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“7000 Miles Across the Pacific”– Re-Telling/Re-Imagining
Continuing my throwback to my college Filipino-American Arts class, we reach my first project of the semester. This first project discusses Filipino-American history. Being the first project, it had...
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Good Ol’ Review: Wowowin‘s Hopeful “Tutok to Win” Broadcasts Are an...
It has been absolutely fascinating to watch Willie Revillame’s modified Tutok to Win fill-in for the regular Wowowin show. What started out as a simple online livestream has become what could be a...
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Six Essential Amazing Race Seasons to Watch While in Quarantine and Waiting...
A few weeks ago, CBS surprisingly announced The Amazing Race 32 would premiere at the end of May. Surprising because the dearth of content on the broadcast networks’ shelves due to COVID-19 throwing...
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Appreciation: Straightforward or Digging Deeper, Alfred Hitchcock’s “The...
TYPE OF REVIEW : APPRECIATION/PSEUDO-REVIEW Major spoilers as this is sort of a pseudo-analysis of the film’s themes. One of, if not the first Alfred Hitchcock film I ever watched was The Birds. I...
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Commentary: Some Unsolicited Advice for TV5 Before Its Transition to One TV
It is a very tumultuous and uncertain time in Philippine media and entertainment these days. An absolutely unprecedented and what could be a major change in the local television and entertainment...
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Concept/Pitch: Relaunching “The Amazing Race Philippines” on TV5
The last new episode of The Amazing Race Philippines (the real! one, not the fake one lol) aired on December 7, 2014 on TV5. It’s been almost six years since the Philippines has enjoyed their very own...
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Documenting How LionhearTV Plagiarized My Article About TV5’s Mediacon...
UPDATE 8/11/20: After e-mailing LionhearTV directly, I was appreciative of their prompt response and their swift action regarding the plagiarism. While they initially only further edited my original...
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Throwback! Rewatching and Recapping “The Amazing Race 3” and “Power Rangers...
I’ve been thinking about doing this for a while. But I’ve finally found time to be able to actually do it! The Amazing Race 32 is still weeks (months?!) away. So in the meantime, I will be rewatching...
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It’s Not You, It’s Me. Or Is It? – My Growing Apathy Towards “Power Rangers”
Power Rangers Beast Morphers returns to finish its run this weekend (though it’s already aired abroad). And the cast for the upcoming Power Rangers Dino Fury has already been spoiled and will be...
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Top 20 Pre-2020 Korean Dramas I Watched This Year!
It’s been an unprecedented year in which we all have had to adjust to a new normal. That has included needing to stay at home. Whether it is working remotely or having to self-quarantine to avoid...
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My Top 10 Korean Dramas of 2020!
Yesterday was my list of my favorite Korean dramas that I watched this year, but had originally aired before this year. Now, here is my list of my ten favorite 2020 dramas: 1. A Piece of Your Mind...
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Commentary: Mr. Toei, Why Do You Hate Us? – A Simple Case for Making “Kamen...
By now, if you’re a fan of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai and don’t live in Japan, you might have heard that Toei appears to be cracking down on the dedicated fansub groups who bring both series to...
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The Fun “Big Brother” Bromance of Derek and Travis
#BB23 will pretend this didn't exist. But the best, most fun, most genuine friendship in the house this summer was that of Derek Xiao and Travis Long. In 23 seasons, they're the only "bromance" I ever...
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My Top 20 Favorite Korean Dramas of 2021!
These end-of-year lists are very hard for me. On the other hand, I can’t help but want to shine a small spotlight on the things I personally enjoyed. On the other, I am so indecisive, I can never...
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Top 20 Favorite Pre-2021 Korean Dramas I Watched This Year!
So in 2021, I watched less Korean dramas that aired before this year. But I was still able to watch several. And these 12 were excellent and deserving of the spotlight. Here are my 12 favorite...
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Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous 2022! The post Happy New Year! appeared first on DryedMangoez.com.
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Music Monday, January 31, 2022 Special – Taking a Kinda Sorta Deep Dive into...
After checking out VXON’s debut a few weeks ago, it got me wondering about what else P-pop has to offer. Aside from the huge strides SB19 has made to reenergize Filipino pop music the last few years,...
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Willie Revillame and “Wowowin”– The End of Another(!) Era on Philippine...
October 11, 2013. (October 12, Philippine Time) I posted the appreciation article entitled “From Wowowee to Wowowillie – The End of an Era on Philippine Television… Again”. It was the day of the last...
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Commentary: Trying to Remember What the Olympics Are All About
The Winter Olympics are wrapping up in Beijing. And it’s certainly been an interesting and controversial Olympic Games. Of course, there hasn’t been an Olympics without controversy in a long time. But...
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Proudly Rooting for Ghenesis Latugat at Miss Universe Philippines 2022!
Just wanted to dedicate this post to the beautiful Ghenesis Latugat who is representing Baguio at this year’s Miss Universe Philippines pageant. I’ve never had any family or even any friends...
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