More Press on Bituin Finale at Big Dome
CF's Note: To see previously blogged articles about the Finale, click here.
*** Warning: Spoilers ahead ***
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Journal Online
September 21, 2006
TATTLE
ni Nel Alejandrino
Angelika 'di nagpatalbog kay Sarah
Link to original article
THE final scene of the ABS-CBN teleserye, Bituing Walang Ningning, is truly a must na panoorin, if only for the showdown between Dorina (Sarah Geronimo) at Lavinia (Angelika dela Cruz).
Doon makikita kung sino sa dalawa ang may karapatang tawaging bituing “may ningning.” Idinaan ito via a concert na ginanap mismo sa Araneta Coliseum.
Well, the concert was witnessed by a live audience. Jampacked ang Big Dome with no less than ABS-CBN top guns Charo Santos Concio and Cory Vidanes in the audience.
Bagama’t, as expected, si Dorina (Sarah) ang mag-i-end up as the star of the show, Angelika put up a tough fight and how!
She proved she also has the voice, though maybe not as powerful as Sarah’s. But given the chance, Angelika can eventually become a singer to reckon with.
Personality-wise, ang laki na ng ipinagbago niya. Kung anuman ang naging bulung-bulungan in the past na diumano’y ipinagawa niya sa kanyang mukha, naka-add ’yon para magkaroon siya ng kakaibang charm.
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AT 18, Sarah has improved a lot as a singer and performer. Kapansin-pansin din na, despite the naggagandahang gowns na isinuot niya courtesy of kilalang designer-couturiers, Sarah somehow still lacks the luster, not to say, the class associated with renowned divas like Zsa Zsa Padilla, Kuh Ledesma, Regine Velasquez, Sharon Cuneta and much, much earlier, Pilita Corrales.
Sana Sarah will acquire ang mga katangiang ito through the years.
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TRIBUNE
September 23, 2006
Final Cut
by Edsel-Thadeus O. Lorete
The Battle of the 'Divas' rages on at the Big Dome
Link to original article
Loyal followers of ABS-CBN’s top rating musical-drama Bituing Walang Ningning, a teleserye adaptation of one of Sharon Cuneta’s biggest Pinoy blockbusters, got the stubborn thrill they asked for when they all got to participate as TV character’s Dorina Pineda (Sarah Geronimo) and Lavinia’s (Angelica de la Cruz) real cheering fans at the Araneta Coliseum, the historic location ABS-CBN commissioned to highlight Bituing Walang Ningning’s nationally anticipated concert showdown between its two hottest (rival) divas on primetime television.
What made the gig unusually different from other Big Dome attraction had everything to do with masa fan’s willingness to put themselves in a virtual position cheering for two fictional TV characters: Geronimo, the famed “rags-to-riches” singer-actress they adore, protect, and dare emulate, and Cruz as the stingy kontrabida first played by Cherie Gil.
Seeing something this big take off gives you the shivers, hearing a mixed group of young and not-so-young crowd cheering wildly at the beat of a cheap showbiz teaser, which is commonly used to break the ice or keep an enormously growing crowd focused on a hanging theme while waiting for a live feed, and still enjoy an entertainingly decent Pinoy concert.
The sight was thrilling and, believe it or not, if last Tuesday’s Big Dome gathering had a real political agenda Sarah Geronimo will have easily won an electoral post by a knockout landslide vote. Sarah had the upper hand and fans submitted and then responded to their idol’s wishes as if it was their own.
I have never seen this much star power patronage as Sharon Cuneta or Vilma Santos did so in their respective weekly live shows in the ‘80s or back when Gary Valenciano or the defunct noontime show Student Canteen did phenomenal provincial summer tours. Sarah, as well the rest of Bituing Walang Ningning’s cast, knew about this prospect yet they chose to respectfully thank the packed audiences, who diligently follow the teleserye after the news show Bandila, instead of playing on people’s whims. The show was a smash hit.
However, to avoid spoiling the thrill of seeing Dorina and Lavinia’s pulsating live showdown, I think it is best for fans to hang on the thrilling note as everyone else as Bituing Walang Ningning finally close its curtain this coming October. See it with the family!
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Tag: Press, Grand Showdown, Finale
*** Warning: Spoilers ahead ***
__________________
Journal Online
September 21, 2006
TATTLE
ni Nel Alejandrino
Angelika 'di nagpatalbog kay Sarah
Link to original article
THE final scene of the ABS-CBN teleserye, Bituing Walang Ningning, is truly a must na panoorin, if only for the showdown between Dorina (Sarah Geronimo) at Lavinia (Angelika dela Cruz).
Doon makikita kung sino sa dalawa ang may karapatang tawaging bituing “may ningning.” Idinaan ito via a concert na ginanap mismo sa Araneta Coliseum.
Well, the concert was witnessed by a live audience. Jampacked ang Big Dome with no less than ABS-CBN top guns Charo Santos Concio and Cory Vidanes in the audience.
Bagama’t, as expected, si Dorina (Sarah) ang mag-i-end up as the star of the show, Angelika put up a tough fight and how!
She proved she also has the voice, though maybe not as powerful as Sarah’s. But given the chance, Angelika can eventually become a singer to reckon with.
Personality-wise, ang laki na ng ipinagbago niya. Kung anuman ang naging bulung-bulungan in the past na diumano’y ipinagawa niya sa kanyang mukha, naka-add ’yon para magkaroon siya ng kakaibang charm.
* * *
AT 18, Sarah has improved a lot as a singer and performer. Kapansin-pansin din na, despite the naggagandahang gowns na isinuot niya courtesy of kilalang designer-couturiers, Sarah somehow still lacks the luster, not to say, the class associated with renowned divas like Zsa Zsa Padilla, Kuh Ledesma, Regine Velasquez, Sharon Cuneta and much, much earlier, Pilita Corrales.
Sana Sarah will acquire ang mga katangiang ito through the years.
__________________
TRIBUNE
September 23, 2006
Final Cut
by Edsel-Thadeus O. Lorete
The Battle of the 'Divas' rages on at the Big Dome
Link to original article
Loyal followers of ABS-CBN’s top rating musical-drama Bituing Walang Ningning, a teleserye adaptation of one of Sharon Cuneta’s biggest Pinoy blockbusters, got the stubborn thrill they asked for when they all got to participate as TV character’s Dorina Pineda (Sarah Geronimo) and Lavinia’s (Angelica de la Cruz) real cheering fans at the Araneta Coliseum, the historic location ABS-CBN commissioned to highlight Bituing Walang Ningning’s nationally anticipated concert showdown between its two hottest (rival) divas on primetime television.
What made the gig unusually different from other Big Dome attraction had everything to do with masa fan’s willingness to put themselves in a virtual position cheering for two fictional TV characters: Geronimo, the famed “rags-to-riches” singer-actress they adore, protect, and dare emulate, and Cruz as the stingy kontrabida first played by Cherie Gil.
Seeing something this big take off gives you the shivers, hearing a mixed group of young and not-so-young crowd cheering wildly at the beat of a cheap showbiz teaser, which is commonly used to break the ice or keep an enormously growing crowd focused on a hanging theme while waiting for a live feed, and still enjoy an entertainingly decent Pinoy concert.
The sight was thrilling and, believe it or not, if last Tuesday’s Big Dome gathering had a real political agenda Sarah Geronimo will have easily won an electoral post by a knockout landslide vote. Sarah had the upper hand and fans submitted and then responded to their idol’s wishes as if it was their own.
I have never seen this much star power patronage as Sharon Cuneta or Vilma Santos did so in their respective weekly live shows in the ‘80s or back when Gary Valenciano or the defunct noontime show Student Canteen did phenomenal provincial summer tours. Sarah, as well the rest of Bituing Walang Ningning’s cast, knew about this prospect yet they chose to respectfully thank the packed audiences, who diligently follow the teleserye after the news show Bandila, instead of playing on people’s whims. The show was a smash hit.
However, to avoid spoiling the thrill of seeing Dorina and Lavinia’s pulsating live showdown, I think it is best for fans to hang on the thrilling note as everyone else as Bituing Walang Ningning finally close its curtain this coming October. See it with the family!
________
Tag: Press, Grand Showdown, Finale
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