I have endured sixteen years of watching soap operas, okay, teleseryes. Nanay has always been a fanatic, my older sister too,my dad got infected also but not me. It may sound as if I am referringto the watching of soap opera as a viral contagion but it is indeed one. A nasty bout of flu.
The world of Philippines' soap opera is a tragic one. We have seen the best and the worst in them. The best actresses inmovies have gone astray in these kilowatt-killing shows. And yes these shows add up to the ratings but what are we getting here?
Some (probably most) Filipinos are so emotion-savy that they cling to these shows. I am sure there are bitter fights because of the remote control at home and there are lots of money reeled in by the TV networks.
So I have a proposition. What if there are not 'teleseryes' in the Philippines?
I mean is the style of cinematography (is that what it's called) applied to it. What if it's different?
What if there were now rich and poor? Say like 90210. What if it's all about the same profession? Say Srcubs. Or Psych. Or CSI.
That's why nanay has a hard time convincing me to watch the one teleserye about a saintly child. First of all, I think it's too much sugar coating. Second, I think the people at that town are a bunch of idiots and people falloff their seats beacuse the townsfolk are looking and acting like idiots.
Please, can the world get more ironic? I mean if I continue watching that, I would look like a total emotional dunderhead just like those people in that town. I hate soppy things. And soppy soap operas poorly done are one of them.
Better leave me with soppy movies, that I can contemplate on. It's all about channeling, I hope the 'mad skillz' of young directors won't be wasted on the same-plot-for-fifty-years teleseryes. /KP
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