Bagets: Just Got Lucky Explained

Developer:TV5 Entertainment
Director:Mark A. Reyes
Starring:AJ Muhlach
Josh Padilla
Rico dela Paz
Aki Torio
Johan Laurens
Nadine Lustre
Shy Carlos
Eula Caballero
Meg Imperial
Imee Hart
Opentheme:"Just Got Lucky" by XLR8 and Pop Girls
Endtheme:"Growing Up" by Raymond Lauchengco and Baguettes Boys
Country:Philippines
Language:Filipino
Num Episodes:40
Executive Producer:Vic del Rosario, Jr.
Producer:Veronique del Rosario-Corpuz
Editor:Jay Linao
Camera:Multiple-camera setup
Runtime:1 hour
Network:TV5

Bagets: Just Got Lucky was an afternoon youth-oriented television show in the Philippines that is produced by Viva Television and developed by TV5. It is a remake of the 1984 films Bagets and Bagets 2. The show aired from May 15, 2011 to February 12, 2012, replacing Luv Crazy and was replaced by Kapitan Awesome.

Synopsis

Bagets centers on a story of young individuals coming from different backgrounds and co-existing in a campus despite their class differences and clashing personalities. These interesting characters include school rivals Ace (AJ Muhlach) and Georgina (Nadine Lustre), who bring out the best and the worst of each other through their competition. Ace is a friendly athletic scholar who is popular in school due to his academic and extra-curricular activities while Georgina is a working student and a campus leader who is not afraid to speak her mind. Meanwhile, competing with Ace for George's attention is a rich kid named Jules (Josh Padilla), who is popular with the girls because of his good looks, charm, and affluence. Jules’ confidence, however, sometimes borders on arrogance.

There is also the "kikay" girl Gayle (Shy Carlos) who stalks "emo" guy JC (Rico dela Paz). The two will eventually discover and appreciate their individualities more than their differences. On the other hand, Santi (Johan Lourens), who comes from an affluent family, is linked to social climber and poser Tara (Eula Caballero). When Santi falls in love with Tara, she gets caught between her lies and revealing her true feelings to Santi. Last but not least, the boy-loves-girl and the girl-hates-boy type of relationship between Hiro (Aki Torio) and Liezl (Meg Imperial) will definitely stir up the story of the exciting Bagets series.

Cast

Main cast

The Boys
The Girls
Campus Bullies
The Mean Girls

Supporting cast

Production

In December 2010, Perci Intalan, the creative head for TV5, revealed a remake of Bagets that would be co-produced by Viva Television.[1] TV5 brought in Mark A. Reyes, the director of 90s series T.G.I.S., to direct the remake. TV5 recommended Rico dela Paz and Eula Caballero to join the cast. Viva then recommended AJ Muchlach and Aki Torio, who were also members of the Filipino boy band XLR8. Muhlach is also the brother of Aga Muhlach, one of the stars of the original film. The campus bullies were cast via auditions. Original Bagets members Raymond Lauchengco and Cheska Inigo also joined the remake's cast.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 2010 . New TV5 Shows include Iskul Bukol and Bagets . 2024-03-09 . Showbiz Portal.
  2. Web site: 2011-05-17 . 'Bagets' resurrected on TV . 2024-03-09 . sg.style.yahoo.com . en-SG.