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Show Me The Manny, Willie-lngly.

Look who’s plagiarizing again the concept of now defunct game show Wowowee? If then is TV5 and now GMA channel 7.

Wow, is this how famous is the concept of Wowowee that is why other Philippine TV channels plagiarizing the concept again? So GMA Channel 7 rating statistics that Eat Bulaga leaves behind Wowowee on TV ratings then, not true? For how come they will copy a concept of a former TV show of other TV channel or their rival TV network if the defunct TV show’s concept as well as the TV show is flop on Filipinos’ public taste? Hmm, something not right the TV rating statistics presented by GMA channel 7 then or is GMA channel 7 as it projects itself to the Filipino viewing public as the new No.1 TV station in the Philippines through boastly presenting TV rating statistics and its TV shows to be on top and garnering high ratings is just a mere amiss perception? Something like a blurred vision?

Remember GMA channel 7 just snatch Manny Pacquiao from ABS-CBN channel 2,is not it because Manny’s subsequent winnings then is winning the TV ratings of ABS-CBN channel 2 then; now that they got Manny and his winning TV coverage of his boxing matches which lately somehow just dropping audience share because of his dubious fights GMA Channel 7 now put Manny to be Willie Revillame’s clone to Clone Willie’s success on a new[??] game show with similitude and commonality of the now defunct game show Wowowee of their rival TV network ABS-CBN channel 2.

Gyrating sexy dancers, cheering audience and a shower of confetti and coming suddenly on spotlight; poor people in the audience hugging him and kissing him and asking money and Manny’s show off his singing talent; giving big prizes and cash, is indeed a WILLIE REVILLAME and WOWOWEE thing!!!!

What is more worst is that GMA channel 7 management put the air time of Manny Pacquiao new game show entitled “Manny Many Prizes” on direct competition with Willie Revillame’s “Wil Time Big Time”(formerly Willing Willie[and formerly Wowowee]) which is indeed not a “Kapuso” act just to snatch the TV audience share from TV5.

And one thing more for sure, if Manny’s new game show will be rock with controversies, he will also copy the defense statement of Willie Revillame, that is “Gusto kulang po magpasaya ng tao at tumulong..” (“I just want to make people happy and able to help them..”)
Truly indeed, a sure copy cat show AGAIN on Philippine TVtube. If is it not remake,it is a copy show that rules mostly the TV entertainment in the Philippines.

The Premier

Last October 23, 2010, the new game show of Willie Revillame on TV5 channel 5, Willing Willie premiers on Philippine television with expectation to match the success of now defunct Willie Revillame show Wowowee, however the new show despite it has different time slot compare to Wowowee still never rules the Philippine TV ratings during its debut on Philippine TV and within the days it was aired so far, contrary to the expectations that it will surely a big hit.

The show’s ratings  in its premier telecast is only second to ABS-CBN Channel 2 ‘ “TV Patrol” having 9.5 percent audience share while “TV Patrol” got 10.1 percent, wherein Willie Revillame’s s new show never make it to the Top five Philippine TV shows with highest rating during that day his show premiers. For the one that leads on the Top ratings were GMA channel 7 shows, “Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho” and the “Imbestigador” show both having the 12 percent ratings which is the highest TV ratings on that say; followed by ABS-CBN show, ““Wansapanataym”, having 11.3 percent ratings, and TV5 Channel 5 shows, “LOL Laugh Or Lose”and “Talentadong Pinoy” followed having percent ratings of 11.1 percent and 10.7 percent respectively. This is according to the survey done by AGB Nielsen People Ratings last October 27, 2010.

With the data above, Willie Revillame’s new show Willing Willie still never make it on top contrary to what the show is expected to gain due to the popularity of Mr. Willie Revillame. But in fairness the new show got not so bad ratings on it premier telecast which is still a good thing to reckon with and Willie’s magic is still working despite he change channel and all the controversies surrounding him. Good luck to him if in the next TV ratings his new show already enters the top five.

So far his new show Willing Willie is still a good watch despite of the vestiges of course of his former show Wowowee. It feels that Willing Willie is just a reformatted Wowowee with new people around except only Willie and the contestants of the shows pouring out their hearts out, as it was usually seen on Wowowee show.

His show Willing Willie is fortunately aired on its premier telecast despite of the TRO or temporary restraining order filed by ABS-CBN channel 2 to stop airing the new show before everything is already settled. Truly Mr. Wowowee Willie himself is still one of the influential celebrities in the Philippines.

Na-Wiling Willie?

Oh yes, Willie Revillame’s phenomenal sour of his Philippine showbiz career into one of the Philippines’ A-list celebrity is definitely a “wow” from being only a movie sidekicks, a drummer of a band and a financially poor underrate Philippine celebrity back then. However, has his current glitter and wealth developed him wings to sour more higher and forgot how he got on the top? For recently, there is a break-up between him and his former TV home network –ABS-CBN channel 2, which he owe his current success and wealth now, due to some contract problem and the axing of his noontime show “Wowowee” which have resulted or which compelled him to leave once and for all his TV home network and transfer to new TV network –TV5 channel 5.

But is ABS-CBN channel 2 the one to blame for the break-up and the demise of his noontime show “Wowowee” or was it Willie himself who created it wherein his TV home network just get sick and tired or exasperated by his episodic childish tantrums which bolted the end of his contract with his TV home network and the axed of “Wowowee”?

Do Willie Revillame recognized his own mistakes or just get caught by the showbiz glitter and financial wealth he currently experiencing, that is why he can’t see his own feet on the ground? Or is there is something personal which can never be shared to the public? Or does he felt controlled by his former TV home network and wanted to break-free and be himself just what his upcoming new game show in TV5 channel 5 wherein the title of its brand new show connotes “Willing-Willie”?Moreover he also vows that his new show “Willing-Willie” on TV5 that will be launched this last week of October which have somewhat the same format with “Wowowee”, will surely eclipse “Wowowee” overall, as if he alone makes his former noontime show “Wowowee” a big success then?

But actually, in reality it was not only him who made “Wowowee” a big success then, but also the staff and crew of “Wowowee” who also work hard to make it successful, as well as ABS-CBN channel 2’ influence locally and internationally (through ABS-CBN channel 2’s international channel “The Filipino Channel” or TFC). To say that he alone make “Wowowee” successful is an arrogance of ignorance and ungratefulness or unthankfulness to others who help him his show “Wowowee” successful also.

However, it is good that he separated, let us see now if he can duplicate “Wowowee”s success, yes duplicate only the idea originally conceptualized on the show “Wowowee”; that is entertainment and a public social welfare show.

Game and Musical Shows On Noontime

I don’t know if it is only in the Philippines whose noontime block on TV is packed seven times a week with variety of game and musical shows on basically two top Philippine TV networks and their avid followers leaves no option on what to watch on noon and afternoon siesta, no matter how the top Philippine TV reformat, axed, or replace their noontime variety (game and musical) shows; that’s how loyal they are. However, thank god that there are multiple options now of what to watch in the noon and afternoon hours if one want to keep alive or not sleepy, compare back then, so that we will not be intoxicated with so much of the same thing every day.

However, I list here all the noontime shows in the Philippines that has been aired since the birth of noontime shows in the Philippines.

1. Student Canteen – this is the very first noontime show in the Philippines that starts from 1958 to 1990.It was aired on different Philippine TV station but it was first telecast at CBN network or ABS-CBN channel 2 at present, which was conceived at the canteen of CBN then. Its original title is CBN canteen and also was aired on the CBN canteen itself but was later change to Student Canteen.

2.  Magandang Tanghali – the fist successor of Student Canteen (the Student Canteen then was temporarily off air due to leave of prime show host of it, eddie Ilarde.)This noontime show airs in 1967.

3. Stop, Look and Listen – another successor of Student Canteen premiers successively with Magandang Tanghali

4. Twelve O’ Clock High –another successor of Student canteen that premiers before the Martial Law

5. Ariel con Tina – a reformat version of Twelve O’Clock High when CBN network was closed due to Martial Law on RBS network which was not closed during martial law before it is just a station loaded with foreign shows. The Twelve O’ Clock High was moved here and was replaced with a new name. It airs from 1972 to 1974.

6. Lunch Break – this noontime was the replacement of Ariel con Tina before RBS network or now GMA channel 7 revived Student Canteen.

7. Eat Bulaga – eat bulaga primiers at 1979 on RPN channel 9 (now SolarTV channel)in tight competition with revived Student canteen on RBS network or GMA network, which it eventually win on the ratings.

8. Alas Dose sa Trese – this noontime show premiers in 1998 at IBC 13 or channel 13 (now off air)

9. Lunch Date – this noontime show premiers March 10, 1986 to March 19,1993 at GMA channel 7.This noontime show was in tight competition with Eat Bulaga on ABS –CBN channel 2 then.

10. Salo-Salo Together (SST) – this noontime show premiers after Lunch Date was axed. This was also in tight competition with Eat Bulaga on ABS-CBN channel 2 then.

11. Sang Linggo nAPO sila – the former Sunday show of the APO Hiking Society group has move to become a noontime show on ABS-CBN channel after Eat Bulaga leaves for GMA channel 7 in 1995 to 1998.

12. Magandang Tanghali Bayan(MTB) – another new noontime show in ABS-CBN channel 2 replacing Sang Linggo nAPO sila in November 30,1998 to February 4,2005.The noontime show have replacement titles like Masayang Tanghali Bayan and Esep-Esep.

13. Wowowee – the controversial noontime show after MTB that premiers on February 5, 2005 after MTB or Magandang Tanghali Bayan ended.

15. Pilipinas Win na Win – a brand new noontime show in replacement with the axed of Wowowee which premiers July 31, 2010.

Why Eat Bulaga Stand Still?

There are a lot of noontime shows on different Philippine TV channels that comes and go, but Eat Bulaga remains standing for already 3 decades now; wonder what its secret?

A noontime show actually can be varied, that is, it could be a game show, a talk show, a kiddie show, a sitcom or a comedy show, a drama series, or even a news or educational show. However, in the Philippines, a noontime show is stereotype as a show that show cases variety of games and fun that covers the noontime slot from 12 noon until 2 p.m.; six times a week. This is has been for past 30 decades now and continually ruling the Philippine Television noontime slot wherein the first noontime show is not Eat Bulaga, but the Student Canteen show which primary aim then of the show is to entertain students eating on the canteen while they are having their lunch break. The Student Canteen is aired then on CBS Network (now ABS –CBN channel 2) which only last a 3 decades due to the CBS Network then was one of the Philippine TV Network that forced to go off air because of Martial Law or was forced by the Marcos Administration to be closed, while the RBS (now GMA channel 7) was left unclosed because it is just a mere Philippine TV network that showcases almost foreign shows on its time slots, just like RPN 9 today.

After the closing of the Student Canteen show, another show was formed and was aired on RBS network; and after this show, Eat Bulaga was born but it was not aired first on GMA channel 7 rather it was first aired on RPN 9, then move to ABS-CBN channel 2 and then finally to GMA channel  7

Eat Bulaga has been on 3 channels for many years and was never owned by any of the 3 channels it was aired (though ABS-CBN tries to buy it from TAPE –Television And Production Exponents, Inc, company but TAPE never sold it, thus they force to move Eat Bulaga to GMA Channel 7), rather it was owned by an independent company – the TAPE. And for this reason Eat Bulaga is just a mere concessionary show on the Philippine TV networks it was aired and not owned by the Philippine TV network itself, thus Eat Bulaga cannot be axed or off air by the Philippine TV network it was aired, despite if its TV ratings declines on the ground; the independent company who owns it will just move it into another Philippine TV channel for another brand new concessionary contract, if its ratings declines from the former TV network it was aired and if the former TV network it was aired and if the former TV network it was aired decided to end the contract of airing Eat Bulaga on their TV network.

So Eat Bulaga’s secret to 3 decades of success is not indeed a real secret anyway, rather it was just a pure business matters.

Fantasy Series on Philippine Primetime Television

Before, a fantasy series is just a one episode on a particular child TV programs on either very early morning slot or early evening slot on Philippine TV programming which are only meant for a kiddie audience, but the success of “Marina” – the very first fantasy drama series put on a primetime slots which really gain a high ratings – have changed the landscape of Philippine primetime programming wherein every primetime slots of major TV networks in the Philippines (namely ABS-CBN channel 2,GMA Channel 7 ,and TV5 Channel 5) have one or more fantasy drama series in their respective primetime programming which boast not only the strong plot but also the special effects they use on every scenes.

Both Filipino adult and children enjoy watching these fantasy dram series (the proof is the high ratings of this kind of TV programs) as an alternative to the surge of drama series which have only a repetitive story plots which flooded the primetime TV slots of Philippine TV before fantasy dram series emerged into the slots of primetime programming.

The rise of fantasy drama series in the Philippine television was heavily influenced by the fantasy and sci-fi (science fiction) movies being produced by Hollywood or foreign film outpits which do really hit the box-office and gain profits from producing them. This inspires the Filipino writers to do the same thing on their primetime TV slots to compensate for the growing needs of Filipino audience for an alternative TV viewing, than intoxicate Filipino audience with too much drama series and news programs. It is also a way to balance their TV programs.

Among the best fantasy drama series ever produced for Philippine TV aside from “Marina”, were “Mulawin”, ”Lobo”, ”Engkatadia” ,”Ang Panday”, ”Dyesebel”, ”Lastikman”, and “Darna”. However, there are a lot more fantasy drama series produced but they are more kiddie in style.

The Philippine TV Comic Millionaire

Who can imagine that a poor showbiz underdog personality that begins in the Philippine showbiz as a mere extra into a favorite naughty comic side-kick of most Philippine action stars in their respective movies surprises the entire Philippines showbiz land when he becomes an instant millionaire by just hosting a regular daily noontime show on ABS-CBN Channel 2 having a salary of more than 20 million pesos a month.

But this was just a rough assumption of his monthly income because the management of ABS-CBN Channel 2 never reveals the real deal of his monthly income. Actually, some guess that it could be 25 million pesos per month or even more than a whooping 40 million pesos a month because he files a 40 million pesos tax regularly on the Bureau of Internal Revenue or BIR.

It is really surprising that his talent fee have accelerated into so much height that even the president of the Philippines never have a salary like it, yet this comic Philippine star still express complains on his own noontime show or is he just so pressured and stress of his popularity and instant riches and wealth?

Of course, what I am talking about is Mr. Wowowee – Willie Revillame, who has a public life or an open life ever since he began joining showbiz. Every Filipino TV viewers have witness his ups and downs and now his condition from rags into riches. Some loves him but some hates him because of his naughty and straightforward mouth. His noontime show –Wowowee have beaten the No.1 ratings of its competitor noontime show – Eat Bulaga, one time.

Philippine Sports’ Limelight Grabber

Philippine Sports is not as bizarre as Philippine Showbiz and the limelight is not always focus on one sports athlete but shifting from one athlete into another depending on a phenomenal victory an athlete have won. But how come some Philippine sports athlete becomes a Philippine showbiz personality like Philippine basketball superstar Alvin Patrimonio. However, his showbiz career is short-lived, perhaps because he is not an opportunist one. But currently there is a Philippine sports icon who grabs every opportunity, who else but the seven time world boxing champion Manny Pacquio. Since his arousal from his not famous amateur boxing state into now mega sports superstar condition and multi-millionaire celebrity state, he has eclipsed all known past kings of Philippine sports, grabbing the sports icon limelight from others into him. Of all the Philippine sports icons, he has the most publicity and of course the most showbiz celebrity-like sports career.

Take for examples, his controversial link to Philippine showbiz star Ms. Ara Mina; his roller coaster ride shifting of TV contracts from the two giant Philippine TV stations : from ABS-CBN Channel 2 to GMA Channel 7 and from GMA Channel 7 back into ABS-CBN Channel 2 again and from ABS-CBN Channel 2 into GMA Channel 7 again; his multiple commercial sponsorship and even his wife and aged-mother grab the limelight to be included on his commercial flicks; his two films which flop on the box-office; his TV shows on GMA Channel 7 ; his online public forum; his ambition to run for a political position but now recently he has won a congressional seat; and other opportunities which he grabs along his way.

Truly, he does not spare but always grab every offer that comes along his way. There is no Philippine sports icon in the Philippine that have an immense popularity like him, indeed.