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Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan
File:Zaido.jpg
Created byToei Company
Directed byDominic Zapata
StarringDennis Trillo
Theme music composerDon Michael Perez
Ending theme"Pulis Pangkalawakan"
Country of originPhilippines Philippines
Japan Japan
Original languagesFilipino, Tagalog, English
Production
Executive producersWilma Galvante
Helen Sese
Running time30-45 minutes
Original release
NetworkGMA Network
ReleaseSeptember 24, 2007 –
present

Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan (lit. Zaido: Space Sheriffs) is a fantasy Philippine drama by GMA Network. This is a spin off to the Japanese Metal Hero Shaider.[1] and is somewhat a revival of the Metal Hero genre.

The production for the series began last October 2006. Originally conceived to be a Filipino remake[2] of the original Shaider (with Marky Cielo in the lead role), it became a spin-off series which stars Dennis Trillo. Toei rejected the original script but gave its blessing to a spin-off series set twenty years after the original series. Cielo's character name, Alexis, is a reflection of the project's original concept, as Alexis is the Philippine name for Dai Sawamura. If considered as part of the original continuity, Zaido is the fourth installment of Shaider, and the eighteenth Metal Heroes series, which has had a ten-year hiatus.

The series premiered on September 24, replacing Impostora. A series primer was aired on September 22 called Zaido: Ang Bagong Alamat - The Making of Zaido, and featured members of the main cast and crew.

A connection to the original series is made through the display of various clips from Uchuu Keiji Shaider during the Galactic Force Space City sequences, the "special video game" Alexis inherits from his mother and beginning in Episode 4, it is revealed that the original Alexis del Mundo lives on as a hologram. The three Zaidos are also meant to be a homage to the original Space Sheriffs: Shaider, Gavan, and Sharivan.

Other names and terminology in the series are also intended as a homage to the original series, and there are also references to other shows and cultural conventions. Kuuma Le-ar also has a transvestite godson named Ida (a role[3] that a famous Filipino gay comedian wanted to play) who is rejuvenated by drinking a concoction made from the blood of young women. The character Amy is a homage to Shaider's partner Annie, and it is revealed in the series that Avilo (a spacecraft/robot) and the Blue Falcon (a combat motorcycle) are updated versions of Shaider's Babilos and Blue Hawk, respectively.

Homage to shows outside of Metal Heroes series include: the "Z" configuration of the Zaido Super Slash, in reference to Zorro, and the use of a video game to select the next Zaido, a concept borrowed from the 1984 sci-fi movie The Last Starfighter.

Reception to the series in its first week so far has been good, with the first four episodes of Zaido getting at least 30% of Philippine viewers since it started airing.

Plot

20 years have passed since Alexis Del Mundo, also known as the second Shaider, destroyed the clan of the Fuuma-Lear. The descendants of the clan, now known as the Kuuma, have emerged to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting universe. Gallian, a descendant of Alexis, has a mission and form an elite group of space sheriffs known as the Zaido.

Cast and Characters

Production Crew

Soundtrack

The theme song for the series is sung by Sandwich titled "Pulis Pangkalawakan." The lyrics were written by the series' head writer Don Michael Perez, with the music by Raimund Marasigan.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shaider" will not fly anymore on Philippine television, pep.ph, n.d. Accessed last July 11, 2007.
  2. ^ GMA-7 acquires exclusive rights to "Shaider", pep.ph, n.d. Accessed last September 20, 2007.
  3. ^ John Lapus wants to portray Babaylan Ida in "Shaider", pep.ph, n.d. Accessed last September 20, 2007.
  4. ^ From Carmela's uniform as seen in Episode 2.
  5. ^ Paolo Ballesteros says transvestite role in "Zaido" is work, not gay preference, pep.ph, n.d. Accessed last September 20, 2007.
  6. ^ Surname from nameplate as seen in Episode 4.
  7. ^ "Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan" cast now complete, pep.ph, n.d. Accessed last September 20, 2007.

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