Here are plots of some of the hit TV shows in the US made for the teen/tween audience. A teenage girl living a double-life as a popstar. Teen siblings from a wizard family. Two teenage girls starring in a hit Internet show. If you have cable, you know that I’m talking about Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place and iCarly.
Now let’s look at what Pinoy TV has for the teen/tween viewers. All three networks are running what the Star (ugh!) Awards annual calls the “youth-oriented” programs. There is Growing Up on 2, Tween Hearts on 7 and Bagets on 5. All three claim to “tackle issues concerning today’s youth”. Yah, right. Like it isn’t pretty obvious that they were just made to build the next big loveteam. It’s been like that since the 80s and the 90s with shows like Gimik and TGIS. Sus, it’s been like that since Guy and Pip, Vi and Bot, and Roger and Carmen (ask your lola)!
I think the “loveteam” will always be a part of Pinoy entertainment just as much as Indian movies will always have a musical number in every movie. But sometimes I wonder if the networks could at least try to give the young viewers something else than the usual “kilig” that those loveteam shows has to offer. What about comedy?
Barbie Forteza, GMA’s reigning tween queen, would do great in something like what Selena Gomez did in Waverly and Miranda Cosgrove in iCarly. I think she’s a natural in comedy. The network is now trying her in heavy drama in the new soap Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin. But I would rather see the 14-year old throwing funny lines than crying every afternoon.
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