StarStruck – Test 22 – Lights, Camera, Audition!

Nag-acting workshop ang mga survivors with Kuya Bodjie. Ang daming iyakan!
Bugz DaigoMarky CieloJohan SantosVivo Ouano
Best Acress: Rea Nakpil
Best Actors: Marky Cielo, Johan Santos

Worst Actress: Jackie Rice
Worst Actor: Gian Carlos

Video Clip: Yes/No Exercise

Iwa: May-bakla kang siyota ano?
Chuck: Yes!

Video Clip: Explode-Boom!

Sayaw Vivo. Sayaw Vivo. Hahaha.

Video Clip: Acting

Jana: Gian… inaamin ko crush kita, oo.
Chuck: (Inggit ako!)

Some thoughts: For the first time, hindi ko na-appreciate si Sara Larsson. Mukhang hindi na yata talaga siya mag-sha-shine, at wala siyang talent. They showed Sara, Jackie Rice and Vivo Ouano having “playtime” in the corner while everybody else were serious at what they were doing. Okay lang to not have talent but at least try, but to not have talent and not try at all, bakit ka pa nasa TV?

StarStruck – Test 21 – Magpakatotoo Ka Survivor

Where to begin? Makulay talaga ang mundo. In this handful of people, madami ka nang mapupulot na intriga.
Vivo OuanoBugz Daigo
First up, Vivo: may talent ka ba? Of course, yes. Marunong akong mag-gitara. Sino ang nagsabi sa yong wala kang talent? Si Bugz po, sinabihan niya kami ni Jeric na hindi kami marunong magsayaw at wala kaming talent. Hahaha. That’s too funny on so many levels.

So Vivo hates Bugz. Gian thinks Bugz is plastic. And Marky’s fans (although not he himself) are angry at Bugz. Bugz! Ano na ang nangyayari?! E-mail mo ako, bibigyan kita ng tips. Hahaha. At least interesting ka na ngayon.

I’m surprised hindi tinanong kay Chuck ang “gay issue” — and instead they went for the Jana-Chuck-Mark Herras text-love-triangle. Hmmm. Boring.
Rea Nakpil
Rea… super-pasaway. Really? Ok. Parang mas natural fit sa bad girl si Vaness kaysa kay Rea. I think they are trying to push something here because Rea is boring but is a good actress (just a guess). I’m hoping that she does a memorable performance so she doesn’t have this artifical pasaway branding dangling on top of her head.
Marky CieloJohan Santos
Marky and Johan meanwhile lost their girlfriends because of the show. If you’re going to have a problem, that’s a good one to have. Though a bit safe, at least not potentially career threatening like Bugz’s isolationist issues (Vaness and Jeric already left and we pretty much know why — everyone hated them).

Arci and Jackie are feuding. Nice. Contra talaga sa isa’t isa ang sinabi nila. It’s one of those classic cases where they’ve both said so much on the issue, neither of them knows what the truth is already.

Sara breaks down at the one-year old sex tape scandal.
Sara LarssonGian Carlos
Gian puts his foot down and says he will not talk to his parents who abandoned him. Good for you. Screw them.
Iwa Moto
And finally, Iwa breaks down at the multiple intrigues that I cannot decipher.

So far the story line is workable, considering what they have now. What I would really want is for them to show the survivors interacting with each other, instead of interviews on what happened. It would have been great TV to see Bugz tell Vivo na wala siyang talent in front of his face. Or have cameras follow Arci and Jackie to their parties and see exactly who is lying.

Moving…

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Regine Watch – Pinoy Pop Superstar

Regine Velasquez
The tutu-cut again. Ang pangit talaga ng bagsak ng lower part ng dresses ni Regine. And the blue flowers make her look old. Although in fairness, it is not as hideous as the feathers that were attached to the contestants during the opening number to promote Mulawin. Fugly!
Pinoy Pop SuperstarPinoy Pop Superstar

Maligayang Pasko

My web host went kaput last Thursday and Friday, but I hope everything is back in order now. I don’t know what’s going on these past few weeks. All my web servers seem to be conking out on me.

Nevertheless, I would like to thank everyone for supporting Pinoy Rickey — the diehard kapamilyas, the solid kapusos, and of course, my kaisips. I hope that in the next year (and beyond!) I can continue to capture the spirit of the Filipino in this blog — and inspire people, which believe it or not is my goal — even if I am all the way here in New York. To quote Agot Isidro… it’s cold in New York City. But your comments and e-mails have made me feel at home here again… and again.

Have a happy holiday. Avisala.

Pinoy Rickey

StarStruck – Test 20 – 12 Survivors of Christmas?

Medyo nalungkot ako. One of the dreamers will be eliminated on Christmas day. Napaka-heart-brokening naman nun. Ano kaya? Baka wala silang tatanggalin.

According to Jolina, Jana, Johan and Arci were the lowest vote getters in text and on the Internet. It was a call to their fans to vote… and so I immediately voted for Bugz and Sara, para ma-offset. Haha.

Bugz DaigoBugz Daigo
Sara LarssonJackie Rice

Hmmh. They are trying to develop a Marky Cielo – Rea Nakpil love team.
Marky Cielo

And Gian Carlos, with this girl, who I don’t know.
Gian Carlos

Iwa Moto… with Jeric???
Iwa Moto

Iwa MotoVivo Ouano
Iwa MotoMarky CieloGian Carlos
My totally baseless, but fearless, prediction: Jana, Rea and Bugz in the bottom 3, but no elimination, dahil Christmas naman no?

StarStruck – Test 18 – Votestruck – part 2

This didn’t have the heart like yesterday, but it sure had a lot of screaming fans. Pati si Bugz Daigo pinagtitilian. Okay.

Chuck Allie
Chuck Allie: Lots of screaming and running girls.
Bugz Daigo
Bugz Daigo: Dream! Bilib! Survive! Lots of screaming boys and girls, and a local TV appearance.
Johan Santos
Johan: They just showed a short clip of him dancing, and then NO FANS. They didn’t even show him signing an autograph or taking pictures.
Vivo Ouano
Vivo Ouano: Lots of screaming gays. Sana talaga may talent si Vivo.
Jana RoxasRea Nakpil
Jana Roxas and Rea Nakpil: My favorite moment: Jana’s sophisticated black vs. Rea’s MMDA pink.
Jackie Rice
Jackie Rice: Lots of screaming politicians.

More screaming fans

Nakaka-asar lang yung pinakita nilang double sound bite kay Bugz. Are they feeding him these lines? Hindi telegenic si Rea. Mahihirapan si Marky dahil mukha siyang… Igorot. Bwahahaha. How does he do it?

From the fan reactions of today and yesterday, mukhang si Gian Carlos yata ang pinaka-maraming fans in his hometown. Johan Santos only had a half empty classroom to show for.

StarStruck – Test 18 – Votestruck

This was the best show so far. The dreamers go back to their hometowns and schools to campaign for text votes.

Iwa MotoIwa Moto
Iwa: Iwa shows off her boyfriend. Kaya Jeric, asa ka pa Jeric! Haha.

Gian Carlos
Gian: OMG, Gian is a superstar in Iloilo.

Sara Larsson
Sara: I felt so bad for Sara. Her own school closed their doors on her. Those damn Christians! Importante ang StarStuck ano? Napaka-against all odds talaga ang drama ni Sara Larsson… love it.

Arci Munoz
Arci: Hello Arci! Sino ka? Pero may motorcade siya.

Vaness del Moral
Vaness: Omigad, ang SHolmate ni VaneSH!

Marky CieloMarky Cielo
Marky: There is nothing like a homecoming with the rice terraces as your backdrop. Grabe. I am so impressed with the StarStruck production team. You just can’t write television any better than this.

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