SO, am I the only one who’s not THAT interested in THIS ROYAL WEDDING?
The Philippine media strikes again… yes, it managed to get on my nerves, AGAIN! Why???
For days now, ALL the channels on free tv and on cable are all over themselves trying to outdo each other in their telecast of this event. Bombarding our tv screens with anything and everything that may be connected to this wedding, not even caring if the connection is even worthy of airtime. Do they really think it deserves this 24/7 blow-by-blow account and updates of a royal wedding AT THIS DAY AND AGE? Its not as if the british monarchy rules the world, therefore, all that they say and do matters specially to us here from the other side of the world who’s not even a part and never have been a part of the British Commonwealth. With all due respect to the Queen of the United Kingdom, lest we forget, Queen Elizabeth is a queen that doesn’t have a kingdom to rule, it is to all intents and purposes … an empty title. So why the h*ll does the News and Public Affairs Department of these tv networks spending all this money giving live telecast, sending their best correspondents halfway around the world? Cant they put even half of the resources they are spending to better use and highlight or give their airtime to a more worthy issue that could make a difference in our society?
I think I can hear some people say ..”oh, youre just jealous and envious ‘coz you don’t have royalty in this country, inggit ka lang!”. OKAY, give me a minute or two to reflect upon that accusation to test the veracity of that statement …hmmm, TOTALLY NOT. Sure, we are all curious and interested to know how the “other half lives”. Maybe to indulge ourselves a little and engage in a happy daydream OR to torture ourselves on what we couldn’t have. Dont we just looove to see their photogenic faces, their bejeweled crowns and capes and scepters, their ridiculous hats and all their excesses. What for? beats me! Whatever it may be, its just my sense of fairness and justice and misplaced priorities of our media people that’s getting to me. I love history, and the British Monarchy has a rich and long history to boast of… even I am interested in that. BUT, if I want to learn about them, id rather read a history book or watch a documentary about its past when they were ruling their loyal subjects, rather than throwing the present decesdants of that family in my face TODAY when basically nothing they do cannot be done by any British commoner …well, that is if this is a fair world.
Im not saying a news blackout of the event… im not even saying, not to cover it live. RESTRAINT is a good word for these journalist and TV networks to contemplate and reflect upon. The word they seem to be overly practicing in recent history on just about any sensational issue is …OVERKILL. Patulan ba ng paulit-ulit ang kalokohan ni Donald Trump about the circumstances surrounding the birth of their own elected president and whether he is indeed born in the US of A! I have to hand it to them, nobody can top the US media in the overkill department …wait, that’s an entirely different issue ..hehe :)
That’s about it, im done with my rant today:p excuse me while I prepare myself to watch a drama that is about to unfold. I cannot afford to miss the episode today, I want to see what our leading lady is going to wear for her big day. i'll write all about it tomorrow when i do a "review" of the episode tonight :D In this drama production, she is after all going to be a crown princess or maybe even a queen someday…well, not unless in the future, 20, 50, 100 years from now, the viewing public says they’ve had enough of that SHOW! …on second thoughts …I’ll just wait for the replay OR better yet, just watch the clip on the news tomorrow and do away with all the commercials these networks will surely overload their live telecasts with. Who says I have to or need to watch it live??? SO, to those of you who are eagerly awaiting this event… by all means, go ahead and enjoy watching. Don’t mind the occational loud and cynical accusations or discontent of moi, YOUR RESIDENT GROUCH.
