Worlds Apart... One of my best TV shows now.
I wish our local networks could produce something like W.A., instead of producing reality TV shows, with an awful lot of competition which eventually leads to mockery, criticism, and hatred and envy (picture a part where contestants/ contenders get the chance to air out their feelings towards the other team or the other person -- awful lot of backbitingi, terrible criticisms, full-swing arrogance...). I say TV producers shouldn't just provide entertainment to viewers but awareness and immersion as well. TV producers say they are now taking Pinoys to the next level, which level po?
Worlds Apart kind of reminds me of the immersions me and my friends had when we were still wearing our long green skirts in Loyola Heights. Three days and two nights of living with the fisherfolks of Laguna or with the farmers of San Jose Del Monte. Three days and two nights with no TV, no water, no electricity, no bathroom. But three days and two nights of humbling experiences, of fun, of realizations, of awareness, of action...
I say the experiences, the immersions, they may have taken away the usual comforts of our daily lives, but they have exposed us to the other cultures, to the other worlds, to the other lifestyles. They have made us value our lives more and improved on our crafts. And for them, we were their link to the world, their medium to be heard and seen...
Can't our producers make something like this? No competition, no prize, no mechanics, just pure immersion...
On the contrary, I love American Idol and Star in a Million. :-D
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