Love football so much, I wrote about it: Gol & Gincu the series

So, some of you guys know that I write scripts from time to time. And that I like football. So it must come as no surprise that when they asked me if I wanted to write for Gol & Gincu: The Series, I jumped on it like a hot thing that needs to be jumped on, because this sort of opportunity doesn't come along every day. Of course, they then said "Don't put so much football scenes in it, okay?". Tough to shoot, I understand.

The series follows on the life and times of Putri and her friends from after the movie. If you haven't seen the movie, it's about a girl, Putri, who starts playing futsal to try and win back her boyfriend, Eddy, and along the way discovers herself and a new boyfriend, to boot. Actually, not a bad movie at all. Too much male-bashing, I thought, but not bad. Also, not enough football.

The series proper begins on Sunday 4 June on 8TV at 10pm, entitled Kau, Aku, Dia & Mereka. This episode was written by Rafidah, who also wrote the original film. The episode is more of a lets-introduce-the-characters sort of deal. The main newcomer is Ayu, who is new to city life in KL, and is immediately attracted to Reza, Putri's current boyfriend.

My episode airs next week, on Sunday 11 June on 8TV at 10pm, entitled Hari Ini Hari Engkau. Well, I say written by me, but actually Rafidah had a strong hand in it at the end, so I can't claim all the credit, despite what the titles might say. She is a producer, she has full rights to do what she did. I still felt bad about it, though. So, I guess, it's kind of mine, except for the good scenes. This episode focusses on Ayu's attempts to win Reza over and Shasha's attempts to fend a new boy, Haikel, off. BTW, Shasha was Putri's main rival in the original film. Confuzzled yet?

(I also had another episode that was rejected outright. That one felt horrible, like my still-beating heart was ripped out of my chest with a pair of rusty salt-coated pliers. Without antiseptic. But that's a different story.)

Another problem I have is the timing of the show. Good God! Don't they know that my episode clashes with the Holland vs Serbia Montenegro Group C game? Cheh!

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