TV5 will face its first challenge—the dearth of GMA-7 stars, directors, and production staff.
Malaki ang naging launching ng TV5 sa Ortigas last Thursday night, August 7, sa C3 Events Place sa Greenhills, San Juan City. Ngunit kapansin-pansing kakaunti ang dumalong mga artista ng Kapuso at pati na ang lineup ng mga bagong shows.
Nagmistulang biggest star of the night si Lucy Torres-Gomez, who did the last dance in promoting her Shall We Dance: The Search for the Dancing Superstar, ang kaisa-isang ABC-5 show na kabilang pa rin sa TV5 Primedia.
Lucy is host of the Q11 lifestyle show The Sweet Life and is seen once in a while in GMA-7 shows, her last being a special participation in Mga Mata ni Anghelita that was scripted by head writer Benedict Mique, now the top creative man of TV5.
May dalawa pang artistang Kapuso sa launch—Eat Bulaga regulars BJ Forbes, who has a Saturday-Sunday morning children show Toogs, and Brazilian Diana Menezes, who will host Ogags with another Brazilian fly-in, Ariana Barouk (na dati ring nasa Eat Bulaga!), every Wednesday at 10 p.m.
Kapansin-pansin din na wala si Paolo Contis, ang bida sa Midnight DJ or si Mark Reyes, ang director ng Have Baby, Will Travel. Maging ang mga Viva Artist Agency talents na may regular shows sa GMA-7 ay no-show, 'tulad nina Bobby Andrews, na nasa Codename: Asero and part of Have Baby, Will Travel, and Carlo Aquino, na nasa Rakista ni Quark Henares.
Sa presscon ng Loving You ng Regal Entertainment kahapon, August 8, nakita ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) si Manay Lolit Solis, manager ni Paolo. We asked about her talent's status on the TV5 show.
"Ay, hanggang five episodes lang siya, anak, yung mga nakunan niya," sabi ni Manay Lolit.
We asked the talent manager what will happen after Episode 5. Baka magpalitan na lang daw ang dalawa pang hosts or main stars of the horror anthology also written by two GMA-7 writers, Aloy Adlawan (Magdusa Ka) and Jules Katanyag (Codename: Asero).
Tinawagan ng PEP si Aloy about this. Ang alam niya raw, papayagan si Paolo to finish the first season but his meeting was two nights ago pa. Nakausap namin si Manay Lolit yesterday afternoon kaya hindi niya pa alam ang desisyon ng main lead nila.
Nag-text naman kami kay Direk Mark Reyes, who directed the Have Baby, Will Date, and asked him if he will continue directing the show.
"Oh, it's canned na [the pilot month]. I was allowed by GMA to do the four episodes of Love books for its pilot month. Hindi na ako pupuwede afterwards," saad ng direktor ng Codename: Asero.