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Media These Days and Christina Aguilera

April 21, 2012 by Yoshke 4 Comments

Media these days. I don't understand the hate and shade that have been thrown by the entertainment press towards Christina Aguilera. I know that media thrives in controversies but I can't believe they will go this far or this low to spin stories or create something out of nothing. It is absolutely disgusting. Take a look at what DailyMail.co.uk just did. Spanish magazine DT decided to use an old photo of Christina Aguilera for the cover of their latest issue. This photo was shot for the promotion of Not Myself Tonight back in 2010. And YES, she was so skinny in 2010. But that's not the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Rants, TV Tagged With: Celebrities, christina aguilera, dailymail, Entertainment, justin bieber, Music, the voice, tv, us weekly

You Can’t Shoot What You Don’t See

October 4, 2011 by Yoshke 8 Comments

I realized just how difficult it was to hold back a cringe when a cousin’s friend told me how she despised local films and television shows in general. I asked her why and all she could say was a very specific, “They’re just so bad.” I admit that many of our movies and TV shows are disappointing and some are downright disgusting. But I believe that we still have a lot of quality shows. I asked her which TV shows in particular she found unsatisfactory. She replied, “Our teleseryes are pretty bad.” “Which teleseryes?” I was curious. “Our teleseryes. All of it.” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Rants, TV Tagged With: abs-cbn, bea alonzo, drama, encantadia, gerald anderson, gretchen barretto, kim chiu, magkaribal, Rants, tayong dalawa, teleserye, tv

Bring Back the ’90s!

September 14, 2011 by Yoshke 3 Comments

Pageant Play Pretend It's that time of the year again when the fleeting euphoria brought about by the Miss Universe pageant sweeps the nation. I'm not a big fan of beauty pageants but when I woke up this morning, the first thought that popped up in my head was: Miss Universe telecast, live, today. Thanks to the constant TV reminders the night before. Still, I resisted the temptation to turn the TV on, went on with my morning rituals, and headed straight to work. When I opened my laptop, Miss Universe updates flooded my News Feed --- to my delight. When Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup was … [Read more...]

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ABS-CBN’s New Lupang Hinirang Video: Where is Negros?

June 12, 2011 by Yoshke 54 Comments

negros missing abs-cbn lupang hinirang video

This morning, ABS-CBN launched their new Lupang Hinirang video. As usual, Kapamilya stars participated in this effort. The video was produced by Star Cinema. To be honest, I love it. I'm not sure whether I love it better than the previous version but this one was well-shot, well-executed. I also liked that it's short and simple. The only comment I have is this: On the map of the Philippines shown at the end, where the hell is the Negros Island? I'm sure it was just an oversight but I hope that they fix it asap. After all, Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental are major players in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rants, Reviews, TV Tagged With: abs-cbn, angel locsin, bea alonzo, History, judy ann santos, kapamilya, kris aquino, lupang hinirang, national anthem, negros, negros island, negros occidental, negros oriental, philippine history, piolo pascual, sam milby, sarah geronimo

Hiraya Manawari, Hiraya Manawari…

January 10, 2011 by Yoshke 47 Comments

The Holiday season is over. And if there's one thing I'm really thankful for, that's a chance to finally watch daytime TV. You see, I only get to watch weekday morning and afternoon shows during Christmas break and it's something I enjoy immensely. However, I couldn't help noticing how local morning programming had changed through the years. Today, Ben 10, Spongebob Squarepants, Mr. Bean and anime heroes lead the kiddie programs broadscast in the morning. As much as I love Spongebob and Ben 10, I am saddened by how locally produced educational TV shows have gone extinct from free TV. Lucky … [Read more...]

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Remembering ‘Iisa Pa Lamang’

November 10, 2010 by Yoshke 34 Comments

At any given time, I am hooked to one, just one, teleserye. Right now, it's Imortal. Before that, it was Magkaribal. And as I was looking back, trying to remember other teleseryes that got my eyes glued to the boobtube (Tayong Dalawa, Maging Sino Ka Man, Lobo, Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay, Kung Mawawala Ka, Pangako Sa'Yo), I felt like I missed something. I spent minutes trying to figure it out and at last it dawned on me. It's been over two years since the conclusion of teleserye Iisa Pa Lamang. It wouldn't be on my list of the best drama series but it is definitely one of the most … [Read more...]

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Angel Locsin and John Lloyd Cruz Star in IMORTAL

August 28, 2010 by Yoshke 30 Comments

I'm sooo excited! Soon to hit the small screen is the much anticipated series called IMORTAL, sequel to the award-winning and highly successful LOBO. I guess one of the most remarkable things about this new show is the fact that this is the first team-up of Angel Locsin, who was nominated in the International Emmy for her performance in Lobo, and John Lloyd Cruz, who will be doing fantasy for the first time. Here's trailer fresh from the oven: Directed by Chito Rono and Jerry Lopez Sineneng, IMORTAL stars Maricar Reyes, Chin chin Gutierrez, Jake Roxas, Gladys Reyes, Jaime Fabregas … [Read more...]

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A Dose of Reality

March 14, 2010 by Yoshke 13 Comments

First of all, let me ask this: Is it just me or is Safeguard's new TV commercial for their promo raffle a little off? It's starting to make my head itch. I mean, come on, we're in the middle of El Nino and their commercial seems to be encouraging people to waste water! I'm trying to find the video on YouTube so I can post the TV ad here. Does anyone have a link to that video? Anyway, this is the time of the year when I am usually irritated by insensitive TV ads hooked to reality shows. Allow me to talk about them. AMERICAN IDOL Season 9 Almost every year I hear my friends say "this is … [Read more...]

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Si Angelica Panganiban si RUBI, Ang Bidang Kontrabida

January 25, 2010 by Yoshke 18 Comments

Don't you just love the full trailer of ABS-CBN's remake of Mexican telenovela Rubi? Angelica Panganiban is just oh-so-perfect for the role. It's not a secret that of all the up and coming Kapamilya shows, I am most excited about Rubi for a number of reasons. I religiously watched the Mexican "Rubi" when it was first shown in the Philippines a few years ago. It was refreshing to me, having an ill-mannered character for the lead role. I deliberately avoided enlisting to any 11:30am class just to catch every episode of it. I was in college then. I was anticipating who would play this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrities, Hotties, TV Tagged With: abs-cbn, angelica panganiban, claudine barretto, drama, iisa pa lamang, judy ann santos, kristine hermosa, rubi, teleserye

Darna’s Kili-kili Power!

July 3, 2009 by Yoshke 26 Comments

Darna 2005 and Darna 2009 without their costumes and showing their kili-kili. Angel Locsin vs Marian Rivera! Game on! They're both hot, aright? But uhm yeah, someone is hotter than the other. images courtesy of Folded and Hung, and Jag. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blurts, Celebrities, TV Tagged With: angel locsin, darna, gma7, marian rivera