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Philippine Idol Pilot Episode


IDOL FEVER
The long wait is over! Philippine Idol have just aired its first telecast last night showing the highlights of the PICC auditions. The idol fever has officially started. But do you feel it?

If i were ABC 5, Philippine Idolshould have been launched right after the finale of the American Idol last May to maintain the momentum. They should have seized the moment when the televiewers are still “hot” with the idol fever. This is what i like with ABS CBN. They like to seize the moment. Right after Pinoy Big Brother 1 they’ve launched Sam Milby as an actor, host and singer while he’s still hot as starfire. Not to forget Sam’s debut movie. After PBB teen edition, they’ve launched Gerald Anderson and Kim Chiu as the next teen sensation. With Love Spell–their first acting assignment–and a Dance album for Gerald. They’ve seized the freshness of these two teen stars and look at the ratings of Love Spell. It could be the first teen series to beat Love to Love after many attempts.

THE POINT OF THE MATTER IS…
Philippine Idol is not a phenomenal hit as what we expected it to be. Well, at least not yet. I really think ABC’s timing is not quite good.

NOT JUST A POP STAR BUT AN INTERNATIONAL IDOL
The expectations for Philippine Idol is very high. We have a reputation of being one of the most talented people in the planet. This month’s edition of Reader’s Digest featured the Philippines as “land of great musicians.” But based from the audition highlights yesterday, i began to doubt. There were mediocre talents who made it to the next round. But who knows, maybe the international star that we’ve been waiting for will come from the thousands that auditioned for Philippine Idol. And i think there is one who could make this show sensational in the coming weeks. The 19 year old fil-am named Marcello Stroem who sang Freddie Aguilar’s “Anak” as his audition piece, remember him? He’s definitely one good reason to look forward to.


THE JUDGES
I’m a little disappointed with the judges. I was hoping they’ll give a detailed critique of each performances not just saying “pasok ka para sa kin” and “sorry, di ka pasok para sa ‘kin.” Francis M. even told one hopeful “If I let you in, you’ll just be eaten by the others.” What kind of crap is that!? I’m waiting for articulate assessment on how each one who auditioned did their thing. This is why Joey de Leon is included in my wish list for the judges wannabes. Joey is really good in giving comments and critiques in a very clever but entertaining way. But i guess he can’t be a judge for Philippine Idol because he’s reserved for GMA’s Starstruck.

The Host
Ryan Agoncillo is a little serious for me. Don’t get me wrong, i think he’s a good host. His hosting job in Yspeak–a youth oriented talk show in studio 23 is very commendable. But in Philippine Idol, he needs to input a little sense of humor to catch the interest of the televiewers. Maybe he’s not yet warmed up with the crew and the judges. I hope he’ll develop a bubbly personality as the show progresses. My top choice for the idol hosting is Lucky Manzano sana. There are lots of craziness in the auditions that’s why mas preferred ko si Lucky because he’s one heck of a crazy person, too. With matching wise cracks, it would be a blast. But hey, we gotta give Ryan a chance. We haven’t seen more of him yet. Besides, baka magalit si Juday. 🙂

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