TV Buff

The first few weeks of the show didn’t really interest me as I found it too cluttered. It seemed like there were too many characters, too many influences (Miguel fights with oriental martial arts styles while Amante seems to favor shoot ‘em ups.) After much prodding from my aunt and cousin, I decided [...]

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First it was Buffy, then came Angel. Fans of Joss Whedon and his mythology can rejoice as Star World started showing Angelon its daily 5 pm (Manila, HK, Singapore, China time) schedule. They were showing the penultimate season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer up until last week and as I write this, the [...]

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Horror and supernatural themed programs have become the staple for the weekend nearest Halloween-All Saints’ Day-All Souls Day. I’m not a fan of those shows but I had no choice but to sit through them since it’s all that’s on.
There’s nothing wrong with shows that are themed depending on the season. It has [...]

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If you both like Requiem For a Dream and Lost, then you will be excited with this news.

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I just adore the original Japanese Iron Chef. It used to be on the cable channel etc and now it’s on RPN 9 at 7pm on Wednesdays. When it was shown by the Food Network in the US, it became such a cult hit that it had several incarnations.
Lifestyle Network is now showing [...]

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Star World, an entertainment channel on cable and satellite, has started showing classic American television shows Hogan’s Heroes and Get Smart on Sunday mornings at 9 o’clock. They’re showing them in the original B&W.
Incidentally, Don Adams, the actor who played Maxwell Smart – Agent 86, died a month ago (September 25). He also [...]

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Star World is showing Whose Line Is It Anyway? everyday at 4:30pm. This is such a treat as the cast always provides smart and entertaining improv comedy in each and every show.
The government channel PTV 4 (then, now NBN 4) used to air the original British version of this show nearly 10 years ago. [...]

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AXN has acquired the franchise for The Amazing Race for Asia and Central Europe. This means that the program will now be localized for the viewers of the region. The Channel News Asia article, mentions that the target launch is the second half of 2006.
There are no details on the mechanics as to [...]

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AXN in Asia just started showing the NBC show Las Vegas starring James Caan and Josh Duhamel. I was watching the 7th episode with mah Bebe the other day.
As soon as one of the characters said, “I saw red!” I knew he was Pinoy. When his wife called him “Cosme” it sealed [...]

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Hi guys! Thanks Miaka for offering me to write here. Hehe. I’ll probably write more about the “jologs” stuff on local television. Or some inside scoop. I still don’t know. I’ll just jot anything I want to share with you guys, I guess. Will write a more detailed [...]

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