Iya Ginez says farewell to her fellow scholars.
Irish Fullerton, Ivan Lambatan & Michelle Bond saved.

video courtesy of The Best Byte

Proof that “Wish Ko Lang” that they’re true to their name. On Noverber 4, 2006, they’ll air the footage of brave lil’ Pyro & Batista’s meet-up.

Here’s 24 oras’ October 20 news coverage: from: In Times of Pain

Looks like ABS-CBN do have some atitude on choosing their “SUBJECT” for “INTERVIEWS” (subject eh no? dont quote me for that, narinig ko lang yan sa loob), sheez!

“I don’t think he feels too good but I don’t think he feels sorry for himself… because he’s probably stronger than any of us… kids are very strong, they’re very positive and hopeful and very optimistic… i hope I entertained him a little bit… made him feel strong and good…” - Dave Batista

Wow, yan ang kapamilya ehermmm kapuso! I’m happy for you Pyro!

I’d like to post this interesting comment by Alex on Nothing Special on Philippine Idol

I have been a follower of American Idol and Philippine Idol. I don’t want to be really hard-hitting but I am terribly DISAPPOINTED with the handling of local franchise for several reasons:
1. RYAN AGONCILLO is a poor choice for host. Cute face? Yes. Good emcee? Forget it. He was reading spiels without understanding what is going on. Lots of booboos. C’mon, KC Montero could have done this better even without reading scripts.
2. THE DIZZYING TV SCHEDULE CHANGES. Very annoying. Will the show start at 8pm? 830pm? 9pm? 930pm? Or has it started early at 730pm and nobody nows except the people at SM Megamall? And then they are moving the main show again on Sundays and results night to Mondays, from the original Saturday performance night and Sunday results night. Parang merry-go-round ang schedule.
3.HEART EVANGELISTA. Is she really needed? Wala namang ganito sa American Idol. Female co-host on a different time slot? I find this weird.
4. VANISHING ABC5 TV SIGNAL. Go southward and only GMA-7 is available on your ordinary TV antenna. Very annoying. If you have cable or satellite TV, maybe. But millions of regular pinoys don’t have cable or satellite TV, especially in the rural areas. So are you going to expect people fom far flung areas to vote?

@alex - I agree, sobra nakakadisappoint. They could’ve should have planned it well, they’ve risked it too far-off the scale. Wow Mali is totally different from an Idol franchise, kaya hindi sana sila umasa na biglang papatok sa tsamba ang P.I. I believe that Philippine Idol could make it to the top… with proper planning, preparation & follow through (whatever that means, hehe)
as for your list:
1. Iisa facial expression. He can be a good poker player though… lolz
2. It happens when they try to avoid clashing with the big boy’s network.
3. That’s how pinoy producers look at it, pampalubag kumbaga. “Let’s put in a big star para makahatak ng ratings.”
4. Uberly good point

Thanks Alex!

American Idol started it all, a phenomenon which raked millions of viewers from all over the world. What a show eh? Anybody who’s anybody tuned in on their TV sets, waiting for talents like Sway Penala and yeah William Hung to perform. What can I say, they reached their target and been successful for 5 seasons already (five?).
Now, about Philippine Idol…
ay nakow… Unlike it’s imported counterpart, uu blue seal ika-nga, I really didn’t felt its presence. Uhm wait meron din kasi yung kapit-bahay namin sa ABC5 nagtratrabaho, they printed a Philippine Idol on a piece of bond-paper and taped it face-up inside the rear-windshield of their van (egh). Yup, no growl, no THUMP nor UGH no nothing.
Why? First reason in mind is what Kaisip Rickey blogged a couple of weeks ago. MASA! You hafta get the Luuuuvvv of the MASA. Marketer’s POV, more than half the Pinoy population is on the Class M (hehe). Second, to watch a TV Show you need 3 things: a TV Set, a signal from a particular TV station where the “show” is airing and electricity (and a Lazyboy + Popcorn and soda + a footspa machine to top it all up, :D). What are these gotta do with it? August, I went to Cebu, Dumaguete, Bacolod & Iloilo and guess what’s missing? CHANNEL 5 (or ABC5 for that matter).

retz: Hello is dis da prantdesk?
prant opis: Yes sir, how may I help you?
retz: Yes, I’m habing trabol with the Telebisyong… is der any local channel available on cable?
prant opis: Yes sir ABS-CBN and GMA
retz: how about abc5?
prant opis: yes we have it on channel 33
retz: **click** uhm miss this is NBC
prant opis: yes sir
retz: I’m talking about ABC, the one with Philippine Idol
prant opis: Philippine what? ABC? uhm sir I dont think we have that..
retz: uhm ok, thanks anyway **click**Arirang channel**

and this is a true story…… 3-times it happened, hahaha.
They (ABC5) didn’t even consider on how will they reach viewers from the different islas of the country. Crap! Try this: get ye old rabbit ears (your TV’s telescopic antenna), pull the cabletv’s plug and channel surf the old fashioned way (aerial antenna). Then check the local channels your TV could receive.

Mine shows:
• ABS-CBN (grainy) oo ABS malabo ang signal nyo lalo’t 6pm at oo maski naka-cable ako.
• GMA (Wall to wall - very clear )
• ABC5 (snowstorm to none)
• Studio 23 (clear)
• Qtv (clear)
• Net25 (grainy)
• PTV 4 (it barely made a scratch on my screen)
• IBC 13 (parang mumu)
• RPN 9 (like IBC)

Same results while on teh bus. Yung may Video On Board ba. Susme.
Wrrrapping it up, what’s so special about Philippine Idol? Finals na! Akalain mo?

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