For the first time, the “Minute to Win It” game show franchise is fielding a “junior” edition—and it’s being done right here on Philippine TV, with the new show for juvenile players making its auspicious debut last April 29 at 11 a.m.
Like many other viewers, we watched more than our usual dose of television last May 13 and 14 to keep on top of the midterm polls, and to see which way the country’s electoral winds were blowing. How well did our broadcast people do their all-important job?
In a recent article, we cited the movies of Paraluman, and were pleased to get unusually good feedback from our readers who wanted to know more about the classic beauty and movie star, who was partnered by some of the top male leads of the ’40s and ’50s, including Rogelio dela Rosa and Fernando Poe Sr. Happy to oblige:
Our recent satirical piece on radio-TV hosts’ sins of omission and commission has prompted requests for more “reminders” for local broadcast personalities to improve their often sluggish and irresponsible work. —We thought you’d never ask:
New TV shows start telecasting every week, but May 22 is particularly exciting, because it’s the premiere telecast of the first “The Apprentice–Asia” challenge. The American original has billionaire Donald Trump as host and executive producer, and has been a hit for years.
Talk about an all-star cast, “The Big Wedding” topbills a baker’s dozen of popular screen luminaries, including the Robert De Niro, the Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Susan Sarandon, Amanda Seyfried, Robin Williams—and then some! It’s a dream stellar team meant to appeal to a wide age range of viewers, the better to get the profitable family crowd watching—and laughing.
After the good impression that the “real romance” anthology show, “Wagas,” made three weeks ago, its succeeding telecast was a disappointment because it was a relative puff piece on a “celebrity” TV chef’s “unique” love story.
Amazingly apt and believable portrayals like Meryl Streep’s spot-on screen personifications of Margaret Thatcher and Julia Child should convince other actors that, when they play famous people, they should try really hard to at least look the part.
GMA 7’s recent decision to give its new child star, Ryzza Mae Dizon, her own daily show has apparently caught the competition off-guard, but moves have speedily been made to address the issue.
The title of the current film, “At Any Price,” hints of noble and courageous purpose—like “don’t give up and compromise your worthy mission—at any price.” After viewing the drama, however, we realize that the title has a decidedly ironic relevance—more like “no price is too high to pay to keep a family together, even if it means completely subverting its principles and making its members live a terrible lie!”
A new TV show that we watch rather regularly these days is the “presidential” sitcom, “1600 Penn.” Its resident presidential couple (Bill Pullman and Jenna Elfman) is relatively young and with-it, and this enables them to cope creatively with their uniquely idiosyncratic children.
When Martin Nievera launched his late-night talk show on ABS-CBN, hopes were high that it would make the neglected format popular again, like it was in the ’70s and ’80s. Sadly, however, less than robust ratings indicate that has yet to happen, so Martin and his show should redouble their efforts to tickle today’s viewers’ fancy.
