TYPE OF REVIEW : HINDSIGHT REVIEW No spoilers. Not since last year’s Cinderella’s Sister has a Korean drama dropped the ball and wasted so much potential as much as Myung…
ABS-CBN’s Budoy is a somewhat brave new series about the title character, a 20 year old young man with Angelman syndrome. It is brave that the network actually developed a…
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW Moderate spoilers. Myung Wol the Spy (스파이 명월/Spy Myungwol) is a few weeks away from wrapping up its run on KBS World and…
It’s already been a few months and I’ve been meaning to write a review of it since it premiered. But now’s as good a time as any to talk about…
TV5’s first miniseries Sa Ngalan Ng Ina (In the Name of the Mother) is certainly being talked about for many reasons. The biggest of which is it is the official…
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW No spoilers. For the very spoiler Hindsight Review, click here. Rarely is my allegiance to a show, from any country, won right from…
Week of September 5, 2011 Seven Filipino dramas. That’s the most I’ve ever watched at the same time. Even funnier, I’m watching almost three times as many shows on GMA…
I had hopes for Munting Heredera in becoming a signature family drama for GMA. But it’s instead been a mostly heavy (with some lighthearted moments thanks to the children) drama with an older target audience.
This year, GMA had fantasy series Dwarfina and Captain Barbell in primetime, both geared for families, but the former more worthwhile than the latter. However, neither was very memorable.
But maybe, GMA Network’s newest primetime series Iglot can be that breakout family hit for them. ABS-CBN currently has 100 Days to Heaven, which certainly is greatly boosted by the talent of Xyriel Manabat.
Thalia, the original Maria la del Barrio. It was 1996 when I first met her… on TV of course. And it was thanks to my Aunt who loved Mexican telenovelas….
It is hard not to love KBS’ Baby-faced Beauty (동안미녀). The series was a perfect example of how to do a sweet, romantic comedy. While Romance Town has the upper…