I read that article you linked and nowhere on its page it references this as Blue Orchid.
Apologies, I typed the wrong intro, it should be "Ghost Orchids" not "Blue Orchids". Updated the post to reflect the correction.
Anyway, "Blue Orchids" do exist though there are only two known species and none are "Ghost Orchids".
So, as far as the "Little Women K-drama Blue Ghost Orchid" goes, it is fiction. There are two other Ghost Orchid species but I can not find information on those. One from China and another from Indonesia, if I remember correctly.
What the K-drama screenwriter did was to combine these elements together. "Ghost Orchid" species are rare + Blue orchid (only two orchid species are blue) + the reliance of Ghost Orchids with a fungi = "Little Women Blue Ghost Orchid" that is super rare, establishing the importance of the flower.
Of course, we'll see where they'll go with it and if they're going to drop a real Scientific name or a fiction one.
You will have to wait for GMA to release an official English subtitle; or fansubbers who are not in the Philippines and/or not located in the Philippines to do it--since it is Copyright infringement, thus illegal, to provide translations and subtitles without permission from the Rightsholder.
It's scientific name is: Epipogium aphyllum, and there is also Dendrophylax lindenii another ghost orchid.
E. aphyllum grows in Europe and northern Asia, and are actually rare. It is illegal to touch, take, or as simple as disturb, the flower from its habitat. While D lindenii is usually found in Florida and Cuba.
Yep. Even in parts where we probably haven't experienced first-hand, it's easy to relate because our family culture…
Haha truth. I hope local networks can move on from revenge dramas. I read recently in Singapore audiences stopped watching local shows and started watching foreign shows online because they got tired with their local networks' revenge dramas. I hope something similar happens in our country. Hahhaha.
Completely agree with you. Coming from a family-oriented culture like ours (Filipino here too), it is easier to…
Yep. Even in parts where we probably haven't experienced first-hand, it's easy to relate because our family culture is similar with the Korean's. The elders in the household have the final say, and even if they were not given that authority, their opinions still weigh a lot in family decisions.
And then being close to each other, even if in-laws. Visiting each other. The friendly competitions. Even the chismis hahaha. Of course, there were also frictions, tampuhan, yet at the end we still value our relationships as a family no matter what.
It's amazing. Considering Korea and the Philippines never had closeness pre-colonial times, yet there are a lot of similar values between us when it comes to family relationships. This show is very relatable for us … and I hope it also made an impact for other audiences in some way even if their culture is different from Filipinos and Koreans.
The funniest group I've ever watched in any region/country. They gave us endless laughter which helped balanced out the hardships we experience on a daily basis.
You know the proverb, "laughter is the best medicine". Earth Arcade. with this combination of players, is that medicine.
Hoping to see them again soon and not 12 months later. Thank you hosts. Thank you PD Na. Thank you entire staff.
And I hope you feature the Philippines in Season 3, since it appears you've decided to go to Hawaii in Season 2. ^_^
This should be illegal to say it is adapted form Little Women novel. It has nothing to do with a novel, not even…
"Adaptation" is correct. Their story was adapted from an existing work. How they interpret it is up to them.
There are a lot of adapted works in history. Disney have plenty too and some of which have nothing to do with the original source materials.
"Anna Karenina" also have a lot of adaptations in various countries and most of it have nothing to do with the original work.
There is no rule about adapting works, especially when the source material is already in the Public Domain. "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott is in the Public Domain. "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy is also in the Public Domain.
Works by Hans Christian Andersen, like "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Ugly Duckling", are all in the Public Domain.
Other terminologies for "adaptation" is "remix" and "derivative", more commonly used when talking about Copyright.
"The Lord of the Rings" films itself strayed far from the original by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Many James Bond films were based on novels too but has nothing to do with the original materials other than sharing the same title and characters.
There were also adaptations wherein the setting was changed. For example, instead of the past, it happens in the present time. A good example is "The War of the Worlds" films (7 so far), radio dramas, and numerous TV series (one of which is currently on-going). There were also literary adaptations … or parallel stories (same time and period but different location); as well as sequels to the original work.
All of these are called "adaptations" regardless if it was faithful to the original or not.
Many works of William Shakespeare were adaptations too. Back in his day, other writers were not fond of him because he kept on adapting their works and his adaptation becomes more popular. To this day, it still is a cause for debate (and there are authors who doesn't recognize him at all).
So, no, it is not "illegal to say" it was adapted from "Little Women". It is actually perfectly legal especially since "Little Women" is already in the Public Domain.
Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Yo%C3%BCLOLGMA- But it contains other shows.Official YouTube…
Be sure to bookmark the above links because kisskh doesn't have an entry for YouLOL. And since YouLOL doesn't have a properly managed Playlist for RMPH, it is not proper to add a Playlist link to RMPH in kisskh either.
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Anyway, "Blue Orchids" do exist though there are only two known species and none are "Ghost Orchids".
So, as far as the "Little Women K-drama Blue Ghost Orchid" goes, it is fiction. There are two other Ghost Orchid species but I can not find information on those. One from China and another from Indonesia, if I remember correctly.
What the K-drama screenwriter did was to combine these elements together. "Ghost Orchid" species are rare + Blue orchid (only two orchid species are blue) + the reliance of Ghost Orchids with a fungi = "Little Women Blue Ghost Orchid" that is super rare, establishing the importance of the flower.
Of course, we'll see where they'll go with it and if they're going to drop a real Scientific name or a fiction one.
Yes.
It's scientific name is: Epipogium aphyllum, and there is also Dendrophylax lindenii another ghost orchid.
E. aphyllum grows in Europe and northern Asia, and are actually rare. It is illegal to touch, take, or as simple as disturb, the flower from its habitat. While D lindenii is usually found in Florida and Cuba.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epipogium_aphyllum && https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrophylax_lindenii
EDIT: episode 3 was split into Chapters 1 and 2.
Curated playlist (but videos are from official source) --> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLom9SdXHUp4hwPmZJgR0HMzvya5t3I8tn
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And then being close to each other, even if in-laws. Visiting each other. The friendly competitions. Even the chismis hahaha. Of course, there were also frictions, tampuhan, yet at the end we still value our relationships as a family no matter what.
It's amazing. Considering Korea and the Philippines never had closeness pre-colonial times, yet there are a lot of similar values between us when it comes to family relationships. This show is very relatable for us … and I hope it also made an impact for other audiences in some way even if their culture is different from Filipinos and Koreans.
You know the proverb, "laughter is the best medicine". Earth Arcade. with this combination of players, is that medicine.
Hoping to see them again soon and not 12 months later. Thank you hosts. Thank you PD Na. Thank you entire staff.
And I hope you feature the Philippines in Season 3, since it appears you've decided to go to Hawaii in Season 2. ^_^
There are a lot of adapted works in history. Disney have plenty too and some of which have nothing to do with the original source materials.
"Anna Karenina" also have a lot of adaptations in various countries and most of it have nothing to do with the original work.
There is no rule about adapting works, especially when the source material is already in the Public Domain. "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott is in the Public Domain. "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy is also in the Public Domain.
Works by Hans Christian Andersen, like "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Ugly Duckling", are all in the Public Domain.
Other terminologies for "adaptation" is "remix" and "derivative", more commonly used when talking about Copyright.
"The Lord of the Rings" films itself strayed far from the original by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Many James Bond films were based on novels too but has nothing to do with the original materials other than sharing the same title and characters.
There were also adaptations wherein the setting was changed. For example, instead of the past, it happens in the present time. A good example is "The War of the Worlds" films (7 so far), radio dramas, and numerous TV series (one of which is currently on-going). There were also literary adaptations … or parallel stories (same time and period but different location); as well as sequels to the original work.
All of these are called "adaptations" regardless if it was faithful to the original or not.
Many works of William Shakespeare were adaptations too. Back in his day, other writers were not fond of him because he kept on adapting their works and his adaptation becomes more popular. To this day, it still is a cause for debate (and there are authors who doesn't recognize him at all).
So, no, it is not "illegal to say" it was adapted from "Little Women". It is actually perfectly legal especially since "Little Women" is already in the Public Domain.