Pinoy TV
Now having spent a few years here in the Philippines I have struggled with the heat and a few other things ,as you have seen if you are a regular reader to my columns here. And you are you know I love this country as the bad things are few in comparison to the all the pluses I can think of.
However I always struggle to find anything to watch regularly on TV that meets my western criteria, apart from the news of course, which the longer I am here becomes less important. Do I care what my politicians are doing in my own country and really do I care about the next American president?
I mean we have a version of DEAL OR NO DEAL in the UK, however it does not have the dancing women and a circus style presentation which seems to be the main way to present TV here, even the news networks have loud music in the background with “screaming” presenters that make TV NEWS like an entertainment than a serious news programme.
Even sitting down to thee FILM networks can be a disappointment , because if its not”edited” for content than the same film seems to be repeated several times a day and in the week, which that gives you the feel of “GROUNDHOG DAY”.
Here we use the American system of commercials all over the place ,so sometimes you are not sure why the plot has changed to find out we have cut to commercials without any warnings..ITS NOT THE BRITISH WAY LOL.
My friends sit down for hours and hours watching the reality programmes like PINOY BIG BROTHER,DREAM ACADAMY and POP IDOL all have good points but it seems to be wall to wall.
So I tried to get into the soap dramas that seemed to involve hundreds of hospital scenes where everyone screams than dies. than we get to hear the screams again as someone has to kiss the corpse.
Thank goodness that Bob sends me some of his VCD of programmes to give me some intellectual stimulus.. DESPERATE HOUSEWIFES!!!!!! BACK TO THE RADIO FOR ME
Oh… John… now that I have found out that you don’t like the TV shows that I gave you…. I’ll stop giving them! Funny… you told me how much you enjoyed them!!!
…*wondering if I should admit I watch Wowwowee, My Girl, Lobo, Kris & Boy, Game Kanaba, XXX, Deal or No Deal….ummmmmm….nevermind I will just be shhhhh*…
Hi John, have you tried watching any of the video offerings on the various internet web sites to fill in your TV watching time? If you have a fairly good dsl or cable connection you might be pleased with what you can find and watch via on-line streaming - and at no additional cost.
Cheers!
~marshall
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BOB
I loved BOSTON LEGAL and 24 fantastic!!!!But amongst those cds was DESPERATE HOUSEWIFE’S!! Yours or Feymas?
Marshmellow
Perhaps you could send me those details to my e mail….
Try Maalaala Mo Kaya. That’s bound to show you how soap operatic the Philippines really is.
Hey, I don’t watch PBB!
John
yes, hmmm the tv programmes, now i really like the “honey bees” but you only see them flying by on the singing bee and i feel sea sick watching everyone swaying byee, how do they get everyone to move through a whole show and in rythm too, could you imagine that type of show in the uk, audience looking self conscious and bored and contestants wondering how they will be able to face their friends again, remarked on this today to ann as another studio audience were delighted to give background eye candy / atmosphere
yes me too, i agree with yr comments
internet tv….not quite got there for me, but i have bursts
internet radio, yes i use this as background
pirated and other movies, shows yes in bursts
i have one other occasional solution, a trip to see my NICE friend, and friends of nice too
However news of the day Migs watches PBB, Migs, sorry, he who does protest and all that, come on i bet its fascinating
hello john
i certainly think tv there is not to exiting from your article here.hmmm mabe u can find some drama if u go for a walk around hehehe.mabe its time for a good book.i did alot of reading when i was in philippines.
salamat john
Hi John,Just a thought,but wouldn’t satellite tv allow you to pick up Aussie,US programs and maybe some british programmes.I once read that 2 very popular British programs in Phils were “Mr Bean” and “Two fat ladies”
regards Chas.
Hi John, have you read one of my first posts ‘idiotic tv”??? Back to the radio??? mmmh - is there a big difference between for example the 24 FM stations in Davao???
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