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Mario Bautista, has been with the entertainment industry for more than 4 decades. He writes regular columns for People's Journal and Malaya.

Feb 24, 2010

Bayani Agbayani with three new shows

BAYANI AGBAYANI has three new shows on GMA-7. "First Time", seen Mondays to Fridays at 6 PM before "24 Oras", and "SRO Presents Meet the Fathers", Thursdays at 10 PM, are both rating very well. But one new show is still struggling, "Diz Iz It", seen Monday to Friday at 10:30 AM before 'Eat Bulaga'.

"Grabe ang lakas ng 'First Time'," he says. "Puro magagaling kasi ang teeners na kasama namin, sina Joshua Dionisio, Barbie Forteza and Jake Vargas. At ang dami na nilang fans. Magagalang sila sa mga kasama nilang senior actors at ang acting nila, very natural kaya nakakatuwa. Sa 'Meet the Fathers' naman, thankful akong nakasama ko ang isang respetadong actor like Christopher de Leon. Magkaiba ang fields namin dahil sa drama siya at sa comedy ako, pero dito, he proves na he can also do great comedy."

What can he say about 'Diz Iz It'? "Bago pa lang kami. Way ahead na sa'min ang katapat namin ('It's Showtime') so hindi mo naman basta agad matatalo ito. Basta ako, ang iniisip ko, hindi yung rivalry namin kundi yung makapagpasaya kami ng mas maraming tao."

Some folks say they just imitated the format of their rival show. "Wala nang original sa TV ngayon. Ang format na yan, nagsimula dito sa 'Talentadong Pinoy' ng TV5, na galing din sa 'Britain's Got Talent' and other reality shows. Siempre, kung ano ang uso, ginagawa ng lahat, so walang karapatan ang kahit sino na magsabing kinokopya lang ang show nila. Basta kami, we're trying our best na maging mas maganda at masaya ang 'Diz It It' para mas masiyahan din ang viewers sa panonood nito."

Aside from his three shows, Bayani will also be part of Michael V's new sitcom, "Pepito Manaloto", that will replace "Bitoy's Showtime" that didn't rate so well compared to "Bitoy's Funniest Videos" before.

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