Last week, I used the term disappointing to describe Pinoy Idol. This week, I feel a little sense of pride as I kept hearing the judges recycle the same word, even overuse it. And goddam right they are.
Firstly, why duets? If it was to save time, then they oughta have explained so. But it was more a waste of time rather than save. Why was singing with a partner important in an individual pasabog show? It just caused too much friction that was entirely unnecessary and unfair. The contestants were already cracking under extreme pressure and sleep deprivation and to add that babysitting duty was surely uncalled for. So it would have been nice if we were told of the intention, logical or not. Hindi naman ako manghuhula ‘no!
Second, I keep telling myself to get used to the poor editing and pathetic lines. We are running out of adjectives to label them reasonably. The show tries so hard to build-up its climax. But it became nothing short of an anticlimax. For example, Warren’s annoying spectacle sorta became the show’s thesis, but by the time it reached its pimp minutes, there were already too many kainis moments that it became utterly useless. And really, we need a petition to oust Raymond. He just cannot ad lib if humanity’s extinction, or his life na lang, depended on it.
As usual, there was a problem again with the judges’ comments. Some of them contradicted the actual results–disappointing but made it anyhow. Cases in point: Reydan(?), Katchry, Angelimae, Ian Seth, and Jenifer (the lounge singer). They could have at least shown an important clip of the deliberation in order to justify their decisions. I feel bad for Katchry because I thought she sang well. She did so much better than those who forgot their lyrics: Jerwin, Aimee, Lorelie, Vrenilyn, and Edilberto, to name a few. But obviously we cannot blame them, we’ll just pray for their eternal salvation.
Anyway, there are also some do-its and they’re largely because of the hopefuls. We liked the tandems of Loverine and Melanie and Aurora and Meryl. Individually, we liked Maricel, John Paul Dizon, Gretchen (the I’m rich but I’m sick girl), and Madriza. And mostly we liked Ogie and his bona fide conviction. But for our closing line, here’s a quote from Mr. Regine himself, “the duet was a flop.”
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May 11th, 2008 at 12:18 am
its typical for pinoys to make pakulo whenever they get the chance to. “duets”, fuck that. oonti na nga lang nakakapasok sa show na talented, and not to dis anyone, i mean maraming pinoy na talented they just never get the chance to join, or rather ayaw nilang sumali. which is which? you decide.
May 11th, 2008 at 8:26 am
ogie indeed made sensible comments this time, i didn’t watch the clip on your site since the streaming is very slow, hope u cud upload ur videos on u tube next time. many thanks.
May 11th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Sorry about the videos rodski. Some hater snitched on us and got our videos on youtube suspended so we’ve decided to upload them somewhere else.
Thank you for still reading our entries though. Apir tayo.
May 11th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
i think the videos you posted (idolflux) in dailymotion were way better than those of the vids in youtube. as of the speed, i dont think it is slower than before; i guess the problem is on the internet speed of those who view the videos, and not the vid itself.
about the show, i was also asking myself why do they have to include duet if this is a solo competition. but that is how “IDOL” does it. in every franchise, except for AI season 7, duo/trio/quartet round is always included
moving on to the judges, i am beginning to like ogie’s style of judging. i am starting to hear more sensible comments from him, than from other judges. may mga comments din siya about the pitch and the like, na dapat naman tlaga siya ang makaalam because he is a singer/composer. still, jolina needs to improve A LOT! wyngard is inconsistent. his comments sometimes lack substance. more than his job of throwing nasty remarks, he was chosen to give constructive criticisms so that contestants will be able to improve their craft. pero ang problem, parang hindi niya alam ang ginagawa niya.sabi siya ng sabi ng “u dont know how to sing” pero may boses naman. feeling ko, nagpapaka-Simon siya, but the difference is, simon is an expert in music,so may K siya, and wyngard isnt.
May 11th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
buaga lucky you, though i must say my wifi connection speed in my pad is 2Mbps (actually in the tool/progress bar it shows 11 Mbps) and i was able to view the videos in you tube continuously than in daily motion videos.
anyways, back to the issue at this point of the competition i still couldn’t figure out a single contestant who is really that amazing and stood out since the start of the elimination. Flux is right the show host should be booted out first, raymond is very annoying, just listening to his voice gives me an uneasy and awkward feeling. Sigh
May 12th, 2008 at 6:02 am
yes, raymond is trying hard. he’s running out of adjective. he’s like making this show a speech class.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
sana si chynna ortaleza nalang host! she’s one of the best hosts in GMA na nde nabibigyan ng break …
May 14th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Talagang mahihirapan tayo malaman kung sino ang magaling. madami hindi na feature sa solo song and yung iba nga ni hindi pinakita. puro mga story books. madami magaling na pinaalis tapos yung hindi na dapat ma feature ang tagal nang portion nila. Kagaya yung meron suot na mga spoons, forbidden love, missing mother, missing father, Hindi na yata singing contest ito. Na sira pa yung iba sa duets. Tapos yung isa umalis na nag quit tapos pina pasok pa uli. nasa top 24 pa daw. Something fishy going on.
Meron kaya wildcard?