Baron bawal na sa GMA 7

How time flies, it’s been 365 days since Rudy Fernandez departed the world of mortals.

Ngayong araw ang ikaunang taon ng kanyang pagyao. Sa kanyang text invitation, tinawag na “reunion” ng maybahay ni Daboy na si Lorna Tolentino ang magaganap sa Heritage Park Chapel: Mass at 6 p.m. followed by a dinner.

Wala mang nakasaad na dress code sa okasyong ’yon, tiyak na mas maraming bisita ang darating nang nakaputi, but for those who perceive death as a celeb­ration of life ay matitingkad na kulay marahil ang kanilang isusuot.

Expect over staying friends as well, it’s been a year, after all, since they last get together sa ilang gabi ring pakikipaglamay sa nasirang action superstar.

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TV5’s Sunday primetime block has never been this competitive and fun-filled.

Mapapanood ngayong Linggo nang live ang Wow Mali ni Joey de Leon at Shall We Dance? ni Lucy Torres-Gomez.

Nagtala ng pinakamataas na audience share last Sunday ang dance show noong humataw ang ina ni Manny Pacquiao, who has earned the monicker “Pacmom”, whose dance debut on TV became news.

Mamayang gabi naman ang pagtutunggali nina K Brosas, Keana Reeves at Joy Viado who are set to undergo a total makeover para magmukhang dancing princesses in the live episode titled Mga Komedyanteng Cinderella.

But before any of these women gets the glass slipper and her Prince Charming for a twin prize, mamimigay naman si Tito Joey ng aabot sa P100,000 sa Mahiwagang Tunog portion ng Wow Mali, which goes live for the first time in its 10-year history. Callers may phone in their guesses.

Kambal na live TV entertainment ’yan this Sunday: Wow Mali at 6 p.m. at Shall We Dance at 8 p.m. So, saan ka pa?

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In her e-mail sent to Startalk program manager Janine Piad-Nacar, ibinalita ni GMA 7 vice president for entertainment TV Marivin T. Arayat na ang huling taping day na ni Baron Geisler sa bagong Cinemaserye ay nitong May 28 na.

Also, Baron is no longer cast in any of GMA programs. Ibig lang sabihin, the actor has lost all his career opportunities with the network to think na kalilipat lang niya mula ABS-CBN. And that the alleged offense he had done to Yasmien Kurdi proved that it was the straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back.

Para sa akin, this is a welcome move by GMA if only to assuage the ugly impression na tila less favored si Yasmien than her alleged attacker.

Sa isa ngang seryosong pag-uusap ni Yasmien at ng kanyang manager na si Lolit Solis, the latter advised her artist to simply do what she believed was right regardless of the consequences.

Nauna nang gumawa ng tamang hakbang ang GMA. Buti nga kay Baron!