On my research on why Living In Bondage was a success, I stumbled upon an episode of Checkmate on YouTube and it's absolute genius. I'm still trying to pick my jaw up from the floor. It was the fastest 25 minutes of my life as I saw myself consuming episode after episode. The actors delivered their role so easily that you would wonder why we are still here if we were this amazing some 30 years ago.
I saw a different Bob Manuel Udokwu - young, speaks clear and smooth English and delivered his line smoothly. I always called her Ego Boyo, but learnt she was Ego Nnamani. Excellent actress. And not until I watched the series, I discovered how good an actor Francis Agu was. I couldn’t stop screaming. RMD is whoever he said he is and more. Believe me, Checkmate is a national treasure.
However, the character that blowed my mind away was Tonye - the wife of Benny Haatrope. That girl deserved an Oscar. I couldn’t take my eyes off her. Her name didn’t ring a bell. I had to search the internet to see that her name is Edyth-Jane Azu. My research revealed that she continued acting, and got married to a fellow actor, Emma Ayalogu. An account said that she got born again, and the screen became the opportunity cost. It is a very interesting story.
Finally, I realized that with Bob Manuel, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Francis Agu, Obiageli Molugbe, and Ruth Osu who were casts in Checkmate, their appearance in Living In Bondage didn’t just gave depth to the great script, but also helped generate publicity for the movie.
I don’t know what you will do today, but whenever you are free, just watch an episode of Checkmate on Youtube.
Amaka Igwe did an amazing job in that series. She set the bar as high as it should be - and that is very high.
I will share what I discovered about the success of Living In Bondage tomorrow. But first, I would love you to watch Checkmate, and tell me which of the actors stood out to you the most.
Ozii Baba Anieto
On my research on why Living In Bondage was a success, I stumbled upon an episode of Checkmate on YouTube and it's absolute genius. I'm still trying to pick my jaw up from the floor. It was the fastest 25 minutes of my life as I saw myself consuming episode after episode. The actors delivered their role so easily that you would wonder why we are still here if we were this amazing some 30 years ago.
I saw a different Bob Manuel Udokwu - young, speaks clear and smooth English and delivered his line smoothly. I always called her Ego Boyo, but learnt she was Ego Nnamani. Excellent actress. And not until I watched the series, I discovered how good an actor Francis Agu was. I couldn’t stop screaming. RMD is whoever he said he is and more. Believe me, Checkmate is a national treasure.
However, the character that blowed my mind away was Tonye - the wife of Benny Haatrope. That girl deserved an Oscar. I couldn’t take my eyes off her. Her name didn’t ring a bell. I had to search the internet to see that her name is Edyth-Jane Azu. My research revealed that she continued acting, and got married to a fellow actor, Emma Ayalogu. An account said that she got born again, and the screen became the opportunity cost. It is a very interesting story.
Finally, I realized that with Bob Manuel, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Francis Agu, Obiageli Molugbe, and Ruth Osu who were casts in Checkmate, their appearance in Living In Bondage didn’t just gave depth to the great script, but also helped generate publicity for the movie.
I don’t know what you will do today, but whenever you are free, just watch an episode of Checkmate on Youtube.
Amaka Igwe did an amazing job in that series. She set the bar as high as it should be - and that is very high.
I will share what I discovered about the success of Living In Bondage tomorrow. But first, I would love you to watch Checkmate, and tell me which of the actors stood out to you the most.
Ozii Baba Anieto
