It seems most fitting for a class about media and communications to first have the predictable yet indispensable exercise of self-presentation in a mediated environment. Obviously the manner of communication in cyberspace is starkly different from face-to-face interaction, with the loss of many symbolic cues--from body language to the rise and fall of voice pitch. But much are added as well--from the adoption of avatars to the narrative closure afforded by one's writing of a beginning, middle, and end. And in both types of communication, the challenge is to make a good first impression. What is frustrating--and exciting--of course is that we simply don't know just how our audience will react, respond, remember, reply. And, with the affordances of technology, also: comment, forward, poke, reject, block, digg, flame, spam.
However this site, and this class, is a site of hospitality. It is a site of learning and exchange. It aims to be a space premised not simply on reason and/or emotion, but on responsibility, Roger Silverstone's (2006) lofty requirement for a mediaspace. This homepage is home.
I am happy to welcome you to the website of Com110.10 Media and Globalization (Year 2). I wish that you treat this online space not simply as a supplement to our offline lectures but as a meaningful resource for learning, an active and vibrant space for discussion, and a shared experience with your fellow classmates and lecturer.
Kindly reply to this post and introduce yourself below so that we can get our discussions going. Aside from your name and course, I'd like to know your expectations of MAG2.0. Additionally, you have the option of answering any, or all, of the following questions:
1) how have the media influenced your perceptions or expectations about a particular person or place? how did your prior mediated experience affect, if at all, your actual encounter with that person or place?
2) how much time do you spend in shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's, etc? do you consider yourself a fan of such outlets? why? how?
3) American Idol or Pinoy Idol? Amazing Race or Amazing Race Asia? What can you say about global brands and their local spin-offs?
Switching to a different medium, please bring a 5x7" index card with 2x2" ID photo on June 18, Wednesday. Please include: name, birth date, and contact information (cell phone and email address).
Please be prepared with the de Block & Buckingham and/or Rantanen readings.
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Hello Sir Jonathan! I am Don Michael Acelar De Leon, III AB Communication. My experience as an exchange student to the United States in 2004 and in Lisandro Claudio's Communication Theory Class greatly inspired me to take this class.
Aside from your name and course, I'd like to know your expectations of MAG2.0.
As I have written in my load revision form, I am looking forward to learning skills and insights that would help me become an effective practitioner in a global workplace. I also expect a hefty load of readings (hahaha), but oh well, it goes with the territory :)
Additionally, you have the option of answering any, or all, of the following questions:
1) how have the media influenced your perceptions or expectations about a particular person or place? how did your prior mediated experience affect, if at all, your actual encounter with that person or place?
Before I became an exchange student, my mediated experience of an American high school setting (owing largely to Smallville) led me to believe that most, if not all Americans are significantly taller than me. When I finally arrived in Texas, I met people who had the same height as me, if not smaller! There is hope, after all! :)
2) how much time do you spend in shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's, etc? do you consider yourself a fan of such outlets? why? how?
I live on a very very tight scholar's budget, hence I don't get to spend my baon on Starbucks or Mcdo. But on the rare occasion that I do, I enjoy the experience anyway.
3) American Idol or Pinoy Idol? Amazing Race or Amazing Race Asia? What can you say about global brands and their local spin-offs?
American Idol FTW! I don't watch Amazing Race, though.
Based on the few shows I have seen on cable TV, I don't think the local spinoffs live up to the greatness of their predecessors (save for American Idol, which I believe is a spinoff of the british "Pop Idol). But then again, I've only seen a few.
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Good day, Sir Jon! My name is Guia Franco, IV AB Communication.
It is an undeniable fact that with the advent of globalization comes the narrowing of our lives and the so-called "flattening of our world." That said, I expect this class to allow for critical discussion of everyday media trends in the global realm. I hope that this class will help me dissect these trends, not only because they are omnipresent and banal, but more importantly, because it will aid me in understanding these trends more thoroughly and with an open mind. Never underestimate the power of an open mind, as they say.
1) How have the media influenced your perceptions or expectations about a particular person or place? How did your prior mediated experience affect, if at all, your actual encounter with that person or place?
The media has the unique ability to form perception and shape minds. Without mediated experience (and based solely on predominant impression), I have always thought of Americans to be dumb and cross. My recent visit to the US only validated that point. :) Kidding aside, I believe that as media and communication students, the challenge lies in breaking these preconcieved notions and thoughts and transform them into ideas that include, and not exclude, open minds instead of closing them, etc.
2) How much time do you spend in shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's, etc? Do you consider yourself a fan of such outlets? Why? How?
People say that the Philippines is the most "Westernized" country in Asia. So it comes to no surprise that I spend an essential part of my time in the abovementioned chains. In a sense, I can say that I am very Americanized (as most of us are). I eat breakfast at McDonald's, write my email through Y!mail, listen to music through my iPod, buy clothes in H&M and Aeropostale, the list goes on.
3) American Idol or Pinoy Idol? Amazing Race or Amazing Race Asia? What can you say about global brands and their local spin-offs?
Being a slave to "reality" TV, I can say that I greatly enjoy watching such programs - be they the original ones or the franchised versions. I am not particularly happy, however, about that deluge of foreign programs being served to cater to the local palate. Some elements of foreign programs cannot simply work in the local realm, e.g. nude shoots in ANTM will never work in PNTM, housemates engaging in sexual activities (and broadcasted live for the world to see) in the US and UK big brother will cause a riot if shown in the local PBB, and so forth.
Nevertheless, I choose AI over PI. I am a fan of the Amazing Race series. The second season of Amazing Race Asia got me glued to the telly only because Marc Nelson was there. It's something closer to home, so it worked well for me.
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Dear sir Jonathan,
My name is Oeurm Savann. I am from Cambodia. This is my first long experience studying outside my beloved country. I am taking MA.Communication in Ateneo de Manila university. I find the school and this place are very interesting. Regarding to my experience, I graduated from Department of Media and Communication of Royal University of Phnom Penh. A month after my graduation, I got a job working for German Foundation. My job was assigned me to work at the University assiting a professor from Germany. I have been to abroad attending a few conferences in Asia such as Thailand, Malaysia and so on. I always think that it is very interesting to see everything new and different from my country.
Aside from your name and course, I'd like to know your expectations of MAG2.0.
I resgistered for this subject because I find it every interesting to learn and to know about the power of media affecting the globe. Also, I am from a developing country, which media is very important role in helping and reducing the poverty in my country so by taking this course, it will be benifits me a lot in my future career. I do hope I will learn more new theories and new things for the whole semester in this class.
1) How have the media influenced your perceptions or expectations about a particular person or place? How did your prior mediated experience affect, if at all, your actual encounter with that person or place?
I believe that media is so powerful.When I was young about 10 years old, I was influenced by the TV to learn Thai language. I can speak Thai guite well but I can't read and write. I remember that I spent time watching Thai movies and dramma every day that's why I can speak Thai without studying this language at school. At this point, I strongly agree that media is powerful.I really concern that the power of media will affect the culture and trandition in my country because at the moment, Western and American culture are influenced almost every part of the globe. Therefore, I am so worried that my beloved culture and tradition might vanished one day if we don't find a way to conserve.
2) how much time do you spend in shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's, etc? do you consider yourself a fan of such outlets? why? how?
I don't spend so much time in malls, or other chains. I normally go to buy some electronic staff such as Camera or Computer, then come back. I don't find any interesting things to spend much time in those places.
3) American Idol or Pinoy Idol? Amazing Race or Amazing Race Asia? What can you say about global brands and their local spin-offs?
I am sorry, I don't have any ideas about these shows because I never watch them. I normally watch documentary films or movies.
hi sir, im sam sy from 4th year comm. i have high expectations for MAG since many of my friends have said how much they lovedlovedloved it. haha.
all the people answered your three questions so far so i'll answer them all too (peer pressure :P)
1) how have the media influenced your perceptions or expectations about a particular person or place? how did your prior mediated experience affect, if at all, your actual encounter with that person or place?
well i've always been a disney baby so growing up my childhood dream was to go to disneyland and actually step foot in sleeping beauty's castle.so when we went to the US i was beyond excited to finally see it. buuuuuut after all that wishing and hoping it wasn't as magical as i thought it would be. it was a sad moment *drama*
i actually didnt finish going around the castle because i got scared of maleficent. haha. i still love disney though. :D
2) how much time do you spend in shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's, etc? do you consider yourself a fan of such outlets? why? how?
well i have the starbucks planner... haha. but it's too expensive to be addicted to it the whole year round. i used to like mcdo over jollibee but since living in a dorm i am now a bumblebee fan! except for the fries. the best pa rin and mcdo :))
3) American Idol or Pinoy Idol? Amazing Race or Amazing Race Asia? What can you say about global brands and their local spin-offs?
i can safely say that i will hate Pinoy Idol simply because it's in GMA. heee. other than that i have no problem with localizing global brands. i love both Amazing Race versions (allan wu and marc nelson!!!) oh but they should kill PBB now. please. :D
see you wednesday sir!
I have always thought of Americans to be dumb and cross. My recent visit to the US only validated that point. :)
- HAHA GUIA! i used to think this too. well that's lying cause i still do...sometimes. hahaha. but since david cook won they must have some brains. :p
Hi Sir Jon!:) I am Michael Leopold O. Tan a senior Communication Major. I've always wanted to become a media practitioner ever since I was in grade 7. Pinoy Pop Culture/American Pop Culture has been a topic that i've loved ever since I started watching Maricel Soriano in Maria went to Town and Sharon Cuneta in The Sharon Cuneta Show. As i grew older these TV shows evolved in to "texts" that i not only to enjoyed but analyzed, evaluated and created.:)
I'm looking forward to MAG-tastic discussions, mind-boggling papers and projects, media-savvy speakers and one MEDIAwesome semester! Ever since the class first came out two semesters ago I knew I had to take it the next time it was offered because of how pop culture is linked to the theoretical aspect of the media. The idea of discussing topics that will bring pop culture and theory just makes me want to jump up and down.
1) how have the media influenced your perceptions or expectations about a particular person or place? how did your prior mediated experience affect, if at all, your actual encounter with that person or place?
I’ve always thought that majority of my generation’s youth who become or who are on their way to becoming “celebrities” just do it for fame and fortune but I recently discovered that there are a good number of them who do it because they sincerely want to “make a change” in the industry.
2) how much time do you spend in shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's, etc? do you consider yourself a fan of such outlets? why? how?
I love going to shopping malls and chains, especially if I need to spend some “quiet time” with myself. They are my venues for meditation, reflection and inspiration. To a certain extent, I do consider myself a fan of such outlets because I enjoy looking at what the different brands have to offer to its consumers. Going to these outlets also give me an idea of what is “hot” and what is “not.”
3) American Idol or Pinoy Idol? Amazing Race or Amazing Race Asia? What can you say about global brands and their local spin-offs?
I would have to choose American Idol and the Amazing race because the treatment and style of these programs are done in such a way that everything is naturally done. Although certain elements are manipulated the execution is done perfectly.
Local spin-offs of these global brands tend to be replicas of the original version, from the OBBs down to the personalities of the participants.
Hello Sir Jonathan! I am Karen Santos, currently enrolled in my second to the last semester in the Ateneo, and one of the “stray” Political Science majors in your class. Since I’m taking this class as a PolSci elective, I’m expecting that I can apply the Political philosophies (by Foucault, Agamben, Arendt etc.) I have learned in the upcoming lessons. I know that most of my classmates are Comm majors so I hope that the terms that will be used in class will not be “too Comm” since I might have a hard time understanding them. ;p
1)how have the media influenced your perceptions or expectations about a particular person or place? how did your prior mediated experience affect, if at all, your actual encounter with that person or place?
I spent six years of my life in the Middle East, and prior to my family’s migration, I have always thought of the place as backwards, oppressive and chaotic. The media has always depicted it as a horrible place to live in, as a haven of terrorists, as a barren place with only camels as their means for transportation. It is as if no person in his right mind would want to live there.
I got the shock of my life when I arrived at the Dubai airport in 2001. Not only was the airport huge, but I saw tourists/expats everywhere. I was very young then, so the thought of seeing people from all parts of the world amused me. When I stepped outside the airport, I saw that the place is not at all barren. Buildings filled the small Emirate and the brightly illuminated highways were filled, not with camels, but luxury vehicles (heck, a Ford Expedition and Camry are used as Taxis). The place is not as backwards as I have imagined it.
Since then, I have been very cautious of believing what I see on television or read on magazines. Although the media is able to get a part of the place correctly, this does not mean that it is the whole person/place. It is always best to experience a place first hand rather than rely on second-hand and already interpreted stories.
2) how much time do you spend in shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's, etc? do you consider yourself a fan of such outlets? why? how?
I would be a hypocrite if I will say that I don’t spend time in shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks and McDo. However, if you will let me choose between McDo and Jollibee, I will pick Jollibee in a second. The reason for this is that the selection of the food that Jollibee offers appeal more to me. No matter how much McDonald’s try to localize their food by having Burger McDo (which sucks, by the way), they can never truly capture the tastebuds of the regular Filipino (or the masa). Forgive me on this one Sir, but I am really a very nationalistic person and I prefer Filipino products (Figaro, Jollibee and all) over these big food chains. I lived outside the country for six years and based from experience, you will only get to appreciate your country and culture once you experience living in a place whose culture is very different from yours.
3) American Idol or Pinoy Idol? Amazing Race or Amazing Race Asia? What can you say about global brands and their local spin-offs?
I am not a fan of any of the shows, so I can’t really choose. My only opinion on this matter is that, it is only natural that international shows are being localized. I’m not at all surprised when Pinoy Idol was created. It is just like McDonald’s and how it tries to have Mc Arabia in the Middle East of Mc Sushi in Japan, it is a way for these global brands to appeal to a wider audience (consumer) and widen their influence (power). After all, the regular Filipino (the masa) will not appreciate American Idol so GMA tried to localize the show so that more people will identify and enjoy the show. More ratings for GMA, more influence for American Idol. They both win on this situation, but I’m not really sure if the consumers (the viewers) are able to really “gain” something from it.
Hello, everyone!
I am Candice Dominique M. Montenegro, but since my name is inhumanely long, you can call me Cands. I’m a Comm senior under the Journalism track, and I’m hoping to become either a broadcast journalist or a telenovela actress when I graduate.
Like my friend Mikey (who did a really good job disguising his enthusiasm, haha), I’m looking forward to discussions, projects and generally an exciting semester. Globalization is a big word that they throw around a lot, and hopefully this class will help me learn more about it in a context that I understand.
I’m totally in love with New York City, and I think it’s largely because I’m such a “Friends” fan. This, in turn, led me to liking anything remotely related to NYC – books, movies, or other shows about NYC, its street fashion, Broadway, the New York Magazine. My first visit to NYC in 2004 was nothing short of magical, and media definitely played a role in influencing my perception and expectations of the city.
I’m a mallrat; I can spend a day just aimlessly walking around a mall, window shopping and lurking around in bookstores. I’m definitely a McDonald’s-rat, too (you know, that annoying customer who orders fries and hangs out for ten hours). I’d say I like Jollibee as much (you just know this is a question of McDonald’s VS Jollibee, haha), but for some reason Jollibee isn’t a very hangout-y place. I like Starbucks for their banoffee pie and the cute baristas. Their coffee and the P12 three-in-one coffee taste the same to me.
Local spin-offs of global brands are fine, as long as we can pull them off and give justice to them. So far, I’d say we haven’t been doing a great job, television-wise. The Singing Bee could be better, Philippines’ Next Top Model is hilarious (not in a good way), and Pinoy Idol simply sucks. Nevertheless, I wanna join all three competitions. Haha.
Hi Sir Jon! =)
I am Meggie Valdes, IV AB COM.
I took MAG because your number one fans, Franz and Tami (better known as Frami) told me to take your class. Of course, not submitting to mere instruction, I also noticed how much fun they had last semester, and how much their brains expanded in terms of being critical with the media. Hoping to be (almost) as smart as they are, I decided to take this class too, figuring it might help me in my thesis as well.
Reading your question number 1 makes me remember the times I've read about particular cities, and the sites to see in each before I travel. Of course reading about these things online or in books give me a glimpse of what I'm about to see, but I realize, upon seeing the city/landmarks/places LIVE, that my mediated experience is always that - mediated, always shown from a certain perspective, often one that is different from my background and culture, and thus quite different from my personal experience of the place. This isn't necessarily bad since I get a different view of my experience; which makes me, in a sense, multi-cultural.
I think I've said enough for one number hahaha! I look forward to learning about the global media and how it is mediated in your classes, Sir! =)
Hello!
I'm Jowee Ann Marquez, IV AB Political Science.
Just the title of this class caught my attention. So, I'm really looking forward to having fun and innovative discussions regarding how the media affects globalization and the other way around.
I spend VERY little time in places such as shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks and Mcdonald's. This is because it's usually packed with people. Also, I find it pretty boring because almost all the things that happen there are predictable. I enjoy hanging out in places where there are not so much people and are not that known yet. :)
Hey guys! :)
My name is Portia Marie Silva and I am in my junior year taking up AB Communication. I enrolled in this class because I think it will complement the things I have learned in Sir Leloy's Media and Society class and Dr. Tolosa's Governance and Globalization class.
After I committed to losing weight last summer, I have stopped eating in fastfood chains. Yes I miss my beloved large fries and coke float combo, but that's the way to go. Haha. It helps that my family loves cooking and everyone at home tries to eat healthy. :P
I absolutely loooove shopping, especially since it's one of the best "de-stressers" of all time. More than shopping malls, I recommend bazaars, ukay-ukay and 168. :) They have everything that's "in" at lower prices; you just have to be really patient to find the perfect pieces. :)
Hi Sir! I'm Gia, III BFA Information Design. [And it's okay if you haven't heard about it, Sir, it's a fairly new course. :)]
I think globalization and media are both very relevant to the topics being tackled in my major classes, where we're talking about design and communicating information visually. That being said, I expect this course to help me more concretely understand how the flow of information and ideas is influenced by media, and how this in turn is related to the concept of globalization.
I don't watch a lot of TV or go to malls a lot, but the first question reminds me of when Taco Bell first opened here and so many people were excited about it. Since we get a lot of media coming from the US, it's been mentioned so often that a lot of people (including myself) probably assumed that it would be cheap, good food, although understandably not incredibly amazing since it's fast food.
Maybe it's the obvious lack of illegal Mexican immigrants in the country, or just my personal preference for other foods, but when I actually tried it I was pretty nonplussed. It wasn't even good, for me, in that cheap greasy salty McDonald's way, but rather bland. So in that respect, what I heard implied in the media, I found inaccurate.
Krispy Kreme, however, is as awesome as they say. :D
Hi sir :) I am Bea Torricer (4 AB COM
I took this class because I would like to be acquainted with the latest trends, debates, and even terms in media and globalization.
Additionally, you have the option of answering any, or all, of the following questions:
1) how have the media influenced your perceptions or expectations about a particular person or place? how did your prior mediated experience affect, if at all, your actual encounter with that person or place?
An example: Did you know that perezhilton.com made me dislike Jessica Alba? I used to have no opinion- bad or good- when it comes to her but now I hate her and only because the site made it easy to do so.
2) how much time do you spend in shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's, etc? do you consider yourself a fan of such outlets? why? how?
I do not consider myself a fan of those outlets. I still look at them as stores where I buy stuff and leave- and not as hang-out or study places.
3) American Idol or Pinoy Idol? Amazing Race or Amazing Race Asia? What can you say about global brands and their local spin-offs?
If they can not do it better, or at least as well as, the original, then why do it at all? It just feels awful when shows that have the word “Philippine” or “Pinoy” attached to their titles end up being hated by the Filipino viewers for whom those shows were made.
Hi Sir Jon! I am Paolo Gerardo F. Salapantan. III AB Communication. As i said in class, i took this class in partial fulfillment of my Global Politics Minor and also cause I'm on the Media Studies Track of our department. (if there really is even a track :c)
1) After my Ideologies of technology class last semester, i started to look at the world differently. Albeit a little paranoid over just how much of my life is controlled by a few men in suits, I'm still optimistic in that i still think that a lot of what we do is still up to us. This is in spite of the associated press, the disneyfication of the world, screens, panopticons, etc. :)
2) I spend a lot of my time in starbucks, especially during exam week, because I actually feel smarter and more of an intellectual in these places. Especially if they're not in Katipunan. :) Plus when I do study in places like that I'm forced to not go to my bed and take "breaks" that last for hours.
3) I don't really care much if it's a spin-off or not. As long as it's done well. I really like Pinoy big Brother. I think it's interesting the way Filipinos have spun it to work in our highly conservative society. (Come on, 100 plus days stranded in some house with total strangers and not have any intimacy? pffft.)
Thanks Sir! Glad to be in this class. :)
Hi Sir! I’m Margie Lim IV AB Political Science.
1) When I think of media, the first thing I think about is the news. Media, to me, has never been primarily about movies and TV; it was always about CNN, TV Patrol, Time Magazine, IHT.com. It was this form of media that really sparked my interest in political science. Through the news I watched, heard and read, I was able to see different facets of reality that I found very intriguing. As a political science major, I have been taught to look at media cautiously. Reality as shown through the camera lens can often be deceiving. Political science has taught me to question what is presented to me as most of the time, imaging (of politicians or government propaganda) can often be manipulated to distort the truth. Despite this, I’ve always been fascinated with Media and how it shapes the way we view things. I’ve often described my political science track as focused on two things 1) International Relations and 2) Communication so I was very excited when the chance to join this class came about.
Less than a year ago, I attended an international conference in Beijing and chose the workshop media and popular culture. In that workshop, I was introduced to the many ways in which Media was able to showcase the socio-political reality of a certain region. It showed me how Tibetans used simple posters of food as a means to show subtle disobedience to the Chinese government, I listened to professors discuss how Africans were portrayed in South Asian Films, we looked at the unique phenomenon of Bollywood films and analyzed the music scene the contribute to the uprisings in Taiwan and Eastern Europe. The conference really opened my eyes to the many effects of media in the world. It made me look at media as a powerful tool.
2) I live in a dorm so I usually find myself eating or drinking in one of these environments. I believe I am a fan of these outlets because given the choice of where to meet or where to study, I’ll often pick Starbucks over Bo’s or Coffee Bean. However, I also find pleasure in hanging out in less “globalization-y” places when I’m strapped for cash:)
3) I pick Amazing Race Asia over Amazing Race but I’ll also pick American Idol over Pinoy Idol. I pick AR Asia because I can relate to the Filipino contestants and I pick American Idol simple because it has better production value. I don’t mind the local spin-offs of these shows simply because I can still see how the Filipino mentality and values are usually infused in the show. In one of my globalization readings in another class, I remember reading something that talked about how we shouldn’t worry about cultural identity deteriorating because of the cultural hegemony of another country. Culture has a way of asserting itself, rivalling the competitor, the danger is when the culture tries to rival a competing culture by following the styles and systems of the opponent; in doing so, it dumbs down its content and subjects itself to characteristics it tried so hard to reject.
Hey Sir, I’m Xela Avilla, 4 AB COMM.
1) how have the media influenced your perceptions or expectations about a particular person or place? how did your prior mediated experience affect, if at all, your actual encounter with that person or place?
Let me answer this question with a story. The story is grounded on one basic fact – I am in love with Prince Andre of Monaco. Everything I know and love about him is, of course, mediated. I first saw him at an E! True Hollywood Story episode about European royalty. And then, I google-d him. And then, by sheer weirdness of fate, he went to Ateneo. He was so hot, I died.
But then, like what all the gossip websites sad, he was quite an ass. He wasn’t listening to the speakers before him. He was playing with this piece of string. When he spoke, he spoke with absolute distance and it’s like he was just doing the talk for the hell of it. Some gossip website (whose name I cannot recall) said he did the poor-Asian-countries tour in order to brighten his image because he was in line for the throne. So you know, all the gossip websites said he was a party boy. But you know, he could have been a party boy with a cause..but he wasn’t. Anyways, that day I stopped having a crush on him. But I still think he’s hot. That’s a fact that no medium can lie about.
2) how much time do you spend in shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's, etc? do you consider yourself a fan of such outlets? why? how?
I have recently become a vegetarian. So, no, I don’t go to fast food chains very much.
3) American Idol or Pinoy Idol? Amazing Race or Amazing Race Asia? What can you say about global brands and their local spin-offs?
I think that local spin-offs are often disastrous for the very reason that the foreign nature of the show cannot always be adapted to the local while retaining the show’s integrity. For example, the Simon Cowell part of American Idol has always been replicated in the Filipino version and yet it never seems right. And maybe, it’s because the Simon Cowell version of the Philippines is not Simon Cowell – they don’t have the sharp, dry British wit and cruelty that made Simon who he is. Also, the stakes are never as high as those in American Idol. In American Idol, you are promised a piece of the Hollywood dream. For 15 minutes, sometimes more, American Idols do get to run alongside the world’s most famous singers. But for Pinoy Idol, what does the winner get? The hierarchy in the local industry guarantees that s/he will never be as valued as the veterans.
But for Amazing Race Asia, that was a great spin-off, precisely because Amazing Race was already focused on being international. Localizing the game to specific region does not make much of a difference, in fact it gives other nations the opportunity to bet on their own.
hey hey everyone. I'm James Arco, 4 BS ComTech. Basically took this course since i was looking for a COM elective and this happened to be open to non-com majors plus it fit my schedule so i guess its meant to be. haha.
anyways i like hitting the malls. i honestly enjoy shopping and if short on funds, i like window shopping. haha. thats why i time my mall visits with my mom who has more buying power. haha. i dont hangout in outlets such as starbucks as much anymore and if ever i do now, i do to study or to waste time if i have nothing better to do.
the question about local and global brands, i dont really care. whatever looks better or feels better then thats better. haha.
anyways see you all in class.
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Hello Sir! I am Nyko Rodriguez from III AB Social Sciences. I chose this class mainly because I took Leloy's class (Media and Society) last summer and he suggested this one. By the way, the blogspot I am using is for my Chinese Medicine Class HAHAHA But i do have a multiply account and a facebook account.
Aside from your name and course, I'd like to know your expectations of MAG2.0.
I know my answer is super cliche, but i heard na super fun daw talaga yung class. I like Perezhilton, Chikatime ( gossip sites) and sabi nila there will be a discussion of such sites so sobrang exciting. Even though I am in Social Sciences I am still very much intrested in Comm so i hope i will learn a lot from this class. :)
Additionally, you have the option of answering any, or all, of the following questions:
2) how much time do you spend in shopping malls and chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's, etc? do you consider yourself a fan of such outlets? why? how?
Sobrang minsan lang ako sa malls, i just go there para manood ng movies and when i need new clothes. Pero like hanging out, not really. I mean not at all. HAHAHAH. I love Mcdonald's, I am a Mcdo Kid. Mcdo and Starbucks are two of my favorite chains in the world. I like the food in Mcdo and i love hanging out in Starbucks. HAHAHA yes i am a fan.
3) American Idol or Pinoy Idol? Amazing Race or Amazing Race Asia? What can you say about global brands and their local spin-offs?
I don't watch Amazing Race but I am a fan Of AI. The localized version of AI is really bad. Bad editting, Bad judges, Bad Host, Bad contestants. Super disappointing.
PS: i am really sorry kung late. :)
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