Thoughts on Philippine Idol
I've been meaning to write a review about Philippine Idol but I keep on forgetting. Fortunately a friend texted me just now asking about my thoughts on the show so now I'm blogging about our local version of the popular franchise.
Two episodes of Idol has already been shown and right off the bat, I knew I'm gonna love this show. The first episodes are focused on the audition rounds. The Manila and Cebu audition rounds have already been shown with the Davao auditions being shown next week.
Like the US version of Idol, the audition episodes have a mix of the good auditionees and the bad ones. The Manila auditions have yielded some musical gems such as that lesbian-looking chick (I love her voice!!!) and the 'Di Ako Bakla singing woman (Love her as well! Her audition was so fun!). I couldn't remember any outstanding guys in the Manila round... In contrast, the men from the Cebu round outshone the women. Ironically, the best auditionee was a guy from Parañaque who traveled all the way to Cebu to audition. The other standout is the gay guy who has a woman's voice. Galing eh, di bading ang voice niya, girl na girl talaga!
But as I said, there were bad auditions as well. And a lot of these bad auditions were shown. A common gripe that I had with American Idol is that they always showcase a lot of the bad auditionees and rarely show those who got the golden ticket. The same thing is happening with Philippine Idol. While it is fun to see the horrible auditions, it's just overkill to have the bad contestants be featured in 90% of the show. At least in American Idol, they know how to edit the bad auditions to make them funny whereas Philippine Idol just shows the bad ones even if they are not funny. And that's my major gripe with Philippine Idol: the bad editing.
I am a stickler for good editing. Whenever I watch a tv show or a movie, editing is something that I really look at. And in Philippine Idol, editing seems to have gone by the wayside. As I've said, a lot of bad auditions have been shown and they could've easily edited out most of those. They also fail to make the storylines interesting. And instead of getting the best soundbites from the judges, they either show every single thing that the judges have to say about the contestants or none at all!
Speaking of the judges, it's hard to watch them and not compare them to the American judges (Randy, Paula and Simon). But I try to keep an open mind since each judge has his/her own unique way of expressing his/her opinions. Unfortunately, Ryan Cayabyab always takes the long-winded way of giving out his critiques. It's a good thing that what he says has substance and it's also nice to see that Mr. C can be mataray (although it's not the funny-bitchiness that Simon Cowell has mastered). Francis Magalona on the other hand is long-winded as well but he blabs a lot with little substance in what he says (at least Randy Jackson keeps his non-sense opinions to a maximum of five words). The best of all the judges is Pilita Corales. She is just so fun to watch! She gives the best one liners without being too malambing or too mataray. She also doles out good advice to the contestants. She really hits all the right notes, judging-wise...
As for the host, all I can say is meeh... Ryan Agoncillo is a competent host but I always get the urge to sleep whenever he speaks. It might not be his fault though. Maybe the show's writers are the ones who failed to give him interesting lines...
So after reading this critique of Philippine Idol, you might think "How the hell can he love this when he has a lot of negative things to say?!?!" Well, even with all the negatives, in the end it's all about the singing. And as I've said, there are some gems to be seen and heard on this show. I wanna see all those people who can be the first Idol and if it means enduring all the crappy auditions then so be it. And besides, once they get to the second round, all the bad audition nonsense will be gone and we'll only be hearing the best that Pinoys have to offer. I can't wait for that!
(I'd like to apologize for being guilty of all the negative things that I've written in this review. I failed to edit this monster of an article and I'm very long winded! I guess it's true that those who can't do, criticize!)
Two episodes of Idol has already been shown and right off the bat, I knew I'm gonna love this show. The first episodes are focused on the audition rounds. The Manila and Cebu audition rounds have already been shown with the Davao auditions being shown next week.
Like the US version of Idol, the audition episodes have a mix of the good auditionees and the bad ones. The Manila auditions have yielded some musical gems such as that lesbian-looking chick (I love her voice!!!) and the 'Di Ako Bakla singing woman (Love her as well! Her audition was so fun!). I couldn't remember any outstanding guys in the Manila round... In contrast, the men from the Cebu round outshone the women. Ironically, the best auditionee was a guy from Parañaque who traveled all the way to Cebu to audition. The other standout is the gay guy who has a woman's voice. Galing eh, di bading ang voice niya, girl na girl talaga!
But as I said, there were bad auditions as well. And a lot of these bad auditions were shown. A common gripe that I had with American Idol is that they always showcase a lot of the bad auditionees and rarely show those who got the golden ticket. The same thing is happening with Philippine Idol. While it is fun to see the horrible auditions, it's just overkill to have the bad contestants be featured in 90% of the show. At least in American Idol, they know how to edit the bad auditions to make them funny whereas Philippine Idol just shows the bad ones even if they are not funny. And that's my major gripe with Philippine Idol: the bad editing.
I am a stickler for good editing. Whenever I watch a tv show or a movie, editing is something that I really look at. And in Philippine Idol, editing seems to have gone by the wayside. As I've said, a lot of bad auditions have been shown and they could've easily edited out most of those. They also fail to make the storylines interesting. And instead of getting the best soundbites from the judges, they either show every single thing that the judges have to say about the contestants or none at all!
Speaking of the judges, it's hard to watch them and not compare them to the American judges (Randy, Paula and Simon). But I try to keep an open mind since each judge has his/her own unique way of expressing his/her opinions. Unfortunately, Ryan Cayabyab always takes the long-winded way of giving out his critiques. It's a good thing that what he says has substance and it's also nice to see that Mr. C can be mataray (although it's not the funny-bitchiness that Simon Cowell has mastered). Francis Magalona on the other hand is long-winded as well but he blabs a lot with little substance in what he says (at least Randy Jackson keeps his non-sense opinions to a maximum of five words). The best of all the judges is Pilita Corales. She is just so fun to watch! She gives the best one liners without being too malambing or too mataray. She also doles out good advice to the contestants. She really hits all the right notes, judging-wise...
As for the host, all I can say is meeh... Ryan Agoncillo is a competent host but I always get the urge to sleep whenever he speaks. It might not be his fault though. Maybe the show's writers are the ones who failed to give him interesting lines...
So after reading this critique of Philippine Idol, you might think "How the hell can he love this when he has a lot of negative things to say?!?!" Well, even with all the negatives, in the end it's all about the singing. And as I've said, there are some gems to be seen and heard on this show. I wanna see all those people who can be the first Idol and if it means enduring all the crappy auditions then so be it. And besides, once they get to the second round, all the bad audition nonsense will be gone and we'll only be hearing the best that Pinoys have to offer. I can't wait for that!
(I'd like to apologize for being guilty of all the negative things that I've written in this review. I failed to edit this monster of an article and I'm very long winded! I guess it's true that those who can't do, criticize!)
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