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Post by overtherainbow on Aug 29, 2011 8:02:51 GMT -5
So.. Telemundo is doing a remake. I have to laugh.. they are trying to be edgy and provocative, but it just seems fake somehow. It doesn't seem real, if you know what I mean.. The Spanish version was edgy without trying to be edgy but by just trying to portray life as it is for teenagers in Spain.
But this new remake.. meh. It does have a gay teenager though, and he seems cute!
Here is the trailer for the remake. What do you think?
ETA: I changed the title, because I guess it's official now.. Relaciones Peligrosas!
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Post by kevvoi on Aug 29, 2011 8:43:54 GMT -5
This is a parody right? Otherwise I think they are pissing on the grave of the original. I think the Russian FOQ has a lot of potential, but not this version.
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Post by overtherainbow on Aug 29, 2011 9:39:31 GMT -5
This is a parody right? Otherwise I think they are pissing on the grave of the original. I think the Russian FOQ has a lot of potential, but not this version. No, it's not a joke. I think it looks bad too, but I am willing to check it out just because the gay guy is cute. Also, Telemundo is a telenovela channel, so this new version of FOQ will still be a telenovela, with the typical clichéd and overdramatic novela writing. So it will be a soap opera and not a drama compared to Spain's version. Like I said.. FOQ on Telemundo will be a soap opera and NOT a drama. I know telenovelas are overtly dramatic and over the top and obviously not for everyone, but I'd like to at least check it out. BTW.. is there a gay guy in the Russsian version? does he have a boyfriend? are they allowed to kiss? I'm just curious. Telemundo has come a long way in representing gays. They are doing a piss poor job compared to the gays you see on American tv, but at least they are now shown as regular guys who happen to be gay, and they actually get to KISS other guys!  (although not a lot). NRPP had one gay couple, and they got to kiss ONCE. Another telenovela also had a gay couple, which also got to kiss TWICE. It was ridiculous how little they get to show affection and all the interruptions just as they were about to kiss. So typical. But.. at least they're not showing gays as stereotypical and asexual as they did before. There is some progress. The fact that they are now allowed to kiss (albeit not a lot) is HUGE. Telenovelas have come a long way, though they're not quite there yet compared to the American counterparts. Like I said.. you'd never see gay guys portrayed as regular guys just a few years ago, but they are today. So they have come a long way compared to how it used to be, but they still have a lot of work to do, compared to other countries, like Spain. I hope they make the most out of the character in the new telenovela FOQ and give him a boyfriend and a love life, and make them have some PDA. It's supposed to be an edgy soap showing real teenagers. Now they have the opportunity to show that they can portray gay teenagers well, without making them into a sexless stereotype. Lets just hope they won't mess up, and actually do a good job for once. I could see it go either way to be honest. |
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Post by valso on Aug 29, 2011 11:43:17 GMT -5
Thank you overtherainbow for posting the promo.
I'm very curious about itand I'm used to the novelas vibe, they tend to do things over the top and that's where is the fun. When I knew that Telemundo was preparing his version of FoQ I have to say that I was expecting something like this.
Telemundo produces novelas and I think it will be quite different from the Spanish drama version.
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Post by jjose712 on Aug 29, 2011 13:18:13 GMT -5
Well, this is a telenovela. They basically use the main idea and change all the rest. If you like telenovelas probably will enjoy it, if not, just don't try it
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Post by kevvoi on Aug 29, 2011 13:33:29 GMT -5
I think that the original FOQ balanced the drama with quite a bit of humor. This promo vid. just seems to be completely dark and that may be misleading. I will give it a chance if someone graciously provides subtitles. I didn't mean to be quite so negative with my first post  Overtherainbow -- there is a thread for the Russian version of FOQ in the FOQ subboard -- it has some screencaps that are definitely promising  The promos also seem to include a lot of scenes that are very reminiscent of season 1 (the director and writers plan on making the first two seasons very similar to the original and then diverging after that (if they are given the chance)). The FOQrus channel has just started uploading the first episode, but without subtitles yet. They have been pretty good about adding translations for every promo clip so far within a few days of uploading. |
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Post by Ed on Aug 29, 2011 19:47:26 GMT -5
Oh my... remaking the wonderful FOQ into a telenovela is just atroz and even worse with Telemundo whose productions are always very tacky.  |
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Post by overtherainbow on Aug 30, 2011 1:29:49 GMT -5
Oh my... remaking the wonderful FOQ into a telenovela is just atroz and even worse with Telemundo whose productions are always very tacky. Well.. then don't watch, nobody is forcing you to. I have watched telenovelas before, I know what to expect.. I'm not expecting much, and I'm sure it won't be very good, but I'd still like to check it out because the gay guy is cute, and I'd like to see how far they'll take it this time with affection and kissing etc. |
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Post by Ed on Aug 30, 2011 6:51:55 GMT -5
Oh my... remaking the wonderful FOQ into a telenovela is just atroz and even worse with Telemundo whose productions are always very tacky. I have watched telenovelas before, I know what to expect.. I'm not expecting much, and I'm sure it won't be very good, but I'd still like to check it out because the gay guy is cute, and I'd like to see how far they'll take it this time with affection and kissing etc. Oh please, tone it down, thank you very much. It is not the first time you reply with this nice attitude, I've seen it many times already. I don't like to reply like this, but enough is enough. At the end, the telenovelas from Telemundo are not the best productions and that is a general opinion. Judging from what they put up with Niños Ricos Pobres Padres couple of years ago, I don't expect too much affection in the series. |
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Post by ferdavid on Aug 30, 2011 7:11:35 GMT -5
is this the new fisica o quimica??
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Post by Ed on Aug 30, 2011 7:20:34 GMT -5
is this the new fisica o quimica?? Telemundo announced couple of months ago they bought the rights of the story in the United States. They renamed it to "Físico o Química". I am not sure if it will follow the exact same stories of the classic or if they will use the idea of the characters in new stories. |
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Post by ferdavid on Aug 30, 2011 7:23:35 GMT -5
ok, thanks and will there be the same characters, like yoli, ruth, cabano, fer,....... fer might be this gay guy...........and the guy with the tatoo could be cabano.....but the rest? and who are the adults?? |
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Post by Ed on Aug 30, 2011 7:34:39 GMT -5
ok, thanks and will there be the same characters, like yoli, ruth, cabano, fer,....... fer might be this gay guy...........and the guy with the tatoo could be cabano.....but the rest? and who are the adults?? It is strange because in the classic the parents were not featured besides Isaac an Paula's mom. In this show it seems the parents will have a big role and it looks like the characters are not exactly what they were in the classic. It seems the first is Cabano. The second probably is Gorka. The third one I don't even know, she doesn't seem to fit with either Ruth, Cova or Paula. Fourth is Fer. Fifth seems to be a male "Irene" since she dated a student in the first two seasons. Sixth looks like Yoli. |
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Post by HQ75 on Aug 30, 2011 7:40:36 GMT -5
The telemundo show is targeted toward people who LIKE telenovelas. It's not really about "good" or "bad". If you don't like the style of a telenovela then you're not going to like it whether it's a remake of Fisica O Quimica or a remake of Pride and Prejudice.
TV networks produce shows for THEIR audience, not for those of us around the world who might be surreptitiously watching their shows on the Internet (yes, they know we do it, but we are still NOT their target audience)
It's a very basic concept of television production.
When 40 year old men try to watch 90210 it makes them want to hit themselves with a hammer (most of the time). Tween, teen and college girls (the target audience) LOVE IT.
The target audience for telenovelas is older women and housewives who love the drama and over-the-top antics of the style. THAT is who Telemundo is programming for.
Just like US soaps STILL program for housewives and older women (despite who might actually be watching HELLO GAY MEN ;-) ).
You can't compared the intentionally stylized telenovelas with US soaps or UK soaps. They are all different creatures.
So even if something like Fisica O Quimia is produced in different countries based upon the same set of characters, it will look and feel different because of the different target audience.
The same was true for Ugly Betty.
I don't know why folks need to come down so hard on the different style of shows "German shows are amazing" "Telenovelas suck" "UK shows are FANTASTIC" (those are not necessarily my opinions, just what I've heard people say here and in other threads about remakes)
If you know you don't like the style of a telenovela, why would you care if Fisica O Quimica is made into one?
Just watch something else.
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Post by Ed on Aug 30, 2011 7:47:01 GMT -5
If you know you don't like the style of a telenovela, why would you care if Fisica O Quimica is made into one? Obviously because it is based on Fisica o Quimica, as simple as that. |
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Post by overtherainbow on Aug 30, 2011 8:25:28 GMT -5
Well.. then don't watch, nobody is forcing you to.I have watched telenovelas before, I know what to expect.. I'm not expecting much, and I'm sure it won't be very good, but I'd still like to check it out because the gay guy is cute, and I'd like to see how far they'll take it this time with affection and kissing etc. Oh please, tone it down, thank you very much. It is not the first time you reply with this nice attitude, I've seen it many times already. I don't like to reply like this, but enough is enough. At the end, the telenovelas from Telemundo are not the best productions and that is a general opinion. Judging from what they put up with Niños Ricos Pobres Padres couple of years ago, I don't expect too much affection in the series. I'm sorry, you're right. I apologize. I do have an attitude, and I'm trying to change. I just get VERY defensive when it comes to "my soaps". I actually regret writing that because it sounds very rude, and I honestly didn't mean it like that... what I meant to say is that I understand it's not for everyone.. and those who don't like it don't have to watch it of course. But I'm sure there's someone here who would like to check it out. Again, I apologize for what I posted. I actually agree with some of what you said.. even I don't have high expectations of this, and I know it won't be as good as the original (but honestly, what can top the original?), but I do wish people, and I'm talking to everyone here, would check it out since it has a gay character, before they make up their mind. But yeah.. it is a telenovela, it is a soap, it is over the top and dramatic. It's not a drama like Spain's FOQ so it obviously will be quite different. NRPP was a step in the right direction. They deserve some credit just for the fact that they included a gay character at all, and didn't make him into a stereotype. That is progress. Telemundo JUST started out by adding gay characters to their soaps. They don't have as much experience as the writers in Spain, and it obviously will be clichéd, since it's a soap. But I have seen a lot of progress from Telemundo. And trust me.. NRPP was HORRIBLE, the whole soap was awful, but they actually did OK (not great) with the gay storyline, better than what I expected. It was actually the best done storyline on the entire soap, and the coming out scene was wonderfully done. My point is just that Telemundo has come a long way in recent years. Yes, they are flawed in their characterization of gay men, not denying that, and yes, it's not as good as tv with gays in Spain. But they have just started adding gay characters, realistically gay characters, and I don't excpect them to be perfect at it. I expect it to be flawed, and yeah, pretty annoying at times. On the other hand they have come a long way and made a lot of progress in recent years, and I think they'll get better and better for each gay character, so hopefully this will be better than NRPP. I also disagree that ALL Telemundo's productions are bad. Many are, but they have had a few pretty interesting novelas, like Mas Sable El Diablo (the villain is playing a father on this new version of FOQ), and Victorinos. I don't know.. maybe I'm just excited for this new version, maybe I shouldn't be, because you're right, it will probably be bad, but the gay guy is sooo cute, and Telemundo has made progress with their gay characters over the years, so I'm willing to check it out. I will probably be annoyed and even pissed off at the storyline, maybe end up pretty disappointed by the whole thing, but I can't help it.. it's like an addiction, lol.. I want to check it out, but I'll try to not have too high expectations though. |
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Post by Ed on Aug 30, 2011 8:42:45 GMT -5
Oh please, tone it down, thank you very much. It is not the first time you reply with this nice attitude, I've seen it many times already. I don't like to reply like this, but enough is enough. At the end, the telenovelas from Telemundo are not the best productions and that is a general opinion. Judging from what they put up with Niños Ricos Pobres Padres couple of years ago, I don't expect too much affection in the series. I'm sorry, you're right. I apologize. I do have an attitude, and I'm trying to change. I just get VERY defensive when it comes to "my soaps". I actually regret writing that because it sounds very rude, and I honestly didn't mean it like that... what I meant to say is that I understand it's not for everyone.. and those who don't like it don't have to watch it of course. But I'm sure there's someone here who would like to check it out. Again, I apologize for what I posted. I actually agree with some of what you said.. even I don't have high expectations of this, and I know it won't be as good as the original (but honestly, what can top the original?), but I do wish people, and I'm talking to everyone here, would check it out since it has a gay character, before they make up their mind. But yeah.. it is a telenovela, it is a soap, it is over the top and dramatic. It's not a drama like Spain's FOQ so it obviously will be quite different. NRPP was a step in the right direction. They deserve some credit just for the fact that they included a gay character at all, and didn't make him into a stereotype. That is progress. Telemundo JUST started out by adding gay characters to their soaps. They don't have as much experience as the writers in Spain, and it obviously will be clichéd, since it's a soap. But I have seen a lot of progress from Telemundo. And trust me.. NRPP was HORRIBLE, the whole soap was awful, but they actually did OK (not great) with the gay storyline, better than what I expected. It was actually the best done storyline on the entire soap, and the coming out scene was wonderfully done. My point is just that Telemundo has come a long way in recent years. Yes, they are flawed in their characterization of gay men, not denying that, and yes, it's not as good as tv with gays in Spain. But they have just started adding gay characters, realistically gay characters, and I don't excpect them to be perfect at it. I expect it to be flawed, and yeah, pretty annoying at times. On the other hand they have come a long way and made a lot of progress in recent years, and I think they'll get better and better for each gay character, so hopefully this will be better than NRPP. I also disagree that ALL Telemundo's productions are bad. Many are, but they have had a few pretty interesting novelas, like Mas Sable El Diablo (the villain is playing a father on this new version of FOQ), and Victorinos. I don't know.. maybe I'm just excited for this new version, maybe I shouldn't be, because you're right, it will probably be bad, but the gay guy is sooo cute, and Telemundo has made progress with their gay characters over the years, so I'm willing to check it out. I will probably be annoyed and even pissed off at the storyline, maybe end up pretty disappointed by the whole thing, but I can't help it.. it's like an addiction, lol.. I want to check it out, but I'll try to not have too high expectations though. No problem Over, don't worry. It happens to anyone. I do share your sentiments and I would like to check it out because it is related Fisica o Quimica who had my favorite gay couple ever. Who knows, maybe they will end up surprising us an putting something good on the screen.  |
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Post by overtherainbow on Aug 30, 2011 9:09:36 GMT -5
I'm sorry, you're right. I apologize. I do have an attitude, and I'm trying to change. I just get VERY defensive when it comes to "my soaps". I actually regret writing that because it sounds very rude, and I honestly didn't mean it like that... what I meant to say is that I understand it's not for everyone.. and those who don't like it don't have to watch it of course. But I'm sure there's someone here who would like to check it out. Again, I apologize for what I posted. I actually agree with some of what you said.. even I don't have high expectations of this, and I know it won't be as good as the original (but honestly, what can top the original?), but I do wish people, and I'm talking to everyone here, would check it out since it has a gay character, before they make up their mind. But yeah.. it is a telenovela, it is a soap, it is over the top and dramatic. It's not a drama like Spain's FOQ so it obviously will be quite different. NRPP was a step in the right direction. They deserve some credit just for the fact that they included a gay character at all, and didn't make him into a stereotype. That is progress. Telemundo JUST started out by adding gay characters to their soaps. They don't have as much experience as the writers in Spain, and it obviously will be clichéd, since it's a soap. But I have seen a lot of progress from Telemundo. And trust me.. NRPP was HORRIBLE, the whole soap was awful, but they actually did OK (not great) with the gay storyline, better than what I expected. It was actually the best done storyline on the entire soap, and the coming out scene was wonderfully done. My point is just that Telemundo has come a long way in recent years. Yes, they are flawed in their characterization of gay men, not denying that, and yes, it's not as good as tv with gays in Spain. But they have just started adding gay characters, realistically gay characters, and I don't excpect them to be perfect at it. I expect it to be flawed, and yeah, pretty annoying at times. On the other hand they have come a long way and made a lot of progress in recent years, and I think they'll get better and better for each gay character, so hopefully this will be better than NRPP. I also disagree that ALL Telemundo's productions are bad. Many are, but they have had a few pretty interesting novelas, like Mas Sable El Diablo (the villain is playing a father on this new version of FOQ), and Victorinos. I don't know.. maybe I'm just excited for this new version, maybe I shouldn't be, because you're right, it will probably be bad, but the gay guy is sooo cute, and Telemundo has made progress with their gay characters over the years, so I'm willing to check it out. I will probably be annoyed and even pissed off at the storyline, maybe end up pretty disappointed by the whole thing, but I can't help it.. it's like an addiction, lol.. I want to check it out, but I'll try to not have too high expectations though. No problem Over, don't worry. It happens to anyone. I do share your sentiments and I would like to check it out because it is related Fisica o Quimica who had my favorite gay couple ever. Who knows, maybe they will end up surprising us an putting something good on the screen. I'm glad we can all stay friends! And yeah.. I want to check it out, I just refuse to have high expectations, because maybe they will positively surprise me if I lower my expectations!  But I do mean what I said though.. that Telemundo has made progress in the recent years. I'm not expecting the gay character to be perfect, he will be pretty flawed, and yeah.. I'm sure the gay storyline will be less good, but you never know.. they are making progress with their gay characters, so.. and this gay guy does seem REALLY cute! ;D I just hope they'll be able to give him a boyfriend he can kiss. Lets see how far they're willing to take it, will be interesting for sure. Besides.. it's not like Spain's FOQ was perfect all the time either. The first 2 or 3 seasons were good (I'm talking about the show overall). But then it started to lose ALL the good characters, which sucked, and brought in new characters that nobody cared about. Then we also have Fer's storyline. We all remember Fer's "straight" season. That made me wanna puke. I don't believe a gay guy would sleep with a woman under ANY circumstances, not even with his best friend while drunk. It would not happen. The whole plot was just moronic. And then you have Jorge, the gay teacher, who suddenly became straight, just so he could be a part of one of the straight storylines, like omg.. My point is we all have to remember that, although we love Spain's FOQ, it was far from perfect. And I just hope people would give this new version a shot, but it would probably be a good idea to not have too high expectations, and also not to compare it too much with the original, because the original was a drama, while this is a soap. Anyway.. I am excited to check it out, since the new Fer is adorable |
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Post by Ed on Aug 30, 2011 10:05:05 GMT -5
No problem Over, don't worry. It happens to anyone. I do share your sentiments and I would like to check it out because it is related Fisica o Quimica who had my favorite gay couple ever. Who knows, maybe they will end up surprising us an putting something good on the screen. But I do mean what I said though.. that Telemundo has made progress in the recent years. I'm not expecting the gay character to be perfect, he will be pretty flawed, and yeah.. I'm sure the gay storyline will be less good, but you never know.. they are making progress with their gay characters, so.. and this gay guy does seem REALLY cute! ;D I just hope they'll be able to give him a boyfriend he can kiss. Lets see how far they're willing to take it, will be interesting for sure. Besides.. it's not like Spain's FOQ was perfect all the time either. The first 2 or 3 seasons were good (I'm talking about the show overall). But then it started to lose ALL the good characters, which sucked, and brought in new characters that nobody cared about. Then we also have Fer's storyline. We all remember Fer's "straight" season. That made me wanna puke. I don't believe a gay guy would sleep with a woman under ANY circumstances, not even with his best friend while drunk. It would not happen. The whole plot was just moronic. And then you have Jorge, the gay teacher, who suddenly became straight, just so he could be a part of one of the straight storylines, like omg.. My point is we all have to remember that, although we love Spain's FOQ, it was far from perfect. And I just hope people would give this new version a shot, but it would probably be a good idea to not have too high expectations, and also not to compare it too much with the original, because the original was a drama, while this is a soap. Anyway.. I am excited to check it out, since the new Fer is adorable You are right with Telemundo, I believe it is the only latin network featuring gay couples. Who can forget Yoli/Fer, Jorge's sudden straightdom, Fer's death  . But some of the moments, like David giving the ring to Fer, Fer and David reconciliation by the fountain, The first kiss, the kiss in the shower room are classics. Anyway, on a positive note we will see a continuation of Fer in a different context and that is always a good thing, I can't get over Fer's death. I hope there will be a David for him on this show and they handle the character fairly and equally. |
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Post by overtherainbow on Aug 30, 2011 10:30:03 GMT -5
But I do mean what I said though.. that Telemundo has made progress in the recent years. I'm not expecting the gay character to be perfect, he will be pretty flawed, and yeah.. I'm sure the gay storyline will be less good, but you never know.. they are making progress with their gay characters, so.. and this gay guy does seem REALLY cute! ;D I just hope they'll be able to give him a boyfriend he can kiss. Lets see how far they're willing to take it, will be interesting for sure. Besides.. it's not like Spain's FOQ was perfect all the time either. The first 2 or 3 seasons were good (I'm talking about the show overall). But then it started to lose ALL the good characters, which sucked, and brought in new characters that nobody cared about. Then we also have Fer's storyline. We all remember Fer's "straight" season. That made me wanna puke. I don't believe a gay guy would sleep with a woman under ANY circumstances, not even with his best friend while drunk. It would not happen. The whole plot was just moronic. And then you have Jorge, the gay teacher, who suddenly became straight, just so he could be a part of one of the straight storylines, like omg.. My point is we all have to remember that, although we love Spain's FOQ, it was far from perfect. And I just hope people would give this new version a shot, but it would probably be a good idea to not have too high expectations, and also not to compare it too much with the original, because the original was a drama, while this is a soap. Anyway.. I am excited to check it out, since the new Fer is adorable You are right with Telemundo, I believe it is the only latin network featuring gay couples. Who can forget Yoli/Fer, Jorge's sudden straightdom, Fer's death . But some of the moments, like David giving the ring to Fer, Fer and David reconciliation by the fountain, The first kiss, the kiss in the shower room are classics. Anyway, on a positive note we will see a continuation of Fer in a different context and that is always a good thing, I can't get over Fer's death. I hope there will be a David for him on this show and they handle the character fairly and equally. Yes, I hope so too. I hope they give this new Fer a David, a nice boyfriend, who he loves. I agree that although FOQ messed up on many accounts, they still managed to deliver many wonderful scenes with Fer and David. And yeah, that death.. I am still pissed off over it. WHY always kill the gay guy? ugh |
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Post by maya on Aug 31, 2011 11:50:45 GMT -5
I'm really curious about the Telemundo version of FoQ, I was wondering if someone knows when the show will start
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Post by justinate on Nov 3, 2011 10:07:13 GMT -5
I am inclined to believe that the clip in the first post is actually a pitch to drum up interest in the show, rather than a trailer for the finished product. I believe the show is only beginning production now, after they concluded a casting competition to find fresh new talent. Eleven young actors from Latin America have been selected from this competition. You can read the official press release here (also includes a photo gallery): telemundomediakit.com/2011/10/11/telemundo-makes-dreams-come-true-for-young-hispanics-in-the-upcoming-novela-%e2%80%9cfisico-o-quimica%e2%80%9d/ Here is the group shot; I have no idea who is playing who.  Telemundo's official website only has a single page on FOQ, with one short paragraph explaining what the show is about and that it is "coming soon". msnlatino.telemundo.com/novelas/Fisico_o_QuimicaThe official Facebook has a bit more info, including videos, but since I can't run this content through Google Translate, someone versed in Spanish will have to do the honors. www.facebook.com/FisicooQuimicaWikipedia (I know, not the most reliable source) said that it will premiere in January 2012 with 130 episodes. |
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Post by carmelabcn on Nov 3, 2011 16:29:09 GMT -5
Well, the Facebook page talks only about the casting process. The names of the characters are completly different from the original series, so I don't know who plays the American Yoli or Fer, for example.
I have no doubt it's a great oportunity for young talented actors and actresses to work in the US, and the series will be follow by their fans in their Latin American countries. But also, I have no doubt it hasn't any sense to do a version in Spanish of a Spanish series. And it's not what uses to happen.
For example, Spielberg bough the rights of a TV3 series about the friedship and life of a teenagers group in a hospital because they're ill, "Polseres Vermelles" (The red band , in English). TV3 is the TV channel that aired the Iago and Max love story (El Cor de la ciutat). Polseres Vermelles has been a succesfull series in Catalonia, and its actors have made the Spanish version, dubbing the voices of the original series. Antena 3, the TV channel of FoQ, will air this version in all Spain, and this same Spanish version will be also aired in the Spanish channels in the US and Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries. It means, in all America, as in Spain, it will be aired the original version, dubbed in Spanish by the original actors. For the English-speaking people, Spielberg produces and writes a different version with American actors and actresses, whose episode 0 the ABC airs this month.
This exemple shows what is logical: the original Spanish version for the Spanish-speaking channels; a completly different version with American actors for the English-speaking channels.
I think what Telemundo is doing can be a well acted series, but I have only a word in my mind: CENSORSHIP. The same thing we Spaniards have suffered during Franco's dictatorship, when all the foreign movies were dubbed in Spanish for people not to know what the actors really said. And many times, what our parents listened in the movie theater was very different from what the actors and actresses really were saying.
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Post by justinate on Nov 14, 2011 4:16:55 GMT -5
I see from Youtube that Telemundo has featured some gay content in the past, so we'll have to see how much of the same-sex affection they'll censor. None of the material I saw involved kissing, but then some of the clips (e.g. "Two closeted guys caught in the act") had been removed for copyright violation. They do seem to be deviating quite significantly from the original material, even renaming the series "Relaciones Peligrosas" (Dangerous Relations). They've released what they call a teaser/promo but it seems to be just snippets of cast interviews spliced together: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGxznGZcygUA few good-looking guys there, but I'm really hoping the gay content has not been expunged. Given the end of the original FOQ and the sad news concerning the Russian remake, this Telemundo remake is my last shot at reliving some of the glory! |
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Post by overtherainbow on Nov 14, 2011 5:04:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the update, Justinate. I don't know what to expect from this. I hope like you that they haven't cut out too much of the gay content, but on the other hand I won't get my hopes up either. We'll just have to wait and see I guess Is it still set to premiere in January? |
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(although not a lot). NRPP had one gay couple, and they got to kiss ONCE. Another telenovela also had a gay couple, which also got to kiss TWICE. It was ridiculous how little they get to show affection and all the interruptions just as they were about to kiss. So typical. But.. at least they're not showing gays as stereotypical and asexual as they did before. There is some progress. The fact that they are now allowed to kiss (albeit not a lot) is HUGE. Telenovelas have come a long way, though they're not quite there yet compared to the American counterparts. Like I said.. you'd never see gay guys portrayed as regular guys just a few years ago, but they are today. So they have come a long way compared to how it used to be, but they still have a lot of work to do, compared to other countries, like Spain. I hope they make the most out of the character in the new telenovela FOQ and give him a boyfriend and a love life, and make them have some PDA. It's supposed to be an edgy soap showing real teenagers. Now they have the opportunity to show that they can portray gay teenagers well, without making them into a sexless stereotype. Lets just hope they won't mess up, and actually do a good job for once. I could see it go either way to be honest. 
The promos also seem to include a lot of scenes that are very reminiscent of season 1 (the director and writers plan on making the first two seasons very similar to the original and then diverging after that (if they are given the chance)). The FOQrus channel has just started uploading the first episode, but without subtitles yet. They have been pretty good about adding translations for every promo clip so far within a few days of uploading.
. But some of the moments, like David giving the ring to Fer, Fer and David reconciliation by the fountain, The first kiss, the kiss in the shower room are classics. 