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Appreciation: The Amazing Race Australia 2 – The Gold Standard
Today, May 30th, marks the 10th anniversary of the premiere of what I think is the gold standard of not just non-American, international versions of The Amazing Race, but of the entire franchise...
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Commentary/Rant: Philippine TV – Back to Where We Started
I feel like a good rambling rant today. I’m of the opinion that when it comes to television, the Philippines deserves more options. Not less. For almost two decades, the country’s entertainment and...
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Appreciation: Growing Up with “Days of our Lives”
Growing up, I would be at home with my grandparents and aunt who would take care of me while my parents were hard at work during the day. Aside from playing with my toy cars or drawing on paper (and...
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Commentary: An Unexpected Bit of Hope From ALLTV’s Soft Launch?
What’s with Willie Revillame being involved in ushering in new “eras” of Philippine TV? Lol I say that in a joking manner, but also not as ALLTV makes its “soft launch” debut on Philippine terrestrial...
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When You Just Can’t Wait to Find Out What’s Next!
I have really been enjoying GMA Network’s Maria Clara at Ibarra. Aside from the top-notch production and performances, I’ve always wanted to see a big budget, fancy adaptation of Jose Rizal’s seminal...
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Appreciation: Happy 10th Anniversary to The Amazing Race Philippines!
Happy 10th Anniversary to The Amazing Race Philippines which premiered ten years ago today on October 29, 2012! CBS’ trio of Survivor, Big Brother and The Amazing Race (along with the Idol franchise)...
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Commentary: The Thai Adaptation of “Cherry Magic” and Why There’s Room for All
I am very much looking forward to the Thai adaptation of Cherry Magic starring Tay Tawan and New Thitipoom. For one, because they were the first Thai BL pairing I ever watched and followed. And seeing...
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Top 50 of 2022 – My Favorite Songs of the Year!
It’s that time of year again! And as always, I had trouble putting together my list of favorite music from this year. It’s very interesting for me because at first, I wasn’t even sure if I could fill...
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I felt a bit of a K-drama slump this year, but there was no shortage of wonderful OSTs. To be honest, I made this separate list of favorite OSTs mainly because of my top two. But it was also great to...
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My Top 20 Favorite Korean Dramas of 2022!
Before starting to figure out my list of favorite Korean dramas of the year, I kind of had the feeling that 2022 was a bit of a slump for K-dramas. I thought that, unlike last year, I wasn’t sure if I...
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My Top 4! Pre-2022 Korean Dramas I Watched This Year
When COVID first began to terrorize us all, I finally got the chance to catch up on all those Korean dramas I had been putting off for years. But this year, real life revved back up and I had much...
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My 2022 K-Drama All-Stars
This year, I decided to put together my K-Drama All-Stars list. That is, actors who I might have seen the most in my drama watching in 2022. And thankfully, those same actors are also among those who...
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Happy New Year!
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Commentary: The Early Success of the “Voltes V: Legacy” Trailer and What...
It was a big surprise in 2019 when GMA Network first announced they would be producing a live-action adaptation of the classic Japanese anime Voltes V. My first thought was “How?” Filipino networks,...
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Commentary/Review: “The New Eat Bulaga! Indonesia” an Unexpectedly Nostalgic...
It was definitely a big surprise when Eat Bulaga announced that an Indonesian network had purchased the franchise rights to the format for a local version in 2012. Of all the local Filipino formats...
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Commentary/Rant: Philippine TV Turbulence is Not Over Yet – The Failures of...
Time to vent! And apparently celebrate because #NetworkWarCulture is alive and well in the Philippines! Wowowowin! But really though, the last few weeks have seen some movement in Philippine...
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Commentary: The Future of Eat Bulaga – An Actual End of an Era?
I was supposed to post my updated Sentai rankings at this time, but I just couldn’t wait to talk about the still-developing news out of the Philippines. True to the topic at hand, nag-Bulaga talaga...
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Commentary: What’s the Big Deal About Liza Soberano?
#NetworkWarCulture. That’s what. For this special #FilipinoFriday, I’ll be ranting about the most-talked about issue in Philippine showbiz from the last few weeks. By the time this posts, some new...
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Commentary: The Drama Isn’t Over Yet! The Future of Eat Bulaga… And It’s...
Before Philippine entertainment goes dark for Holy Week, it seems like it has decided to drop a few bombshells for Mariteses everywhere to ponder over Easter weekend. To be clear, this post is just...
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Commentary/Review: Is The New “Eat Bulaga” Really as Bad as Everyone Says It Is?
Short answer: No, not at all. So, full disclosure before we begin: I’m not a diehard Eat Bulaga or TVJ fan. But my family regularly watched the show since we first subscribed to GMA Pinoy TV around 12...
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