While he has an “extremely competent” team behind him in his television comeback, veteran host Boy Abunda isn’t about to just sit back and relax. | via Allan Policarpio/PDI
Last Monday, Boy sat down with Marian Rivera; Tuesday, with Glaiza de Castro and husband, David Rainey. Also gracing the show are Alden Richards , Bea Alonzo and Paolo Contis .
“I called up Marian’s management office. I called Shirley Kuan to negotiate Bea’s guest appearance in the show. I spoke directly to Alden, whom I fondly call Richard. I spoke to Popoy Caritativo to get Carla Abellana for a future episode. I jokingly told Paolo that he can’t not say yes to me,” he related.“I’m working with a great team, but I’m not going to just sit down,” he added. “Mataas ang energy ko, makikialam ako, I warned them, because I want to deliver.
“Calling the show ‘Fast Talk’ was a brilliant idea by one of the writers. That’s my brand, after all; that’s who I am to younger viewers. When they see me, the first thing that comes to mind is either ‘Sex or chocolates?’ or ‘Lights on or lights off?’” Boy said.After all, he already had the term “fast talk” copyright protected, he revealed. “I thought it was a brilliant idea … I have ownership of that. Eh bakit pa nga tayo magpapaliguy-ligoy pa? I want to use an element that’s my own.
In the age of social media, the celebrities themselves have become the bringer of news, may it be good, trivial or controversial. And everyone else has become “a reporter, commentator, and spectator all at once.” This time, Boy hopes to set the agenda.“We will try to make the headlines. We know that social media has become the primary source of stories, but we won’t stop chasing them. You never know, baka makatisod tayo ng storya … We have access to personal friends, artists,” Boy said.
“Is it going to work? I can’t say that. But I’m willing to listen and I’m open. It’s something new; you’re reintroducing yourself. You have to start somewhere. And I’m not going to wait for manna from heaven to fall down,” he said.
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