People nowadays
are going to like foreign movies especially the shows. One of the developments
in Philippine television was the evolution of the foreign shows which were
dubbed and translated in Filipino. Because of the different genres, forms and
modes of the foreign shows, it makes the Filipino people interested and the
popularity gained all over the country. There are already hundreds of foreign
shows televised by different networks. These shows obviously receive an appreciation
from their Filipino viewers. Recently, Philippine networks started to reproduce
foreign shows and made their own versions such as Pinoy Big Brother.
Pinoy Big
Brother, also known as PBB, is the Philippine version of the reality show Big
Brother which was originated in Netherlands. Pinoy Big Brother uses the tagline
"Teleserye ng totoong buhay." or "Soap Opera of real
life”. It is shown on ABS-CBN Channel 2 and international partner, The
Filipino Channel, with parts shown on local partner, Studio 23. The entire 24/7
version of the series can also be seen on the internet through streaming video
and a particular cable channel provided by ABS-CBN-owned cable TV, SkyCable.
There are twelve
Philippine residents or more and chosen foreign people around the world are
forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least
100 days. The contestants are called as housemates. They meet other faces and
used to be who they are. Indispensable elements of the show are usually present
such as the daily and weekly challenges. There is only one voice known only as
“Big Brother” but sometimes referred to as “Kuya”. He is the one which the
housemates should follow the rules and obligations of the house. He is the
owner of the house. At the start of the elimination procedure, the housemates
vote for which two fellow housemates they should eliminate. Once these
nominations are chosen, the viewer votes come into play. The viewers are asked
to vote for whoever they wanted to stay longer in the house or evict through
SMS or on the internet. The housemate whom will get the least number of votes
is eliminated. In the final week of the
show, the housemate with the most viewer votes will win the grand prize package
including the house and lot, a car, a business franchise, home appliances, a
holiday and is given the title as Big Winner.
Filipino
producers are like to replicate shows but they must tend to expand their
originality. Filipino viewers have been greatly entertained by this show
because of its great impacts and implications on the viewers and on the
society. Sometimes, it can affect through their lives. Pinoy Big Brother is one
of the reality shows that the contestants must show who they really are. I
realized that it is enough for being yourself because you may know who will
stay by your side and who will leave for they cannot accept you. Don’t chase
for the grand prize but you show the true colors of yours. Don’t try to be like
anyone else: Be yourself. There isn’t any best way to be.
