of Thirdy, Bench, Cerwin, Dean and Fons. I'm not sure if this will be a complete reboot or just a continuation from the original.

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Here's the full trailer for the new series:

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It appears Vivamax is going to be releasing this one, they posted a trailer earlier in the week: