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Regal Entertainment Inc. ACTORS: Jerome Ponce, Teejay Marquez, Ron Angeles, Johannes Rissler, Kat Galang FORMAT: Digital Web Series PREMISE: BenXJim follows the story of two people who turn from strangers, to friends, to lovers, back to strangers with memories. (Regal Ent. Inc) WHERE TO WATCH IT: Regal Entertainment Inc.’s YouTube Channel WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT Regal Entertainment Inc. doesn’t just have the enormous talent of Ponce and Marquez, and their beautiful rapport, to make BenXJim work. It also has a bracing story that most audiences won’t have difficulty relating to. Regal Entertainment’s arrival to the boys’ love scene seems…
Secrets have been revealed, and while it remains unknown to Marissa (Jodi Sta.Maria) that her betrayal is already exposed to Ellice, both seem to be already preparing for the impending war looming ahead. A new character enters Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin, and it isn’t just one of the regular office gossipmongers (whose almost only work to do is to gather in groups to talk about their bosses)－ she is Adelina Guevara (Carla Martinez), or ‘Madam’, leader of a powerful syndicate which Marissa seems to be working for. Her back story is being told through flashback scenes, providing details of…
The coolest and funniest Pinoy adventurer is back, not on television or movies but online. Since September, ABS-CBN has started bringing back the popular 2000’s weekend show, Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko that has reintroduced many local folklore to the Filipino audience. And his return is definitely a hit! Not only uploaded episodes are reaching hundred thousand views (the pilot has so far hit the 1.3 million mark), episode premieres are also recording a high number of live viewers, usually peaking at more than 15,000 viewers at a given time. Offered under the weekly fantasy-drama anthology, ‘Komiks Presents’, the first…
Creeping darkness, creaking doors, mysterious accidents, and lots of deaths..seems like the newest Star Cinema horror is up to deliver an unforgettable scare-fest this Halloween Kim Chiu-led U-Turn is the fifth iteration of the Indian supernatural horror of the same title, the second remake outside of India. Interestingly, it’s among the very few full-length local films set to be released in time of the pandemic. Its release also perfectly coincides with the Halloween season, which makes it the right movie to watch during the day of the dead in the comfort of our homes. Kim Chiu plays a news reporter…
The official trailer for KathNiel’s first digital movie series has just been dropped by Star Cinema! The first proper look at the Kathryn Bernardo-Daniel Padilla-starrer, ‘The House Arrest of Us’ provides some interesting details about the box-office couple’s reunion project, sending shockwaves of ‘kilig’ across the internet, and quenching the thirst of their millions of fans who have waited more than two years to see the two love birds finally work again on a project together. First off, The House Arrest of Us takes the current pandemic as its backdrop. Padilla’s and Bernardo’s characters have just been engaged, forcing the…
GMA NETWORK ACTORS: Tom Rodriguez, Lovi Poe, Winwyn Marquez FORMAT: Mini-series PREMISE: A couple’s deteriorating relationship is further threatened by the arrival of another woman TIME SLOT: Weeknights, 9:15 pm WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT GMA Network’s third offering under its new primetime drama anthology, I Can See You, can’t be something audiences haven’t seen before. High-Rise Lovers is a story of a couple whose marriage is on the rocks, and the woman who comes between them. In High-Rise Lovers, Samantha (Lovi Poe) and Luis (Tom Rodriguez) are just heading to the most difficult part of their marriage. Samantha is…
ABS-CBN returned to free television last weekend, and although test broadcast started a few days back, it wasn’t until last Saturday, October 10, when a major Kapamilya program premiered on A2Z － the new free tv channel born out of the union between Bro. Eddie Villanueva’s Zoe Broadcasting Inc. and ABS-CBN Corporation. The rebranded Channel 11 held its arms wide open for the Kapamilya programs, as well as shows from other content providers. The 10-year old Kapamilya noontime show, It’s Showtime, was the first to debut on A2Z. The mood was highly celebratory when mainstay hosts, especially Vice Ganda, Vhong…
A2Z | KAPAMILYA CHANNEL HOSTS: Vice Ganda, Anne Curtis, Vhong Navarro, Amy Perez, Kim Chiu, Jhong Hilario, Karylle, Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz, Kim Chiu, Ryan Bang FORMAT: Variety/Noon time PREMISE: TIMESLOT: Weekdays and Saturdays, 12 pm WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT It’s Showtime’s arrival at its new home may present some challenges to the show’s hosts, but surprises and excitement loom on the noontime show’s horizon as renewed energy fuels it and its followers to remain glued to the show. No one has seen the It’s Showtime’s hosts as energetic and excited as they were last October 10 － at…
ABS-CBN is finally returning to free television, three months since it went off the air in response to a cease and desist order imposed by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). Kapamilya Shows Return to Free Television Through a blocktime deal with Zoe Broadcasting Inc. and its founder, Jesus is Lord evangelist, Bro. Eddie Villanueva, media giant, ABS-CBN made a successful comeback on free television on October 10. Rebranded as A2Z, Zoe Broadcasting Inc’s flagship VHF station, Channel 11. The deal includes the airing of select ABS-CBN entertainment programs (tv series and movies) as well as public service shows, but excluding…
GMA NETWORK ACTORS: Paolo Contis. Yasmien Kurdi, Andrea Torres, Benjamin Alves FORMAT: Mini-series PREMISE: A devastated husband sees his deceased wife in his brother’s beautiful girlfriend TIME SLOT: Weeknights, 9:15 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am0MUkC3cvQ WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT Seasoned actor Paolo Contis lead this beautiful story of undying love and second chances with a compelling performance ‘THE PROMISE’, the second title under GMA Network’s newest drama anthology ‘I Can See You’, is brooding but hopeful, its story a powerful testament of undying love. Under the direction of Zig Dulay, who helmed several Kapuso series including Sahaya, Dangwa, and Sirkus, the series…
Local television brimmed with delightful surprises over the past week, and it looks like it will take a few more weeks before the audience can get over them. Among those shockers is an explosive love scene in one of the most followed Pinoy BL series today. INTERNET GOES WILD OVER ‘MY DAY THE SERIES’ This Miko Gallardo and Iñaki Torres-starrer has been around for several weeks now and has been one of the most viewed Pinoy BL series on YouTube since its debut, but its most recent episode (episode 8) took the whole internet by storm. The said episode features…
ABS-CBN’s chances of getting a new franchise from the current congress become even slimmer as the House of Representatives descends to a chaotic selection of a new House Speaker. There was a hope, following encouragements from various supportive groups, including the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) and members of the House of Representatives, themselves, that re-application would bear a more favorable result for the embattled media giant. The European Union Parliament’s threat of placing the country on their trade sanctions list if a new franchise won’t be granted, is also viewed as an added pressure for Congress to…
TV5/ASTERISK DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT ACTORS: Enzo Santiago, Darwin Yu, Yayo Aguila, Jojit Lorenzo, Karissa Toliongco, Z Mejia, Sam Cafranca FORMAT: DIGITAL/TV SERIES PREMISE: MY EXTRAORDINARY is a tender story about innocence, friendship, the beauty of awakening desire, acceptance, and how time heals all wounds. (Asterisk Digital Entertainment) TIME SLOT: Sundays, 11PM WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT The first mainstream Pinoy BL drama is brimming with gentle charm and tenderness, offering a beautifully crafted coming-of-age tale, that transcends across important themes like acceptance, friendship, family, the beauty of awakening desires, among many others The delight of mundane concerns abounds in the Asterisk…
GMA NETWORK ACTORS: Alden Richards, Jasmine Curtis, Pancho Magno, Denise Barbacena, and Shyr Valdez FORMAT: Drama Anthology PREMISE: A dedicated frontliner nurse navigates life in the “new normal” with the help of her handsome photographer neighbor TIME SLOT: Weeknights, 9:20 PM WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT Alden Richards and Jasmine Curtis-Smith are back together as a pair in a story that will surely elicit lightheartedness, and ‘kilig.’ LOVE ON THE BALCONY, GMA Network’s first scripted production that was fully shot during the pandemic is filled with breezy warmth and contagious lightheartedness. First of at least four titles under the Kapuso…
KAPAMILYA CHANNEL ACTORS: Angelica Panganiban, Paulo Avelino, Zanjoe Marudo, Jake Cuenca, Arci Muñoz, Tonton Gutierrez, Ronnie Lazaro, Lotlot de Leon, Cherry Pie Picache, JC Santos, McCoy de Leon, Mary Joy Apostol, Victor Silayan, Sherry Lara, Javi Benitez FORMAT: Teleserye PREMISE: Two estranged parents are forced to reunite and work together to retrieve their son who went missing TIME SLOT: Weeknights, 9:20 pm WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT The Kapamilya Network offers Walang Hanggang Paalam, its second fully digital teleserye, the first being ‘Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin’, featuring top-notch performances from its lead actors, in an incredibly moving story of…
GMA NETWORK HOSTS: Various Kapuso artists including Alden Richards, Julie Anne San Jose, Mark Bautista, Christian Bautista, Paolo Contis, Ruru Madrid, Kyline Alcantara, and Gabbi Garcia FORMAT: Musical variety PREMISE: Kapuso performers combine music and comedy in a variety show that also offers games that viewers can win from TIME SLOT: Noontime, Sundays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CJJVF8ERTM WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT All-out sing and dance performances, comedy sketches, and now fun games, are rolled into one in GMA Network’s flagship variety program. Kapuso artists are back on GMA Network’s All Out Sundays studio to perform for loyal viewers, after several months of…