There are misfits in government as there are miscasts in TV programs.
Ito bale ang gist ng tinanggap kong e-mail from a certain Ellenar na nag-justify muna ng kanyang pag-ayaw kay Rhian Ramos, one of GMA 7’s most important stars.
Miscast daw kasi si Rhian sa sinalihan nitong Bubble Gang (which airs every Friday) “who tries to be funny but her comedic timing is almost always off.”
Bakit din daw ipinu-push ng GMA 7 si Rhian “when the girl barely has any talent? She can’t act, can’t dance, can’t sing and can’t do a hosting job?” But least you forget, Ellenar, she recently returned from China with awards in a modeling contest, so she can model if it’s any consolation!
Dagdag pa ng e-mail sender: “She has no star power whatsover. Isn’t it obvious that most GMA fans dislike her? They should learn from the disastrous showing of her afternoon drama. If I’m not mistaken, it had the lowest ratings since GMA started doing those afternoon soaps.”
Well, that’s going a bit too far. Primetime and non-primetime shows, in terms of ratings, are north and south. And to say that Rhian lacks star power is an unfair assertion.
Si Rhian ay pamangkin ni Ms. Ida Ramos-Henares, head of the GMA Artist Center. Needless to say, ang numero unong qualification ng mamumuno ng departamentong ‘yon has to have an eye for talent. Ms. Ida, I suppose, would not stake her good name para lang ilako ang kanyang pamangkin if she knew Rhian didn’t possess any talent.
Hindi lahat ng mga artista are like all-around househelp who can cook, can clean the house, can wash clothes, can babysit, can do gardening and can drive their amo to a party, a parlor or a palengke. Let’s be realistic naman in our expectations.
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