GMA disappointed with new Dingdong-Marian show?Author: Mario E. Bautista
Column: Freehand IS GMA-7 somehow disappointed that the third Dingdong Dantes-Marian Rivera series, "Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang" is not rating as high as their former shows, "Marimar" and "Dyesebel," that hit 40 percent plus? "Not exactly naman disappointed," says the show's production head Redgynn Alba. "Mataas din naman at 34 percent ang pilot telecast nito, but coming from the 40 percent of 'Marimar' and 'Dyesebel,' siyempre sasabihing mababa nga. But that's just to be expected kasi more mature ang material ng 'Babae', unlike before na kuha pati mga batang viewers. Isa pa, masyadong offbeat ang character dito ni Marian as Proserfina at hindi siya basta inaapi. May mystery talaga sa story not immediately evident in the first few episodes. We know it will be a slow burn but it will surely gain more viewers kapag ipinakita na ang flashbacks sa buhay ni Proserfina as the story gets more involving. May pinanggalingan kasi why she's behaving that way at papunta pa lang doon ang story. " So what's Proserfina's secret? "It will be revealed that she was once a member of a syndicate at ang dami niyang hirap na pinagdaanan doon so she's trying her best to escape kaya nga napadpad siya sa bahay ni Dingdong. Actually, very sympathetic ang character niya and the viewer will feel for her kapag na-explore na nila nang husto ang mundo ni Proserfina. Basta huwag silang bibitaw kasi paganda nang paganda ang story niya as the days pass by. " This week, the show gets more intriguing when Dingdong Dantes as Homer takes Proserfina to a club and she sees Rado (Paolo Contis) there. Rado is the key to her dark and mysterious past. Heleen (Angelu de Leon), Homer's two-timing girlfriend, also discovers who Proserfina really is.
JC: NO COMPARISON WITH CHRIS, PLEASE Source: People's Journal | 
