Thanks to the sharp-eyed FAD fans who spotted the unquestionable similiarity between the latest FHM cover featuring Aubrey Miles, and a Jessica Gomes shot from SI’s 2008 Swimsuit special.
You be the judge. FHM fail after the cut.
First they hire photoshop noobz, then they apparently fired everybody who had any hint of a creative bone in their body. What gives guys? Aren’t our awesome Filipinas beautiful enough to put on your cover without masking the hell out of them with Photoshop? Either that or you have no faith in your photographers. They should be taking pictures that are good enough to publish without countless coats of digital paint. When you have 20 different adjustment layers and filters loaded onto one picture, that just means that your photographer failed, your stylist failed, and your concept failed. Just my opinion.
FHM Philippines seriously needs to look around for a new creatives team. They could start HERE. There’s more talent in half that group than there is in FHM’s whole graphic design staff, who couldn’t spell c-r-e-a-t-i-v-i-t-y if Willie Revillame spelled it out on cue cards.
A question for the FAD fans who’ve read this issue: Did FHM at least credit SI or mention that it was an homage to that particular photoshoot?
For submissions or to bitch me out, you know where to reach me.
July 9th, 2009 at 6:14 am
whoever wrote this, ur damn right.
July 9th, 2009 at 6:57 am
i knew i saw that pose from somewhere!
btw, jessica gomez=hotness!
July 9th, 2009 at 7:07 am
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/abs/20090706/tph-owners-of-hayden-sex-video-website-s-85c5a6c.html
Any comment on this?
July 9th, 2009 at 8:06 am
well, it is original in a way HAHAHAHA
aubrey – hands is like a man is behind her and touch her boobs from behind
jessica – hands is like a man just run infront of her and grope her
July 9th, 2009 at 8:06 am
yeah… youre ryt…. shhhhsss FHM
July 9th, 2009 at 8:46 am
damn straight, FAD. as mentioned, teh gheyz with the power of the photochop is running FHM like theyre running Cosmo Phil. Damn plagiarists too. Someone from SI.com should see this.
July 9th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Bakit parang nakakasuka tingnan si aubrey miles???
July 9th, 2009 at 10:07 am
The speed is over, So no more miles..
July 9th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Aubrey’s face looks like a litte off in the mag alright…
And by a little off I mean, freakishly ugly compared to her untouched pics..
July 9th, 2009 at 10:44 am
some in SI.com should suit this…this is a patented or copyright stuff…they should take a suit for this… lets be original… i tot pinoys are original and creative lets be that….
July 9th, 2009 at 11:50 am
@manotski: suit?
)
July 9th, 2009 at 11:56 am
@ Jaysus – Nyahahahahaha.
)
July 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
thegreatest do u know wer mike is? coz he’s not posting anymore
July 9th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
The Hand Print cover was originally made by SABLE from WWE in a bikini contest
July 9th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Mike is currently on the run..
Run Mike, Run… Ooops, watch out for that rock..
Too late I guess ^_^
July 9th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Yeah but SI ripped that off from GQ cover with Rebecca Romijn and Dennis Rodman.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xlIAkzdAklU/SJGQLTk0V0I/AAAAAAAALTc/a4A2c0VqWBk/s400/Rebecca%2BRomijn.jpg
July 9th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Oh and thats not the first time FHM ripped off something from SI. Check out Faith Amigo’s pictorial from way back. It’s rip off of this SI cover
http://media.photobucket.com/image/veronika%20varekova%20SI%20cover/isaacand/VeronicaVaekov-2004.jpg
July 9th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Seems FHM indeed used JG’s photo as reference.
But i have a question for you, “thegreatest”, are you from Maxim or Playboy? FAD’s been lacking objectivity of late. Don’t forget there are also FHM fans who read FAD.
We miss Mike Chanco. Bring him back.,
Sorry to say this but your writing style sucks. Hirap ba? Mag-Tagalog ka na lang pare!
Oh of course, what was I thinking? you’d bee too afraid to approve this comment!
July 9th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
To ‘thewho’ who wrote:
I’m from neither of those magazines, and if you notice, I’ll take pot shots at them too. It has nothing to do with being objective. For as long as FHM keeps coming up with crap, I’ll keep talking shit about them.
Would you prefer I just didn’t update the site?
July 9th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
to ‘bernie’ who wrote:
I don’t know, they seem like different concepts to me.
July 9th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
That’s why I stopped buying FHM mags. All I get are photos that either as fake as the gesture of my neighbor who’s my enemy actually, or as sweet as a guy trying to get inside a minor’s pants.
FHM dudes, your better off without HEAVY PHOTOCHOP (borrowed the term). Right on FAD, right on.
July 9th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Great post, thegreatest! Things like this will keep not just FHM, but also the other men’s mags, on their toes! We deserve better than their usual (badly) photoshopped spreads.
July 9th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
thewho is right. either you bring back mike chanco here in FAD or you (thegreatest, which i think the name doesn’t show with your writing) should get lost. just post pictures and label them with names ok?
July 9th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
manotski: the ENGLISH! hahahaha!
July 9th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
keep the site up, thegreatest! hope your not in the run too. we missed mike chanco though.. can’t he bring a netbook or something to keep in touch with the site? (prison guards sometimes give favors to celebrities you know?) just kidding. stay with us MIKE!!!! or at least stay connected and blog.
July 9th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
thewho,
Are you from FHM?
Pray tell, how does thegreatest’s “writing style suck”? There’s nothing wrong with his English and his composition. Ano ba kasing mga blogs at libro ang kinasanayan mo? You think you can write better than thegreatest here? I’m sick of you fuckers who keep nitpicking at the most inane things.
Are you pussies here for pictures of chicks or for Mike Chanco? Mga bakla yata kayo eh, habol nyo si Mike at hindi mga tsiks. Crush niyo ba siya?
July 9th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Nice post!
But I agree with “thewho”. thegreatest, if FHM needs (to) look around for a new creative(s) team, I think you need to look around for a new english teacher or better yet, just what like the who said, “Mag-Tagalog ka na lang pare!”
July 9th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Sheesh. OK sorry I missed the (to) in the post, but creativeS is actually common parlance in the creatives/graphic design industry.
Ex:
http://www.411creatives.com/
https://www.creativesoncall.com/
http://www.starlightcreatives.com/
July 9th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Wow. Personally, when people ask me what my position is in the company I work for, I say “Creatives team” or “I’m part of creatives”. You idiots and your unimaginative, call center English. Language evolves, “creatives” is an acceptable term. Get with the damn program.
Now. More tits, please.
July 9th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
aubrey miles don’t deserve being in the same page as jessica gomes. JESSICA GOMES is a GODDESS>
July 9th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Great blog Mike! FHM Sucks!
July 9th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
fuck off thewho !
July 9th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
jessica gomes>aubrey miles
July 9th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
FUCK ALL OF YOU!!..
July 9th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
yeah i also noticed that – jessica’s hotter, curvier, and sexier – aubrey looks malnourished
July 9th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Jesus, people. Just look at the boobs and be content with them. If you don’t like the writing, then don’t fucking read. Thegreatest doesn’t owe us anything and yet he’s here helping the site out. What have the rest of you fuckers done?
July 9th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Mike is on the loose….fleshasiadaily will not be fun anymore unless mike will back again…some of mike partners are now hold by the nbi…please read article….
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/166541/NBI-raids-website-that-first-uploaded-Hayden-sex-video
July 9th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Andyan nanaman yung mga malakas magreklamo pero walang kontribusyon. Talking about thewho and concerned. If you guys don’t like how thegreatest does this or how he does that, iisa lang naman ang solusyon dyan – send contributions and/or write better posts than what he’s been churning out. Puro lang dada eh. Paano kung gawing mala-forum itong FAD? Para ma-ban yang mga bading na yan? Hassle sya pero at least matitira yung mga matitino.
July 9th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
YOUR GOD DAMN RIGHT!!!! FHM CREATIVE PEOPLE SEARCH THE WORD ‘ORIGINALITY’!
July 9th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
right on TG. . . i’ve said once & i’ll say it again. . . i’ve stop buying FHM since ‘07 after an unbroken run since they started because of lack of originality. . . nothing is creative & new anymore. . . even in men’s mag just like in music, it’s all rehash. . . what’s the matter? can’t think anymore??? all you get our married women who are willing to strip openly & let other people photoshopped to perfection. . . naktia ko na nga sa FAD bitin pa kaya buti na lang di na ako bumibili. . . sayang lang itatapon ko pera. . .
July 9th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
mike? he’s behind the bars/.. i mean both of them (mike chanco = 2 person)
July 10th, 2009 at 1:38 am
why cant i see nipples?!?
damn u mud!!!
thewho, tsk tsk.. if u gotta hate, hate da mud..
nc post.. jessica really did it for me.. haha.. mmmmmmm
July 10th, 2009 at 2:18 am
Just got my own copy of the latest issue. There is the inclusion of the FHM 1oo Sexiest and the July issue in this envelope like encasement. The issue is thicker, substantial features and nice articles but I would have to say that the quality of the content seems to be going down. Its passable in my terms. I just hated the fact that they copied the SI issue of Jessica Gomes. It was the first thing that caught my eye when I glanced upon the cover a week ago. Yes, they must come up with better themes and features if they dont want for MAXIM to take the limelight in being the best Men’s Magazine in circulation.
And please People, stop being judgmental with “thegreatest”, cut him some slack. Just be thankful that he is managing this site with Mike not around. We just have to pray he comes out of this dilemma. Either way, keep up the good work.
July 10th, 2009 at 3:19 am
grabe to! ganito na ba creative dept ng FHM ngayon? walang originality? dapat tanggalin na yung mga yon! mag hir na sila ng bago! di na sana nila pinilit ginaya na concept pati pag pose?! grabe!
July 10th, 2009 at 6:01 am
@Thewho + @concerned
How does thegreatest’s writing style suck? Kindly enlighten me.
July 10th, 2009 at 11:13 am
umm according to my opinion its a proper use of english is only for stupid maderpakers… if people wanna bastardize the imperialist stupid language let em rip it a new a**hole! bad english rules! mother tongue wins!
call center peeps ur dig own stupid hole where u can spend the day seeking for bad english grammar and pronouncing ur stupidty
July 10th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
for thewho and concerned:
for writing problems, you can cry to your english teacher or to your mom
if you want the women, then there’s really nothing here in fad to complain about.
btw, the writing doesn’t suck. it’s ungrateful whiners like you who do.
July 10th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
The original is better.. sorry aubrey but jessica is a bombshell and you are not.. or should i say not anymore.. ^_^
July 10th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
this is a free country and sites like FAD help balance out an otherwise boring world. let’s not get too emotional though. some posters out there just join the emotional bandwagon. if FHM copied, fine. call attention to it by posting what you feel (but MAN, make sure when you do post something online make sure you write using correct grammar! e.g. the words “you’re” and “your” are NOT one and the same!), write their editorial team directly and complain, choose not to buy the mag (nobody’s forcing you to buy them) and move on.
in my humble opinion, all those who think FHM should literally google creativity have already cast the first stone. most of us at some point have copied or taken inspiration from something or someone else. it happens. and making magazines is a tough industry. i do agree that in this instance FHM looks like they copied it. local TV networks do that too. a hit show in the u.s. can spawn a local watered down version. pinoys copy movies. and i am pretty sure other local magazines at some point do get their “peg” or inspiration from other offshore titles. even local bands rip off hooks or melodies from foreign songs and pass them off as originals.
forgive the litany. just sharing my view. more power to FAD. i believe in what you do and what you stand for. and thank heavens for a free country. if we were in mainland china we wouldn’t even have this opportunity to discuss, argue, express our ideas freely.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Who the fuck cares about correct english grammar? As long as there are new posts here, It’s ok.
July 10th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
thewho.. who the fuck are you?
we know that you don’t frequent this site, bcoz if you do, alam mo na na raid sila Mike at di ka mag tatalak na ibalik si Mike.. so please before posting anything, GET YOUR FACTS first, para di ka mag mukhang stupid..
and for those other retards who keeps on bashing thegreatest, GFY (go fuck yourselves) noobs.. he’s trying his best para ma update tong site habang wala pa si Mike.. and yeah, who gives a shit about correct english? we’re all here for the free pics.. fuck all of you na walang magawa kundi maghanap nang mali sa iba, para bang ang tatalino nyo..
lastly for the FHM fans.. whether you admit it or not, they did go down after they canned the previous editor-in-chief years back (forgot his name).. i am an avid FHM collector, never missed an issue for the last 5 years.. for a year now ive also been buying MAXIM too kse there wasn’t enough good articles (yes, articles not just flesh.. LOL) in FHM..
July 10th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
@thegreatest.. just ignore the haters, man.. and continue what you do
July 10th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
magcontribute muna kayo bago kayo magreklamo sheesh
July 10th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
@thewho:
i’m sorry to say this too, but fuc.k you! wer ar yu naw, ashol? haha
July 12th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Well done thegreatest. .. Fhm should see other alternatives
July 15th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
well, FHM doesn’t have to worry about Maxim, because i heard that Maxim is closing down. tsk tsk tsk. it was fun while it lasted.
July 15th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
fhm is the best! hirap talagang mag number 1. daming insecure!
tsk tsk..
July 15th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
this is a boobs and pussy site! those looking for good grammar…go fuck your 70 yr old english teacher! tinitigasan ba kayo pag nakakabasa kayo ng perfect grammar? pinagjajakulan nyo ba ung mga english ni mike dati? tang ina nyo!