Glee Season 4: First Promo!

Here's the first promo of Glee Season 4, which will debut on September 13, 2012. Look out for Kate Hudson and Alex Newell (The Glee Project Season 1 Runner-up) in this clip.

I'm seriously interested to see how Glee will do this. Rachel Berry is in New York and yet, we will still see new characters on that choir room back in Ohio. So yeah, I'm relatively excited for this one. I'm intrigued by Kate Hudson's role, but not so much on Alex Newell. Where's Lindsay? Oh, but Brittany's line at the end of this promo is to die for. HAHAHA. 

The Voice Seaon 3: Promos!

Here's the extended preview of The Voice Season 3, which will premiere this September 10, 2012.

I loved Season 1, not so much for Season 2. Season 3? I don't know. But after watching the promos, the judges certainly love to contradict themselves no? Here's Blake saying that there's so much excitement knowing you could be listening to the next superstar, but a couple of days ago during the show's press conference, Adam Levine said that The Voice doesn't need to produce a star after they got criticized for their flop alums.

What good is a show about finding the next singing sensation if they flop right out of the gate. At this point, I think they are all just flying by the seat of their pants and their logic makes less sense by the day. I don't expect The Voice to have produced a superstar in two short seasons and that's fine if they see their show as pure entertainment and that intent of the show is not to launch the contestants careers. But they need to stop pontificating about about how they are doing this for the "right reasons" unless that reason is self promotion.

Oh, and Adam is delusional for saying that the show is already becoming an institution after two seasons with absolutely no stars. It is yet to be written as to whether The Voice will even be a blip in television history. Just saying.

SLO-MO PROMO

EXTENDED VERSION

The X Factor US 2: Season 2 Preview!

So, here are three promos The X Factor US  aired for their Season 2 premiere, which now includes Britney Spears and Demi Lovato as part of the judging panel - replacing Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul. The X Factor US will premiere on September 12, 2012.

I must say, I'm actually liking the vibe of this season a lot more than last year. I mean, this one looks more fun and has that certain lightness to it. Last year looked smug and intimidating, and yes, we know what happened with that attempt. Haha. I'm also liking the Demi snippets. This young girl can hold her own with the much older judges.

Oh, and the chemistry of this panel seems just about right - again, compared to the mess that was Simon-Paula-Nicole-LA. Shockingly, I'm quite excited for this season.

SEASON PREMIERE PROMO

DEMI LOVATO vs. SIMON COWELL

BRITNEY SPEARS AND DEMI LOVATO

X Factor Philippines: Top 11

This week was a bit of a mixed bag for everyone. There were a few contestants who have managed to build some incredible momentum, but a couple of them were pretty atrocious. I thought the theme was lame, it was like "We were too lazy to think of a theme so you just pick some random word.. Yay! LIFE". Haha. Oh, and the judges suddenly became cheerleaders. Haha.

I have nothing more to say, so here we go!

DISCLAIMER: I am no expert, but this is my opinion - to each his own - and yours will be in the comments below! Haha.  

Movie Review: Step Up Revolution

You know what, this movie was too derivative of it's predecessor from the basic storyline to the fantastic dance sequences that I could basically just copy paste the review I wrote for Step Up 3D in 2010.

Admittedly, the dance sequences were still top notch, but slightly better than the previous installments as this infused more styles of dance other than what we've seen before. Here, they incorporated contemporary and modern dance to successful winning measures. Add to that the idea of an elaborate, cutting-edge flash mob crew and this was easily a "step up" from the rest. Ha.

X Factor Philippines: Top 12

DAM Nation has covered American Idol since Season 7, X Factor UK for two seasons, and even The Voice and X Factor US. So, why not give X Factor Philippines a shot and dive down the proverbial rabbit hole in the quest to find a new recording superstar capable of taking the Philippine music industry by storm.

How did everyone do last night? I thought that this was a pretty solid first live show. Sure, there were some missteps here and there, but we finally had a chance to see which contestants were smart and which ones believed in their own hype. The stage looked great - not at par with it's international counterparts, but good enough - and the production of the performances looked sharp.

Well, it's about time. I’ve been waiting to get to my traditional ratings for weeks now since the show started. Here's a quick reminder on what I look for: strong vocals, unique qualities, artistic merit, strategic decisions, appearance and stage presence. Which contestant last night got to bolster their case of why he should win X Factor Philippines? It's nothing scientific, of course, but whatever.

Here we go!

DISCLAIMER: I am no expert, but this is my opinion - to each his own - and yours will be in the comments below! Haha.  

Movie Review: Brave

Although Brave fell slightly short to the ridiculously high standards of the Pixar brand, this was still a stunningly animated delight on its own.

Let me start with the obvious: Brave looked spellbidingly gorgeous. Without one iota of exaggeration, I found the film to be visually stunning. The animation looked vibrant, the backdrops were exquisitely rendered and the characters had excellent detail especially the fiery red hair of the lead character, Merida.