Boodbye, Ken

6 Comments

1. Baus!

   Posted November 21, 2004 at 9:40 PM

   Hehehehe… Boodbye? Is that a typo?

   Just wanna share a few points regarding Ken’s ouster…

   1. Most probably he had low votes, and the fact that he doesn’t excel in the exercises just strengthens the fate that befell on him. Ana was really lucky the director loved her:) Kirby too, considering the others are itching too boot him out

   2. Last thursday, there was footge shown of him and Kirby laughing… that could have been possible turn-off.

   … then again, the production might be setting up those who they don’t want to stay:)How much footage are they actually showing?

   …Just my two cents worth:)
2. ishwar

   Posted November 22, 2004 at 1:09 PM

   I was surprised that Ken bid goodbye first than Kirby. But I guess God has some other plans for him. Perhaps we see more of Ken in the Natasha Catalogs?
3. Splasher

   Posted November 22, 2004 at 6:49 PM

   … then again, the production might be setting up those who they don’t want to stay How much footage are they actually showing?That is very possible. They do that in America’s Next Top Model. But then again, their winner is chosen before they air the show. So there is a bigger possiblity that GMA is not doing that in StarStruck because it wants to know who the viewers want, not who they want. Afterall, they want to invest in a person who has a strong fanbase. And if they want someone who has the talent but is not that popular, I think that’s where the council’s votes comes in.
4. riiiiina

   Posted November 24, 2004 at 10:17 PM

   hmmm…

   nice production, i just hope they add more airtime when it’s friday.

   As for ANA, you are again given another chance. try using your next life for the better. show your hidden talents now. i believe you have lots of potentials stored within that pretty face. you are talented, i tell you. believe in yourself. that’s what starstruck tells you to do. dream. believe, and ultimately, you’ll survive.

   and kirby, his attitude is a big turn-off, considering the attitude he possessed before starstruck.
5. boldknight

   Posted December 5, 2004 at 8:04 AM

   KRIZZY AND THE NATIONAL TELEVISION

   Krizzy Jareno is surviving the artista search Starstruck of GMA 7. As a matter of fact, whether she will be voted as the ultimate survivor or not, she is now one of the more popular survivors of the said show and her stardom is guaranteed.

   It was a slow start. Every Starstruck followers at the beginning can name drop the names of LJ, Benj, Megan, and Kirby anytime while she remained in oblivion. For those who understand that Starstruck is meant to run for three months, slowing start is never a problem because a quick, fast start is meant for sprint runs. Starting slow is fine in a long distance run. You start it so fast, you burned out at the middle, peaking too soon and fading away as fast as you shoot up. Krizzy knows the distance. Now at the middle of the run, she is in the forefront, and by the way the show points to the viewers day after day, she is bound to be in a neck to neck dash to the finish line.

   What is it about Krizzy that she was able to go this far? What is it about her that she becomes stronger day after a day? Why is she gaining multitudes of fans exponentially as the show stretches?

   There are obvious, and yes, deeper reasons.

   She definitely is the prettiest in the current batch of star wannabes, more accentuated when they are captured by the cameras minus make up and make over. Her face illuminates, her eyes like holy water pool of sentiments, ready to allure and convert.

   She is not a diva nor a brat. She does not think she is beautiful, all the more she radiates as the goddess of beauty. She is never a burden to the show attitude wise. Everybody loves her, and that includes the unlovables in the show. While others pout, cry, or complain, she painstakingly does every requirement, even transcending her limitations to deliver the goods.

   She has talent. Her voice, dancing, and singing may not be extremely exceptional, but compared to what her mates can do, she is an artist! She is 15 now, and she is better when Nora, Sharon, and Judy Ann were 15.

   These are few of the obvious reasons why national television is crazy over Krizzy.

   For the reason not obvious?

   Any television program must have a story to tell. Even game shows need stories. It is the human interest angle that makes the ratings game of any TV show because narrative is the core of every TV production. It is the story that people follow and watch. Among all of the survivors, it is only Krizzy that has a narrative. What is the story of Lj? She is smart. What is the story of Megan? Crying is her hobby. What is the story of Ana? She has no talent and Ms. Vote Out. What is the story of Ryza? Soulmate of Cj.

   The story ends there. No further questions.

   Krizzy is a different story. She is a pretty but poor little girl being fight over by the three guys in the show. The closest guy is ready to die for her but she shouts at her. The other guy loves her from a distance, calls her friend and protecting her, and in his silence wants her love. The other guy felt he was the first who feel this love for Krizzy, and probably to him will she end up. In many living rooms around the Philippines, as they gather around the television like a sacred altar, audience are wondering to whom she is going to end up. This narrative reverberates day after another day. GMA plays this story day after day because they know this is a story, because they know this is the only story they got. It is the formula of every telenovela in town.

   Personally on Krizzy’s end, in last Friday’s episode, she was a picture of a girl ready to die for this fight of her life. Fierce yet modest. There is that sacredness in her nerve. She is where she is now because she is fighting hard, and she is winning.

   As a post note, in last Friday’s show as well, she was the first girl to take the seats of those who have survived the week’s grueling task. When the announcement of Ken not surviving, the TV frame, who supposed to be is meant for Ken’s farewell drama, shifted to Krizzy crying unabashedly on her seat. It was supposedly Ken’s shining moment of defeat but she made it her own without purpose, without intent, without malice. The show ends not only people asking why it was not Kirby and why it was Ken (Kirby was voted out by 5 of the 11 survivors), but why is Krizzy crying. The TV understands images that rates. The switch board gave the moment to the camera taking the precious tears of this precious kid.

   Do you still want to know why Krizzy is surviving?

   The television was created for someone like her. In due time this will be known to all.
6. mRs. KeN pUnZaLaN

   Posted April 4, 2005 at 8:03 PM

   No hurt feelings…. but i just want to comment that bakit parang may pagka-swarding kung magsalita si mike? c cj di, parang may pagka ayyyy!!!! mag-smile? Wala lng… comment lang!!!! bato2x sa langit, ang tamaan, wag magagalit!!! ang pikon ay laging talo… nwei… may message lang ako kay mike and cj…. YOU TWO SUCKS!!!! [HEHEHEHE (- -,)]