Nobody could have imagined that a character who first appeared as a costumed participant of a country fair parade featuring Lucasfilm, who next appeared on a television special, who then appeared briefly in the next two installments of the original “Star Wars” trilogy, would then become a breakout popular character in the wider world of…
Philippine television has long had a significant portion of its total airtime reserved for foreign-language programming translated into Filipino, coming from diverse corners of the world. When it comes to “Asia-Novellas” or at least the ones from China, its proliferation can be traced to Taiwanese soap opera “Meteor Garden”. Based on the Japanese manga/anime “Hana…
May 23 marks one year having passed since the dark surprise that befell a year ago, when Muslim extremists appeared from the shadows to foil the attempt by authorities to arrest a notorious international terrorist in Marawi, capital of the province of Lanao del Sur. Within a day, the insurgents have driven off government forces…
When it comes to “reality television”, one title can be argued as the one that made the genre a significant presence on US TV. This is “Survivor”, a reality competition produced by Survivor Productions LLC and Castaway Television Productions, and airing on CBS since its first season in 2000. Since then a massive 37 “Survivor”…
Legendary videogame hardware manufacturer and title developer Nintendo has been a pioneer in innovation and advances in the electronic entertainment market. From the NES game console, to the portable Game Boy, to the brilliant control scheme introduced by the Wii they were able to impress many gamers old and new. The Nintendo Switch, introduce March…
Last year, electric car manufacturer Tesla took its great leap towards realizing an ideal: that of an electrically-powered automobile well within the reach of the everyday consumer. Their means to achieve that end was a new car, the Tesla Model 3. With a basic price of $35,000 it was the cheapest an electric automobile has…
Online streaming giant Netflix is not one to shy from producing original content with some off-the-wall themes and concepts. Nowhere is this more evident than with this upcoming Netflix-exclusive movie about perhaps the most unusual occupants of the White House ever conceptualized yet in fiction. Hillary Clinton may have been frustrated in the quest to…
‘THAT’S MY DAD’ AT BINTAN LAGOON RESORT 1-30 JUNE FROM IDR 4,750,000(S$475*) per family MAY 2018…..It’s Dad’s turn to get spoilt this June with the ‘That’s my Dad’ Fathers’ Day package at Bintan Lagoon Resort. The Resort is just a 75-minute direct ferry ride from Singapore allowing visitors to disembark on its own beach and…
The Philippines – well, Manila at least – have been graced by the visit of breakout star Cole Sprouse from The CW’s “Riverdale” series last month, but the arrival of overseas celebrities to our shores has only kicked up at this time of the year. As of this time there are at least three separate…
The year 2011 was the last internationally notable Royal Wedding held in the world, and it was with the British Royal Family. Prince William of Wales, son and heir to Charles, Prince of Wales who in turn was heir to Queen Elizabeth II, was married to Catherine Middleton, better known as Kate, on April 29…
By the 2010s, there were two film studios producing films featuring superheroes from Marvel Comics. These are 20th Century Fox, with movies on “Fantastic Four” and the more popular “X-Men”, and Marvel Entertainment’s own Marvel Studios, creator of the multi-film setting the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring heroes that make up the Avengers and all other…
From 1998 to 2006, there was actually one name that may arguably be the equal to “Harry Potter” in terms of popular magic-themed franchises with the general public. That name is “Charmed”, a fantasy drama series that aired on the now-defunct The WB network. Telling the adventures and personal lives of three sisters who are…
