I am curious to see how this woman fared in the to-be-shown Survivor Philippines celebrity edition. Solenn Heussaff is a member of the clique set here in the country. A socialite and a commercial and print ad model, I am not sure if she can really survive 39 days in the wilds.
Let’s see if she won’t be a diva on the show. Or a spoiled brat like most socialites I read about.
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.
So Richard Gutierrez will be the new host of Survivor Philippines being aired at GMA7. I guess he is the logical choice considering there’s a big hole left behind by Paolo Bediones in terms of hosting. And since it will be a celebrity showdown, might as well get a celebrity from their roster.
Let’s see how he will fare. I know he is an outdoors type of guy. I just don’t know if he will be a good host, probing the contestants to get some juicy tidbits for the viewers to enjoy.
I can honestly tell you that I am a reality tv fan. I love watching reality shows like Survivor, Project Runway, Amazing Race, Hell’s Kitchen, Iron Chef and the like.
So it is natural for me to get hooked on Survivor Philippines. Paolo Bediones is really bad when it comes to digging the “dirt” out of what’s happening at camps. There’s no comparison to Jeff Probst. He is so polite and can’t even dig out the true feelings and can’t capture the raw emotions of the castaways during Tribal Council. It would have been great for him to be able to make the castaways reveal their innermost thoughts, just like what Jeff does in the US version.
The action at camp is far more interesting than what’s happening in the US version of the show, though. Filipinos are normally territorial and quite loyal to their own. The castaways were divided into Naak and Jarakay camps. But there are merged now and is now called Chalam. It is therefore uncharacteristic to betray a camp-mate when it comes to the merge. A betrayal happened in the last Tribal Council. And too bad Kiko Rustia, the most recent castoff, is now off the game. I would have love for him to be part of the final 3, being a really honest to goodness player.
Only 8 castaways are left and the show is getting interesting more and more.
More Survivor updates from this day forward.
Because Survivor Philippines airs directly after Kim Sam Soon, I get to watch the show. Nothing surprising with Eugene Domingo‘s acting. She is funny without exerting too much effort on her part. Regine Velasquez as Kim Sam Soon, as usual, tries so hard to look younger than she already is. The fake eyelashes does not do her anything good. It makes her look… a trying-hard-to-have-smoky-eyes old gal. I saw a photo of her without any make-up on and she looks waaaay better than the make-up she had on for Kim Sam Soon. Maybe it’s with the character but still.
Mark Anthony Fernandez is still handsome for me. I believe this localized Korean drama revived his career. Remember all those drug-related news about him years back? It almost ended his career. But now, people are calling him Cyrus, his role in Kim Sam Soon, everywhere he goes. Good for him! A good actor like him deserves a second break.
Anyway, I won’t pass judgment about the show. I haven’t really watched an entire episode. Based on tv ratings I’ve read, the show is doing fairly good than their competitor in the other channel. I love the bloopers at the end of each episode. That much I can say.
Are you watching this show and what do you think of it?
