Learning the ABCs of mad, mad fun
She says mad, mad fun means being true to oneself. He says it is about enjoying without restraint for sanity.
Rhian Ramos and Carl Ramirez have said enough to describe the latest lifestyle-variety show Mad, Mad Fun on Animax as host and resident techie guy, respectively.
Premiering tonight at 8, Mad, Mad Fun is a hip show about music, videos, fashion, games and sporting, pop/contemporary culture and animation. It’s one show adults and young people will look forward to week after week.
Rhian and Carl are excited to share the ABCs of having mad, mad fun with the Animax televiewers, and to rub off on them that youthful humor and playfulness.
“The show represents the youth,” says Rhian of the 30-minute show. “It presents their hobbies and new interests. In the show, I’m not someone else like what I do when I act. I’m myself. It’s a show where I can express what I think and feel like Rhian Ramos.”
The show’s carefree, express-yourself atmosphere reflects the young attitude among the staff who mans the show and works behind the scenes.
“It doesn’t feel like work,” shares Carl, who is a first timer to work in front of the camera. “We’re all friends. We’re working with great people. We have mad, mad fun behind the camera.”
Rhian enjoys her first TV hosting job because the chemistry between her and the crew gets better and better every shooting day. Rhian finds the writers kind as she is encouraged to put in ideas and suggestions to make the spiels, among others, her own.
“There’s creative freedom on the set,” offers Rhian and she hopes people will see it on the small screen.
Rhian, the face of Animax, is perfect as host of Mad, Mad Fun because she is a self-confessed talkative music fan. That’s why Rhian enjoys the show to the hilt. She likes the segment Band Shocker where the teen star gets up close and personal with bands like
“I love watching gigs,” says Rhian. “I’m a big fan of local bands. I love this job because my favorite bands are playing right in front of me.”
She tells everyone that Band Shocker is just one of the many segments that will catch the interest of the youth.
Topping her list is Tech Check, where Carl, The STAR’s Young STAR columnist, shows his gift of gab and hosting skills. He talks about the latest gadgets and multi-media young people might be interested in.
Carl has been tech savvy since he was a kid. His fascination with technology started with video games, family computer, nintendo and the playstation. Before the cellphone literally and figuratively controlled our life, Carl enjoyed the convenience of a beeper. From there, he has settled on the PC, cell phones and more hi-tech versions of personal computers.
“Technology constantly changes the way we live,” says Carl. “It makes life easier and a lot more fun.”
As a young adult, Carl won’t leave home without his Mac Book and iPod. He has at least 5,000 songs in his iPod and favors indie rock music of Nirvana.
Another Mad, Mad Fun segment, Rhian and Carl recommend, is Kawaii Girls featuring the head-turning, trendy lifestyle of Kawaii or cute girls in the metro. The show will also chronicle parties and events plus most-talked about video games, comics and blogs. (Also watch out for the return of Animax’s Chronicles of the Wings on Aug. 6,
“I will surprise my fans,” says Rhian of the spontaneous, cool image she is about to share with everyone. It’s totally different from the character Leah Lazaro people have learned to love and associate with Rhian.
“I want to bring something new on the table. With the show, I’m just a child and enjoying every minute of it. It’s gonna be awesome.”
“I never thought of working on TV,” says Carl. “It’s different from writing. When I write, I can take my time while finding the right words to say. In hosting, I have to stay in character, memorize the lines and deliver them.”
Asked what could be the message the show wishes to impart to young televiewers, Carl replies, “One shouldn’t forget to have fun. (It’s important to) take a break and relax. Enjoy life.”
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