Inaabangan ko dati ang Biyernes dahil sa ABS-CBN

It’s Friday, Friday Gotta get down on Friday Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend …

Way back when Rebecca Black was still a figment of her parent’s imagination my favorite day of the week was Friday. Maliban sa last day ng pasok sa eskuwela ay ito rin ang araw ng mga paborito kong programa. Wala pang teleserye nung mga panahong yun at gaya ng ibang mga bata ay nakaabang na ako sa Friday programming block ng ABS-CBN. Yes, Rebecca Black, there was a time when a whole night on the Star Network was devoted to foreign programs. This was before they established their UHF channel Studio 23. I am sure those of you who were kids back then will know what I am saying. Gaya ng luma kong post na Isang Paggunita sa Telebisyon noong Dekada Nobenta ay ating balikan ang mga programang nagpasaya sa atin tuwing Biyernes ng gabi.

(Note: Hindi ko na isinama ang X-Men dahil sa nabanggit ko na ito sa nakaraan kong blog post)

1. Are You Afraid of the Dark? – “Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story…” Ganyan ang simula ng bawat kuwento ng Midnight Society, isang grupong nagtitipon sa kakahuyan para magbahagi ng kanilang mga kuwento ng kababalaghan. Di naman talaga sobrang nakakatakot ang mga episode pero para sa tulad kong bata noon ay makapanindig balahibo na ito.

2. Baywatch – Ok, pang SPG ang rating ng programang ito na minsang naging pinakasikat na TV series sa buong mundo pero inaabangan ko ito dati. Umikot ang kuwento sa buhay ng mga lifeguards ng Los Angeles County. Nakaka-LSS ang theme song nito na mabuti na lang at hindi si David Hasselhoff ang umawit. Paborito ng marami si Pamela Anderson pero mas trip ko si Nicole Eggert. Siyempre andun rin si Yasmine Bleeth, Carmen Electra, Brooke Burns atbp.(kabisado?)

3. Beverly Hills, 90210 – Pangarap ko dating maging estudyante ng Beverly Hills at makasama ang cool na barkada nina Dylan, Brandon, Brenda, Steve, Kelly, David at Donna. Naging pasaway lang si Shannen Doherty kaya bigla siyang nawala sa programa. Sampung taon din umere ang teen oriented show na ito na nagbigay daan sa local versions na gaya ng TGIS at Gimik.

4. Doogie Howser M.D. – Teach me how to Doogie? Yeah men, it was not a dance step but the name of our favorite teenage doctor. Bida dito si Neil Patrick Harris (Bros now know him as Barney on “How I Met Your Mother”).  For a while eh pinangarap kong maging manggagamot dahil sa kanya, and then I realized I hate hospitals. Goodbye Dr. Tadonggeniuskuno. MS DOS pa yata yung PC na gamit niya para masulat ng kanyang diary sa ending ng bawat episode. Pinapalabas pa rin ang reruns nito sa 2nd Avenue (Ch. 29)

5. Melrose Place – isa pang tv show na kailangan ng SPG rating, tungkol ito sa masalimuot na buhay ng mga nakatira sa isang apartment complex sa West Hollywood, California. Hindi nawawalan ng problema ang mga nakatira dito at wala silang ginawa kundi makipag away, mag-back stab, makipagrelasyon sa kapitbahay etc. Now I know why I became a jaded thirtysomething.

6. The Real Ghostbusters – Na-excite ako nung nalaman kong magkakaroon ng bagong Ghostbusters movie, sana ay matuloy dahil ang original movie at ang tv series nito ang mga nagpapaalala sa akin ng aking kabataan (hindi pa rin naman ako matanda). Si Egon ang paborito ko pero di mawawala sa aking puso si Slimer at ang kanilang sekretarya na si Janine.

7. Star Wars: Ewoks – Furry little creatures from a galaxy far, far away. Enuff said.(Can’t find the video for the series though)

8. The Nanny – Isa ito sa ilang foreign programs na nagustuhan ng mama ko at aliw na aliw siya sa mga misadventures ni Fran at ng kanyang mga amo. Who would forget nanny Fran and hersignature voice and laughter. This sitcom is very Pinoy when it comes to its humor. Naalala ko pa rin yung nanay ni Fran na laging may surprise visit sa bahay na kanyang pinagtatrabahuhan.

9. Baby Talk – It may have been a rip-off of “Look Who’s Talking” and just aired for one season but I like this show. I was a kid remember? This may not be one of TV’s finest programs ever but I liked it, I lily lily liked it.

10. The Twilight Zone – Pinoy Thriller and Regal Shocker were the programs to turn to for Pinoy flavored fright fest. But there was nothing like the Twilight Zone. It did not deliberately scare you but you felt the spine tingling dread that it brought every Friday night. I especially liked the episode where a guy wakes up and he’s the only man in town. Creepy.

Hay buhay, those were the good old days. Kung maibabalik ko lang ang nakaraan. As we all know, ABS-CBN launched Studio 23 for its foreign programming but sadly it has lost its mojo in recent years. I will always look at Friday nights with fondness knowing that it would never be the same.

Till my next rant. Peace and Stay Fresh. 🙂