Year-Ender Brouhahas: The 10 Favorite Shows of 2011

After music, I'll be giving you the round-up of the favorite shows being shown (obviously) in the nearing-end year of 2011. Yes, TV is my life. It is part of my body system and I can't live without it. Since the day I was born, I think the television set is my twin. Not only because I was being entertained but also I learned so many things from it. And this year, it is a bountiful and wonderful time watching these shows that I was really hooked into! So please, allow me to begin the 10 favorite shows that I, and you, and all of us, favored in 2011.

The family that is in a reality show together, stays
together (in a way?)

1. KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS - When Sky Cable thankfully included E Entertainment Television as one of their channels, I am really hooked into it. First thing in the morning, after ABS CBN, TV5, GMA, Cinema One and MTV, guaranteed that I will go next to this channel. And I can stay for the whole day just watching some of their programs because it is about Hollywood. One example of their program that I am so hooked into this year was Keeping Up With The Kardashians. It's been seen before in another cable channel ETC but I'm not interested before. This Ryan Seacrest-produced reality programs shows the real household and drama of the Kardashian-Jenner family. With the patriarch and matriarch, Bruce Jenner and Kris Jenner (formerly Kris Kardashian but since her first husband Robert Kardashian, Sr. and their marriage got ended, and then her former husband died, she decided to marry again with a former Olympian in decathlon Bruce), they are handling their kids Kim, a very sexy star most known in Hollywood with her sex video with a former flame Ray J and now known to have a 72-day marriage with her former husband Kris Humphries, Kourtney as the eldest, Khloe (my favorite) and Rob (the only boy in the Kardashian family) from the Kardashian side and the sisters Kylie and Kendall from the Jenner side. They shared their own lives, from their lives with their father Robert Kardashian, Sr. and with the marriage and husband-and-wife lives of Kris and Bruce, the lives of the three Kardashian sisters and their own respective lives and so much more. I love it when they make fun of their mother Kris, in which in my honest opinion, is the best mother that they could have. For the whole Kardashian siblings, I really love Khloe because she is beautiful, honest and straight-to-the-point. I love it, especially last December 24 and 25 when E showed the marathon of this award-winning (I don't know) reality show. Keep up the good work, Kardashians!!!

Ang pinakasikat na bahay sa buong Pilipinas

2. PINOY BIG BROTHER UNLIMITED - This probably be the biggest season of the most successful reality show in the country today. From the previous editions of Pinoy Big Brother, I only liked, of course, the very first edition because nothing beats the beginning. Then on, whether it is celebrity edition or teen edition or this one, PBB is one of my most favorite shows in primetime. Now, the house is divided, once again, into two houses. One is for the Unli-Day housemates and the other is for the Unli-Night. I almost know all of the housemates in Unli-Night rather than in Unli-Day since I have a work when it was being shown. I liked Joya, Tin, Denise and Casey (unfortunately, she was evicted) for the girls and Biggel, Slater (eeee), Jerico (eeee), Carlo and Eting for the boys. I know only Luz (because she is from Muntinlupa), Naprey (because he is a teacher aside from being physically-challenged), Seichang (a Japanese) and Pamu (Alex Gonzaga-look-a-like) from the Unli-Day. Of course, there are some housemates that you don't like much. My example would be Paco from the Unli-Day because of his nagging attitude as
a boss and Kigoy from Unli-Night because of inexplicable behavior. Every moment Pinoy Big Brother is about to begin, I always feel excited. Maybe because the housemates living in Kuya's house reflect every Filipino. I could see myself to them, or not. That is why their tag line "ang teleserye ng totoo buhay" really works for them.

Kelly Osbourne, George Kotsiopoulos, Giuliana Rancic
and the Joan Rivers

3. FASHION POLICE - Another love from E Entertainment Television and this show makes me go crazy over fashion and at the same time, poking to some celebrities wearing gowns and all. The quartet of Fashion Police led by the very youthful (though her real age is 78) Joan Rivers with her very spicy, funny and lambasting reactions and comments to the celebrities who wear gown and sashaying it to runway. Giuliana Rancic (my favorite E! host), George Kotsiopoulos and Kelly Osbourne are her witnesses on the runway. They say their own comments and opinion about a certain celebrity who does wear gowns, dresses and the way they project themselves. They have regular segments like Look of the Week, in which they present to us five ladies who dressed up either good or bad on the runway and the hosts will comment to it. Another one is B***h Stole My Dress and Guess Me From Behind, which I love. Sometimes they make fun of the celebrity, and they even make fun of themselves too, especially Joan Rivers. This show is really outrageous and out-of-this-world! If you are a celebrity, you've got to wear the best and not the worst, or else, these Fashion Police will catch you off-guard!

The Primetime Princess in her very first solo role, as Yuan
and Jade

4. MY BINONDO GIRL - She is my favorite Kapamilya star! Kim Chiu really changed a lot, but I did not say that she undergone under the knife. She became really gorgeous and a princess to be exact. I loved her in Sana Maulit Muli with Gerald Anderson, My Girl again with Gerald Anderson (especially with Alex Gonzaga, when she is still part of ABS CBN), Tayong Dalawa (her most dynamic teleserye to date) and Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo (with Mama Kris Aquino). Now, she has her own drama series and everybody is so hooked every night, including myself. It was her first time to portray a role of a man, named Yuan and actually, she got the look of a very handsome man. But as the story goes, she needs to take off the role of his brother and portray her real as Jade. Another part of the story that everybody loves, again including myself is her love story. First it was Matteo Guidicelli but it did not push through. Then it was her best friend Onyx, played by Jolo Revilla. A normal example of a boy best friend who falls in love with his girl best friend. And yes, the other one likes but the other one does not like. But the catch of the story is when Andy, played by Xian Lim got caught of the charm of the princess. Yuan and him, at the first part of the story were friends but when Andy knew the secret of Jade, he kept it and afterwards became friends. They were also being issued as gay lovers since everybody from their office knew that Jade is Yuan. When that part of the story ended, undoubtedly they fell in love with each other and became lovers. Now, as the story passes through, they drifted apart but they needed to do something for the sake of the family's fortune. I love it! I love Kim Chiu and I love when my best buddy's mother said to her friends that she was needed to go home early just to watch My "Tondo" Girl! How funny!

My dear Mama Kris returns to her joy, talk show

5. KRIS TV - No it is not a new cable channel, neither a local channel but my Mama Kris Aquino's newest talk show in the morning block of ABS CBN, entitled simply, Kris TV. Only started last June, it captivated almost all of the mothers, young professionals who work at night and kids who have their classes in the afternoon (they are all lucky) by watching her. Yes, I agree with my idol Cristy Fermin that hands down, she is really our own Queen of Talk. She may not be good in acting but in hosting, taas ang kamay namin sa iyo! What I love her show is when she teaches us about life, how to become too simple to too edgy. Another thing that I like in her show is when she visits some of today's celebrities' homes. I loved her episodes with Toni Gonzaga, Kim Chiu, Dr. Vicki Belo and her own home. With those episodes featuring their homes, I am having my own little way to inspire myself that probably in the near future, I could have the home that they have because of hardworking and inspiration to go work. I can't watch it because I have work but every moment I spent my entire day watching the previous shows in front of the computer, I guaranteed myself that at the end of her episode, I've learned new things from her. She really changed the landscape of a morning talk show and at the same time, she went back to the hosting of her own, which is to inspire not to despise. I love you Mama Kris!

The best drama series, ABS CBN, had made and actually
acquired, but still the best!

6. NASAAN KA ELISA? - This should be awarded as one of the best drama series in the country today. Apart from being a very thrilling and mysterious drama series, the actors portraying their own characters are the best. I love the characters of Agot Isidro, Mickey Ferriols, Joem Bascon, Eric Fructuoso, Christopher Roxas and Vina Morales. They are all good. But of course, who could forget Mariano Altamira, played by Albert Martinez and Elisa herself, Melissa Ricks. I don't know if that's a good idea of getting the role of Elisa for Melissa, since for the longest run of the drama series, we've seen only her like once or twice, or sometimes, even none at all. The end of the drama series is nearing so maybe I should stick to the story once and for all. Even though I wasn't able to follow it, still it is one of the best drama series of the Kapamilya network.

They are not yet complete here; Billy Crawford and Karylle
are the newest part of the family that is loved by millions.

7. SHOWTIME - Showtime began on 2009 and I was actually thinking of it. What kind of show this would be, I know that it would be considered as a flop since it was only a talent show. Until one day, I've watched it and I could say, it is one of the best shows in the world (not only in the Philippines) and I truly mean it. In 2011, they added Billy Crawford and Karylle as part of the hosts, consists of my love Anne Curtis, the very handsome Vhong Navarro, the powerful Jugs and Teddy, the very intelligent Kuya Kim and of course, my idol Vice Ganda. I never had a chance to watch them because of their time (10:30 to 12:00) in which I have classes but I always make it a point to watch their weekend episode and I miss the laughs and cries and shocks of their show. Nowadays, since it is yearend, they are showing some of their memorable clippings. Some of it are truly funny to remember and most of it are really heartwarming. And being on their studio live makes me feel that I am at home, seeing them talking about everything and working as if nothing truly lives on their show tag, "this is your show, this is your time!"

Kayo ang big time!!!

8. WIL TIME BIG TIME - It was a reformatted show of the first show of Willie Revillame, Willing Willie. But because of an incident that shook the nation last March about the little boy forced to dance a la macho dancer which was hyped by so many netizens and even the government asked the station to suspend it or even put it to end. Of course, the millions of worshipers of Willie Revillame do not want their idol to go away of the boob tube, once again. The show has everything, think of his former Wowowee show but in a different channel. Now, he has the very subtle Shalani Soledad, famous for her "one-two-three, go!" and "red, white and blue, pili na kayo!" Now, Mariel left Happy Yippee Yehey just to add herself to the roster of Willie's co-host including Shalani, Babisaya (in which she is a good co-host but please take away her Bisaya accent), Imee (which is no longer part), Pak (a very good English speaker) and Sugar Mercado (a former Bulaga co-host known for her crying skills). My parents love the segments that they have which includes Family Apir, in which the contestants will hold a balloon on their lap and their co-members will sit on it and needs to pop it. It's a very stressful game which needs the fastest group to finish. And also the Willie of Fortune and so many more. Still the same Willie Revillame, one of the best hosts in Philippine television, and being known as a true-blue Kapamilya before now a Kapatid big starrer.

Ang pinakamagandang show tuwing Linggo ng gabi

9. GANDANG GABI VICE - Yes, finally Vice Ganda has his/her own talk show. I love it. He/She becomes the best of his/her own craft in hosting. Even though some of his/her funny antics came from his/her stints in comedy bars, still it is really funny. He/She becomes himself/herself whenever he/she talks to his/her guests. I love the episodes of Vice's show, which includes Kim Chiu, Ethel Booba, Dr. Margie Holmes, Kaye Abad and Nikki Valdez, Anne Curtis, Noli de Castro, Judy Ann Santos, Pokwang, Gladys Reyes and Christopher Roxas, Angelica Panganiban and Pooh and Karen Davila. Actually, all of the episodes of Gandang Gabi Vice are really the best. Another treat that I like from his/her show is the Vice Advice Express, in which he/she answers all of the silly, if not the silliest, questions ever from his/her fans through Twitter and Facebook. That really gives me a very good laugh! I hope that Gandang Gabi Vice would not end till next year, knowing how ABS CBN treats their show not because of its value, but because of its ratings. Hurtful to hear but truthful in reality.

Hangga't may telebisyon, may Eat Bulaga!

10. EAT BULAGA! - Three decades of fun and laughter, three decades of nonstop public service, and three decades of isang libo't isang tuwa. When I was still young, I was really into Eat Bulaga (I remember, it was still part of ABS CBN). Little Miss Philippines, May K Sa TV, Singing Soldiers, Lottong Bahay, Laban O Bawi, Taktak Mo O Tatakbo, Acting Challenges, Mr. Pogi, She's Got The Look, and now they have the national game in Philippine Television, Pinoy Henyo (in which, we did the same thing in our institution), and my ultimate favorite segment, Juan for All, All for Juan. They are helping those who are in need from the poorest part of Metro Manila and the nearby provinces, at the same time, they are making and poking fun of the winners. Thanks to the wittiness of all the hosts, especially Tito, Vic, Joey, Jose, Wally, Paolo, Allan, Julia, Pia, Iza, Ruby, Daiana, Pauleen, Keempee, Jimmy, Michael V. and their newest baby Isabelle, Eat Bulaga really is the part of every Filipino's noontime eating tradition.

Those are 2011 favorite shows of mine. Some of them might be the "forever favorite," but still it really brings out the entertainment in them, by entertaining me of course. Till 2012, folks! Thanks for the entertainment!

Toodles!