It's Showtime

It’s Showtime

I will try not to sound like I am big fan of the talent show aired over TV channel ABS-CBN for over two years now. But I actually watch and enjoy the show.

Let’s put it this way. The perfect word to describe the show would be Contagious. It has been part of many people’s viewing habits. The timeslot was perfect, as it brought out a happy vive right during lunch.

But the transfer to a new timeslot, setting a rival for 30year old Eat Bulaga, could be risky.

The latter has been there ever since and continues to use its charm and gain a wide national patronage. It is a legend.

Nonetheless, it wouldn’t hurt giving the relatively young TV show the chance to prove its worth and give the noontime a new taste. It may not reach the level that its rival has soared, but it sure deserves commendation for braving the challenge.

After all, we have remote controls. And switching channels is a click away. Watching It’s Showtime is a choice. Eat Bulaga is another. And switching the tube off is another.

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It’s also showtime in the senate. Ten days of trial have already elapsed. While we do not know where the impeachment is leading, we are pretty sure there is nice tongue-lashing going on between the prosecutors, the defense, and the senator judges.

More likely, there will be more in the coming months. Yes, months. Estimates say the trial could last up to 40 weeks, 10 months. And that’s quite long time.

Enough time for premature campaign and exposure, just in time for the May 2013 Elections.

Of course, one good show is put up in the presence of Senator Mirriam Defensor Santiago. The iron lady, with her tantrums once in a while, sure puts up a hot debate all the time. So hot that she needed to exit earlier on one occasion because of a very high blood pressure. Thanks to the senator, both sides are poured hot water from the dragon’s mouth every once in a while.

And surprisingly, Sen. Lito Lapid, the generally silent senator judge, broke his long silence yesterday, reprimanding the prosecution for its failure to show the relevance of its evidence to the articles of impeachment. The rest of the senators shared the same sentiment.

Incidentally, Lapid also makes a comeback on TV as he signed a contract with the Kapamilya.

It’s showtime, indeed.