Marvin, Jolina reunite in new romantic series

Author: Nestor Cuartero
Column: MovieGoer

JUST A THOUGHT: When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. - Japanese proverb

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JOLINA Magdangal and Marvin Agustin are back together again in a brewing romantic comedy series, 'Adik Sa 'Yo'. The series will kick off in May on GMA. Jolina and Marvin scored their biggest hits in romantic comedy films in the 90s. While they have parted ways as close friends and constant partners, they continue to enjoy high ratings on their Sunday chat show, 'Dear Friend'.

Bothered by sliding ratings, GMA Network is reworking its teleserye programming by veering away from remakes or adaptations of foreign programs. Starting in May, the network is reportedly introducing at least three new, all-original shows. We hope GMA will stop feeding their audiences with such worn out stories like that of 'Luna Mystica', described by the network as an original, homegrown program. Can the network creatives please be a little more creative than that?

Angel Locsin considers herself very Lucky for having gotten into the good graces of Gov. Vilma Santos Recto, her future mother in law. Gov. Vi is so fond of the young actress that she wanted to bring Angel with her to New York where she will shoot scenes from her new gay-themed movie, 'In My Life'. They had planned to celebrate Luis Manzano's birthday in the Big Apple. Angel herself is shooting scenes for a new teleserye, 'Only You', in Seoul, Korea.

Banana Split Girls, nag-split. Roxanne Guinoo and Valerie Concepcion were axed from the ABS-CBN weekend gag show after one season for unknown reasons. The two ladies are hurting, but of course, but they're not showing it. They were replaced by Pokwang and the 'Pare Ko'y trio' of John Pratts, Zanjoe Marudo, and Jayson Gainza. Left standing alone are Angelica Pa-nganiban, Cristine Reyes, and RR Enriquez.

Actors who do TV shows should realize that they could be at the mercy of ratings, advertisers, and even of their own performance. They may be lousy, ineffective, or even useless in beefing up a show's standing. They must realize that they could be axed anytime, no hard feelings. That's the way life goes on TV, di n'yo ba alam 'yan?

Source: Tempo