How to reinvent a classic comedy sitcom into a millennial high school level

Janaury 28, 2017

Keith Cruz (school uniform)

Director Nilyano Retna admits that the transformation of the classic comedy sitcom into a millennial high school level for the new Iskul Bukol required great effort.

“After all, the show boosted the popularity of TVJ (comedians Tito and Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon),” Garcia points out. “Viewers, especially those who watched the original sitcom, expect so much from the new one.”

Iskul Bukol, which aired on IBC 13 from 1977 to 1988, tells about the lives of students in the now-defunct Wanbol University. Now, the sitcom will focus on the lives of three high school classmates girls in the fictional public high school Diliman High School, which started airing on IBC-13 on January 7.