The Last of the Mohicans book, film and television franchise, the character Hawkeye Pierce is given his nickname by his father, after Hawk-eye from "The Last of the Mohicans". A main character in the original and subsequent film adaptation, Hawkeye, as portrayed by Alan Alda, is the central character in the long-running TV series. A number of films have been based on the lengthy book, making various cuts, compressions, and changes. The American adaptations include: The 1920 film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. According to the director Michael Mann,
Captain Barbell (2011 TV series) Captain Barbell (2011 TV series) Captain Barbell: Ang Pagbabalik (International title: "Captain Barbell: The Return") is a 2011 Philippine television drama action fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is an adaptation from Mars Ravelo's fictional superhero of the same title. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Richard Gutierrez in the title role. after playing him in the 2006 series. It premiered on March 28, 2011 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing "Machete" and worldwide on March 30, 2011 on GMA Pinoy TV. The series concluded on July 29, 2011 with a total of 88 episodes. It was