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Philippine Showbiz Today
October 22 - November 7, 2017
Bubble Gang celebrates 22 years on the air
October is the anniversary
month of “Bubble Gang,” the lon-
gest-running gag show on Phil-
ippine TV, which is marking its
22 years on the air. As expected,
Bubble Gang’s think tanks and its
producers are happy to reach this
impressive milestone.
One big reason why Bubble
Gang has remained on top is
due to its talented creative direc-
tor who happens to be Michael V.
With Bitoy on top of everything,
Bubble Gang has remained a fa-
vorite comedy viewing fare every
Friday night.
When asked to cite the suc-
cess for the gag show’s longev-
ity, Bitoy says Bubble Gang has
evolved with the times.
“We embraced change. We
are always attuned with the times.
Pag may uso, asahan mo na una
mo yan mapapanood sa show.
Kahit na kami ang longest-run-
ning gag show, we didn’t become
complacent. We are constantly
evolving, trying to find ways and
gimmicks to make the show even
better. We owe it to our audience
to make the show interesting ev-
ery week, 22 years and counting,”
said Bitoy.●
All’s well that ends well between Viva and Star Cinema
Is it true that Star Cinema
allegedly tried to stop the run of
“The Barker,” starring Empoy
Marquez and Shy Carlos? The
said offering from Blank Pages
Productions and Viva Films was
originally scheduled to open in
cinemas on October 4.
An insider told Roving Eye
that when Star Cinema learned
that Viva Films went into a co-
production arrangement with
Blank Pages Productions, the
movie-making arm of ABS-CBN
Network allegedly asked the latter
to return Viva’s investment and
accept a co-production deal with
them instead.
Star Cinema obviously in-
voked their right over Empoy
since they signed up the now sud-
denly hot comedian in 2015, even
if they failed to give him any proj-
ects since then. As such, they al-
legedly told Blank Pages they re-
lease The Barker because Empoy
did not ask Star Cinema’s permis-
sion to do the film.
Long story short, Blank Pag-
es was told they will be able to
release the movie provided they
enter a Star Cinema production.
“Naghahabol sila,” said our
source. “Hindi pa naipalabas at
kumita ang ‘Kita Kita’ ay ginaga-
wa na ni Empoy ang The Barker de Rossi is no fluke. So Viva and
kaya nagulat ang Blank Pages Blank Pages are praying for hit in
sa paghahabol ng Star Cinema The Barker.●
na gusto nila mag-produce. Pero
- R. Calderon, TMT
hindi na pwede kasi nag-offer na
ang Viva at tinanggap ito ng Blank
Pages.
“Of course, hindi naman pa-
payag ang Viva to be eased out
of the deal with Blank Pages. But
all’s well that ends well. Boss Vic
del Rosario of Viva and Malou
Santos of Star Cinema were able
to iron things out. Kaya wala nang
problema at tuloy na ang playdate
ng The Barker on October 25,”
our source added.
“The Barker,” which is the di-
rectorial debut of comedian Den-
nis Padilla, hopes to prove that
the success of Kita Kita, which
starred Empoy and Alessandra
Wansapanataym nominated in
International Emmy Kids Awards
“Wansapanataym,”
the
country’s longest-running series
for children, has been nominated
for the best TV movie/mini-series
category in the 2017 International
Emmy Kids Awards.
Nominees were announced
on Monday by the International
Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences.
“Wansapanataym” is the only
Philippine TV show that has been
nominated for this year’s Inter-
national Emmy Kids Awards. It
will be competing against entries
from The Netherlands, United
Kingdom, and Australia.
Titled “Candy’s Crush,” the
“Wansapanataym” episode that
earned its nomination featured
Loisa Andalio and Jerome Ponce.
It was directed by Andoy Ranay,
and aired in June 2016.
Apart from “Wansapana-
taym,” ABS-CBN’s primetime
newscast “TV Patrol” also bagged
a nomination from the 2017 Inter-
national Emmy Awards for news
and current affairs in August.
Kapamilya actor Zanjoe
Marudo, meanwhile, was also
nominated at the 2017 Interna-
tional Emmy Awards for the top
male acting honor category. This,
as a result of his portrayal on
“Maalaala Mo Kaya” of a single fa-
ther who raised his children inside
a cave after a storm ravaged their
home.
Winners of the 2017 Interna-
tional Emmy Awards will be an-
nounced on November 20 in New
York, while winners of the Interna-
tional Emmy® Kids Awards will
be announced on April 10, 2018
at Miptv in Cannes, France.●
- ABS-CBN
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