Nagpa-pizza si Ryan Agoncillo sa
taping ng Talentadong Pinoy last July 20 sa studio ng TV5 para sa success na
tinatamasa ngayon ng naturang talent show. Nakapangako kasi si Ryan
hindi lang sa mga staff ng show kundi maging sa studio audience nito na kapag
umabot o lumampas sa 25% ang rating ng Talentadong
Pinoy ay magpapakain siya ng pizza sa lahat.
Laking gulat ni Ryan Agoncillo nang last
July 11 ay maabot ng Talentadong Pinoy ang highest rating nitong 26.2 percent. Dahil dito, naglagay ang show sa number one position sa Saturday primetime base sa overnight survey na ginawa ng AGB Nielsen among Mega Manila households.
Tinalo nito ang weekend shows ng GMA-7 at ABS-CBN. Noong araw na ito, nakatamo ang Kapuso singing competition na Are You the Next Big Star ng rating na 18 percent samantalang ang Kapamilya show na The Singing Bee ay nakakuha naman ng 16.5 percent.
Tuwang-tuwa namang tinupad ni Ryan ang
pangako niyang pizza na pinalad ding matikman ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment
Portal) sa pagbisita nito sa taping ng Talentadong Pinoy.
"Nagpa-pizza ako. Prinamis ko pati
yung audience e...We don't get to this point often. We're just really lucky to
get this point. So, ano ba naman yung pasayahin mo man lang yung mga kasama mo
sa studio, di ba?" masayang balita ni Ryan nang ma-interview siya ng PEP bago
ang taping ng show.
Ano ang feeling na naabot na ng Talentadong Pinoy ang number one position?
"Ang sarap, ang sarap. Kasi yung grupo namin Philippine Idol pa, e. Small lang yung expectations namin. We wanted to break double digits, which we did in Philippine Idol once. And then when we did with Talentadong Pinoy. It is a very humble expectation, double digits lang.
"When we first cut into double digits, okay, pero walang advertisers pa. Tapos
pataas nang pataas hanggang sa yung slots nabili na. Tapos from there... so,
may advertisers na, steadily nagpi-15, 16. Hindi naman namin akalain na mas
tataas pa. Of course, happy. Ang ganda ng vibe ng studio ngayon kasi parang
every time we see each other, mayroong reward, mayroong good news. Kasi kami sa
set we're very professional but then walang nagsisigawan sa set, cool na cool
lang. I can say it's very ideal. Hindi naman kasi lahat ng set nabibigyan ng
ganung pagkakataon na masaya ang set and doing well sa ratings, di ba?"
ADVANTAGE OVER COMPETITORS. Ano sa
tingin niya ang strength ng Talentadong Pinoy at tinatangkilik ito ng mga
manonood?
"Alam mo yung ano... lahat tayo may
talent, di ba? Kahit nag-iinuman, mayroon kang barkada who will try to do a
trick or two, and that usually last a minute and a half, di ba? Halimbawa, we
are in a family gathering, remember when we were kids papatayuin tayo sa
lamesa, pasasayawin tayo, pakakantahin. I think, we just want to be entertained
in whatever way possible. And that's what Talentadong
Pinoy shows: the talent of entertaining the Filipino in whatever way. Kung
isa-shock ka or it's a genuine talent like playing an instrument, or singing or
dancing or doing acrobatics.
"Like our recent Hall of
Famer, si Yoyo Tricker, para yan yung mga batang, halika dito iho, perform
for tito and tita. And I guess, it extends through media. Kasi ano ba naman
yung pinaka-powerful nating... I mean apart from the government, ano ba yung
pinaka-powerful entity sa Pilipinas, it's really entertainment. And that's what
Talentadong Pinoy presents. It's pure
entertainment for at least one minute and a half per Talentado and then you get
judged. Plus of course, yung pera involved. Yung mga Talentado natin,
halimbawa, hindi naman talaga nila inaasam na mag-Hall of Fame. Ang gusto lang
nila, I have a unique talent, if I can make 50 thousand pesos out of it, and
then I would do it.
"Kasi na-notice ko yan, pati yung mga mekaniko ko sa kotse, magpapagasolina lang ako, lalapit tapos, ‘Sir, pwede bang mag-Talentadong Pinoy?' Tapos tatawagin yung kasama, ‘Halika dito ipakita mo yung talent mo.' And really, it ranges from one to two minutes yung talent na ipinapakita nila. So, mahilig magpasikat ang mga Pilipino, di ba? Mahilig magpakitang-gilas ang mga Pinoy. Yun ang nagagawa nila sa Talentadong Pinoy," mahabang paliwanag ni Ryan.
BEST LESSON LEARNED. Ano ang best
lesson so far, na natutunan niya sa Talentadong
Pinoy?
"Ako, sa akin sa solo ko, ang natutunan ko yung sensitivity sa tao. Because in Talentadong Pinoy, we don't encourage using yung halimbawa mayroon tayong contestant na may kapansanan or unlucky in career or money. While we don't encourage na gamitin yung kapansanan or kahirapan to get the sympathy of the judges, you have to be sensistive also to their situation.
"Kasi like we have this kid na bulag, you don't have to be sad for him kasi
hindi siya malungkot sa sarili niya, e. So, you have to judge on how you talk.
Maybe chat with him before the show. And then after niyang mag-perform,
mapapakiramdaman mo kung ito bang batang ito naaawa sa sarili niya. Kailangan
ko bang kampihan ito habang inaatake siya ng judges? Or you just let it be
habang naiintindihan niya, habang yung mga judges kinukutya or pini-praise yung
performance niya. You have to put it objectively.
"Doing that eight times (for eight contestants) per show sharpens yung
sensitivity mo. Kasi wala namang sasalo and I don't have a long term
relationship with them, unlike sa Philippine
Idol na week in, week out kasama ko sila, so may pondo kang relationship.
Ito nakikita ko lang sila pagsampa nila sa stage. So, medyo kailangan sharp
yung pakiramdam mo.
"Halimbawa, yung champion tinalo yung grupo tapos nalugmok, nalungkot.
Kailangan balensado ka. You have to remind them na hindi laging talagang talo
kasi the mere fact na umakyat ka sa stage may limang libo ka na e. So, you
passed the auditions, may limang libo ka na. Basta tumapak ka sa stage, whether
na-buzz ka three times ng talent scouts at napagsarhan ng kurtina o hindi, you
get five thousand pesos. Walang luhaan. Tapos nanalo ka for the day, you get
ten thousand. So, even if you don't beat the champion, you're still ten
thousand richer," salaysay pa ni Ryan.
ORIGINAL CONCEPT. Malaking factor din daw na hindi franchise show ang Talentadong Pinoy.
"Yes, we are not a franchise. Orig ito ng TV5. But in as far as the pioneering aspect is concerned, what we concerned ourselves with is yung merit ng show kung ano ang meron. Huwag po tayong mag-imagine na mas malaki tayo sa ibang show. Kailangan genuine yung talent. Kailangan yung kukunin naming talent scouts kailangan respetado. Kailangan may say talaga. These are the aspects of the show that we tried to fix, we tried to make pulido."
Hindi nga franchise ang Talentadong Pinoy,
pero ano ang comment niya sa mga nagsasabing ginaya lang daw ito sa ibang
talent show sa abroad gaya ng America's
Got Talent at Britain's Got Talent?
"Like what I said, wala namang
original na talent show. If you'll look for original talent shows, we're
talking about Shakesperean times pa siguro. But ang amin kasi, what we always
think about sa set, we would ano... kasi hindi kami franchise kaya we don't
have a bible to copy. We don't have guidelines set for us.
"The director si Direk Rich [Ilustre],
the writer si Paolo [Bustamante], my self and the rest of the people on the
floor, naaalala ko the first few months that we were taping, nag-a-adjust pa
kami and we keep on saying, we wouldn't be able to pull off a smooth Talentadong Pinoy, kung hindi namin
pinagdaanan yung Philippine Idol.
"Kasi a franchise teached us how to
maximize yung mga anggulo, kung ano yung dapat sabihin, kung ano yung dapat
tipirin. So, yun ang knowledge gained from our Philippine Idol experience that we bring in to Talentadong Pinoy. So, it's that kind of level. Hindi yung basta
makapasa lang. Kami, we imbibed the standards of a franchise. So, yun ang
nakakatuwa and sanay na sanay kami. Kasi yung pressure sa Philippine Idol, grabe yung resources put into it. So, we took the
best that we can learn from that experience. Yun ang ina-apply namin dito."
May time ba sa pagho-host niya sa Talentadong Pinoy na naawa siya sa contestant?
"Yes, there was once or twice ko
yatang nasabi na, ‘Hindi ka dapat nasarhan ng kurtina. Pakiramdam ko lang,
because of the audience response din, hindi ka dapat nasarhan ng kurtina.' But
then, it only goes as far as that."
May time rin ba na na-feel niya na dapat yung iba ang nanalo kaysa dun sa winner talaga?
"Meron, kasi iba-iba naman tayo ng gusto, e. But then, that's when you have to respect your talent scouts. That's why we get only those who are capable of judging them. And then yun namang jury, careful din yung process ng pamimili kasi they should reflect din the taste of the viewers. I think isa rin yun sa magandang ano... that maybe is also one of the secrets, yung jury namin hindi kami nakikialam talaga. There are times hindi kami agree sa pinanalo nila, pero wala e, ginawa namin silang jury, sila yung sa tingin namin ay market core ng TV5, e yun ang desisyon nila, so we give in. That may also be the reason kung bakit patok sa ratings."
Ano ang plano nila to maintain yung mataas na ratings?
"I don't know. But as of now hindi pa nauubusan ng ideas sina Direk, and the staff, it really looks good for us. And sa dami ng mga Pilipinong may talent, hindi talaga kami mauubusan."
Special ang episode ng Talentadong Pinoy this coming Saturday, July 25, dahil Comeback Special ito ng mga magagaling na contestants pero kinulang ng puntos para manalo. Special guest talent scouts sa episode na ito sina Joey de Leon, Ara Mina at Audie Gemora. Special din ang jury dahil kinabibilangan ito ng members ng entertainment press.
"Ito ang Comeback Special namin.
Lahat ng sa tingin namin malakas na natalo lang by point ganito, point ganyan,
they're coming back to compete again and have the chance to win Talentadong
Pinoy this time."
Mapapanood ang Talentadong Pinoy tuwing Sabado, 7 p.m. sa TV5.