March 29th, 2009
TV5 Wants to Hear From You
Call me a TV5 slut, but I seriously was excited when I heard they were relaunching last year. Even then, I watched my evening news from singko, I was a fan of Dokyu which eventually turned into Shorts which eventually expanded to Cinemalaya on ABC, and I watched Philippine Idol betting for Gian Magdangal. Oh, and there was Mommy Elvie too! Seeing them relaunch was, for me, another chance for Pinoy TV to progress a little. I honestly don’t want the crap the biggest networks are feeding people anymore; that’s coming from a laking-dos kid. That was the only clear channel at the province back then. Now, there’s GMA and Studio 23 and cable too. A reinvigorated channel, I thought, would provide alternatives and would take more risks in terms of originality if they want to gain people’s attention.
Interestingly, they’re seeking word from the online community nowadays. They’ve gathered a pool of local bloggers to whom they introduce their shows. And they ask for feedback from these people who obviously are the ones getting read when Googlers (an emerging demog) wonder about the new programs. Which brings me to the point: if you watch Midnight DJ (which strangely gives me that defunct Streetboys horror show vibe), if you like Lipgloss better than Gossip Girl, and if you watch the teen mag show called Flo, they could give you a DSLR. Whut? Seriously. They haven’t announced what specific unit, but to give you an idea, they easily gave away stuff like iPod Shuffles, external hard drive, and TV at the blogger meet-ups! Just click HERE for the rules of the game, and you may even end up claiming you 15 minutes of fame stub soon!
Last thing, if you’re a little broke but you wanna have a break and watch a movie, you just go HERE and say what are you gonna do if you win a million. Big problem, no? I know, I know, I’ve said it before that Slumdog Millionaire isn’t the best movie, but if you can watch it for free with a VIP pass on a special screening this April 6, I say why the hell not? If there’s one thing that I admired most about Slumdog, that’s the cinematography. Sure will be amazing to watch it on the big screen with great speakers. And watch out for the epic Amitabh scene, then give me a shoutout later. Ciao!
May 20th, 2009 1:18 pm
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