‘Impossible’ reforms take a lot more time

After keeping tabs on the show biz scene for years, we’ve realized that seemingly insurmountable problems and issues do get resolved and fixed—in their own good time!

For instance, who would have thought that the once very popular Filipino action film would eventually lose energy, favor and power—and practically “die?”

Another unexpected outcome that surprised the socks off the feet of show biz veterans is the fact that noontime TV show hosts notorious for cracking blue, green and brown jokes have finally been “forced” to bite their tongues and “behave!”

Retroactive epiphany

How did they get this blessed and retroactive epiphany? The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) threatened to shut them up permanently if they persisted in shocking the populace, especially young and vulnerable viewers—and the recalcitrant recidivists finally saw the light! (Who’d have thought it?)

More recently, a third, long-delayed reform in the biz has happily materialized: For decades, we’ve been railing against our noontime TV programs’ use of barely clad sexy dancers to spice things up and attract male viewers, to little positive effect. But, lo and behold, this entertainment season, the TV picture has improved a lot on point of visual decency and responsibility:

The sexy girls are still there, but they’re now wearing more clothes, and parents are thanking their lucky stars that their young children are being spared from the shocking sight of these noontime Jezebels’ physical, ah, bounties! The MTRCB’s firm reminders probably had something to do with the shows’ belated reform and literal “re-dress”—so, do keep it up!

It just goes to show that, if rules and regulations are firmly and consistently enforced, even the most “dedma” of TV producers and directors—will finally get the picture.

Most impressive of all is the new “look” of “Eat Bulaga,” which has not only done away with its hot-to-trot “bare essentials” chorines—but has even replaced them with a bevy of plump and plus-sized beauties, former finalists in a search for “beautiful” babes that the show held last year!

They were so well-liked by viewers that somebody involved in the production had the bright idea of making them form a most unique chorus line—a TV first!

List of woes

What are some of the other firmly entrenched show biz problems and issues that we hope will also finally get resolved, soonest?

1) Topping our list is the hope and prayer that televiewers will stop being passive and “forgiving,” and expect more from our entertainers, because their lack of expectations and standards is part of the TV industry’s problems.

2) TV shows’ commercial load should be kept within prescribed maximum time limits per hour.

3) Third, TV talents should be better trained.

4) TV actors should favor character over the more prevalent and shallower personality acting.

5) Scriptwriters should work harder to come up with more innovative and original plot and character developments.

What do you want to add to our list of “impossible” but ultimately achievable show biz reforms?