AGB Mega Manila People's Ratings August 27 - 30: "Survivor Philippines Outshines Noah on its Pilot Episode"

Here are the Top 10 Daytime and Primetime TV ratings of ABS-CBN, TV5 and GMA-7 programs on the People/Individual Ratings of AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila Households on August 27 - 30, 2010:
August 27, Friday
Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 9.2%
2. Kapuso Movie Festival: Sinaktan Mo ang Puso Ko (GMA-7) - 6.3%
3. Trudis Liit (GMA-7) - 6.2%
4. Ang Yaman Ni Lola (GMA-7) - 5.9%
5. Basahang Ginto (GMA-7) - 5.8%
6. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 5.3%
7. He's Beautiful (ABS-CBN) - 5.1%
8. Kapamilya Blockbusters: Dreamboy (ABS-CBN) - 4.9%
9. Impostor (ABS-CBN) - 4.5%
10. Rosalka (ABS-CBN) - 4.4%

Primetime:
1. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 15%
2. Pilyang Kerubin (GMA-7) - 14.9%
3. Agua Bendita (ABS-CBN) - 13.7%
4. Ilumina (GMA-7) - 13.3%
5. Endless Love (GMA-7) - 12.5%
6. Noah (ABS-CBN) - 12.4%
7. Magkaribal (ABS-CBN) - 11.7%
8. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 11.6%
9. Kristine (ABS-CBN) - 9.1%
10. Langit Sa Piling Mo (GMA-7) / Momay (ABS-CBN) - 8.1%

August 28, Saturday

Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 10.7%
2. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 7%
3. Wish Ko Lang (GMA-7) - 6.2%
4. Kapuso Movie Festival: Loving You (GMA-7) - 6%
5. Kapamilya Blockbusters: D' Anothers (ABS-CBN) - 5.9%
6. Startalk (GMA-7) - 5.4%
7. Failon Ngayon (ABS-CBN) - 5.3%
8. Pilipinas, Win Na Win! (ABS-CBN) - 4.7%
9. Cinema FPJ: Da King on ABS-CBN (ABS-CBN) - 4.6%
10. Black Jack (GMA-7) / Entertainment Live (ABS-CBN) - 3.6%

Primetime:
1. Imbestigador (GMA-7) - 12.9%
2. Talentadong Pinoy (TV5) - 11.9%
3. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7) - 10.2%
4. Kaya ng Powers (GMA-7) - 7.8%
5. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 7.7%
6. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 7.6%
7. Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN) - 7.4%
8. JejeMom (GMA-7) - 7.3%
9. Twist and Shout (ABS-CBN) - 6.4%
10. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (TV5) - 6.1%

August 29, Sunday

Daytime:
1. Kapuso Movie Festival: Till I Met You (GMA-7) - 6.6%
2. Showbiz Central (GMA-7) - 6%
3. Party Pilipinas (GMA-7) - 5.9%
4. Jollitown (GMA-7) - 5.3%
5. ASAP XV (ABS-CBN) - 5%
6. The Buzz (ABS-CBN) - 4.7%
7. Philippines vs. the World: Condes vs. Effendi (ABS-CBN) - 4.6%
8. Knock Out (GMA-7) - 3.9%
9. Your Song Presents Maling Akala (ABS-CBN) - 3.3%
10. AHA! (GMA-7) - 3.2%

Primetime:
1. Kap's Amazing Stories (GMA-7) - 12.5%
2. Pepito Manaloto (GMA-7) - 12.1%
3. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 11.4%
4. Rated K (ABS-CBN) - 10.4%
5. Goin' Bulilit (ABS-CBN) - 9.5%
6. Mel & Joey (GMA-7) - 9.4%
7. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 9.2%
8. Talentadong Pinoy (TV5) - 9.1%
9. Show Me Da Manny (GMA-7) - 6.7%
10. Sharon (ABS-CBN) - 6.3%

August 30, Monday

Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 10.3%
2. Kapuso Movie Festival: Kalabog En Bosyo (GMA-7) / Kapamilya Blockbusters: You Are The One (ABS-CBN) - 7.5%
3. Basahang Ginto (GMA-7) - 7.1%
4. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 6.8%
5. Trudis Liit (GMA-7) - 6.5%
6. Ang Yaman Ni Lola (GMA-7) - 6.3%
7. Pilipinas, Win Na Win! (ABS-CBN) - 5%
8. He's Beautiful (ABS-CBN) - 4.9%
9. Doraemon (GMA-7) - 4.7%
10. Wipeout (GMA-7) - 4.6%

Primetime:
1. Survivor Philippines Celebrity Showdown (GMA-7) - 18.2%
2. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 15.3%
3. Ilumina (GMA-7) - 13.8%
4. Agua Bendita (ABS-CBN) - 13.4%
5. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 13%
6. Noah (ABS-CBN) - 12.8%
7. Magkaribal (ABS-CBN) - 12.2%
8. Endless Love (GMA-7) - 10.8%
9. Kristine (ABS-CBN) - 9.6%
10. Langit Sa Piling Mo (GMA-7) - 8.3%

Source: AGB Nielsen Phils.

August Muster

Every month the Ann T. Hathaway blog commemorates those law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty. Please take a minute to reflect on these losses to their families, friends, and colleagues; their agencies, their jurisdictions, and to us all.

--Glen Agee--Bill Bauer--Christopher Dewey--

--Jeremy Hubbard--Leonard Reed--Brian Harris--

--Paul Fricke--Matthew Tokuoka--Anthony Wallace--

You can learn more about these officers at the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Kantar Media/TNS National Household TV Ratings August 27 - 30: "Noah Survives Against Survivor Philippines"

Here are the Top 10 Daytime and Primetime TV ratings of ABS-CBN, TV5 and GMA-7 programs on the overnight survey of Kantar Media (formerly TNS) among National households on August 27 - 30, 2010:

August 27, Friday

Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 16.1%
2. Kapamilya Blockbusters: Dreamboy (ABS-CBN) / Kapuso Movie Festival: Sinaktan Mo ang Puso Ko (GMA-7) - 15.5%
3. Trudis Liit (GMA-7) / Basahang Ginto (GMA-7) - 14.8%
4. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 14%
5. He's Beautiful (ABS-CBN) - 13.8%
6. Ang Yaman Ni Lola (GMA-7) - 12.7%
7. Rosalka (ABS-CBN) - 11.8%
8. Impostor (ABS-CBN) - 11.7%
9. Hole in the Wall (GMA-7) - 11.5%
10. Pilipinas, Win Na Win! (ABS-CBN) - 11.3%

Primetime:
1. Agua Bendita (ABS-CBN) - 35.4%
2. Noah (ABS-CBN) - 35.3%
3. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 33.2%
4. Momay (ABS-CBN) - 25.2%
5. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 24.9%
6. Pilyang Kerubin (GMA-7) - 23.9%
7. Magkaribal (ABS-CBN) - 23.6%
8. Ilumina (GMA-7) - 21.5%
9. Endless Love (GMA-7) - 19.2%
10. Kristine (ABS-CBN) - 18.8%

August 28, Saturday

Daytime:
1. Failon Ngayon (ABS-CBN) - 22.6%
2. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 18.4%
3. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 17.4%
4. Cinema FPJ: Da King on ABS-CBN (ABS-CBN) - 17.2%
5. Kapamilya Blockbusters: D' Anothers (ABS-CBN) - 16.9%
6. Kapuso Movie Festival: Loving You (GMA-7) - 13.9%
7. Pilipinas, Win Na (ABS-CBN) - 13.5%
8. Entertainment Live (ABS-CBN) - 12.8%
9. Wish Ko Lang (GMA-7) - 11.7%
10. Maynila (GMA-7) - 8.8%

Primetime:
1. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 29.4%
2. Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN) - 25.8%
3. The Making of Idol (ABS-CBN) - 23%
4. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7) - 19.4%
5. Imbestigador (GMA-7) - 19.3%
6. Kaya ng Powers (GMA-7) - 16.9%
7. JejeMom (GMA-7) - 16.6%
8. 24 Oras (GMA-7) / Twist and Shout (ABS-CBN) - 15.1%
9. Talentadong Pinoy (TV5) - 14.9%
10. Comedy Bar (GMA-7) - 9.1%

August 29, Sunday

Daytime:
1. Kapuso Movie Festival: Till I Met You (GMA-7) - 15%
2. Philippines vs. The World: Condes vs. Effendi (ABS-CBN) - 14.7%
3. ASAP XV (ABS-CBN) - 13.6%
4. The Buzz (ABS-CBN) - 12.8%
5. Showbiz Central (GMA-7) - 11.9%
6. Party Pilipinas (GMA-7) / Your Song Presents Maling Akala (ABS-CBN) - 10.9%
7. Jollitown (GMA-7) - 10.7%
8. Matanglawin (ABS-CBN) - 9.8%
9. Knockout (GMA-7) - 8.4%
10. AHA! (GMA-7) - 7.7%

Primetime:
1. Goin' Bulilit (ABS-CBN) - 25.8%
2. Rated K (ABS-CBN) - 25.7%
3. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 24.1%
4. Kap's Amazing Stories (GMA-7) - 23%
5. Pepito Manaloto (GMA-7) - 21.8%
6. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 21.1%
7. Mel & Joey (GMA-7) - 14.8%
8. Sharon (ABS-CBN) - 14.4%
9. Twist and Shout (ABS-CBN) - 11.3%
10. Show Me Da Manny (GMA-7) - 10.8%

August 30, Monday

Daytime:
1. Kapamilya Blockbusters: You Are The One (ABS-CBN) - 19.1%
2. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 17.7%
3. Kapuso Movie Festival: Kalabog En Bosyo (GMA-7) - 17%
4. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 16.4%
5. Impostor (ABS-CBN) - 14.7%
6. He's Beautiful (ABS-CBN) - 14.1%
7. Basahang Ginto (GMA-7) - 14%
8. Rosalka (ABS-CBN) - 12.9%
9. Trudis Liit (GMA-7) - 12.7%
10. Pilipinas, Win Na Win! (ABS-CBN) - 12.4%

Primetime:
1. Noah (ABS-CBN) - 35.7%
2. Agua Bendita (ABS-CBN) - 35%
3. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) - 34.4%
4. Survivor Philippines Celebrity Showdown (GMA-7) - 27.4%
5. Magkaribal (ABS-CBN) - 25.6%
6. Momay (ABS-CBN) - 24.1%
7. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 23.9%
8. Ilumina (GMA-7) - 21%
9. Kristine (ABS-CBN) - 19%
10. Langit Sa Piling Mo (GMA-7) - 17.6%

Source: Kantar Media / TNS

Zombie Domination

I'm taking a short break from crime and cities, life repair, and other more important matters here. Now that I've had a nap and a dinner, it seems funny. However, I am afraid I retreated screaming today from the Zombie-held basement.

Photo from sweetskulls.blogspot.com

The Summit of Multi-Million-Dollar Brain Trust
1. I may have told you (repeatedly) that we have been working on hot water systems in our condominium. Today, in order to finish "balancing the water supply" we had a summit meeting of the consultant engineer, the boiler inspector we pay, the foreman of the project, and Zombies. The balancing means that water in the front of the building will approximate the same temperature as the back of the building, thereby ensuring that half our residents get hot showers again and the other half don't boil in their bathrooms. I mean, it's not nearly that bad, but still, calibration is essential.

a. The meeting was for either 9:30 or 10:30. Different ambassadors were told different times.
b. Zombie Assistant didn't know about it. Except I told her, but that's not official since Zombie Boss didn't inform her. If I tell her, it doesn't count and she forgets. I told her yesterday AND last week.

c. The Zombie Maintenance #2 is on unauthorized vacation. That is, Zombie Boss gave him off, but he doesn't have any vacation left. Apparently this will be paid. As Treasurer, I know we are already significantly over on payroll this year.
d. Zombie Maintenance #1 had a doctor's appointment and didn't show up until 10 a.m. He showed up holding a bottle of PowerDrink and an open bowl of browned hamburger crumbles. Don't ask me why. At first I thought it was dog food.

I wonder what he did with it at the doctor's office. Best not to ask, though.

e. Contractors were roaming the building at 9:30 with nothing to do. I finally found one of them. He was in the trash room (which has a bathroom) preparing to use the facilities. In the meantime, mosquitoes were flying everywhere in the trash room, I don't know why. The contractor understandably wanted me gone, and I wanted to leave. So he enjoyed the amenities of the Trash Room rather than brave Zombie Assistant's non-buggy facilities.

g. I had to tell Zombie Assistant to make coffee. I went up to the Lobby to greet erstwhile contractors. Desk Staff knew nothing about the appointment or what to do about it. In the meantime, I directed Zombie Assistant to call another Board Member who works from home, and is interested in the hot water systems, in the odd hopes that someone competent might represent the Condominium. Fortunately, he was up for the challenge.

h. Zombie Maintenance # 1 started the meeting in an unknown spot, which meant the consulting engineer, who was told a 10:30 meeting time, was nowhere around when the meeting started. He couldn't find anyone. The look on his face was one of angry resignation, which I could not acknowledge publicly.

i. The coffee was terrible.

j. Zombie Boss showed up at 10:55.

Robbing Peter to Pay Peter, Or, Something Like That
2. Okay, now back to why I was down there. Treasurer stuff. We are going through accounts where the Owner owns more than one unit, looking for mixed-up billing and incomplete ledgers. Yesterday I ran into a doozy, first set out of the box. It took all day just to start it and today I looked for back-up material. As usual, nothing is consistent and is filed in five different places, has three different invoicing systems, and may or may not be packed away. Zombie Assistant is going to start another notebook, so she will be organized. As far as I am concerned, there are too many notebooks already.

Hollywood Car Stunts, Right Here, Right Now!
3. The contractor who is ventilating our garage came in to say that somebody didn't move their car as requested, and when they blew through the bricks, it would be damaged. Zombie Assistant shrugged, so I got up and checked the parking spot. When I came back to ask who owned space 16-B, she said, "we called her yesterday. She lives in 2309." Upon checking--No, she lives in 2307, so I'm not sure we called her or not. The Z.A. called again and left a message for her to leave work and come move her car, sure thing. Nobody attempted to check her apartment--to see if she was home?--so I went up and clanged on the door. Just Lazy.

Let the Screaming Begin
That was about all I could stand. I gathered my file folders and left the perimeter. In two days I have not finished three accounts by one owner. Holy Shit. But I may have all the pieces now. I am working on it now.

When I went downstairs that afternoon for additional materials, I learned we will need to pay additional megabucks to complete the hot water balancing project. The Board Member who officiated at the hot water project is exceedingly upset about the tardiness of Zombie Boss. I can assure you that though I was the vanguard on calling out this upsetting state of Zombie Affairs, I am not alone any more.

Jamaica - I Think I Like U 2

"We could stay here for a long time"

To be honest, I find a lot of French music too cool for its own good. Most of it lacks the big melodies that I look for in pop music. So I always approach French bands with a bit of skepticism. Jamaica, though, have bucked the trend by crafting an indie-electronic album filled with catchy hooks and a rock 'n roll sensibility. The single, I Think I Like U 2, is the best of them all. It's reminiscent of Phoenix, another popular French band, but the overall sound has a little more pop to it. They use a lot of distorted guitar, which makes the album seem meatier -- less airy. This track has got the kind of hook that ingratiates itself more and more with each listen. It wasn't until the third time through that I realized how fun this song actually is. And the video seals the deal. Very clever.

Jamaica - I Think I Like U 2 by tattoowesley

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Jamaica - I Think I Like U 2

"We could stay here for a long time"

To be honest, I find a lot of French music too cool for its own good. Most of it lacks the big melodies that I look for in pop music. So I always approach French bands with a bit of skepticism. Jamaica, though, have bucked the trend by crafting an indie-electronic album filled with catchy hooks and a rock 'n roll sensibility. The single, I Think I Like U 2, is the best of them all. It's reminiscent of Phoenix, another popular French band, but the overall sound has a little more pop to it. They use a lot of distorted guitar, which makes the album seem meatier -- less airy. This track has got the kind of hook that ingratiates itself more and more with each listen. It wasn't until the third time through that I realized how fun this song actually is. And the video seals the deal. Very clever.

Jamaica - I Think I Like U 2 by tattoowesley

(Music posted for evaluation purposes only. If you like what you hear, support the artists. Preorder the album here. Follow me on twitter and facebook.

And The Awards Go To The Usual Crowd

The Emmys are only on once a year and they're usually entertaining enough but the cynic in me can't help but scoff at some of the winners speeches for some reason. For a two hour gig, Jimmy Fallon (who I find rather Marmite mostly) did a decent enough job but I don't think there was a win that was that genuinely shocking. Most of the usual candidates (Mad Men, House, Glee, Dexter, etc) were up and the wins attributed to them were deserved and all but the Emmys has almost become more about what everyone is wearing (or who everyone is wearing) rather than the actual ceremony itself. Here's to next year though.

I just knew with the way that Mistresses had been going for the past three episodes that the finale wouldn't match up and it didn't. Why the hell didn't the BBC give this a longer run? Because of that shortcoming, we've been left with a rather rushed finale where Trudi and Katie were at loggerheads over the latter's affair with Richard (your blandness will not be missed) but manage to reach some civility because for half the episode you're almost thinking that Jessica's illness might actually kill her off. As glad as I am that it didn't, this along with Siobhan getting Dominic after leaving it so long. This was a good show but this last series showed that the BBC were more concerned with getting out of the way than ending it satsfyingly.

A week into Ultimate Big Brother and you'd have to admit that it's certainly been eventful enough. Josie walked out after two days, John McRirick was evicted after actually being fun and thanks to an argument with Nadia, Coolio was also forced to leave and there was Michelle and Victor from BB5 having some fun in a bedsit at the expense of the other housemates. Even I felt bad for Nikki when she was terrorised with a clown and there was fun with seeing the likes of Anna Nolan, Craig Philips and Stuart Pilkington over the last few days as a part of tasks and treats for the housemates. However the Chantelle and Preston stuff is a little uncomfortable to watch (not to mention that the usual gossip mags are obsessed with them two getting back together) but I did like Victor, Michelle and Nick's little analysis over the antics of the house dynamics and the former occupants from BB11. So far, this has been fun enough, though I can see a Brian or Chantelle victory come next Friday.

That's it - The Vampires Diairies is really getting interesting. Bonnie's totally a witch and while setting candles alight might not be the most amazing thing on a supernatural themed show, Bonnie is by far the best character on this show and can I have some sympathy for Caroline too? Her relationship with Damon should be enough to show fangirls that dating the latter is a bad thing to do. Elena won pointers in this episode for trying to get Damon away from Caroline but lost them for not sticking to her guns and getting answers from Stefan. Also while Stefan's method of incapacitating Damon was genius, I'm more intrigued by this band of supernatural hunters comprising of Tyler's parents, Caroline's mother and Jenna's reporter ex-boyfriend. Nice to know that some people in Mystic Falls are privy to vampires.

I tried to get into Vexed but the three episodes that BBC2 offered me for the last few Sundays made me wished that I hadn't bothered. The problem with this show has been that it's often not funny enough for a straight up comedy and the crassness often underscored anything dramatic. The last episode with Jack and Kate searching for a kidnapped pop star was probably the better of the three but if this show returns next year, it needs to figure out what it wants to be and stick with it.

- Jon Hamm and Paul Giamatti are both confirmed for appearing in the new season of 30 Rock. Hamm's character will be a love interest for Liz Lemon.

- Carol Burnett has been cast as Sue's mother for the second season of Glee.
- Stephen Collins will apear in Brothers And Sisters as Charlie, a love interest for Saul. He'll also appear in No Ordinary Family as the boss of Julie Benz's character, Stephanie.

- Naoko Mori is another actor attached to the SyFy series, Three Inches.

- Lois Smith has been cast as Tom Scavo's mother in Desperate Housewives. She'll appear in the fifth episode of the new series.

Rant #323: Good Time To Be a Monkee

With the good vibes that I got for my Micky Dolenz post yesterday, I thought I would delve a little bit deeper into what the other former Monkees are doing with their lives more than 40 years after they hit it big as members of the Pre-Fab Four.

Although the public associates them only with that magic 1966-1970 time period--and mainly with the 1966-1968 run of their TV series--Peter Tork, Davy Jones and Michael Nesmith have never rested with their laurels, always moving ahead to do something new and different with their lives.

Sure, they will always be Monkees--Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will always be Beatles, that is just the way it is--but they haven't really looked back, or at least looked back enough that they have been engulfed by what was then versus what is now (yes, a play on the name of their 1986 comeback hit).

Peter Tork has had probably the roughest go at it of the foursome. He left the group in 1969, supposedly formed a group named Release which didn't release anything, was in and out of the news as drug and alcohol woes stunted his professional growth, but in the late 1970s, he began a personal and professional resurgence that continues to this day.

In addition to being a part of the Monkees resurgence in concert and on record, Tork formed a blues band, Shoe Suede Blues, and has toured the country in small venues with this ensemble. In early 2008, Tork added "advice columnist" to his extensive resume by authoring an online advice and info column called "Ask Peter Tork" at the webzine The Daily Panic, located at thedailypanic.com.

Diagnosed with a rare form of throat cancer, he beat the cancer initially, but it returned about a year ago. He is currently in remission.

Davy Jones is the quintessential teen idol, and was voted the No. 1 teen idol of all time by a poll a few years back. After the Monkees, Jones continued to sing and act, and did extensive stage work back in his native England. He also graduated to the role of Fagin in Oliver (remember, he was the Artful Dodger as a kid on Broadway).

Along with Tork and Dolenz, he was a part of the Monkees resurgence, and he is the one former Monkee who has never escaped the title of teen idol. In fact, a local Long Island band, Sorethumb, recorded a song, "I Wanna Be Your Davy Jones," which Jones participated in via a video for the song.

He still sings and acts all over the country, and he lives on a farm in rural Pennsylvania. He recently married a much younger Telemundo presenter, and he looks about 20 years younger than his age.

Michael Nesmith has the most successful post-Monkees recording career of the foursome, having hits "Joanne" and "Silver Moon" in the early 1970s. He went on to form Pacific Arts, one of the first companies devoted to music video, and yes, he inherited the Liquid Paper fortune from his mom, which I am sure helped matters when things were slow.

He recorded numerous solo albums, won a Grammy award, and even joined the Monkees on tour (briefly). He also recorded Justus with his former bandmates, a terrific album if you can find it. It fell through the cracks, but was a fine recording.

He still records on occasion, oversees a think tank, and pops up here and there when the cause interests him.

And, oh yes, I forgot about this yesterday, but Micky is starring in a SyFy TV movie with the likes of two other former teen idols, Debbie Gibson and Tiffany!

Those are pretty thumbnail glimpses into the post-Monkee lives of the foursome. I am sure you can find more on the Internet about their current whereabouts.

But let's face it--the listing of Micky Dolenz yesterday as the top Yahoo trend shows that people are still interested in these guys all these years later. Sure, they were a "manufactured image, to that we all agree," as taken from their film, "Head," but they managed to make their mark in time during a very special time in our history.

I doubt they will ever get together as a band again, but the memories that they have given us more than makes up for that.

And yes, I still have my albums, 45s, comic books, bubblegum cards ...

SHOWBIZetc.: Richard Gutierrez - Jewel Mische Break-up

VIVA: Sam Pinto, former PBB housemate and is now a talent of Viva Artist Management, is scheduled to sign an exclusive contract soon with GMA-7.

STAR CINEMA: Star Cinema's 17th year anniversary presentation titled "Sa'yo Lamang" has been rated A by the Cinema Evaluation Board. The movie is showing tomorrow, September 1, in more than 100 theaters nationwide.

GMA-7: "Koronang Papel" is the final title of Iza Calzado's newest afternoon soap on GMA-7. Cast inlucdes Elizabeth Oropesa, Katrina Halili, Marvin Agustin, Fanny Serrano, Luis Alandy, Maggie Wilson, and Carmi Martin. Maryo J. delos Reyes directs.

TV5: Piolo Pascual's indie movies Chopsuey and Manila have been contracted for TV airing by TV5.

ABS-CBN: Vice Ganda is on the cover of Reader's Digest Asia. The resident judge of Showtime is one of the six comedians selected from various Asian countries.

TWITTER: Richard Gutierrez confirms his separation with "rumored" girlfriend Jewel Mische. "Maniwala man kayo o hindi, now I�m single!" Richard declares.

Awesome Underground Aloni House

62nd Primetime Emmy Awards � 2010 Winners Revealed!

The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by comedian Jimmy Fallon, was held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles Sunday night.

Here is the complete list of winners for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards:

BOB HOPE HUMANITARIAN AWARD
George Clooney

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Jane Lynch (Glee)

OUSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Betty White (SNL)

OUSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Neil Patrick Harris (Glee)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY
Modern Family

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION IN A COMEDY
Ryan Murphy (Glee)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY
Christopher Lloyd and Stephen Levitan (Modern Family)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
John Lithgow (Dexter)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Ann Margaret (Law & Order: SVU)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Mad Men

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA
Erin Levy and Matthew Weiner (Mad Men)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION IN A DRAMA
Steve Shill (Dexter)

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A VARIETY SHOW
Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg (The 2010 Tony Awards)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION IN A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL
Bucky Gunts (The Winter Olympics)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Al Pacino (You Don�t Know Jack)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Claire Danes (Temple Gradin)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Mick Jackson (Temple Grandin)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SUPORTING ROLE IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
David Strathairn (Temple Grandin)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SUPORTING ROLE IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Julia Ormand (Temple Grandin)

OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE
Temple Grandin (HBO)

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
The Pacific (HBO)

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Adam Mazer (You Don�t know Jack)

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW COMPETITION
Top Chef

Andi Eigenmann and Sam Milby Cover Cosmopolitan Philippines September 2010 Issue

Andi Eigenmann is on the cover of Cosmopolitan Philippines September 2010 issue while Sam Milby is on the cover of its annual supplement "Cosmomen."

The Agua Bendita star covers Cosmopolitan Philippines for the first time. Sam Milby, on the other hand, is finally chosen to lead the magazine�s annual 69 Bachelors list and the 10 Centerfold Hunks. Previous coverguys are Gerald Anderson (2009), Derek Ramsay (2008) and Dingdong Dantes (2007).

Also making it to this year's Cosmo Centerfold Hunks are Christian Bautista, Jorosss Gamboa, Carl Guevara, Matteo Guidicelli, Fabio Ide, Rocco Nacino, Bryann Foronda, Marco Manalac, and Tom Rodriguez.

Cosmopolitan Philippines September 2010 issue is now available at all magazine stands nationwide.

Sarah Geronimo Covers Preview Magazine September 2010 Issue

Sarah Geronimo shows her sultry side on the cover of Preview magazine September 2010 issue.

Features inside the said issue include "10 Top Designers To Watch Out For," "Get The Hair Color You Want," "Fashion Hits at the Best Dressed Ball" and more!

Preview�s "The New Sexy" issue is now available at all magazine stands nationwide.

Dancing with the Stars: Season 11 Cast List Revealed!

The cast of Dancing with the Stars 11 has been announced!

Here they are:

1. Brandy

2. Jennifer Grey

3. Margaret Cho

4. Audrina Patridge

5. Florence Henderson

6. Bristol Palin

7. Michael Bolton

8. Mike �The Situation� Sorrentino

9. David Hasselhoff

10. Kurt Warner

11. Kyle Massey

12. Rick Fox

Introduciing Sudhir Venkatesh: The Ghetto Economy

Sudhir Venkatesh is the graduate student from the University of Chicago that made Steven Levitt's and Stephen Dubner's first Freakonomics book so interesting--he is the one who brought in the great gang information and even the gang accounting for Levitt to peruse (as he says himself) at leisure.

He is not strictly an economist, so his vision of social activity is quite different. Nevertheless, he has studied economic phenomena (such as drug accounting and unofficial business) within the inner city. His work is genuine field work of the old style. In short, he lived it first, developing long-term relationships, which gained him more access and longer times to formulate and test his theories. His work is therefore a little more personalized than Levitt's. It is also terribly important because is not a hit-and-run intellectual exercise. It is the long way around getting a graduate degree, and at some risk to his health, indeed.

I was lucky to find that C-Span spent an hour with Mr. Venkatesh in its "Q and A" program. The following video is 58 minutes long. It was spurred by his most popular book, Gang Leader for a Day, but introduces his work in general. All of the video I am finding with Professor Ventakesh (now at Columbia) seems to be an hour long, which is not optimal for blog readers, I know. So the transcript of the talk is here. And since Professor Venkatesh took the long way around his sociology degree, we have a lot of personal witness to life in the Robert Taylor homes in Chicago--including some mistakes he made as well as the mother lode of information. He spent seven years at it.

He discovered an entirely different kind of government in the inner city. An entirely different economy. And in Gang Leader for a Day, he was able to access the workings of what I would call America's fastest-growing conglomerate--the crime conglomerate.

In my studies of gangs and gang economics, I have run into two remarkable men who have accessed the ghetto in a long-standing relationship AND studied it with academic rigor. Mr. Venkatesh is one. He is, further, an ambitious scholar. Without his interest, commitment and compassion, we would never get a glimpse of what we see here. 

So I think it's very important to view his work as a series of large clues and insights. The raw material may lead, certainly, to any solution he suggests, or any emotion he invokes. It may also lead to other conclusions of your own. But very rarely do we get to access someone with such an involved history of the details, as well as economic and social studies background, to translate for us. It's strong work. 

Mr. Venkatesh has his own Web site.

Books by Mr. Venkatesh:

Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Ventakesh. Available, and featured above.

Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor. Available.

American Project: The Rise and Fall of the Urban Ghetto. Available.

There are also several documentaries noted at his Web site. Not all of them are about economics or gangs, but a good many of them are indeed on this very important part of urban life.

Amazing Concept of Citro�n Survolt

That's how concept cars are made. Very interesting photos.

Tinashe - Zambezi

"Do you remember the day you let me be the only one?"

I feel slightly behind the curve when I have to find out about a new artist through an outlet like Q Magazine. Usually, we bloggers are way beyond the magazines, but I'm so glad I took the time to read a review of Tinashe's upcoming album because I have found a new obsession. Zambezi is the best single I've heard since Foxy Shazam's Oh Lord back in April. It's simply perfection, a song of such uplift and beauty that it seems timeless the moment you hear it. It's one of those nostalgic tracks that manages to cram every emotion into three minutes, all over a soaring, afro-pop beat that complements the buoyant melody perfectly. Tinashe hails originally from Zimbabwe, but went to school in London. It's an interesting mix of styles, and one that should find him success. Add to that an undeniable x-factor and a distinctive pop voice, and you've got my favorite new solo artist of the year. CHECK THIS OUT. I'm dying to hear the album!!

Tinashe - Zambezi by tattoowesley

(Music posted for evaluation purposes only. If you like what you hear, support the artists. Preorder the album here. Follow me on twitter and facebook.

Tinashe - Zambezi

"Do you remember the day you let me be the only one?"

I feel slightly behind the curve when I have to find out about a new artist through an outlet like Q Magazine. Usually, we bloggers are way beyond the magazines, but I'm so glad I took the time to read a review of Tinashe's upcoming album because I have found a new obsession. Zambezi is the best single I've heard since Foxy Shazam's Oh Lord back in April. It's simply perfection, a song of such uplift and beauty that it seems timeless the moment you hear it. It's one of those nostalgic tracks that manages to cram every emotion into three minutes, all over a soaring, afro-pop beat that complements the buoyant melody perfectly. Tinashe hails originally from Zimbabwe, but went to school in London. It's an interesting mix of styles, and one that should find him success. Add to that an undeniable x-factor and a distinctive pop voice, and you've got my favorite new solo artist of the year. CHECK THIS OUT. I'm dying to hear the album!!

Tinashe - Zambezi by tattoowesley

(Music posted for evaluation purposes only. If you like what you hear, support the artists. Preorder the album here. Follow me on twitter and facebook.

There's A New Housewife In Town

Yeah, the first picture of the new season of Desperate Housewives has been unveiled and it seems that Vanessa Williams is getting the promotional treatment in the cast shots and trailers that I wished had been bestowed on Drea deMatteo last season. Season 7 starts up on ABC from September 26th and will debut on RTE2 and Channel 4 in 2011.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGt0KEAKBPk

Rant #322: Hey Micky!

I turned on my computer this morning, and I have it set to open up on the Yahoo home page.

It opened up as it normally does, and my eyes were steered to the "Trending Now" area. For the past couple of months, Yahoo has been listing 10 items--whether people or events or really anything--that are hot trends on its search engine. It is updated throughout the day, and I highly suspect that advertising has something to do with the listings, as well as clicks.

Anyway, it has become a handy tool to see what major celebrities are up to, and also to see who is not long for this earth and has passed away.

Anyway, this morning, I did what I usually do, and who comes up as the No. 1 trend right now?

MICKY DOLENZ!

For the uninitiated, Micky Dolenz is the multi-talented musician/actor/writer/director/inventor and all around jack of all trades who happened to play drums for the Monkees, TV's answer to the Beatles. The Pre-Fab Four--along with Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith--were the top pop group in the world in the mid-1960s, with hits like "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm a Believer." Along with their weekly TV show, they also starred in what I consider one of the greatest films of all-time, and at least a major cult item, "Head."

After the Monkees run, Dolenz went on to become a big-time director in England, and still recorded on occasion. When the Monkees became huge again via MTV in 1986, he went on tour with Jones, Tork, and very briefly, Nesmith. Later, he became a DJ on New York's WCBS-FM while balancing recording, acting and directing work.

He has acted on Broadway, written a few books, and creating a device for hanging pictures on a wall.

So, why is he the No. 1 trend right now?

It's for a variety of reasons. He is linked up with Fred Willard as one of the celebrities who has contributed his name to a series of trivia books, and Willard is hot once again as an Emmy nominee for his work on "Modern Family."

Dolenz also has a new CD coming out which has gotten good advanced press. It is called "King For a Day," and on this CD, he covers songs written by Carole King. This is nothing to be sneezed at, as you might remember that Dolenz was the voice on numerous Monkees songs written by King and her former husband, Gerry Goffin, including "Pleasant Valley Sunday."

Evidently, Dolenz used a number of his 1960s cohorts to record this CD, including former bandmate Peter Tork, who is recovering from throat cancer, and Mark Lindsay, onetime lead singer of Paul Revere and the Raiders.

But he also used musicians from something called "My Record Fantasy," a rock 'n' roll fantasy camp that allows fans to rub elbows with famous artists.

So more than 40 years after his greatest triumphs as one of the Monkees, Dolenz is hot again.

I interviewed him about 20 years ago in Manhattan as he was on the guest list for Paul McCartnery's first classical piece, "Liverpool Oratorio." The work was going to be performed in New York City, and Dolenz has been friends with McCartney since his Monkees days.

I found Micky to be as grounded a celebrity as I had ever interviewed. He knew where his place was in the world of entertainment, and he knew how lucky he was. He had just released a children's LP, which garnered very good reviews, and he was happy to talk about that, and the Monkees years, and just about anything with me.

So yes, I will go out and get a copy of his new recording.

And better yet, he is still around. When I see somebody who is over 60 in that trend area, I grimace--has this person kicked the bucket?

Not only hasn't Dolenz kicked the bucket, he is filling it, with more great music.

No monkeying around here; this guy is extremely talented. I will give you my review when the CD comes out.

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