the bar is low

let's break some rules here.

the blogosphere is rife with the news that once again, Philippine entertainment is scraping, nay, licking the bottom of the barrel, exerting their creative juices by making a version of Gossip Girl.

bringing myself to watch the teaser trailer, it is as cringe-worthy as you might imagine. i don't care if they are merely playing characters - i want to kill these stupid motherfuckers: the actors, actresses, scriptwriters, directors down to the PAs, drivers, makeup artists, and gofers associated with this project.

oh, that's right, the raison d'etre for this series is because, yes, today's Philippine youth also exhibit the same tawdry and stupid behavior their American counterparts have (specifically, the upper crust). yup, i've read some horror stories involving kids of showbiz/political folks, who are more likely to be of the moneyed clans (hence, they get a license to do whatever they want - exhibit A: the asshole known as Borgy Manotoc).




see, normally i wouldn't pay attention to these things - i haven't even seen an episode of Gossip Girl. i still might. posters for the upcoming second season puts the following quote from the Boston Herald: "Every Parent's Nightmare". it might convince me not to be a parent anymore.

but fine, Americans are known for TV series extolling the shallowness and immaturity of youth - Dawson's Creek, The O.C. The Hills, to name a few of more recent ones - and the audience themselves lap it up, making money all around and further fueling such behavior, because its fucking cool and its awes0me, duuuuuuuude! Gossip Girl takes it a step further, tackling teenage issues wrapped with Sex and the City sensibilities.

and we brown Yank wannabes have nothing better to do, recycling American

and don't play the nationalist card on me. what's nationalistic about copying Hollywood?