It is said that if you can't sell your product then its a bust right? Well, you have Darna, a name tagged to history as the most famous superheroine in the Philippines. The series soared to 38 percent throughout its run and it had the record of being the most watched pilot episode with a whopping 47.1 rating.
The rationale behind it? Being a daily series, you have to have fresh characters every week so you wouldn't bore the audience. Take Darna as the Batman - if he had only the Joker as his villain wouldn't that be redundant? Plus each character was developed - for the villains, mambabarang was a mangy guy who loves roaches that's why society hated him. molekula was a girl who accidentally gained powers was at first a vengeful superhero that had issues, eventually turning her wicked.
darna herself was never billed as a girl with unsurpassable strengths. despite her powers she was a pure heart with a weak spirit. the darna character could have been well loved but her narda character appeared rubbish. she was poor, she can have her true love, and basically everyone wants to step on her. the darna character had emotion, and every single character that revolved around her proved valuable to the series.
okay so the series might have dragged a bit in the end but there is no escaping the fact that her entry to the TV sets created a phenomenon.
The rationale behind it? Being a daily series, you have to have fresh characters every week so you wouldn't bore the audience. Take Darna as the Batman - if he had only the Joker as his villain wouldn't that be redundant? Plus each character was developed - for the villains, mambabarang was a mangy guy who loves roaches that's why society hated him. molekula was a girl who accidentally gained powers was at first a vengeful superhero that had issues, eventually turning her wicked.
darna herself was never billed as a girl with unsurpassable strengths. despite her powers she was a pure heart with a weak spirit. the darna character could have been well loved but her narda character appeared rubbish. she was poor, she can have her true love, and basically everyone wants to step on her. the darna character had emotion, and every single character that revolved around her proved valuable to the series.
okay so the series might have dragged a bit in the end but there is no escaping the fact that her entry to the TV sets created a phenomenon.