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It’s a Hoax
By Twilight_News | December 27, 2008
There is no Philippines’ version of Twilight headed for TV. It was in fact a hoax that totally duped a celeb blogger and several sites.
As hoaxes go, it was a good one. It was timed right before the Christmas holiday making it completely impossible to verify with official sources, who when they get around to reading our email inquiry are going to think that someone spiked our eggnog.
Fortunately someone in the Philippines checked with the management of the station supposedly airing the show and got this reply, "Save the effort and hate words, guys! Buzzbox clarified with ABS-CBN Corporate Communication Head Bong Osorio and after checking with ABS-CBN Television Head Cory Vidanes categorically stated: “There is no plan for ABS-CBN to remake ‘Twilight.’”
December 27th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Wow. Haha!
December 27th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
This maybe a hoax but I heard from several sources that another Vampire Show for network television is in the future. Someone said they were looking at different book series to base them off of.
IndustryGuy
December 27th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
I can’t believe what people will do for attention… that was so not cool…
naughty naughty bloggers!
December 27th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
And I thought this Filipino Twilight would be the perfect vehicle for Michael Copon. ;o)
December 27th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Oh, thank God. As a Filipino, I am very happy that this didn’t happen. Still… a part of me is disappointed. XD That would’ve have been a bittersweet kind of thing to watch.
December 28th, 2008 at 12:20 am
Thank God!
I was depressed that this is what the fandom has come to. It is a clever hoax though. They had all the actors selected and everything.
I’m so happy this isn’t real though.
December 28th, 2008 at 1:03 am
yes . yes . yes .
December 28th, 2008 at 2:45 am
Thank goodness. Though, if you think about it, why did the TV Station (who was supposed to do the Filipino Version) posted an article (on the Twilight remake) in the first place, then took it down all of a sudden?
December 28th, 2008 at 6:09 am
relief..!
December 28th, 2008 at 10:40 am
yay!
December 28th, 2008 at 11:42 am
the world is a sane place again
HALLELUJA!!!!!!!!!!1
December 28th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Not again! After remaking (ruining) korean dramas, now twilight? Plzzz!! I’m glad though that it is not true
December 28th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
honestly. who cares? if they make it great, and if they don’t that’s ok too. who says it won’t be better than the movie? be openminded.
December 28th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I’m so relieved!
December 28th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Thank god it’s been confirmed!!! Now I can shut my friends up…. I had a feeling it was a hoax when I saw the ‘poster’ for it…. totally photoshopped….
December 28th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
yehey! i’m so relieved!thank God
December 28th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Bummer. Just when things were getting a lot more fun who think that the series is stupid to begin with
December 28th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Thats good!!!
December 28th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
YES! I have no other words for it than that. *sigh of relief*
December 28th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
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December 29th, 2008 at 2:33 am
I’m so happy. When I saw their “Edward”, I nearly choked. They make such copycat shows there. Honestly, they ruined Korean dramas for me lol
December 29th, 2008 at 4:07 am
LOL I thought so!! XD
December 29th, 2008 at 6:45 am
im glad that this piece of s**t is over now..i mean seriously. the philippines will be like the laughing stock if it was true. no offense, but i don’t think they can pull this one off.. peace out to P.I.
December 29th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Damn…. I’m disappointed. i would have loved to see it, no matter how awful it was. I love asian dramas. IMO, they are much better than american dramas. Too bad some japanese channel didn’t get a hold of it. They make the best drama shows.
December 29th, 2008 at 11:19 am
[...] I will resume my regular posts very soon, as I re-adjust to being home and finish unpacking my things. But while I was gone there were lists of things that happened, including that crazy Philippines Twilight TV hoax (which I actually fell for, and immediately showed my brother, who shared in my shock that such a thing could actually come into existence so quickly). And yes, it was a hoax. [...]
December 29th, 2008 at 11:47 am
I KNEW IT ALL ALONG.
Some people are so gullible.
December 29th, 2008 at 11:48 am
[...] I will resume my regular posts very soon, as I re-adjust to being home and finish unpacking my things. But while I was gone there were lists of things that happened, including that crazy Philippines Twilight TV hoax (which I actually fell for, and immediately showed my brother, who shared in my shock that such a thing could actually come into existence so quickly). And yes, it was a hoax. [...]
December 29th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
can you hear the chourus???????
WOOO!!!!!
December 29th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Thank God!
Wow I got a little scared there for a second. That would’ve been seriously screwed up.
Imagine that! Not just a Twilight movie, but a TV show. It *would* have been in another language, sure, but I kinda thought it might have been cool. =]
Also, I applaud them for not only worrying the living crap out of every fan out there, but also creating such an elaborate hoax! I mean, really! Think of how they executed it so perfectly! RIGHT before Christmas, PLUS they had all the actors. I’m kind of wondering if any of those actors actually exist, though. Would anyone care to verify?
And the dude they picked for Edward was…uh…*less* gorgeous than Rob to put it lightly. Actually, when I saw the fake poster I kind of cringed. He was…not pretty, to say the least.
December 29th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Meg, all the actors mentioned are real actors here in the Philippines and I share your sentiment about the Edward they chose. Actually, he is pretty cute but casting him as Edward is blasphemous. They shouldn’t have done that, now everyone thinks he’s ugly when actually he’s not. LOL. Also, I am one of those Filipino fans who panicked like crazy when I heard about the project. I do have faith that Stephenie will not sell the rights just like that but sometimes rumors can be true. So, I sure hope this NO FILIPINO TWILIGHT is final and official and I hope to not hear from it again.
December 29th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
That’s so friggin’ funny. Silly Twilighters, always freaking out about the slightest news. You people are amusing to watch.
December 30th, 2008 at 1:58 am
I was utterly horrified at this. I’m a Filipino but I am totally against it. I don’t think they’ll be able to give justice to it. I’m just soooo relieved that it’s not real.
December 30th, 2008 at 4:17 am
whew!. soo relieved(like others) that this issue is hoax. imagine edward’s lines translated to filipino.. just the thought of it makes my stomach churn. xD
seriously that abs cbn is going crazy will all their remakes..
go stephenie!(for not selling the rights!) yey!ü
December 30th, 2008 at 7:31 am
I am SO GLAD it isn’t true!
Of course, it is typical of the Filipino Media to go and do something like that but thank you Stephenie thank God that it is not true!!!
Makes me want to have a party!
Twilight in Filipino would kill the Twilight fan spirit here in the Philippines and that is something I am not willing to go through being an avid fan of the books myself.
WHAT A RELIEF!!
And who ever started the hoax, all I have to say is “It’s a Twilight thing, you wouldn’t understand.”
=p
December 30th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Lol. This link is going up on some of my sites. As someone who does not like Twilight or hoaxes, put the two together and have a laugh.
December 30th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
This was funny. Reading the responces. I didn’t know there was even going to be one till I read it off of twilightguy.com
yea, i’m a twilight fan myself but wow, you’re guys’s reactions are very entertaining. I almost hope there’s another hoax
it would be much more entertaining and funny
January 2nd, 2009 at 3:18 pm
It’s a hoax!!
http://jepoy.bengero.com/2008/12/filipino-twilight-remake-not-true.html