Teen Gen

Teen Gen
Title card
Genre	Drama
Developed by	Kit Villanueva-Langit Mark A. Reyes V
Written by	Kit Villanueva-Langit
Directed by	Mark A. Reyes Albert Langitan
Creative director	Jun Lana
Starring	Angelu de Leon Bobby Andrews Dianne Hernandez Juancho Trivino Jeric Gonzales Thea Tolentino Seth Isay Abel Estanislao Sunyee Maluche Gianna Revilla Mikoy Morales
Theme music composer	Mikoy Morales
Opening theme	"Everything is Alright" by Julie Anne San Jose
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	28
Production
Executive producer	Jan Navarro
Production locations	Quezon City, Philippines
Cinematography	Jay Linao
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16) – June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30)
Related
T.G.I.S. Growing Up

Teen Gen is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is a spin-off of the 1990s television series T.G.I.S. Directed by Mark Reyes and Albert Langitan, it stars Angelu de Leon and Bobby Andrews. It premiered on December 16, 2012, on the network's Sunday afternoon line up. The series concluded on June 30, 2013, with a total of 28 episodes.

Cast and characters

Cast

Juancho Trivino

Abel Estanislao

Main cast

• Angelu de Leon as Ma. Patrice "Peachy" Real-Torres nee da Silva – A main character from TGIS and Growing Up, Peachy was originally slated to marry Wacks during the initial season of Growing Up, but eventually bailed. By the time of the events of Teen Gen, Peachy is a widowed single mother. ^[1]
• Bobby Andrews as Joaquin "Wacks" Torres III
• Dianne Hernandez as Ma. Lyca da Silva
• Juancho Trivino as Luis Joaquin "Lucho"
• Jeric Gonzales as Santiago "Tiago" Torres – Wacks' nephew and Lucho's cousin, Tiago is TG's resident musician. He is depicted as the son of a shipping magnate, but does not let his rich-kid status go to his head. Wacks often calls on him to rein in Lucho's bad behavior. ^{[2] [3]}
• Thea Tolentino as Angela "Angge" Parahinog
• Gianna Revilla as Madison Avenida – One of the more popular girls in school, Madison is every bit a trendsetter and claims to have followers on Twitter and Instagram. She is one of the campus A-listers, but gradually hangs out with the other female characters. ^[4]
• Abel Estanislao as Jose Vicente "JV" Cortez - One of the four TG boys, JV is a young man from the province. He often has a penchant for romantic gestures.
• Sunyee Maluche as Andrea "Drew" Remulla
• Seth Isay as Carlitos "Itos" Buenavidez Jr. – Lucho's best friend and one of the four TG boys, Itos is the athletic type and tries to have his way with women. ^[5] Isay left the show in late 2012, citing personal reasons. His character was written off as having signed up for a soccer league in the US. ^[6]
• Mikoy Morales as Xavier "Xavi" de Leon - Itos' "replacement" in the TG quartet, Xavi is depicted as a suave, debonair young man. He was dumped from the clique years before because of differences with the other members (especially Lucho), but they patch things up. Over the course of the show, he gradually works with Madison to try getting JV and Drew together.

Guest cast

• Gab de Leon as Jeffrey "Jeff" Buenavidez
• Isabel Granada as Mrs. Parahinog
• Robert Ortega as Mr. Parahinog
• Rica Peralejo as Czarina
• Arkin Magalona as Mackenzie Parahinog
• Michael Flores as Miguel "Migs" Ledesma
• Bernadette Allyson as Beatrice "Bea" Santillan
• Ara Mina as Violet Bernardo
• Bubbles Paraiso as Sophie Torres
• Alden Richards as Inigo Bermudez
• Neri Naig as Selena Ramirez

Background

GMA Network and Viva Television greenlit the creation of a youth-oriented show for a Saturday afternoon time slot, which had a non-existent audience market, in 1995. Screenwriter Kit Villanueva-Langit and producers Veronique del Rosario-Corpus and Cely Santiago hit on the idea for T.G.I.S. , with Mark Reyes as director. The show lasted for over 100 episodes, and led to a feature film and a spin-off series, Growing Up , featuring most of the original cast members depicted as moving on to college.

Development

Kit Villanueva-Langit, began developing the series mid-2012, under the title TGIS New Generation. The title eventually changed to Teen Gen as the series' creator and director, Mark Reyes and the production team wanted the show to have a fresh start and "[...] we don't want to look back, but to move forward." ^[7]

Auditions for the new cast took place at GMA Network Center in Quezon City in September 2012. ^[8] Mark Reyes, Kit Villanueva-Langit and series' executive producer Jan Navarro served as the casting panel. The casting was finalized in October 2012. ^[9] T.G.I.S. alumni and loveteam Angelu de Leon and Bobby Andrews were the first two actors to be cast reprising their original characters Peachy and Wacks, respectively. Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break winners, Jeric Gonzales and Thea Tolentino, commercial models Dianne Hernandez and Juancho Trivino were chosen for the roles of Lyca and Lucho, respectively. Gianna Revilla, Gab de Leon and Arkin Magalona - all children of prominent local showbiz celebrities - auditioned and landed roles. ^[10]

More changes occurred to the series' story lines during the casting process. The production team found that they had to adjust the characters they had written to suit the actors. Following the rumors of other T.G.I.S. alumni appearing on the show, Reyes confirmed that Michael Flores, Bernadette Allyson, Ciara Sotto and Rica Peralejo would be returning in recurring roles for a few episodes as their original characters. However, only the first two indeed appeared before the camera - circumstances prevented Sotto and Peralejo's cameo.

The production began on November 25, 2012. Most of the series' scenes were shot on location in a private subdivision in Quezon City. ^[11]

Albert Langitan formally took over directorial duties at the start of the second season. ^[12] The same season, Seth Isay confirmed his departure from the show, citing personal reasons for his decision. ^[13] Another Protégé season 2 alumnus Mikoy Morales joined the cast in the early part of season two and was promoted to series regular for the series' third season.

In May 2013, the network renewed the series for a shorter third season, comprising only two episodes. However, GMA management shortly announced that Teen Gen would be cancelled. Officials explained that the series, along with Party Pilipinas on May 18, 2013, were axed to make way for a new show. ^[14]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Teen Gen earned a 9.1% rating, ^[15] while the final episode scored an 8.6% rating. ^[16]

Accolades

Accolades received by Teen Gen

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2013	27th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Youth-Oriented Program	Teen Gen	Nominated	[17]
		Best New Female TV Personality	Thea Tolentino Gianna Revilla	Nominated
		Best New Male TV Personality	Mikoy Morales	Nominated
2014	ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actor	Jeric Gonzales Mikoy Morales Ruru Madrid	Nominated	[18]
		Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actress	Thea Tolentino	Nominated

References

1. "Reflections of a former teen queen". The Philippine Star . Archived from the original on June 9, 2015.
2. "Jeric, Thea: New Kapuso teen-idols". Tempo. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012.
3. "July 28 AGB Mega Manila People Ratings". PEP.
4. "Newbie. Gianna Revilla wants to follow in foosteps of mom Lani Mercado: ?Kung puwede, kung kakayanin po.?". PEP. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014.
5. "Newbie: Teen Gen's Seth Patrick Isay admits crush on Sam Pinto". PEP. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014.
6. "Malaya Business News Online - Philippine Business News". Malaya . Archived from the original on June 24, 2013.
7. "Jay Manalo tsugi sa Faces of 5, nag-walk out!". The Philippine Star .
8. "Kinagiliwang hit youth-oriented program na T.G.I.S., magbabalik sa GMA-7". GMA Network.
9. "Edgar Alllan at Eugene huling magka-date!". The Philippine Star . Archived from the original on March 8, 2013.
10. "GMA 7 introduces new teen idols". The Philippine Star .
11. "A visit to the set of Teen Gen". GMA Network.
12. "Marian hindi pa tapos sa kapipirma sa mga magasin". The Philippine Star .
13. "Malaya Business News Online - Philippine Business News". Malaya . Archived from the original on June 24, 2013.
14. "Showbiznest: GMA-7 Cancels Sunday Teen-Oriented Show Teen Gen". Showbiz Nest. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013.
15. Santiago, Erwin (January 3, 2013). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Household Ratings (Dec. 21-30): Temptation of Wife jumps to No. 1 in primetime". PEP. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
16. Tuazon, Nikko (July 2, 2013). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Household Ratings (June 24 to 30, 2013): Mundo Mo'y Akin ends week on top spot; Anna Karenina places second". PEP. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
17. "Full list of winners of the 27th Star Awards for Television". LionhearTV. November 24, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
18. Calderon, Ricky (February 12, 2014). "Golden Screen TV Awards nominees revealed; German Moreno will receive Gawad Dolphy Lifetime Achievement Award". PEP. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Teen Gen at IMDb