Tag Archives: GMA-7

Azkals: What’s the deal?

Posted by Splotches on March 4, 2011 Comments Off

Azkals

I’m sorry but I just don’t know why women are going gaga over the Philippine Azkals. To be honest about it, we are not even that familiar with football. So what’s the deal?

Ah, I think it’s because of the looks. Foreign-looking men who are actually with Filipino blood running in their veins. What an attractive combination! Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Phil Younghusband (can someone tell him to change his surname?!?) joined that Celebrity Duets in GMA-7 before so there’s a player that everyone knows.

Or maybe, it’s because this is something new to us. Basketball, PBA in particular, is not that popular anymore. Nagsawa na ang tao. So football, which is relatively new to us Filipinos, is now a source of fascination among those looking for an alternative to pro basketball.

Whichever is the reason, I think it’s safe to say that I am not a big fan of this Azkals.

Local networks’ leading men, part 2

Posted by Splotches on September 6, 2010 Comments Off

Okay, so this is a continuation of the entry I did earlier about a scrutiny of local networks’ leading men.

ABS-CBN has the following premier leading men: John Lloyd Cruz, Piolo Pascual, Derek Ramsay, Sam Milby, Gerald Anderson, Coco Martin, Jake Cuenca, Diether Ocampo, Vhong Navarro, Rayver Cruz, Enchong Dee, Matt Evans, Zanjoe Marudo, Rafael Rosell, and so many others I can’t remember just now as well as up and coming leading men that I don’t really know because I haven’t watched a show of them yet.

We all know how brilliant John Lloyd, Piolo, Gerald, Coco and Jake are in acting. I think I need not mention the teleseryes and movies John Lloyd and Piolo did. Their names alone signifies brilliant acting! And you can pair them with any woman and they’ll be able to carry it off, with or without chemistry. Gerald, Coco and Jake on the other hand are relatively new compared to John Lloyd and Piolo. But we’ve seen them in Tayong Dalawa and they were even given acting awards for it. Brilliant young actors! Really good at their craft.

Vhong is one of the best young comedians around. Sam can do both singing and acting. I just have a problem with his “brooding” acting. It just feels like he’s always brooding and carrying the world on his shoulders. Still relatively better than Kapuso leading men, even compared to Dingdong Dantes. I also have a problem with his never-ending American accent. Someone should tell him to take Tagalog lessons seriously so he can take on roles other than always being a rich guy or someone from abroad. Derek is the leading sexy guy around. He can say so many things just by looking at the camera. So darn good-looking, too!

The rest of the guys I mentioned are also good actors. I do think Enchong and Rafael are two of the not-so-newest guys around to be reckoned with. I don’t really like both guys but I recognize good acting when I see them.

So tell me, who has a better roster of leading men: ABS-CBN or GMA-7?

Local networks’ leading men

Posted by Splotches on September 6, 2010 Comments Off

Truth be told, our family watches mostly ABS-CBN shows. For one, the network has a clearer signal in our area. GMA-7‘s signal has always been looking like that of the ’80s. Also, ABS-CBN shows are far more interesting than that of the competition. The network has more stars than any other local network combined.

Let’s take a closer look at the leading men for both networks…

GMA-7 has Dingdong Dantes, Dennis Trillo, Aljur Abrenica, Richard Gutierrez, TJ Trinidad, Mark Herras, Marvin Agustin and Mark Anthony Fernandez. Remind me if I missed out someone else. Dingdong, TJ, Marvin and Mark Anthony are all good actors. Good in what they do. They can legitimately act. On the other hand, Dennis, Aljur, Mark and Richard are better off in acting workshops. They need to learn to add more depth in their acting. Come on, I saw Dennis in a scene with Dingdong and my goodness! Dennis ate dust! And to think he’s one of the premier leading men of the network! Richard is, of course, without a doubt a really good-looking man. But let’s be honest here. He is lame in acting! Voice projection alone is terrible! He can act, yes, but not what we really expect from a network prince. And that Aljur guy! He acts like he’s only in a school play! Mark can act but please someone should tell him to let go of the addicted look and get some help with his speech! Let me just point out, by the way, that TJ, Marvin and Mark Anthony are from ABS-CBN who just went over the bakod for greener pasture.

I will continue with ABS-CBN’s leading men in my next post…

Survivor Philippines Celebrity Showdown Edition

Posted by Splotches on August 30, 2010 Comments Off

Survivor Philippines Celebrity Edition

Survivor has always been an interesting reality show for me. So when it was announced two years ago, if I am not mistaken, that Philippines would have its own Survivor edition, of course, I was one of those who were excited about it. The first edition of Survivor Philippines was good. I watched it from start to finish. I was in agreement with the winner. And Paolo Bediones was a good host, not of the calibre of Jeff Probst but still a good one all things considered.

I didn’t get to watch the second edition because I felt it was too corny. Everything seemed to be scripted already. And then they announced the change of hosts from Paolo to Richard Gutierrez and GMA7′s decision to host a celebrity showdown instead of the unknown castaways.

That’s when I decided to watch again. I will watch the celebrity showdown and will try to summarize here what happened on each episode.

Stay tuned.

Evening news program

Posted by Splotches on July 9, 2010 Comments Off

TV Patrol World

What evening news program do you watch? Is it TV Patrol World or 24 Oras or other local news program? In our house we are loyal to TV Patrol World. I like the trio of Julius Babao, Karen Davila and Ted Failon. I didn’t use to like Karen but when I started watching her in special coverages of ABS-CBN, I realized that she’s really a good news anchor.

We sometimes switch between ABS-CBN and GMA-7. But whenever I get to see Mel Tiangco, with her distracting and age inappropriate dresses and loud lipstick, I get irritated. I love Mike Enriquez but with seeing Mel alongside him is not worth it at all.

So what news program do you watch?

Hunk and two ladies

Posted by Splotches on January 15, 2010 Comments Off

Twitpic

A photo of Anne Curtis and Georgina Wilson with Richard Gutierrez…

I saw this from a tweet of Georgina herself. The two ladies are the exes of Richard. I am sure most guys out there are so envious of the lucky man. And a girl is gnashing her teeth somewhere from sheer jealousy! They just keep on denying it but entertainment reports said that Richard’s current girlfriend is GMA-7 artist Jewel Mische.

Why deny it? Probably to protect the public’s perception of Richard as a single man falling for whoever is his current love interest.

Sucks to be Jewel!

Photo credit: http://twitpic.com/xl2g4