Oyo Boy Sotto in Midnight DJ

Oyo Boy Sotto will replace Paolo Contis in the second season of TV5's hit TV show Midnight DJ which airs Mondays at 7pm. Paolo has an exclusive contract with GMA and was only allowed to finish one season of Midnight DJ on TV5. Oyo Boy is signed to ABS-CBN, and he will star in the second season, but as a new character. Oyo Boy will not play Paolo's character Patrick, which is good because whenever an actor comes in to play the same character another actor already played, it's never believable. Just look at Bewitched. Oyo Boy is Vic Sotto's son and was dating Kristine Hermosa. Paolo is dating Isabel Oli.

TV5 Reflects Reality, 'Shake Mo TV Mo'

by R. Arce

Before heading back to California, I've been 'shaking my tv ko' as TV5 has been encouraging us all to do, and I'm really happy that I have, because this is a breakthrough in Philippine television.

TV5's shows are great. They're filmed in a realistic style that mirrors independent cinema, 'indie films', and that is so refreshing, because I hardly ever watch new shows on the other two networks past the first and last episodes for the simple reason that it's no longer entertaining when you see the same plot lines and devices over and over again, even in supposedly "new stories", it's not really that new since it's the same formula of 'boy meets girl, something bad happens, a lot of crying in between with irrelevant characters inserted for comedic relief, more crying, then boy ends up with girl in the end'. And TV5's shows break this formula and really are entertaining and fun to watch.

TV5 offers something different than the other two networks since it follows the TV timeframe found in other countries, where a show is ordered by the network based on seasons, and instead of airing every day like teleseryes, one hour long episode is aired per week until the season ends. And this is refreshing for Philippine TV, because it gets so tiring watching the same 4 shows everyday from 7-11 pm.

Here's the guide for TV5, all the hot new shows are on at 7pm every day of the week.
Midnight DJ - Monday
Paolo Contis stars as the host of a radio program about the supernatural. I love this show, it's so great. It's a weekly horror series, the only thing is it feels real. Make no mistake, it's not a "horrorserye" like the baduy one with Kris Aquino, it's got style and the way the dialogue is written is amazing. I like the funny things that pop out of Paolo's character's mouth, and the banter between Paolo and his hot boss played by Jenny Miller is hilarious.
Have Baby, Will Date - Tuesday
TJ Trinidad stars, and the good thing about this is the cast is small, which is great if you're smart enough to realize it, because that means there aren't a lot of extra storylines that aren't relevant to the main plot and main characters like in teleseryes.
Hush, Hush - Wednesday
Bernard Palanca and Bruno Folster among others star in this show that shows the other side of showbiz that only a select few know about, which is what happens behind closed doors among actors, directors, and casting agents once the camera stops rolling. I love the idea, and I think it's smart and funny, and we really need this on Philippine TV, since a lot of what the masses, especially the C-D, see on TV that they think is real - really isn't. It's marketing, it's love team nonsense, it's manufactered kilig as a way to make money. And people in showbiz know that, but only a select educated few outside Philippine showbiz do, and this show reflects that, and I never miss it.
Rakista - Thursday
Carlo Aquino stars as a band member who gets involved in the art world, and the dialogue on this show is hilarious. And again, it feels like an indie film, which is so great, and it's so fun to watch. It's never depressing, nobody's ever crying crying crying for no reason.
Batang X - Friday
This show seems to cater to kids, so I never watch it, but again, the way it's filmed sets it apart from all the other kids action shows on the networks, since it's filmed in widescreen and the motion picture filtering effect makes it look like an actual TV show. And the good thing is that even though it's catered to kids, the dialogue isn't the typical cry cry cry of some poor kid, can't stand that about the kids shows on the other networks, it's annoying enough hearing kids throw tantrums and cry over toys and their siblings, we don't need to watch it on TV either, hehe. And that's what's good about this show, because it doesn't do that.

And the comedy shows are great too, with Ariana and Daiana, they're so great those girls, and Juicy is the most fun I've ever had watching a Filipino entertainment show ever. It's light and funny, Alex Gonzaga is hilarious, isn't she? The funniest things pop out of her mouth. But as far as Shall We Dance, I liked the previous format better that followed the Dancing With The Stars format because it just felt classier and the dancing was more tight, but it's still fun to watch and the always beautiful Lucy Torres looks amazing with the new style and pony tail.

Daily crying is what is annoying about the teleseryes on the other networks, because isn't real life and love depressing enough, why do we need to watch shows to make us feel worse? And that's basically what's good about TV5 - the shows are cool, they're of higher quality, they're filmed in widescreen, the casts are smaller which means more detail is paid to actual good acting, and they feel like indie films. And everybody knows that Filipino indie films are way better than Filipino mainstream films, since they reflect real life better than Filipino mainstream films that tend to paint unrealistic pictures of life that never feel real.

TV5 is what I would call independent television. And I applaud them, because it's the best thing to ever happen to Philippine TV. We needed this, desperately, and it came at the right time.

Eat Bulaga's Daiana Menezes gets a tattoo

Eat Bulaga's Daiana Menezes gets a tattoo on her foot, and is laughing the whole time and barely flinches. She rocks. Her friend is joking around with her that Daiana enjoys the pain, hehe, and that it's a very memorable moment in her life because she would never do something like getting a tattoo while in Brazil. Don't miss TV5's Ogags hosted by Daiana and Ariana every Wednesday at 10pm! Watch Ogags Video Promo!
Download FREE Daiana and Ariana Wallpapers
The two images above can be used as a really cool desktop wallpaper, just set it as your desktop, then go to Control Panel > Display > Desktop and choose 'Tile', and it looks really hot.