'Housemates' are bland performers

[Monseratto]

By Nestor U. Torre
Inquirer

WHEN THEY WERE ON "PINOY Big Brother," the reality challenge's "housemates" were required only to be themselves. As such, most of them soon struck us as not very interesting or textured people.

Thus, we thought it was quite a waste of TV's starmaking power for it to have been expended on such bland or predictable people.

After the competition ended, the "housemates" were lionized and built up as TV personalities, or even celebrities. True enough, the new "stars" did become quite popular-but, their genuine interest value remained rather lame.

Like a bleak self-fulfilling prophecy, some of the "PBB" people did become mga bituin-ngunit napaka-lampa at lamya ang ningning!

After some weeks of the largely undeserved overexposure on ABS-CBN shows, we thought that most of the "housemates" would finally resume their non-celebrity lives-but, it was not to be!

All of a sudden, there they were again all over the TV screen-only this time, not as themselves, but as performers!

That turned out to be adding insult to injury, because their performances were generally even more inept than their "personal appearances."

In comedy scenes, they looked either stolid or TH-hysterical. In drama, they were mawkishly melodramatic. Only very occasionally did they pass muster as actors, so after the flurry of guest stints, and so-called specials, stars were definitely not born!

Yes, winner Nene could do well on "Citizen Patrol," but she wouldn't be performing there, she would simply host a public-service segment of ABS-CBN's evening newscast, and she should do that fairly well, because her heart's in the right place.

And yes, Sam Milby should make it as a matinee idol by way of his first film, "Close to You," because his role in it is light and undemanding. And his passable singing ability is another asset he can count on in launching his show biz career.

But, is he here to stay? That's not certain at all. Just like Troy Montero, he's handsome, has a killer smile, sort of sings -- but, he is a balikbayan who speaks mostly in English. That combination hasn't made a big star of Troy even after years and years, so why would it work for Sam?

To truly achieve stardom, Sam should learn to speak Tagalog as fast as possible, and hone his performing talents with workshops, so he has more to offer than just his signature smile.

As for the other "housemates," some are being packaged as ***y actresses, kontrabidas and comedians, but their chances of success are even less auspicious.

[kimpOy]

ngayon lang napansin ni nester torre???

[NightRock]

Over expose na yang Housemate na yan lahat halos ng program sa DOS.. nag guest sila pati ba naman "At Home ka dito"... Si jason lang medyo ok na napanood ko sa comedy sana bigyan sya ng more breaks

[BlueBimmer]

no talent ang karamihan dyan e, laos na nga mga yan

[BoEinG_747]

nagustuhan lang talaga ng masa

pero sa talent ng mga housemates.........L.A.B.O.



iyon iba cguro baka meron

[NightRock]

Mas Ok pang nasa loob sila ng Bahay... pang loob lang ng bahay talent nila. pang reality show lang.. pag acting na talaga wala na they need acting workshop.

[qman]

kahit iyong Songer na housemates di rin natugma ang mga sings nya eh

[ts1n1ta]

they bore me...
They're finished. On to the next group of housemates!!!!!

[GlennSter]

hahaha..yeah..they are finished as soon as they went out of the bb house....

they arent even performers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BlueBimmer]

grabe di pa ba sila nagsasawa sa PBB dance routine nila? im sure sa isip nila banas na banas na mga yun. scraping whats left of their pathetic short lived 'careers'. lalo na yun si racquel OP masyado haha

[basti08]

o nga eh...wala lang parang pag umaarte.

[chua_riwap]

they bore me...
They're finished. On to the next group of housemates!!!!!

Yesssss! Mga celebrities naman. Tanong ulit....Sino ba mga kasali? May final line-up na ba?

[flakez]

bat kasi pilit nilalagay sa showbiz yang mga yan e. kung contest lang ng ganyan dapat hanggang don na lang sila. sumali sila para sa contest at hindi mag showbiz, or unless stepping stone talaga nila un na dapat hindi naman. sumali sila sa talent searchs kung gusto nila mag showbiz(pero sa mga ganto wala ring lumabas na magaling, hehehe).

[chairman]

Si jason lang medyo ok na napanood ko sa comedy sana bigyan sya ng more breaks

hahahaha! onga, si jason lang ako naaliw. medyo ok din siya sa comedy. di ko naman nilalait yung iba ha, pero si jason lang ang nakita ko na magtitiyaga ako panoorin.

on another note, sino kaya lalabas sa celebrity version? any guess?

[oldblue]

kahit iyong Songer na housemates di rin natugma ang mga sings nya eh

agreed. mas magaling pa kumanta si pacquiao dyan sa rocker kuno na yan eh

[marlon22701]

the so-called "Housemates" have the uncanny ability to look really, really stupid even without trying.

it only took a single episode and that was already enough torture for me....

DANG! ABS-CBN Sucks Big-time with this one (PBB)!

[flakez]

kani-kanina lang sumsayaw nanaman sila sa 2! langya symepre alam na natin sinasayaw nila. si jb tumitingin pa sa mga katabi niya! halos araw-araw na nilang sayaw un hindi pa niya solo un.

[stinkaboy]

Yesssss! Mga celebrities naman. Tanong ulit....Sino ba mga kasali? May final line-up na ba?

sabi nila si john pratts,keanna reeves,alessandra de rossi, carlos agassi :D

[nugundam93]

grabe talaga, nilulubos ng abs ang mga housemate. boo.

[finchy18]

kaya nga ayaw ko sa pbb eh. Not talented people like (Actors/actres) sucks!

kahit nga *** bomb ayaw ko mag act eh..

"they are nothing but a second great trying hard copy cat."