Butch Francisco on Abs Cbn Talents Versus GMA Artist.

KABAHAN NA ANG MGA ARTISTA NG GMA!

‘Yan ang nais iparating ng dating host ng Kapuso talk show na Startalk na si Butch Francisco sa kanyang column sa Pikapika na pinamagatang “Even without a franchise, the ABS-CBN talents still eclipse the GMA stars”.

Dahil sa “pagpatay” na ginawa ng Kongreso sa renewal ng prangkisa ng ABS-CBN, hindi maiiwasang mapanood ang ilang Kapamilya stars sa GMA Network.

Ayon kay Butch, sapat nang dahilan upang hindi makatulog ang mga miyembro ng GMA Artists agency sakaling mapuno ng mga magagaling na Star Magic artists ang GMA.

“An invasion of ABS-CBN talents should be reason enough for the current members of the GMA Artists agency to have sleepless nights. The Star Magic talents are more polished than they can ever hope to be. 

“Even as far back as a decade ago, old-timers at GMA – the directors, executive producers and writers – had always marveled at the professionalism displayed by recruits from ABS-CBN.

“In the now-defunct Sunday variety show SOP, for instance, segment writers were all praises for the ABS-CBN-trained singers: They knew their spiels, the lyrics of their songs – and were always on-standby for their production numbers. Homegrown GMA talents, on the other hand, had to be fetched by production assistants from the dressing room.

“Now, here’s an unsolicited advice to GMA officials who may consider absorbing some of the ABS-CBN artists: They may as well include Johnny Manahan in the package because the Star Magic head would know how to professionally develop talents.

“We can just imagine how the scenario would look like if ever the ABS-CBN artists move en masse to GMA. It’s like the sophisticated city girls meeting for the first time their laid-back country cousins.

“The GMA talents should really be wary of the ABS-CBN invaders. The Channel 2 people are familiar with the showbiz game and know how to play it. The Kapamilya stars are worldly-wise – compared to the basically naive GMA artists. The ABS-CBN leading ladies will surely be running circles around them.

“The Channel 2 talents will find the GMA terrain so easy to navigate. There are no snipers to attack you from the back to begin with – unlike in ABS-CBN. Oh, yes, there is also favoritism in GMA – you bet. But it is different from how it is practiced in ABS-CBN – if we believe malicious rumors about management-talent relationships.

“The ABS-CBN stars had been exposed to the vicious ways of the entertainment world. And so they can handle anything. They are like bean sprouts that will grow anywhere – with or without a franchise.

“Three months after ABS-CBN was taken off the air, GMA now rules free TV. Oddly enough, the viewing public doesn’t seem to care about its stars. Most of the news about them comes only from the hard-sell features of the Chika Minute entertainment segment in 24 Oras.

“The collective star wattage of the ABS-CBN talents is so powerful, they still shine minus the franchise.”

Sa madaling salita, lalamunin nang buhay ng mga Kapamilya stars ang mga Kapuso artists dahil hasang-hasa na sila ng Star Magic.

Are you ready, mga Kapuso?