Friday, April 09, 2010

Rip Tide

I just discovered two TMZ-inspired local shows: TV5’s Dokumentado has Luchi Cruz Valdez as the Harvey Levin-esque host; it has exclusive footage of politicians and, of course, commentary on campaign issues and minutiae by a small group of journalists… I found myself switching channels after a few minutes because politicians make my head hurt, and the joke graphics and jingles feel forced. Meanwhile, there’s the more unabashed TMZ ripoff, Q’s lively Tweetbiz, which has an odd but watchable mix of personalities (Mr. Foo, Sam YG, Tim Yap, etc.). Pinoy stars and starlets’ tweets are read, and there’s even a whiteboard for listing down local artista sightings and comments. I can’t look away.

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