TV Rundown: Local Series
(3rd Quarter 2008)

Wednesday September 10, 2008 13:35 | 1,900 views

PINOY DREAM ACADEMY (Season 2)

This season’s finals will prove to be much more exciting because it’s really a very close fight among the scholars. Unlike last season where it was such an easy win for Yeng Constantino, who had always been the crowd favourite.

Here are the Top 6 Scholars: Bugoy Bugayon, Cris Pastor, Laarni Losala, Liezel Garcia, Miguel Mendoza, and Van Pojas.

It’s hard to guess who’s gonna emerge victorious. If online polls are any indication, Laarni is most likely to grab the title. But Bugoy also has a huge fanbase. Van has the so-called Cebu votes. It’s gonna be a very unpredictable PDA finale.

Personally, I want Liezel to win. But somehow, a part of me thinks that ABS-CBN wants Van to get this one. I dunno.

I LOVE BETTY LA FEA

I’m disappointed with the pilot episode. It wasn’t as “glam” as I imagined it to be. I was expecting it could foster an Ugly Betty-ish atmosphere. That’s what I want. But what ABS-CBN is giving me is a franchise that looks so ABS-CBN (if you know what I mean).

And I don’t understand why local series always have to start the story with childhood scenes. Ugh.

Haaay. But I looove the cast. And for what it’s worth, it’s still much better than most teleseryes we have today. It’s not a bad show. I’m just disappointed.

Maybe I just expected too much.

NOT THAT I DON’T LIKE THE SHOW. I still love it. Would still watch it. Just that I’m a little disappointed.

DYOSA

Oh, don’t get me started with Dyosa. I love Anne Curtis (and Sam Milby and Zanjoe Marudo, haha) but heck, this show is a complete and utter crap.

The concept was very promising when it first gave my eardrums a roll, but the execution is just totally suicide-inducing. The show is far from heavenly.

If it weren’t for seeing Sam half-naked every night, I would’ve launched an anti-Dyosa campaign in our village. But I’m only human, you see. Haha. Sam’s body is just too convincing.

Why does the director have to be Wenn Deramas anyway?

IISA PA LAMANG

My ultimate guilty pleasure today. Combine all the clichés in Philippine TV drama and what do you have? Iisa Pa Lamang. Haha.

It’s not a secret that I adore, adore, adore Claudine Barretto. But what really keeps me watching this formulaic drama are its unforgettable lines and the performances by Cherry Pie Picache (Isadora) and Angelica Panganiban (Scarlet). Even Gabby Concepcion and Diether Ocampo are good here. But Angelica is THE revelation.

I’m hooked to this show the way I was to the first season of Maging Sino Ka Man. Also for the same reasons. Isadora is my new Corazon with a humourous twist. Scarlet is my new Celine with bigger boobs.

Here are some lines that made me go whoah, and then whoah, and then WHOAH!

Scarlet: Pati ba naman sa pagsuswimming, naka-diamonds ka pa rin?
Katherine: Siyempre, diamonds are forever, like me!

Scarlet: Luluhod ka sa harapan ko at magmamakaawa ka na tanggapin kita ulit!
Miguel: Kumain ka na. Gutom lang yan!

Isadora: Oh aren’t you excited to see me?
Scarlet: Excited? Alam mo bang mas excited pa akong magpunta ng dentista at mag pa root canal kesa ang makaharap ka?
Isadora: Ikaw naman, nagpapaka-funny. Kung ang lahat ng bulok na ngipin ay kasing ganda ko, o di wala ng bibili ng toothpaste… I’m so witty
Scarlet: Ano ba talagang pakay mo? I’m sure hindi naman ang kapakanan ng dental industry ang pinunta mo dito di ba? Business? Monkey business?
Isadora: Oo, at napaka disenteng monkey business — Politics.

Isadora: Ano ba Katherine, wala na akong panahon makipag-balagtasan sayo. Tapos na ang linggo ng wika! Hindi ka ba naabisuhan?

Katherine: Pagod ako. Huwag kang loloko-loko. Baka gusto mo ihampas ko tong bag kong mas mahal pa sa’yo!
Isadora: Sabagay, ako rin eh, pagod makipaghampasan. Next time, ok? In fairness ah, ang ganda ng damit mo. Pahiram minsan ha.

Scarlet: Anak ako. Dugo’t laman.
Katherine: Anak ka lang. Asawa nya ‘ko. Lahat ng pag-aari ni Martin, pagaari ko na ngayon.
Scarlet: You’re just a gold digger in red!
Scarlet: Damn you!
Katherine: Same to you, anak. Same to you.

Scarlet: Gusto ko lang malaman mo na lahat nang ‘to, hindi ‘to permanente. Lahat nang iyan, babawiin ko iyan sa ‘yo!
Katherine: Sige! Maglaro tayo, agawan ng yaman! Pero kung ako sa’yo, kakabahan ako, kasi ako sanay sa hirap. Eh ikaw?

Scarlet: Sinungaling ka, Katherine. Sabi mo dati, ‘Sige, maglaro tayo. Agawan ng yaman.’ Pero iniwan mo saken ang yaman. pero inagaw mo lahat. Ang ama ko. Ang asawa ko. Ang ama ng anak ko.

KAHIT ISANG SAGLIT

The Kapamilya Network can’t go wrong with this one. When it comes to drama, they really manage to pull it off no matter how unrealistic or formulaic it can get.

And I kinda miss seeing Jericho Rosales on my boobtube. (And I find Carmen Soo quite interesting.)

*special thanks to constipated_jerk of peyups.com