So my wife and I came back home from church service. We thought we might miss about half of Pilipinas Got Talent because of our long trip. Imagine our surprise when, upon entering the house, PGT was actually starting to air. It’s time to bring the inner critics in us

Having watched just half of the previous semifinal episodes, I didn’t know what to expect. Jovit Baldivino, I heard before (but, no, I didn’t get to see that Youtube video). I also saw the magician, the puppeteer, the piano/violin girl and the Luntayao family before. I had the vaguest idea of how good the other performers were, until last night’s episode. Let me just say that, in fairness to all the finalists (and my personal critiques aside), they did deserve to be there at the Araneta Coliseum, if at least for the only time in their entire lives.

I don’t intend to go over each of the finalists and who I think deserve to win. I’m not casting any votes anyway and I don’t think my votes will stand a chance against the rather obvious crowd favorites. However, one thing that didn’t escape my notice is who got in (or rather, who the organizers/producers think each contestant looked/sounded like when a contestant was auditioning…in particular, the singers), and what the judges were saying during their assessments. Read the rest of this entry »