Joyride (TV Series)
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Joyride is the story of young people on a journey of self-discovery
, friendship and love as they go through teenage life on their way to young adulthood. Directed by Mac Alejandre, Joyride is a fresh, touching, sometimes heartbreaking and often amusing look at teenage life. And because it is more than just about being teens, Joyride tackles the story of different young people and their families who managed to ride along with drama of life. In 2005-2006, the series was re-aired on GMA Pinoy TV
worldwide. Starting October 20, 2011 the series currently re-airs on GMA Life TV
worldwide.
Also on the ride are: Joeyboy a crass but charisma
tic taxi driver's son who falls in love with Casey, a spoiled young girl who has a heart condition
; Ken, Rene and DJ, 3 friends who grew up together and whose lives and loves cross time and again; Andrea, a lonely girl hopelessly in love with Ken; and Justin, the good boy from Canada who tames the heart of bad girl Vicki.
In the later part, it was revealed that Bong wanted to marry Evelyn (Carlo's mother) but their love wasn't accepted by Bong's father because of financial reasons, which Bong's father later regretted. Bong marries Marissa who is pregnant with Jason, who unknown to him was fathered by another man. They both had a son shortly after Jason was born. But then, a twist of events happen where Jason discovers that Bong is not his true father, making Carlo only his stepbrother and Bong his stepfather. Before that, the two resume their fight over the girl Nicole at the same time, it is revealed to the audience but not to Jason as of the time, that the two are not blood brothers.
The love triangle
between the stepbrothers seem to slowly die out as Jason accepts that Nicole loves Carlo. Jason finds another woman named Sheena but learns of his paternity. He tries to escape the bitter fact, that is when he finds out that he was a product of rape between his insane father who he rejects and his mother who married his stepfather who had a son from a former girlfriend just after a while.
This causes his stepfather Bong to demand a DNA test, when Jason's insane father finally claims paternity. Marissa admits the truth after so many years. In the end, Jason is still accepted by his stepfather and things go all right in the end, especially between Marissa and her stepson Carlo.
Journey of self-discovery
The term "journey of self-discovery" refers to a travel, pilgrimage, or series of events whereby a person attempts to determine how they feel, personally, about spiritual issues...
, friendship and love as they go through teenage life on their way to young adulthood. Directed by Mac Alejandre, Joyride is a fresh, touching, sometimes heartbreaking and often amusing look at teenage life. And because it is more than just about being teens, Joyride tackles the story of different young people and their families who managed to ride along with drama of life. In 2005-2006, the series was re-aired on GMA Pinoy TV
GMA Pinoy TV
GMA Pinoy TV, incorporated in February 2004 by GMA Network and its subsidiaries GMA International & GMA Worldwide and launched in 2005 primarily in Japan and USA, is a 24-hour international Filipino television station. The channel is targeted towards Overseas Filipino and their families in the...
worldwide. Starting October 20, 2011 the series currently re-airs on GMA Life TV
GMA Life TV
GMA Life TV, incorporated in February 2008 by GMA Network, is an international Filipino television station, and the company's secondary international channel to GMA Pinoy TV.-Background:...
worldwide.
Plot
At its heart is the story of Carlo and Jason, half-brothers who fall in love with the same girl, Nicole, who is half-Chinese, half-Filipino and whose mother is frequently mistreated by her paternal grandmother. Carlo was always blamed by his stepmother Marissa.Also on the ride are: Joeyboy a crass but charisma
Charisma
The term charisma has two senses: 1) compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others, 2) a divinely conferred power or talent. For some theological usages the term is rendered charism, with a meaning the same as sense 2...
tic taxi driver's son who falls in love with Casey, a spoiled young girl who has a heart condition
Heart disease
Heart disease, cardiac disease or cardiopathy is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases affecting the heart. , it is the leading cause of death in the United States, England, Canada and Wales, accounting for 25.4% of the total deaths in the United States.-Types:-Coronary heart disease:Coronary...
; Ken, Rene and DJ, 3 friends who grew up together and whose lives and loves cross time and again; Andrea, a lonely girl hopelessly in love with Ken; and Justin, the good boy from Canada who tames the heart of bad girl Vicki.
In the later part, it was revealed that Bong wanted to marry Evelyn (Carlo's mother) but their love wasn't accepted by Bong's father because of financial reasons, which Bong's father later regretted. Bong marries Marissa who is pregnant with Jason, who unknown to him was fathered by another man. They both had a son shortly after Jason was born. But then, a twist of events happen where Jason discovers that Bong is not his true father, making Carlo only his stepbrother and Bong his stepfather. Before that, the two resume their fight over the girl Nicole at the same time, it is revealed to the audience but not to Jason as of the time, that the two are not blood brothers.
The love triangle
Love triangle
A love triangle is usually a romantic relationship involving three people. While it can refer to two people independently romantically linked with a third, it usually implies that each of the three people has some kind of relationship to the other two...
between the stepbrothers seem to slowly die out as Jason accepts that Nicole loves Carlo. Jason finds another woman named Sheena but learns of his paternity. He tries to escape the bitter fact, that is when he finds out that he was a product of rape between his insane father who he rejects and his mother who married his stepfather who had a son from a former girlfriend just after a while.
This causes his stepfather Bong to demand a DNA test, when Jason's insane father finally claims paternity. Marissa admits the truth after so many years. In the end, Jason is still accepted by his stepfather and things go all right in the end, especially between Marissa and her stepson Carlo.
Cast and characters
- JC de VeraJC de VeraJohn Carlo de Vera, better known by his screen name J.C. de Vera , is a Filipino actor and model.-Biography and career:...
as Carlo - Cogie DomingoCogie DomingoRedmond Christopher Fernandez Domingo , better known simply as Cogie Domingo, is a Filipino actor and model. At age 10, he joined the cast of ABS-CBN's Cyberkada. This was followed by Regal Films' horror flick, Sa Piling ng mga Aswang , in which he starred opposite Maricel Soriano...
as Jason - Jennylyn MercadoJennylyn MercadoJennylyn Mercado is a Filipina actress, singer, songwriter and model. She was the winner of the first season of StarStruck, a reality-based talent search show of GMA Network in the Philippines...
as Casey - Mark HerrasMark HerrasMark Angelo Santos Herras is a Filipino television and film actor. He won in the reality talent show StarStruck aired in GMA Network...
as Joeyboy - Yasmien KurdiYasmien Kurdi'Yasmien Yuson Kurdi , is a Filipina-Chinese-Lebanese award-winning Filipina singer, songwriter and actress. She was one of the Final Four in the first season of StarStruck, a reality-based talent search show by GMA Network in the Philippines where she finished first runner up...
as Rene/Irene - Rainier CastilloRainier CastilloRainier Joseph Diaz Castillo, better known simply as Rainier Castillo , is a Filipino actor, singer, model and dancer. His father lives in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. He is known for his "killer smile" and one-trick pony of identified with his F4 hairstyle of Jerry Yan...
as Ken - Katrina HaliliKatrina HaliliKatrina Halili is a Filipina actress, commercial model and music producer. She made her screen debut via StarStruck, but did not gain popularity until playing the antagonist roles in Darna, Majika and MariMar and becoming the protagonist in One Night Only, Gagambino and Magdusa...
as Vicki - Sheena HaliliSheena HaliliSheena Halili is a Filipina actress. She became popular when she played the role of Monica in the 2007 series, MariMar...
as Andrea - Dion IgnacioDion IgnacioDion Joseph Ignacio is a Filipino actor. Popularly known of his role as Raul Agoncillo in the afternoon soap opera Saan Darating Ang Umaga, a role originally portrayed by former 1980s teen idol Raymond Lauchengco....
as D.J./Brix - Julianne Lee as Nicole
- Warren Austria as Justin