#PBBScripted

May bagong housemates na naman ang Bahay ni Kuya. Pero kapansin-pansing walang hindi kagandahan o kagwapuhan, walang mukhang adik, walang mula sa hirap, at wala ring edad 30 pataas. Ano 'to, artista search? Oo nga't may ilang pinalad na maging artista sa dating housemates pero iilan lang talaga. Pero kagabi, lampas sa kalahati ng bilang ng housemates ang maganda at gwapo. Alam na!

Dream. Believe. Survive. PBB: ALL IN.

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Ayon sa Twitter, #PBBScripted ang naitalang number 1 trending topic sa Pilipinas mula kahapon nang tanghali hanggang sa mga oras na sinusulat ko ang blog na ito. Hindi na ako nagtaka kung bakit ganito ang tingin ng nakararami. Ang sabi kasi sa intro ng kickoff, pinagsama daw ang regular, celebrity, at teen editions para sa season na ito. Pero bakit maraming mukhang artista?

Sa mga nakalipas na cycle ng PBB, mapa-regular, celebrity o peebeebeeteens man, kahit papaano'y balanse ang bilang ng housemates base sa kanilang personal background. May anak-mayaman, may mahirap pa sa daga, may maarte, may kalog, may mahiyain, may kulang sa pansin, may commercial model, may Betty La Fea, may tambay sa gym, may tambay sa kanto, may professional, may walang modo, may malusog, may patpatin, may celebrity, may anak ng celebrity, may imported, at may mukhang naligaw ng landas. From all walks of life, ika nga. Pero ngayon, binansagan pang ALL IN ang season na ito pero parang hindi naman talaga pasok ang lahat. Hindi rin lahat ng nakapasok ay nag-audition.

Tutal, mukhang artista search naman ang patutunguhan nito, kay Vickie tayo!

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Nasa HOUSE A nga pala ang lahat ng mga bata, mayaman, sikat, maganda at gwapo. Wala pang laman yung HOUSE B.

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The Voice Kids Blind Auditions Set

Habang ako'y namamangka sa Facebook kanina, nakita ko ang litratong ito:

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Presenting: Ang bagong Blind Auditions Set ng The Voice Kids!

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 At sa wakas, napalitan na ang Voltes V Chairs! Yehey!

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Kayang-kaya naman pala nilang gumawa ng ganitong set. Dapat sa first season pa lang, ganito na! Matatandaang pinagpyestahan ng netizens ang itsura ng The Voice of the Philippines Blind Auditions Set noong nakaraang taon. Ako mismo, nadismaya.

Good job to the people behind the show! Nag-improve kahit papaano! Dahil dito, umaasa akong mas maganda na rin ang set para sa Battle Rounds.

At wag nyo na rin ibabalik si Apl sa Season 2 para masaya.

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Dapat nanalo si Dan

Ngayon lang ulit ako nanood ng "The Voice of the Philippines" dahil nalaman kong sa wakas ay natapos na ang pagkahaba-habang Blind Auditions. 7 weeks. Wow. Daming pera from sponsors nun.

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Pagbukas ko ng TV, bumungad agad ang opening prod nina Charice, Yeng Constantino, at... sino nga ba 'yung isa? Anyway, nagsayang lang sila ng oras kasi pwede pa sana magdagdag ng isa o dalawa pang Battle pairs sa Night 1. Apat na pares lang kasi ang nag-perform at mas marami pa akong napanood na commercials kaysa sa mismong programa kagabi. Saka sa Live Shows pa dapat lumitaw 'yang mga ganyang prod. Nagmukhang ASAP tuloy.

'Yung unang pares mula sa Team Apl, parang wala lang. Pagdating naman sa Team Bamboo, maraming nadismaya nang piliin ni Bamboo si Lee Grane as Battle winner kahit malinaw na si Dan ang nanalo. Panoorin mo ulit:


Maski si Lee Grane, alam na talo siya. Hindi ko lang alam kung bakit siya pa rin ang pinili ni Bamboo. Kung ang kanyang "gut feel, artistry, faith" lang ang basehan sa pagpili niya ng Battle winner, ano pang silbi ng Battle Round? Pero wala na rin naman tayong magagawa. Congratulations to Dan. Na-mafia ka lang.

Moving on, maganda ang naging laban ng pares mula Team Sarah. Nasabi ko nga kagabi na "'Yan ang battle!"


Pero pagkatapos ng laban nila, ako'y nalungkot kasi walang Steal o Save para sa natalo. Siguro next season pa (kung may next season pa). Paasa lang 'yung buttons at "I WANT YOU" (himala, may ilaw na) sa Voltes V Chairs. Sana tinanggal na lang nila.

At syempre, ang bago kong paborito: si Mitoy!


Sana tumagal siya sa Team Lea at umabot hanggang sa Finals. Mabuhay ang "The Face"!

Tuloy ang Battles next week at sana dagdagan naman nila, 'wag lang 4 pairs/trios. Napansin ko nga pala sa next week's episode teaser na nagpalit ng outfit ang coaches. Hahaha! Naapektuhan sa negative comments. Sa pagkakaalam ko, 2 days lang sila nag-taping at kung sa mga susunod pang episodes ay nagpalit ulit sila ng damit, sigurado na akong naapektuhan sila sa mga natanggap na puna during the Blind Auditions.

Isa pa pala, napansin ko lang after each battle, sinasabi ni Toni sa battle winners na pasok na sila sa next round, not specifically sa Live Shows. Does that mean there will be a Knockouts/Showdowns to cut the number of contestants by half before the Live Shows begin? O umaasa na naman ako sa wala tulad ng pag-asa kong may Steal?

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The Voice PH Battle Rounds Set

Updated: 7/11/2013

Naglabas ng ilang litrato ang The Voice of the Philippines Facebook page ng mga kuha mula sa taping ng Battle Rounds. Noong Martes, lumabas ang dalawang ito:

#‎VoicePH‬ Update: Coach Bamboo ready for battle! | facebook.com/TheVoiceABSCBN

#‎VoicePH‬ Battle Round set sneak peek. | facebook.com/TheVoiceABSCBN 

Ang liit ng stage pero hindi na masama. Wala naman tayong magagawa, hindi ba? Kumpara sa Blind Auditions, malaking improvement na ito (Clap clap sa production design team). Pero ang talagang nagustuhan ko dito ay sa wakas, nakita ko na ang live band! Hindi ko kasi nakita 'yung banda sa Blind Auditions kaya akala ko'y recorded ang music ng mga nag-audition.

Para naman sa mga nagtataka kung bakit parang boxing ring ang stage, ganyan talaga 'yan. Mixed martial arts ang laban eh. At uto-uto ka kung naniwala ka naman. Ganito ang siste: Bawat coach ay pipili ng dalawa o tatlong artists sa kanyang team para magkasamang kumanta ng iisang kanta. Tutulungan at gagabayan naman sila ng kanilang coach at kasama nitong mentor bago tuluyang makipagbuno sa boxing ring. Pagkatapos ng performance, pipili ang kanilang coach ng battle winner at pasok na siya sa next round. At base sa litratong nasa ibaba, mukhang may pag-asa pa ang matatalong artist.

The Ultimate Multimedia Star @CelestineGonzaga for The ‪#‎VoicePH‬ Battles. Abangan. | facebook.com/TheVoiceABSCBN 

Pagkatapos mong tingnan si Toni, tingin ka naman sa background. Makikitang may buttons pa rin ang Big Red Voltes V Chairs. Dalawa lang ang ibig sabihin nito:

1. May Steal/Save at posible ring may Knockouts ang Philippine version o kaya nama'y
2. Nakalimutan lang tanggalin.

#‎VoicePH‬ Battle Rounds Day 2 today. Good luck, artists! Let the battle begin! | facebook.com/TheVoiceABSCBN 

Mapapansin naman sa kuhang ito na katabi ng coaches ang kanilang mentors. Nakilala ko agad si Gerard Salonga for Coach Lea at si Gary V. naman for Coach Sarah. Hindi ko naman makilala 'yung kay Bamboo at kay Apl... Nasan kay Apl?!

Sa Australian version, kasama rin ang mentors pero nakaupo sila sa likuran ng coaches. Pwede munang kausapin ng coach ang mentor bago mag-decide ng battle winner. Sa US and UK versions naman, sa rehearsals lang lumilitaw ang mentors. Dahil dito, naisipan kong maghanap sa YouTube ng Battle Rounds video clips ng orihinal na The Voice of Holland at ito ang aking nakita:


Kapansin-pansin ang pagkakapareho ng maliit na set pati ang mentors sa tabi ng coaches. Maliit din siguro ang studio nila doon. Ngayon alam ko na kung bakit parang may sariling mundo ang production team ng The Voice of the Philippines. Akala ko dahil nagtitipid sila ng budget. 'Yun pala, mas pinili nilang gayahin ang set ng original version kaysa mas kilalang US at UK versions. Well, good luck na lang sa pagtitipid nila.

 Coach @MsLeaSalonga ready for the 2nd day of Battle Rounds. ‪#‎VoicePH‬ | facebook.com/TheVoiceABSCBN

Ayon sa isang tweet ni Ms. Lea Salonga, sa July 28 daw magsisimula ang airing ng Battle Rounds. Wow, ang tagal. At base sa napakaraming episodes ng Blind Auditions, tingin ko'y isang buwan din itong eere. Baka sa September pa ang Live Shows at tatanghalin ng Guinness ang The Voice of the Philippines bilang may pinakamaraming episodes ng The Voice sa buong mundo.

Matagal pa ang July 28. Matagal pa akong maghihintay. Nawalan na kasi ako ng interes sa first episode pa lang ng Blind Auditions kaya hindi ko na rin pinanood ang mga sumunod na episodes. Sana lang ay hindi masayang ang aking matagal na paghihintay. At sana, nag-Rexona si Apl para he won't let me down.

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Ang mga problema ko sa 'The Voice PH' Pilot

Napanood ko ang pilot episode ng 'The Voice of the Philippines' kanina at hindi ko mapigilang madismaya na naman. Napapanood ko kasi ang US at UK versions kaya naman tumaas ang expectations ko sa Philippine version. Pero noong nakita ko nga ang kumalat ng photos mula sa taping ng Blind Auditions noong Abril, ako'y nadismaya.

Nasayang agad ang first 15 minutes sa mga bagay na pinalabas naman sa Primer last Sunday. Heto na ang listahan ng mga napansin ko kanina:

1. Parang PBB. 
2. Maliit ang studio. 
3. Voltes V chairs. 
4. Walang live band. 
5. Walang tunog ang button. 
6. Walang ilaw ang "I WANT YOU" sa ibaba ng upuan. 
7. Hindi sabay-sabay umikot ang upuan ng coaches na hindi pumindot pagkatapos ng performance. 
8. Kulang sa langis ang upuan. 
9. Kulang sa ilaw. 
10. Kulang sa Enervon ang audience. 
11. Ang daming commercal. At
12. Bakit coach si Sarah Geronimo?

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Kung magkakaroon man ito ng 2nd season, sana ayusin nila ang lahat ng mga nakalista sa taas.

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Survivor: Caramoan - 2 split votes, 1 perfect blindside

SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched the most recent episode of Survivor then watch it now!

Since Malcolm was voted out, I lost the will to watch the remaining episodes of Survivor. He's been my bet since last season and I thought he will redeem himself and win this time. Unfortunately, he's on the Jury side again. He played well in the game but still finished earlier than I expected and that really sucks. Now with Malcolm out of the game, what's there left to see? Then I thought, why not watch how the former Stealth R Us alliance will slit each other's throat?

This week's episode featured two immunity challenges and two Tribal Councils. The first immunity challenge, I believe was designed for Reynold and Eddie since Jeff mentioned both of them after Malcolm's torch was snuffed last Tribal. The winner of the challenge receives a clue to a hidden immunity idol (which Malcolm failed to find last time) in addition to the immunity necklace. However, after seeing donuts and a glass of milk, Eddie jumped out of the challenge with Erik, leaving Reynold fighting for immunity. But in the end, Andrea won the challenge and found the idol later with the help of her allies. Andrea wanted Brenda out but no one joined her plan. At Tribal Council, the remaining Stealth R Us members split their votes between the last two Amigos. Reynold was voted out as expected.

The second immunity challenge was dominated by Erik and won his first individual immunity. Back at camp, Andrea still wants to blindside Brenda. Cochran became suspicious about it and planned to blindside Andrea instead. But since Andrea has an idol, Cochran convinced the rest to split the vote between Andrea and Eddie. If Andrea plays her idol, Eddie's gone. At the second Tribal Council, Cochran's plan worked out when Andrea did not play her idol. The blindside sent a stunned Andrea to the Jury. Clearly, she didn't see that one coming. So now, we're down to the final six. The end is near!

Here's next week's preview:


2 episodes to go before Survivor: Caramoan - Fans vs Favorites 2 wraps up!

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Survivor: Caramoan - The Three Amigos

SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched the most recent episode of Survivor then watch it now!

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Finally! The Stealth R Us kingpin is out of the game, thanks to the Three Amigos: Malcolm, Reynold, and Eddie. Reynold won immunity while Malcolm found his second hidden immunity idol and gave Eddie the other one during the craziest Tribal Council ever. With the three outcasts having immunity and all members of Stealth R Us alliance except Erik stuck with the split vote plan, the Specialist was voted out and became the second member of the Jury. Well played, Amigos, well played.

Everybody's happy but Phillip. He's so confident with the game he opted out of the immunity challenge right away. His story about being trapped underwater during his childhood is not even a valid reason for not participating. The metal grate challenge in last week's episode is much more scarier than this week's challenge. So, is the story even true?

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Phillip's confidence didn't saved him from being voted out and joined Michael in the Jury. Now, what's next for the Three Amigos? The numbers game stands 6-3 in favor of Stealth R Us. The Amigos must pull another crazy stunt to survive the next Tribal Council.

Here's next week's preview:


Next time on Survivor: Will Sherri and Erik join the Three Amigos? And everyone's favorite challenge is back! The Survivor Auction!

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Survivor: Caramoan - Brandon vs Phillip

SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched the most recent episode of Survivor then watch it now!


I've been watching Survivor US since a local channel made it available here in the Philippines. I became a fan ever since and watched the show religiously. Through the years, each season has its own ups and downs and has featured historic Survivor firsts. But last night's Survivor first is the most surprising and unpleasant to date.

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I have never seen anyone act like what Brandon did last night. Watching him spilling rice and beans all over the camp just makes me wish he never returned to the show at all. What a disappointment. This is not the Brandon I used to know in South Pacific. This season's Brandon is unstable, damaged, and unacceptable. Something is seriously wrong with him and I believe he needs professional help. It just concerns me that people blame everything to Russell Hantz. In my opinion, Russell Hantz is the best Survivor castaway that ever played the game. Brandon on the other hand is a loose canon. I hope people stop comparing the two. May God Bless Brandon.

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Fans of the show know that Phillip is annoying and at some points, entertaining. But triggering Brandon's rampage? Unbelievable. The rest of the Favorites did not take him seriously, not one bit. The Special Agent is just playing his own game and unfortunately, Brandon has low tolerance for Phillip's unique characteristics. I'm just glad Jeff Probst was able to control the situation before it gets ugly. It's a good thing Brandon respects Jeff and the "Tribal Council" went smoothly. This is by far the most intense episode in the history of Survivor.

Here's next week's preview:


Next time on Survivor: Corinne vs Phillip and a twist. Will it be a tribe switch, a merge, a both-tribes-going-to-tribal or something new?

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