Reality TV is back
…and it does so with a bang!
What with new seasons of my favorite reality shows set to premiere within the month. In fact, the 3rd season of Amazing Race Asia has just taken off and though the cast lacks the character, there are a few competitive and exciting ones to look out for! After all, it’s only the first episode and it was a rough one already as the racers had to eat a bowl of fried insects (talk about maggots, cockroaches, scorpions, and frogs)!
As for the 13th season of TAR’s US version, well I heard it will premiere this month as well. I did get the chance to preview the contestants but there was nothing striking about this cast and so with the previous seasons. However, TK and Rachel’s win in the preceding season was a redemption for what I considered as one of the series’ worst seasons.
Survivor Gabon is more or less a couple of weeks from now. And while waiting for this, I can fill my time on Survivor Philippines as of the moment. It will premiere on Philippine TV tonight and I can’t believe I just let pass an opportunity to join. From what I’ve heard, thousands did line up during the auditions. Although I am an optimist, I did not think I’d make the cut. Two factors stood out from among the contestants chosen: 1) athleticism or outdoor skills, and 2) sympathetic stories of people suffering from poverty and hoping that the prize pot on the show will save their family. Typical.
I hope that the local version will at least live up to the standards of the Survivor series franchise. After all, Survivor fans would not want to see a remake of Paolo Bediones’ Extra Challenge days. Hmmm..
September 15, 2008 at 11:49 am
dapat nakasali ako sa survivor philippines, san ka nakakita ng castaway na may walker? cguro, papunta pa lng sa location, collapse nako. lol
pero na.frustratre ako nang makita ko mga contestants, sure ako hindi talaga ako matatanggap ang mga ectomorph pero sa kung sa mukha lng and brains, no doubt, i’ll be nailing those people, hehehehe (geez, understand mo na ang buang, lam ko sanay ka na) Perhaps, i need to eat more, sleep more and burn myself more inside the gym to become the Real Survivor. kelan kaya yun mangyayari? malapit na yun, hintayin lng natin. cguro kapag natunaw na sa mapa ang pinas dahil sa global warming.
to update you:
TAR will be on Sept. 29 LIVE on Studio 23 8 AM I think, Sept 30 ang primetime 8:30 PM
Next week na ang Survivor Gabon. Magdiwang na tau, buhay na mga addict, Yahooooooo!