Erich Gonzales won the 2nd season of ABS-CBN’s Star Circle Quest in 2005. She waited and waited for her big break, watching as other, newer “stars” with considerably less talent…
The Philippines’ TV5 has been on a roll since finally ramping up its efforts to be a legitimate threat to the decade-long duopoly on Philippine television. Aside from successes in…
The Philippines’ GMA Network has had its share of successes and failures, as does any television network. But rarely have they assembled a primetime line-up quite like this one. A…
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW Basic set-up spoilers. After the rousing success of Dream High this time last year, it was a no-brainer for KBS to order up…
The last time I did a Check-in Review, I ranted about the stunning decline (and slow recovery) of ABS-CBN’s Maria la del Barrio. That was halfway through the series’ run…
I had high hopes for GMA’s Munting Heredera. With Gloria Romero leading a big ensemble cast, before it premiered, I thought, finally, GMA has what it can call its big…
With my interest in Japanese tokusatsu at an all-time high after finishing Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, Tensou Sentai Goseiger and now nearing the conclusion of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, I thought it…
GMA’s primetime dramas are known more for being fantasy-focused as opposed to being straight, well, fantasy-less dramas. While GMA has had several non-fantasy soap operas, they haven’t had that one…
GMA Network took a big risk with its self-dubbed “epicserye” Amaya; a big historical drama with some fantasy, costumed characters, very deep, malalim Tagalog/Filipino dialogue. This in a television landscape…
And it becomes curiouser and curiouser. So I started writing this at the beginning of the week before the new red motif kicked in on the show, officially signaling the…